Bhutan national cricket team
National Cricket Team of Bhutan
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The Bhutan men's national cricket team, nicknamed The Dragons, represents the Kingdom of Bhutan in international cricket. The team is organised by the Bhutan Cricket Council Board, which became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2001[5] and an associate member in 2017.[1] Bhutan made its international debut in 2003, at the Emerging Nations Tournament organised by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC). The team has since regularly participated in ACC tournaments, and also in the World Cricket League event WCL Division Eight in 2010 and 2012.[6]
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| Nickname | The Dragons | |||||||||
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| Association | Bhutan Cricket Council Board | |||||||||
| Personnel | ||||||||||
| Captain | Thinley Jamtsho | |||||||||
| Coach | Kumar Subba | |||||||||
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| Home ground | Gelephu International Cricket Ground | |||||||||
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| ICC status | Associate member[1] (2017) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Asia | |||||||||
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| First international | v  Maldives(Kirtipur, Nepal; 6 March 2003) | |||||||||
| T20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First T20I | v  Nepal at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur; 5 December 2019 | |||||||||
| Last T20I | v  Thailand at Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok; 28 February 2026 | |||||||||
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| As of 28 February 2026 | ||||||||||
The Dechephu Lhakhang temple in Thimphu is the spiritual home of Bhutan Cricket and players visit before every tournament. “We do not pray for victory”, said national captain Damber Singh Gurung, “we pray for each other to give our best and to emerge complete from the competition.”[7]
History
Bhutan Cricket Council Board became an affiliate member of the ICC in 2001. They played their first internationals in 2003 in a tri-nation series against Maldives and Nepal, hosted by the latter.[8] They made their ACC Trophy debut at the 2004 tournament, where they made the quarter-finals. Their first international victory came against Iran.
They again competed at the ACC Trophy in 2006 but were eliminated in the first round after a series of heavy defeats. Their only win came against newcomers Myanmar.
Following the 2006 ACC Trophy, the tournament was split into two divisions: Elite and Challenge. Bhutan took part in the 2009 ACC Trophy Challenge, where they were runners up. This result qualified them for the next ACC Trophy Elite as well as Division Eight of the World Cricket League.
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 Bhutan and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 have had the T20I status.[9]
Bhutan played their first T20I on 5 December 2019, against Nepal, during the 2019 South Asian Games. Nepal won that match by 141 runs.
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Gyanendra Malla 107 (55) Karma Dorji 2/45 (4 overs) |
- Bhutan won the toss and elected to field.
- First ever T20I match for Bhutan.
Grounds
Tournament history
ICC World Cricket League
| ICC World Cricket League record | |||||||
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| Year/Host | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
 2010 | Plate | 7/8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 2012 | 7th place play-off | 8/8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2/2 | 0 Titles | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
ACC Trophy Elite
ACC Twenty20 Cup
ACC Eastern Region T20
| ACC Eastern Region T20record | |||||||
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| Host & Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| 2018 | Champion | 1/4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1/1 | 1 Titles | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
ACC Challenger Cup
| ACC Men's Challenger Cup record | |||||||
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| Host/Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| 2023 | Semi-finals | – | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7th place play-off | 8/10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2/2 | 0 Titles | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
ICC T20 World Cup Asia Sub-regional Qualifiers
| ICC T20 World Cup Asia Sub-regional Qualifiers records | ||||||||
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| Host/Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | |
 2018 | Round-robin | 5/7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | Did not held due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||
| 2023 | Round-robin | 3/5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
 2024 | To be determined | |||||||
| Total | 3/3 | 0 Titles | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
Records and statistics
International Match Summary — Bhutan[10]
Last updated 28 February 2026
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| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
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| Twenty20 Internationals | 46 | 16 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 5 December 2019 |
Twenty20 International
- Highest team total: 216/8 v. Myanmar on 24 December 2025 at Gelephu International Cricket Ground, Gelephu.[11]
- Highest individual score: 100, Namgay Thinley v. Myanmar on 24 December 2025 at Gelephu International Cricket Ground, Gelephu.[12]
- Best individual bowling figures: 8/7, Sonam Yeshey v. Myanmar on 26 December 2025 at Gelephu International Cricket Ground, Gelephu.[13]
T20I record versus other nations[10]
Records complete to T20I #3745. Last updated 28 February 2026.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
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 Bahrain | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 23 November 2024 | |
 Cambodia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 February 2024 | |
 China | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 July 2023 | 30 July 2023 |
 Indonesia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 February 2024 | 22 October 2024 |
 Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 February 2026 | |
| Malaysia | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 July 2022 | |
| Maldives | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 December 2019 | 4 July 2022 |
 Myanmar | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 July 2023 | 26 July 2023 |
| Nepal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 December 2019 | |
| Qatar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 November 2024 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 February 2024 | |
| Thailand | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 July 2022 | 6 July 2022 |
 United Arab Emirates | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 November 2024 | |
Other records
For a list of selected international matches played by Bhutan, see Cricket Archive.