Bulgaria national cricket team

Bulgaria

Association| Bulgarian Cricket Federation
Personnel
Captain| Prakash Mishra
International Cricket Council
ICC status| Associate member[1] (2017)
ICC region| Europe
| ICC Rankings|  Current[2]|  Best-ever

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T20I|  74th|  52nd (30 Aug 2020)
International cricket
First international| v.  Switzerland at Ljubljana, Slovenia; 15 August 2004
Twenty20 Internationals
First T20I| v.  Serbia at Marina Ground, Corfu; 14 October 2019
Last T20I| v.  Finland at Guernsey Rovers Athletic Club Ground, Port Soif; 27 August 2024
| T20Is|  Played|  Won/Lost

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Total[3]|  51|  15/33 (0 ties, 3 no results)
This year[4]|  7|  0/7 (0 ties, 0 no results)
As of 27 August 2024

The Bulgaria national cricket team represents Bulgaria in international cricket. The team is organised by the Bulgarian Cricket Federation, which became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2008[5] and an associate member in 2017.[1] Bulgaria made its international debut in 2004, at the ECC Representative Championship in Slovenia. The majority of its matches since then have come against other European affiliate members of the ICC, including in several European Cricket Council (ECC) tournaments.[6]

## History

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### Since 2018

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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 Bulgaria and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 have the T20I status.[7]

Bulgaria played their first T20I on 14 October 2019, against Serbia, during the 2019 Hellenic Premier League.

14 October 2019
14:30
Scorecard

Serbia
156/6 (20 overs)

Bulgaria
161/4 (18 overs)

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Leslie Dunbar 104* (61)
Prakash Mishra 3/12 (4 overs)

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Kiran Dasan 74 (59)
Apon Mustafizur 2/30 (3 overs)

Bulgaria won by 6 wickets
Marina Ground, Gouvia
Umpires: Ioannis Afthinos (Gre) and Ruban Sivanadian (Can)

* Serbia won the toss and elected to bat.

## Tournament history

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### European Cricket Championship

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* 2009: 4th place (Division Five)

### Euro Twenty-20

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* 2010: 3rd place

## Grounds

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National Sports Academy

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Locations of grounds which have hosted international cricket matches within Bulagria

## Current squad

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This lists all the players who have played for Bulgaria in the 2024 Continental Cup. Updated as of 26 May 2024.

Name  | Age  | Batting style  | Bowling style  | Notes

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Batters
Zaid Soulat | 23 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break |
Manan Bashir | 24 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break |
Boiko Ivanov | 44 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
All-rounders
Prakash Mishra | 24 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Captain
Dimo Nikolov | 31 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
Isa Zaroo | 24 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
Zeerak Chugtai | 30 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium |
Firas Hussain | 26 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break |
Wicketkeepers
Saim Hussain | 27 | Left-handed |  |
Jacob Gul | 22 | Right-handed |  |
Bowlers
Danyal Raja | 23 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
Gagandeep Singh | 30 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
Milen Gogev | 30 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
Waleed Waqar | 22 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |

## Records and statistics

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International Match Summary — Bulgaria[8]

Last updated 27 August 2024

Playing Record

Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals | 51 | 15 | 33 | 0 | 3 | 14 October 2019

### Twenty20 International

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* Highest team total: 246/4 v Serbia on 26 June 2022 at National Sports Academy, Sofia.[9]
* Highest individual score: 108*, Saim Hussain v Malta on 14 May 2022 at Marsa Sports Club, Marsa.[10]
* Best individual bowling figures: 5/16 (3.4 overs), Prakash Mishra v Croatia on 23 June 2023 at National Sports Academy, Sofia.[11]

Most T20I runs for Bulgaria[12]

| Player | Runs | Average | Career span

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Hristo Lakov | 825 | 31.73 | 2019–2022
Aravinda De Silva | 795 | 24.84 | 2020–2022
Kevin D'Souza | 669 | 27.87 | 2020–2022
Saim Hussain | 578 | 38.53 | 2022–2023
Prakash Mishra | 578 | 13.76 | 2019–2024

Most T20I wickets for Bulgaria[13]

| Player | Wickets | Average | Career span

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Prakash Mishra | 43 | 27.79 | 2019–2024
Hristo Lakov | 32 | 30.90 | 2019–2022
Asad Ali Rehemtulla | 17 | 23.76 | 2020–2022
Sulaiman Ali | 14 | 29.50 | 2020–2022
Delrick Varghese | 13 | 49.76 | 2020–2023

T20I record versus other nations[8]

Records complete to T20I #2816. Last updated 27 August 2024.

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

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vs Associate Members
Austria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 July 2022 |
Croatia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 June 2023 | 23 June 2023
Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 September 2021 |
Estonia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 August 2024 |
Finland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 August 2024 |
Gibraltar | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 October 2021 | 24 October 2021
Greece | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16 October 2019 | 18 October 2019
Guernsey | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 July 2022 |
Hungary | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 May 2022 |
Luxembourg | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 September 2021 |
Malta | 7 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 23 September 2020 |
Romania | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 October 2020 | 16 October 2020
Serbia | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 October 2019 | 14 October 2019
Slovenia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 July 2022 | 27 July 2022
Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 October 2021 |
Turkey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 June 2023 | 24 June 2023

## See also

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

## 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 - 2024 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
5. ^ Bulgaria Archived 28 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine – International Cricket Council. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
6. ^ Other matches played by Bulgaria Archived 1 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
7. ^ "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
8. ^ a b "Records / Bulgaria / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
9. ^ "Records / Bulgaria / Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
10. ^ "Records / Bulgaria / Twenty20 Internationals / High scores". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
11. ^ "Records / Bulgaria / Twenty20 Internationals / Best bowling figures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
12. ^ "Records / Bulgaria / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
13. ^ "Records / Bulgaria / Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 September 2020.

* 'Slogging The Slavs: A Paranormal Cricket Tour from the Baltic to the Bosphorus', by Angus Bell

## External links

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* Official Site
* Cricinfo Bulgaria

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National cricket teams

Full members (12)|

* Afghanistan
* Australia
* Bangladesh
* England2
* India
* Ireland3
* New Zealand
* Pakistan
* South Africa
* Sri Lanka
* West Indies1
* Zimbabwe

Associate
members (94)|

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* Canada
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* Nepal
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* United Arab Emirates
* United States

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Former members (5)|

* Brunei
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Dissolved members (3)|

* East Africa
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Non-members|

* Egypt
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* Ukraine
* Uruguay
* Vietnam

See also|

* Anguilla
* Antigua and Barbuda
* Barbados
* British Virgin Islands
* Dominica
* Grenada
* Guyana
* Jamaica
* Montserrat
* Northern Ireland
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Saint Lucia
* Sint Maarten
* Trinidad and Tobago
* United States Virgin Islands
* Vatican City cricket team
* Wales

1 For Guyana, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Antigua and Barbuda, Anguilla, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Sint Maarten, the British Virgin Islands and the United States Virgin Islands the national team is the West Indies. 2 For England and Wales, the national team is England. 3 For the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, the national team is Ireland.

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