Saudi Arabia national cricket team
Men's cricket team
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The Saudi Arabia national cricket team represents Saudi Arabia in international cricket. The team is organized by the Saudi Arabian Cricket Federation, which became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2003 and an associate member in 2016.[4]
Affiliate member (2003)
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| Association | Saudi Arabian Cricket Federation | |||||||||
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| Personnel | ||||||||||
| Captain | Shoaib Ali | |||||||||
| Coach | Saleem Jaffar | |||||||||
| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Associate member (2016) Affiliate member (2003) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Asia | |||||||||
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| T20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First T20I | v  Bahrain at Al Emarat Cricket Stadium, Muscat; 20 January 2019 | |||||||||
| Last T20I | v  Qatar at West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha; 23 July 2025 | |||||||||
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| As of 23 July 2025 | ||||||||||
Saudi Arabia made its international debut at the 2004 ACC Trophy in Malaysia, and has since played regularly in Asian Cricket Council (ACC) tournaments. After finishing second in the 2014 ACC Elite League, the team qualified for the World Cricket League for the first time. Saudi Arabia was due to compete in the 2015 Division Six event, but members of the team were denied visas by the host country, forcing the team to withdraw.[5]
History
The international debut of the Saudi senior team came in the ACC Trophy in 2004, where they failed to progress beyond the first round. They again failed to go past the first round in 2006, but had the remarkable achievement of scoring 499 runs in 50 overs against Brunei. Earlier in the year they came fourth in the Middle East Cup.[citation needed]
Arguably their greatest moment in international cricket to date came in the 2008 ACC Trophy Elite when they defeated the UAE by 29 runs, a team which has had previous One Day International experience.[6]
With the separation of the ACC Trophy into Elite and Challenge divisions, following their performance at the 2006 ACC Trophy Saudi Arabia they competed in the Elite division in the 2008 competition, in which they came 10th. This result relegated them to the 2009 ACC Trophy Challenge, in which they did not appear. They did, however, appear in the 2010 competition, in which they came 2nd and gained promotion back to the Elite division.[citation needed]
Besides the 50 over format, Saudi Arabia have also played in the Twenty20 format of the game in the 2007 ACC Twenty20 Cup, in which they failed to progress beyond the group stage, and the 2009 ACC Twenty20 Cup, in which they came 8th.[citation needed]
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 Saudi Arabia and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 are a full T20I.[7]
Saudi Arabia made its Twenty20 International debut on 20 January 2019, losing to Bahrain by 41 runs in the 2019 ACC Western Region T20 at Al Emarat Cricket Stadium, Muscat, Oman.[8]
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Imran Ali 58 (53) Usman Ali 1/24 (4 overs) |
Muhammad Naeem 42 (36) Babar Ali 2/18 (3 overs) |
- Saudi Arabia won the toss and elected to field.
- First ever T20I match for Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia won the 2023 ACC Men's Challenger Cup in Thailand, finishing undefeated to qualify for the 2023 ACC Men's Premier Cup in Nepal. The team defeated Bahrain in the tournament final by 10 wickets, after bowling Bahrain out for just 26 runs.[9]
Tournament history
Asia Cup Qualifier
ACC Western Region T20
ACC Trophy
ACC Twenty20 Cup
ACC Men's Challenger Cup
| ACC Men's Challenger Cup record | |||||||
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| Year/Host | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
 2023 | Winner | 1/8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Winner | 1/10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2/2 | 2 Titles | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ACC Men's Premier Cup
| ACC Men's Premier Cup record | |||||||
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| Year/Host | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
 2023 | Group stages | 8/10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 2024 | Group stages | 7/10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2/2 | 0 Titles | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
Coaching history
- 2021–present:
Kabir Khan[9]
Current squad
This lists all players who played for Saudi Arabia in the past 12 months or were in the most recent One-day or T20I squads. Uncapped players are listed in italics.
| Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | Formats | Notes |
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| Abdul Waheed | 32 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | One-day & T20I | Vice-captain |
| Waqar ul Hassan | 34 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | One-day | |
| Faisal Khan | 29 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | One-day & T20I | |
| Saad Khan | 39 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | T20I | |
| Kashif Siddique | 37 | Left-handed | One-day | ||
| Zuhair Muhammad | 21 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | One-day & T20I | |
| All-rounders | |||||
| Hisham Shaikh | 30 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | One-day & T20I | Captain |
| Waji ul Hassan | 30 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | One-day & T20I | |
| Usman Khalid | 42 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | One-day & T20I | |
| Tisara Perera | 37 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | T20I | |
| Wicketkeepers | |||||
| Manan Ali | 29 | Right-handed | One-day & T20I | ||
| Haseeb Ghafoor | 42 | Right-handed | One-day & T20I | ||
| Spin Bowlers | |||||
| Zain ul Abidin | 34 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | One-day & T20I | |
| Imran Yousuf | 38 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | One-day | |
| Usman Ali | 38 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | T20I | |
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| Ishtiaq Ahmad | 32 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | One-day & T20I | |
| Atif ur Rehman | 44 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | One-day & T20I | |
| Usman Najeeb | 31 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | One-day & T20I | |
| Shahzaib | 33 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | One-day | |
| Ahmad Raza | 22 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | T20I | |
Updated as of 14 April 2024
Records
International Match Summary — Saudi Arabia[10]
Last updated 23 July 2025
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| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
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| Twenty20 Internationals | 66 | 35 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 20 January 2019 |
Twenty20 International
- Highest team total: 221/3 v. Bhutan on 15 February 2024 at Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok.[11]
- Highest individual score: 115*, Waji Ul Hassan v. Bhutan on 15 February 2024 at Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok.[12]
- Best individual bowling figures: 5/6, Zain Ul Abidin v. Bhutan on 15 February 2024 at Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok.[13]
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Most T20I runs for Saudi Arabia[14]
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Most T20I wickets for Saudi Arabia[15]
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T20I record versus other nations[10]
Records complete to T20I #3357. Last updated 23 July 2025.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
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| Bahrain | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 January 2019 | 20 November 2022 |
 Bhutan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 February 2024 | 3 February 2024 |
 Cambodia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 February 2024 | 1 February 2024 |
 Canada | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 November 2022 | |
 Hong Kong | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 April 2024 | 14 April 2024 |
 Indonesia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 February 2024 | 5 February 2024 |
 Iran | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 February 2019 | 24 February 2019 |
 Japan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 February 2024 | 9 February 2024 |
 Kuwait | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 January 2019 | 24 January 2019 |
 Malaysia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 April 2024 | 30 April 2025 |
 Maldives | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 January 2019 | 22 January 2019 |
| Nepal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 April 2024 | |
| Oman | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 November 2022 | 18 December 2024 |
| Qatar | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 21 January 2019 | 24 January 2019 |
 Singapore | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 April 2025 | 25 April 2025 |
| Thailand | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 February 2024 | 13 February 2024 |
 United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 February 2020 | 19 December 2024 |