Bahrain national cricket team

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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]

AssociationBahrain Cricket Association
CaptainHaider Butt
CoachSarfaraz Ali
ChairmanMohammed Mansoor
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Bahrain
AssociationBahrain Cricket Association
Personnel
CaptainHaider Butt
CoachSarfaraz Ali
ChairmanMohammed Mansoor
International Cricket Council
ICC statusAssociate member[1] (2017)
Affiliate member (2001)
ICC regionAsia
ICC Rankings Current[2] Best-ever
T20I 29th 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  Singapore at Singapore National Cricket Ground, Singapore; 5 June 2026
T20Is Played Won/Lost
Total[3] 127 72/48
(4 ties, 3 no results)
This year[4] 15 6/8
(1 tie, 0 no results)
T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances2[a] (first in 2022)
Best resultSemi-finals (2023)

List A & T20I kit

As of 5 June 2026
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History

Early history

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

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

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

ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier

  • 2022: 6th place (Qualifier A)
  • 2023 (T20 WC Asia Regional Qualifier): Semi-final

ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League Play-off

Asia Cup Qualifier

  • 2018: Did not participate
  • 2020: Did not qualify

ACC Western Region T20

ACC Trophy

  • 2006: Quarter-finals

ACC Trophy Elite

  • 2008: 7th place

World Cricket League

ACC Twenty20 Cup

  • 2009: 11th place

Current squad

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

More information Name, Age ...
Name Age Batting style Bowling style Forms Notes
Batters
Sohail Ahmed31Right-handedOne-day & T20I
Muhammad Younis39Left-handedLeft-arm mediumOne-day
Fiaz Ahmed38Right-handedOne-day & T20I
Ahmer Bin Nasir32Right-handedT20I
Umer Toor35Right-handedT20IVice-captain
Yasser Nazir35Right-handedT20I
All-rounders
Haider Butt28Right-handedRight-arm off breakOne-day & T20ICaptain
Imran Anwar36Right-handedLeft-arm mediumOne-day & T20I
Junaid Aziz32Right-handedRight-arm leg breakOne-day & T20I
Waseeq Ahmed39Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxOne-day
David Mathias35Right-handedRight-arm mediumOne-day & T20I
Sai Sarthak18Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxOne-day
Wicket-keepers
Shahbaz Badar34Right-handedOne-day
Imran Ali Butt40Left-handedT20I
Spin Bowlers
Abdul Majid32Right-handedOne-day & T20I
Mohsin Zaki28Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxT20I
Yousif Wali32Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxT20I
Pace Bowlers
Rizwan Butt35Right-handedRight-arm mediumOne-day & T20I
Ali Dawood33Right-handedRight-arm mediumOne-day & T20I
Sathaiya Veerapathiran35Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastOne-day & T20I
Imran Khan36Right-handedRight-arm mediumT20I
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Updated as of 22 September 2023

Records

International Match Summary — Bahrain[12]

Last updated 5 June 2026

More information Format, M ...
Playing Record
FormatMWLTNRInaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals12772484320 January 2019
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Twenty20 International

More information Player, Runs ...
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T20I record versus other nations[12]

Records complete to T20I #3935. Last updated 5 June 2026.

More information Opponent, M ...
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
 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
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See also

Notes

  1. [a]
    T20 World Cup Qualifier refers to the Regional Final of the ICC Asia region from the 2023 edition.

References

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