Luxembourg national cricket team
Cricket team
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The Luxembourg national cricket team represents Luxembourg in international cricket. The Luxembourg Cricket Federation became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1998[5] and an associate member in 2017.[1]
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| Association | Luxembourg Cricket Federation | |||||||||
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| Captain | Shiv Gill | |||||||||
| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Associate member[1] (2017) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Europe | |||||||||
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| International cricket | ||||||||||
| First international | v  France at Saint Peter Port, Guernsey; 21 May 1990 | |||||||||
| T20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First T20I | v  Turkey at Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Moara Vlăsiei; 29 August 2019 | |||||||||
| Last T20I | v  Bulgaria at Kerava National Cricket Ground, Kerava; 20 August 2026 | |||||||||
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| As of 20 August 2026 | ||||||||||
Ground
Luxembourg's home ground is at the Pierre Werner Cricket Ground, in Walferdange which belongs to the country's largest club, the Optimists Cricket Club. The ground is named after the late Pierre Werner, a former Prime Minister of Luxembourg (1959–74, 1979–84). Werner had fallen in love with cricket when living in London in 1930, and went on to become the Honorary President of the OCC, which had been established when he was Prime Minister. Werner opened the OCC's new ground in 1992.[6] Widely viewed as one of the best cricket grounds in mainland Europe (excluding grounds in the Netherlands), the ground lies in the picturesque setting just ten minutes from Luxembourg City center. It boasts a large outfield (with two tracks laid on different bases), four practice bays, a clubhouse with catering facilities, a cricket/tennis pavilion and various other amenities.[7]
History
Luxembourg men's international debut came at the 1990 European Cricketer Cup, a European Cricket Council tournament.[8] Outside of occasional matches against Belgium, the team did not return to international level until 2003, when they finished last in the ECC Trophy, an eleven-team tournament for ICC affiliate members.[9] The following year, they took part in the ECC Representative Championship in Slovenia, finishing in fifth place, nearly upsetting Croatia, and completing their first international win, against Bulgaria.[10]
In 2006, Luxembourg took part in Division Four of the European Championship in Belgium, beating Finland, losing narrowly to Slovenia, and losing in the last over against Cyprus.[11] Having narrowly missed out on promotion in 2006, they would play in Division Four again in 2009.
In 2009, Luxembourg again participated in Division Four of the ICC European Championship in Limassol, Cyprus. It won two games, against Slovenia and Finland, and lost three, finishing 4th out of six competing nations. The Luxembourg team won the Spirit of Cricket award.
In 2011, following a restructuring of the ICC European Divisions, Luxembourg participated in the ICC Europe Division 2 (T20) Championship, which took place in Belgium and involved 11 teams. Following a victory over Cyprus in the group stage, Luxembourg advanced to the 5th–8th place play-off where they eventually finished 8th. Belgium beat Austria in the final and both teams were promoted to ICC Europe Division 1.
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 Luxembourg and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I.[12] Luxembourg played their first T20I match against Turkey on 29 August 2019 during the 2019 Continental Cup in Romania.[13]
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Hasan Helva 7 (15) Ankush Nanda 5/6 (2.3 overs) |
Vikram Vijh 11* (3) Serkan Kizilkaya 2/9 (1 over) |
- Turkey won the toss and elected to bat.
- First ever T20I match for Luxembourg.
Tournament history
Current squad
Updated as of 25 July 2025.
This lists all the players who were part of the Luxembourg's squad for the 2025 Budapest Cup.
| Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | Last T20I | Notes |
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| Vivek Dixit | 32 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break |  2025 | |
| Mayank Nagayach | 33 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox |  2025 | |
| Girish Venkateswaran | 37 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2025 | |
| Anoop Orsu | 35 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2025 | |
| Timothy Barker | 30 | Left-handed | N/a | 2025 | |
| Benjamin Embleton | 40 | Right-handed | N/a |  2025 | |
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| Vikram Vijh | 39 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2025 | |
| Shiv Gill | 41 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2025 | Captain |
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| Amit Halbhavi | 36 | Right-handed | N/a | 2025 | |
| Advyth Manepalli | 38 | Right-handed | N/a | 2025 | |
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| Kamal Soukhiya | 33 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2025 | |
| Ankush Nanda | 40 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2025 | |
| Sareer Shah | 33 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | 2025 | |
| Milad Momend | 23 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2025 | |
| Shameek Vats | 35 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2025 | |
Records
International Match Summary — Luxembourg[16]
Last updated 20 August 2026.
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| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
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| Twenty20 Internationals | 60 | 21 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 29 August 2019 |
Twenty20 International
- Highest team total: 197/4 (15.4 overs) v. Serbia on 26 June 2026 at Vinoř Cricket Ground, Prague[17]
- Highest individual score: 88*, Asghar Ali Khan v. Serbia on 26 June 2026 at Vinoř Cricket Ground, Prague[18]
- Best individual bowling figures: 5/6, Ankush Nanda v. Turkey on 29 August 2019 at Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Moara Vlăsiei[19]
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Most T20I runs for Luxembourg[20]
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Most T20I wickets for Luxembourg[21]
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T20I record versus other nations[16]
Records complete to T20I #4090. Last updated 20 August 2026.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
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| Austria | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 31 August 2019 | 23 May 2021 |
 Belgium | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 August 2020 | |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 September 2021 | 2 September 2021 |
 Czech Republic | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 September 2019 | 28 August 2020 |
 Finland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 August 2026 | |
| France | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 July 2023 | 15 July 2023 |
 Gibraltar | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 October 2023 | 15 October 2023 |
 Guernsey | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 July 2022 | |
| Hungary | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 September 2021 | 4 September 2021 |
 Isle of Man | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 June 2024 | |
 Israel | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 June 2024 | |
 Italy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 June 2024 | |
 Malta | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 September 2021 | 2 September 2021 |
 Romania | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 30 August 2019 | 15 July 2023 |
 Serbia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 June 2026 | 26 June 2026 |
 Slovenia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 July 2022 | 30 July 2022 |
 Spain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 August 2026 | |
| Switzerland | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 June 2022 | 11 June 2022 |
| Turkey | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 August 2019 | 29 August 2019 |