Mali national cricket team
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The Mali national cricket team represents Mali in international cricket. The Malian Cricket Federation (FCM) became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2005 and an associate member in 2017.[5]
Affiliate member (2005)
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| Association | Malian Cricket Federation | |||||||||
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| Personnel | ||||||||||
| Captain | Cheick Amala Keita | |||||||||
| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Associate member[1] (2017) Affiliate member (2005) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Africa | |||||||||
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| International cricket | ||||||||||
| First international | v.  Seychelles at Accra, Ghana; 24 February 2011 | |||||||||
| T20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First T20I | v  Lesotho at IPRC Cricket Ground, Kigali; 17 November 2022 | |||||||||
| Last T20I | v  Sierra Leone at Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone; 30 May 2026 | |||||||||
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| As of 30 May 2026 | ||||||||||
History
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Mali and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 have the T20I status.[6]
Mali made their T20I debut against Lesotho at the 2022–23 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier.[7]
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Lerotholi Gabriel 45* (37) Theodore Macalou 2/13 (3 overs) |
Cheick Keita 35 (28) Waseem Yaqoob 2/7 (3 overs) |
- Mali won the toss and elected to field.
- First ever T20I match for Mali.[8]
- Mohamed Coulibaly, Mahamadou Diaby, Sekou Diaby, Moustapha Diakite, Mamadou Diawara, Sanze Kamate, Cheick Keita, Theodore Macalou, Lamissa Sanogo, Mamadou Sidibe and Daouda Traore (Mli) all made their T20I debuts.
Playing in the Qualifier A group, they failed to win any matches. Out of their 7 matches, they lost 5, with the other two ending in no-result.[9]
Four years later, they finally won their first match in 18 attempts, defeating Ivory Coast at the 2028 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifiers.
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Kouakou Wilfried 18 (41) Akshaykumar Prajapati 2/14 (4 overs) |
Theodore Macalou 28* (36) Mimi Alex 2/14 (4 overs) |
- Mali won the toss and elected to field.
- First T20I win for Mali.
Records and statistics
International Match Summary — Mali[10]
Last updated 30 May 2026
| Playing Record | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
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| Twenty20 Internationals | 21 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 17 November 2022 |
Twenty20 International
T20I record versus other nations[10]
Records complete to T20I #3919. Last updated 30 May 2026.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
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 Botswana | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 November 2022 | |
 Cameroon | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 December 2023 | |
 Ghana | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 September 2024 | |
 Ivory Coast | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 May 2026 | 25 May 2026 |
 Kenya | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 November 2022 | |
| Lesotho | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 November 2022 | |
 Malawi | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 November 2022 | |
 Rwanda | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 November 2022 | |
 Saint Helena | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22 November 2022 | |
| Seychelles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 18 November 2022 | |
| Sierra Leone | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 December 2023 | |
 Tanzania | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 September 2024 | |
