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Bahrain national cricket team

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Bahrain
AssociationBahrain Cricket Association
Personnel
CaptainAsif Ali
CoachNishantha Weerasinghe
ChairmanMohammed Mansoor
International Cricket Council
ICC statusAssociate member[1] (2017)
Affiliate member (2001)
ICC regionAsia
ICC Rankings Current[2] Best-ever
T20I 30th 25th (13 Mar 2025)
International cricket
First internationalv.  Kuwait at Kuwait City; 30 October 1979
T20 Internationals
First T20Iv  Saudi Arabia at Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Muscat; 20 January 2019
Last T20Iv  Kenya at Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi; 1 August 2026
T20Is Played Won/Lost
Total[3] 129 73/49
(4 ties, 3 no results)
This year[4] 17 7/9
(1 tie, 0 no results)
T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances2[a] (first in 2022)
Best resultSemi-finals (2023)

List A & T20I kit

As of 1 August 2026

The Bahrain national cricket team represents the Kingdom of Bahrain in international cricket. The team is organised by the Bahrain Cricket Association (BCA), which became an ICC affiliate member in 2001[5] and an associate member in 2017.[1]

History

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Early history

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Cricket has been played in Bahrain since the early 20th century. The earliest instance of Cricket was recorded in 1932 when a match was played between Royal British Airforce and Royal British Navy.[6] In 1935, the Awali Cricket Club was formed by the then British Oil Company which is now BAPCO – Bahrain Petroleum Company.[7]

The Bahraini national side made its first international appearance in 1979, at an invitational tournament with Kuwait, Qatar, and Sharjah (one of the United Arab Emirates).[8]

20th century

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Its first appearance in an Asian Cricket Council tournament came at the 2004 ACC Trophy in Malaysia; since then, Bahrain has regularly appeared in ACC events. Bahrain has also made several appearances in World Cricket League tournaments, but was relegated back to regional tournaments after finishing fifth at the 2013 Division Six event.[9]

2018–present

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In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Bahrain and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 will be full T20Is.[10]

Bahrain made its Twenty20 International debut on 20 January 2019, defeating Saudi Arabia by 41 runs in the 2019 ACC Western Region T20 at Al Emarat Cricket Stadium, Muscat, Oman.[11]

20 January 2019
09:30
Scorecard
Bahrain 
176/4 (20 overs)
v
 Saudi Arabia
135/9 (20 overs)
Imran Ali 58 (53)
Usman Ali 1/24 (4 overs)
Muhammad Naeem 42 (36)
Babar Ali 2/18 (3 overs)
Bahrain won by 41 runs
Al Amerat Cricket Stadium, Muscat
Umpires: Afzalkhan Pathan (Oma) and Zahid Usman (Kuw)
Player of the match: Sarfaraz Ali (Bhr)
  • Saudi Arabia won the toss and elected to field.
  • First ever T20I match for Bahrain.

Tournament history

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T20 World Cup Qualifier

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T20 World Cup Qualifier records
Host/Year Round Position P W L T NR Qual.
Republic of Ireland 2008Did not qualify
United Arab Emirates 2010
United Arab Emirates 2012
United Arab Emirates 2013
Republic of Ireland Scotland 2015
United Arab Emirates 2019
Oman 2022Play-offs6/853200DNQ
To Be Determined 2028To be determined
Total1/80 Titles53200N/a

T20 World Cup Asia/Asia-EAP Regional Final

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T20 World Cup Asia/Asia-EAP Regional Final records
Year Round Position GP W L T NR Qual.
Singapore 2019Did not qualify
Nepal 2023Semi-finals4/841300DNQ
Oman 2025Did not qualify
To Be Determined 2027To be determined
Total5/60 Titles2111802N/a

Cricket World Cup Challenge League

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Cricket World Cup Challenge League records
Year LG Round Position GP W L T NR P/R
2019–22Did not qualify
2024–26BIn Progress104501TBD
Total1/20 Titles104501N/a

Asia Cup Qualifier/ACC Premier Cup

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Year Round Position GP W L T NR Qual.
Asia Cup Qualifier records
Bangladesh 2016Did not qualify
Malaysia 2018
Oman 2022
ACC Premier Cup records
Nepal 2023Group stage7/1041201DNQ
Oman 2024Group stage8/1041300DNQ
To Be Determined 2026Qualified
Total3/60 Titles82501N/a

ACC Challenger Cup

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ACC Men's Challenger Cup records
Year Round Position GP W L T NR Qual.
Thailand 2023Runners-up2/854100Q
Thailand 2024Did not participate (qualified directly)
Singapore 2026
Total1/30 Titles54100N/a

World Cricket League

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World Cricket League records
Host/Year Division Round Position GP W L T NR P/R
Guernsey 2009Division SevenWinners1/666000Rise
Singapore 2009Division SixRunners-up2/663300Rise
Nepal 2010Division FiveRound-robin3/663300Same position
Singapore 2012Division FiveRound-robin5/663300Fall
Jersey 2013Division SixRound-robin5/651400Fall
Total1 Title5 apps.29161300N/a

Other tournaments

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T20WC Asia Sub-regional Qualifiers CWC Challenge League Play-off ACC Trophy
  • 2018: 5th place – Did not advance
  • 2021: Winners – Advanced to Global Qualifier
  • 2024: 3rd place – Did not advance
  • 2024: 3rd place (Super 6s)
ACC Western Region T20 ACC Trophy Elite ACC Twenty20 Cup
  • 2008: Group stage
  • 2010: Qualified; withdrew

Current squad

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This lists all the players who have played for Bahrain in the past 12 months or has been part of the latest One-day or T20I squad.
Uncapped players are listed in italics

Updated as of 8 August 2026

Name Age Batting style Bowling style Formats Notes
Batters
Sohail Ahmed31Right-handedN/aOne-day & T20I
Fiaz Ahmed38Right-handedN/aOne-day & T20I
Ahmer Bin Nasir32Right-handedN/aT20I
Muhammad Safdar35Right-handedN/aOne-day & T20I
Wicket-keepers
Shahbaz Badar34Right-handedN/aOne-day
Prashant Kurup38Right-handedN/aOne-day & T20I
Yasser Nazeer36Right-handedN/aT20I
All-rounders
Asif Ali30Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxOne-day & T20ICaptain
Imran Anwar36Right-handedLeft-arm mediumOne-day & T20I
Junaid Aziz32Right-handedRight-arm leg breakOne-day & T20I
Amaish Rana23Right-handedRight-arm medium fastOne-day
Shujaat Rasool27Left-handedRight-arm mediumOne-day & T20I
Spin Bowlers
Abdul Majid32Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxOne-day & T20I
Asif Shaikh32Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxOne-day & T20I
Yousif Wali32Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxT20I
Pace Bowlers
Rizwan Butt35Right-handedRight-arm mediumOne-day & T20I
Ali Dawood33Right-handedRight-arm mediumOne-day & T20I
Muhammad Salman30Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxT20I
Imran Khan36Right-handedRight-arm mediumT20I

Records

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International Match Summary — Bahrain[12]

Last updated 1 August 2026

Playing Record
FormatMWLTNRInaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals12973494320 January 2019

Twenty20 International

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T20I record versus other nations[12]

Records complete to T20I #4056. Last updated 1 August 2026.

OpponentMWLTNRFirst matchFirst win
v. Full Members
 Ireland1010019 February 2022
vs Associate Members
 Bhutan7700023 November 202423 November 2024
 Cambodia2200016 April 202416 April 2024
 Canada3120024 February 202217 November 2022
 Germany2200018 February 202218 February 2022
 Hong Kong632108 March 202331 October 2023
 Indonesia8710019 February 202519 February 2025
 Japan2011026 February 2026
 Kenya2110031 July 202631 July 2026
 Kuwait153111023 January 201911 March 2023
 Malawi770007 July 20257 July 2025
 Malaysia13760015 December 202223 December 2022
 Maldives3300021 January 201921 January 2019
 Oman8260023 February 202015 November 2022
 Philippines1100022 February 202222 February 2022
 Qatar13480124 January 201925 February 2020
 Rwanda4400018 July 202518 July 2025
 Saudi Arabia8620020 January 201920 January 2019
 Singapore7501116 December 202216 December 2022
 Tanzania422009 March 20249 March 2024
 Thailand4210122 November 202430 November 2025
 Uganda2110028 October 202428 October 2024
 United Arab Emirates6240021 February 202221 February 2022
 Vanuatu1100010 March 202410 March 2024

See also

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Notes

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  1. ↑ For the 2024 and 2026 Men's T20 World Cups, the final round of qualification in Europe was the ICC Asia Regional Final.

References

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  1. 1 2 "Ireland and Afghanistan ICC newest full members amid wide-ranging governance reform". International Cricket Council. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
  3. ↑ "T20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  4. ↑ "T20I matches - 2026 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  5. ↑ "The Home of CricketArchive". cricketarchive.co.uk.
  6. ↑ "Early History of Bahrain Cricket : ICC". Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  7. ↑ "Early History of Bahrain Cricket : ICC". Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  8. ↑ "1979 Invitational cricket tournament". Archived from the original on 6 June 2021.
  9. ↑ Other matches played by Bahrain Archived 8 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  10. ↑ "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  11. ↑ "ACC Western Region T20 2019: RESULTS".
  12. 1 2 "Records / Bahrain / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  13. ↑ "Records / Bahrain / Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  14. ↑ "Records / Bahrain / Twenty20 Internationals / High scores". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  15. ↑ "Records / Bahrain / Twenty20 Internationals / Best bowling figures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  16. ↑ "Records / Bahrain / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  17. ↑ "Records / Bahrain / Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
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