Bahrain national cricket team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Bahrain women's national cricket team.

BahrainAssociation| Bahrain Cricket Association

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Personnel
Captain| Haider Butt
Coach| Sarfaraz Ali
International Cricket Council
ICC status| Associate member[1] (2017)
Affiliate member (2001)
ICC region| Asia
| ICC Rankings|  Current[2]|  Best-ever

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T20I|  26th|  25th (13 Mar 2025)
International cricket
First international| v.  Kuwait at Kuwait City; 30 October 1979
T20 Internationals
First T20I| v  Saudi Arabia at Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Muscat; 20 January 2019
Last T20I| v  Malawi at Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali; 27 July 2025
| T20Is|  Played|  Won/Lost

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Total[3]|  100|  57/38
(3 ties, 2 no results)
This year[4]|  29|  24/3
(1 tie, 1 no result)
T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances| 2[a] (first in 2022)
Best result| Semi-finals (2023)
As of 27 July 2025

The Bahrain national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Bahrain in international cricket. The team is organised by the Bahrain Cricket Association (BCA), which became an ICC affiliate member in 2001[5] and an associate member in 2017.[1]

## History

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### Early history

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Cricket has been played in Bahrain since the early 20th century. The earliest instance of Cricket was recorded in 1932 when a match was played between Royal British Airforce and Royal British Navy.[6] In 1935, the Awali Cricket Club was formed by the then British Oil Company which is now BAPCO – Bahrain Petroleum Company.[7]

The Bahraini national side made its first international appearance in 1979, at an invitational tournament with Kuwait, Qatar, and Sharjah (one of the United Arab Emirates).[8]

### 20th century

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Its first appearance in an Asian Cricket Council tournament came at the 2004 ACC Trophy in Malaysia; since then, Bahrain has regularly appeared in ACC events. Bahrain has also made several appearances in World Cricket League tournaments, but was relegated back to regional tournaments after finishing fifth at the 2013 Division Six event.[9]

### 2018–present

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In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Bahrain and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I.[10]

Bahrain made its Twenty20 International debut on 20 January 2019, defeating Saudi Arabia by 41 runs in the 2019 ACC Western Region T20 at Al Emarat Cricket Stadium, Muscat, Oman.[11]

20 January 2019
09:30
Scorecard

Bahrain
176/4 (20 overs)

Saudi Arabia
135/9 (20 overs)

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Imran Ali 58 (53)
Usman Ali 1/24 (4 overs)

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Muhammad Naeem 42 (36)
Babar Ali 2/18 (3 overs)

Bahrain won by 41 runs
Al Amerat Cricket Stadium, Muscat
Umpires: Afzalkhan Pathan (Oma) and Zahid Usman (Kuw)
Player of the match: Sarfaraz Ali (Bhr)

* Saudi Arabia won the toss and elected to field.
* First ever T20I match for Bahrain.

## Tournament history

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### ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier

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* 2022: 6th place (Qualifier A)
* 2023 (T20 WC Asia Regional Qualifier): Semi-final

### ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League Play-off

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* 2024: 3rd (Qualified for 2023-26 ICC CWC Challenge League)

### Asia Cup Qualifier

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* 2018: Did not participate
* 2020: Did not qualify

### ACC Western Region T20

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* 2019: 3rd place
* 2020: Semi-finals

### ACC Trophy

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* 2006: Quarter-finals

### ACC Trophy Elite

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* 2008: 7th place

### World Cricket League

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* 2009
* Division Seven: Winners
* Division Six: Runners up
* 2010
* Division Five: 3rd place
* 2012
* Division Five: 5th place
* 2013
* Division Six: 5th place

### ACC Twenty20 Cup

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* 2009: 11th place

## Current squad

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This lists all the players who have played for Bahrain in the past 12 months or has been part of the latest One-day or T20I squad.
Uncapped players are listed in italics

Name  | Age  | Batting style  | Bowling style  | Format  | Notes

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Batters
Sohail Ahmed | 30 | Right-handed |  | One-day & T20I |
Muhammad Younis | 38 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | One-day |
Fiaz Ahmed | 37 | Right-handed |  | One-day & T20I |
Ahmer Bin Nasir | 31 | Right-handed |  | T20I |
Umer Toor | 34 | Right-handed |  | T20I | Vice-captain
Yasser Nazir | 35 | Right-handed |  | T20I |
All-rounders
Haider Butt | 27 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | One-day & T20I | Captain
Imran Anwar | 35 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | One-day & T20I |
Junaid Aziz | 31 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | One-day & T20I |
Waseeq Ahmed | 38 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | One-day |
David Mathias | 34 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | One-day & T20I |
Sai Sarthak | 17 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | One-day |
Wicket-keepers
Shahbaz Badar | 33 | Right-handed |  | One-day |
Imran Ali Butt | 39 | Left-handed |  | T20I |
Spin Bowlers
Abdul Majid | 31 | Right-handed |  | One-day & T20I |
Mohsin Zaki | 27 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | T20I |
Yousif Wali | 31 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | T20I |
Pace Bowlers
Rizwan Butt | 34 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | One-day & T20I |
Ali Dawood | 32 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | One-day & T20I |
Sathaiya Veerapathiran | 34 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | One-day & T20I |
Imran Khan | 35 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | T20I |

Updated as of 22 September 2023

## Records

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International Match Summary — Bahrain[12]

Last updated 27 July 2025

Playing Record

Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals | 100 | 57 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 20 January 2019

### Twenty20 International

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* Highest team total: 216/4 v. Indonesia on 23 February 2025 at Udayana Cricket Ground, Jimbaran.[13]
* Highest individual score: 105*, Fiaz Ahmed v. Germany on 6 July 2025 at TCA Oval, Blantyre.[14]
* Best individual bowling figures: 6/9, Rizwan Butt v. Malawi on 12 July 2025 at TCA Oval, Blantyre.[15]

Most T20I runs for Bahrain[16]

| Player | Runs | Average | Career span

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Sohail Ahmed | 1,533 | 43.80 | 2022–2025
Haider Ali | 1,408 | 31.28 | 2021–2024
Fiaz Ahmed | 1,245 | 38.90 | 2019–2025
Ahmer Bin Nasir | 1,059 | 25.82 | 2022–2025
Sarfaraz Ali | 1,050 | 21.42 | 2019–2024

Most T20I wickets for Bahrain[17]

| Player | Wickets | Average | Career span

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Rizwan Butt | 122 | 15.24 | 2022–2025
Imran Anwar | 85 | 22.31 | 2019–2025
Ali Dawood | 77 | 15.63 | 2023–2025
Abdul Majid | 53 | 22.74 | 2023–2025
Sathaiya Veerapathiran | 47 | 21.97 | 2020–2024

T20I record versus other nations[12]

Records complete to T20I #3383. Last updated 27 July 2025.

Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win

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v. Full Members
Ireland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 February 2022 |
vs Associate Members
Bhutan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 November 2024 | 23 November 2024
Cambodia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 April 2024 | 16 April 2024
Canada | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 February 2022 | 17 November 2022
Germany | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 February 2022 | 18 February 2022
Hong Kong | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 March 2023 | 31 October 2023
Indonesia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 February 2025 | 19 February 2025
Kuwait | 15 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 23 January 2019 | 11 March 2023
Malawi | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 July 2025 | 7 July 2025
Malaysia | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 December 2022 | 23 December 2022
Maldives | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 January 2019 | 21 January 2019
Oman | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23 February 2020 | 15 November 2022
Philippines | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 February 2022 | 22 February 2022
Qatar | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 24 January 2019 | 25 February 2020
Rwanda | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 July 2025 | 18 July 2025
Saudi Arabia | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 January 2019 | 20 January 2019
Singapore | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 December 2022 | 16 December 2022
Tanzania | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 March 2024 | 9 March 2024
Thailand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 November 2024 |
Uganda | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 October 2024 | 28 October 2024
United Arab Emirates | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 February 2022 | 21 February 2022
Vanuatu | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 March 2024 | 10 March 2024

## See also

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* List of Bahrain Twenty20 International cricketers
* Bahrain women's national cricket team

## Notes

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1. ^ T20 World Cup Qualifier refers to the Regional Final of the ICC Asia region from the 2023 edition.

## References

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1. ^ a b "Ireland and Afghanistan ICC newest full members amid wide-ranging governance reform". International Cricket Council. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
2. ^ "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
3. ^ "T20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
4. ^ "T20I matches - 2025 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
5. ^ "The Home of CricketArchive". cricketarchive.co.uk.
6. ^ "Early History of Bahrain Cricket : ICC". Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
7. ^ "Early History of Bahrain Cricket : ICC". Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
8. ^ "1979 Invitational cricket tournament".
9. ^ Other matches played by Bahrain Archived 8 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
10. ^ "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
11. ^ "ACC Western Region T20 2019: RESULTS".
12. ^ a b "Records / Bahrain / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
13. ^ "Records / Bahrain / Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
14. ^ "Records / Bahrain / Twenty20 Internationals / High scores". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
15. ^ "Records / Bahrain / Twenty20 Internationals / Best bowling figures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
16. ^ "Records / Bahrain / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
17. ^ "Records / Bahrain / Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2019.

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