Switzerland national cricket team
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The Switzerland national cricket team represents Switzerland in international cricket.
Affiliate member (1985)
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| Association | Cricket Switzerland | |||||||||
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| Personnel | ||||||||||
| Captain | Faheem Nazir[1] | |||||||||
| Coach | Chris Lodge | |||||||||
| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Associate member (2021) Affiliate member (1985) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Europe | |||||||||
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| International cricket | ||||||||||
| First international |  Switzerland v. Greece  (Castel, Guernsey; 21 May 1990) | |||||||||
| T20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First T20I | v  Gibraltar at Marsa Sports Club, Marsa; 22 October 2021 | |||||||||
| Last T20I | v  Romania at Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Moara Vlăsiei; 21 June 2026 | |||||||||
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| As of 21 June 2026 | ||||||||||
History
Cricket has been played in Switzerland since at least 1817.[5]
The association (renamed to Cricket Switzerland[6] in 2014), became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council in 1985.[7] They hosted the first tournament for European affiliate members in Zuoz in 1997, the European Nations Cup, where they came fifth in the seven team tournament. They then played in the successor tournament, the European Cricket Council Trophy in 1999, 2001 and 2003, their best result coming in 1999 when they reached the semi-finals. They then played in the European Representative Championship in Slovenia in 2004, where they came third in the six team tournament.
They played in Division Four of the European Championship in 2009 having been promoted from Division Five, playing Austria, Cyprus, Finland, Luxembourg and Slovenia.
Switzerland was ranked to participate in ICC European Division II, Belgium 2011, but internal differences meant Switzerland were forced to withdraw from the tournament and hence was demoted to Division III.
These internal differences resulted from two rival governing bodies attempting to govern cricket in Switzerland, and this along with various breaches of membership regulations of the International Cricket Council led to Switzerland being expelled from the council.[8]
With these governance issues resolved, an application to rejoin the ICC was submitted in October 2020.[9] Switzerland were granted associate ICC Membership on 23 July 2021.
There are currently more than 30 clubs playing in Switzerland.[10]
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Louis Bruce 31 (27) Aidan Andrews 3/21 (4 overs) |
Osama Mahmood 58* (46) Charles Harrison 1/19 (2 overs) |
- Gibraltar won the toss and elected to bat.
- First ever T20I match for Switzerland.
Tournament history
Current Squad
Last updated on 9 March 2026.
| Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | Last T20I | Note(s) |
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| Asad Mahmood | 34 | Right-handed | Right-arm offbreak |  2025 |
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| Grant Cupido | 41 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | 2025 |
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| Idrees Ul Haque | 39 | Right-handed | N/a |  2025 |
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| Jai Tiwari | 19 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | 2025 |
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| Numan Ahmadzai | 21 | Left-handed | Left arm medium | 2025 |
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| Qateel Zabiullah | 23 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | 2025 |
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| All-rounders | |||||
| Aneesh Kumar | 42 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox spin | 2025 |
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| Harsha Deshan | 32 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | 2025 |
Captain |
| Faheem Nazir | 42 | Left-handed | Right arm medium | 2025 |
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| Diyon Johnson | 29 | Left-handed | Right arm medium | 2025 |
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| Sheraz Sarwari | 27 | Right-handed | Right arm medium |  2025 |
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| Malyar Stanikzai | 25 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | 2025 |
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| Isaac Stewart | 18 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox spin | 2025 |
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| Wicketkeeper batters | |||||
| Ahmed Hassan | 30 | Left-handed | N/a | 2025 |
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| Pace bowlers | |||||
| Ashwin Vinod | 28 | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | 2025 |
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| Hugo Elder | 18 | Right-handed | Right arm medium | 2025 |
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| Kenardo Fletcher | 36 | Left-handed | Left arm medium-fast | 2025 |
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| Jai Sinh | 27 | Right-handed | Right arm medium-fast | 2025 |
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| Khalid Niazi | 20 | Right-handed | Right-arm offbreak | 2025 |
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Records and statistics
International Match Summary — Switzerland[11]
Last updated 21 June 2026
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| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
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| Twenty20 Internationals | 44 | 24 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 22 October 2021 |
Twenty20 International
- Highest team total: 235/6 v. Estonia on 3 August 2025 at Estonian National Cricket and Rugby Field, Tallinn.[12]
- Highest individual score: 113, Faheem Nazir v. Czech Republic on 20 July 2022 at Kerava National Cricket Ground, Kerava.[13]
- Best individual bowling figures: 5/23, Jai Sinh v. Luxembourg on 31 July 2022 at Tikkurila Cricket Ground, Vantaa.[14]
T20I record versus other nations[11]
Records complete to T20I #3973. Last updated 21 June 2026.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
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 Austria | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 May 2025 | 31 May 2025 |
 Belgium | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 July 2024 | |
 Bulgaria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 October 2021 | 22 October 2021 |
 Croatia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 July 2024 | 13 July 2024 |
 Cyprus | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 May 2026 | 20 May 2026 |
 Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 July 2022 | |
| Estonia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 July 2022 | 27 July 2022 |
 France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 July 2022 | 25 July 2022 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 October 2021 | 22 October 2021 |
| Guernsey | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 30 August 2025 | |
 Hungary | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 June 2026 | 19 June 2026 |
 Jersey | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 July 2024 | |
| Luxembourg | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 June 2022 | 11 June 2022 |
 Malta | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 October 2021 | 23 October 2021 |
 Norway | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 July 2022 | |
| Romania | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 July 2023 | 13 July 2023 |
 Serbia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 July 2024 | 11 July 2024 |