South Korea national cricket team
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The South Korea national cricket team is the team that represents South Korea in international cricket. It is governed by the Korea Cricket Association, which became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2001 and an associate member in June 2017.[1]
Affiliate member (2001)
Flag of South Korea | ||||||||||
| Association | Korea Cricket Association | |||||||||
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| Personnel | ||||||||||
| Captain | Balage Dilruksha | |||||||||
| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Associate member[1] (2017) Affiliate member (2001) | |||||||||
| ICC region | East Asia-Pacific | |||||||||
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| International cricket | ||||||||||
| First international | v.  Japan at Perth; 25 February 2002 | |||||||||
| T20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First T20I | v  Indonesia at Sano International Cricket Ground, Sano; 15 October 2022 | |||||||||
| Last T20I | v  Fiji at Sano International Cricket Ground 2, Sano; 17 May 2026 | |||||||||
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| As of 17 May 2026 | ||||||||||
History
South Korea's first international appearance was at the ICC East Asia–Pacific 8s tournament in Perth in 2002, where they finished fourth in a field that also included Japan, Indonesia and an Australian Indigenous team. They also competed in the 2011 East Asia-Pacific Trophy.
In 2013, Arirang TV broadcast a documentary titled Bowling for Gold as part of its Arirang Prime programme, focusing on the South Korean national cricket team in the lead-up to the 2014 Asian Games. The documentary highlighted the team's struggle to form a national side without government support, their trip to Samoa for the 2011 ICC EAP Trophy Division 2 (where they made their official international debut and won their first match), the rebuilding of the team two years later for the Asian Games, and a preparatory tour to Chandigarh, Punjab, India. During the tour they played youth teams, trained under Indian coaches, watched an IPL match at the Mohali Stadium, and met players such as Adam Gilchrist.[5]
The team competed in the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon as the host nation, reaching the quarter-finals where they were defeated by Sri Lanka. Matches were played at the purpose-built Yeonhui Cricket Ground in Incheon.
In 2016, South Korea competed in the inaugural East Asia Cup, a four-team tournament also involving Japan, China, and the Hong Kong Dragons. Hosted by the Japan Cricket Association at the Sano International Cricket Ground, South Korea won all their group matches except the one against Japan.[6] They went on to win the tournament by defeating Japan in the final.[7][8][9][10]
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between South Korea and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 have full T20I status.[11]
South Korea participated in Group B of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier. This was the regional first-round qualification for the 2020 ICC T20 World Cup in Australia. They finished second behind the Philippines, who advanced to the next stage.
Tournament history
Records
International Match Summary — South Korea[14]
Last updated 17 May 2026
| Playing Record | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
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| Twenty20 Internationals | 24 | 5 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 9 October 2022 |
Twenty20 International
T20I record versus other nations[14]
Records complete to T20I #3876. Last updated 17 May 2026.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
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 Cook Islands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 May 2026 | |
| Fiji | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 May 2026 | 13 May 2026 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15 October 2022 | 12 July 2025 |
| Japan | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 October 2022 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 May 2026 | |
 Philippines | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 October 2024 | 9 July 2025 |