Costa Rica national cricket team

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

Costa Rica

Association| Costa Rica Cricket Federation
Personnel
Captain| Christopher Prasad
Coach| Nanda Kumar
International Cricket Council
ICC status| Associate member[1] (2017)
ICC region| Americas
| ICC Rankings|  Current[2]|  Best-ever

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T20I|  \
|  54th (2 May 2019)
International cricket
First international| v.  Panama in Panama; April 2002
Twenty20 Internationals
First T20I| v.  Panama at Reforma Athletic Club, Naucalpan; 25 April 2019
Last T20I| v.  Mexico at Los Reyes Polo Club, Guácima; 14 April 2024
| T20Is|  Played|  Won/Lost

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Total[3]|  8|  2/6
(0 ties, 0 no result)
This year[4]|  5|  2/3
(0 ties, 0 no result)
As of 14 April 2024

The Costa Rica national cricket team represents Costa Rica in international cricket. The team is organised by the Costa Rica Cricket Federation, which became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2002[5] and an associate member in 2017.[1] Costa Rica's first recorded international match came in April 2002, when it toured Panama and played against the Panamanian national side.[6] The team's first international tournament was the inaugural edition of the Central American Championships, played in Belize in 2006. It has since regularly fielded teams in that tournament, and also made its debut in ICC Americas tournaments in 2010, at the 2010 Division Four event in Mexico.[7]

In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Costa Rica and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 have the T20I status.[8]

## History

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Cricket was introduced in Costa Rica during the late 1800s by Jamaican immigrants coming to construct the country's railways.[9] The sport continued to be played among the Afro-Caribbean population in the Caribbean coastal areas but its popularity began to decline.[10] In recent years, however, more Costa Ricans are being introduced to the game and interest in the game is starting to grow.

Costa Rica became an affiliate member of the ICC in 2002. Their first international match was played on 18 March 2006 in the Central American Cricket Championship against Belize to whom they lost. They also lost their game against Mexico finishing third in the tournament.

Costa Rica also took part in the 2007 Central American Cricket Championship, losing to Mexico but recording their first international win against El Salvador and finishing second in the competition.

In 2008, Costa Rica took part in the inaugural Easter Cup, an international Twenty20 tournament, against hosts Nicaragua and El Salvador. Costa Rica dominated the tournament defeating both of the other sides. The second Easter Cup was held in the December of the same year. Costa Rica finished third beating El Salvador but losing to Belize.

The following year, Costa Rica took part in the third Central American Championship, which they also hosted. They finished fourth out of the five participating teams. Their only win in the new Twenty20 format was against El Salvador who they beat by 10 wickets.

### 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 Costa Rica and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I.[11]

Costa Rica played their first ever Twenty20 International match against Panama in 2019 Central American Cricket Championship.

25 April 2019
11:30
Scorecard

Costa Rica
112/5 (20 overs)

Panama
113/3 (15.4 overs)

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Joel Cutinho 32 (37)
Dilip Dahyabhai Ahir 2/11 (2 overs)

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Yusuf Ebrahim 35* (23)
Zain ul Tashnam 1/16 (4 overs)

Panama won by 7 wickets
Reforma Athletic Club, Naucalpan
Umpires: Bob Baxter (Mex) and Dilip Pachichigar (Mex)
Player of the match: Imran Bulbulia (Pan)

* Costa Rica won the toss and elected to bat.
* First ever T20I match for Costa Rica.

In 2024, cricket made its debut in Costa Rica's National Games as an exhibition sport.[12]

## Grounds

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Los Reyes

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Locations of grounds which have hosted international cricket matches within Costa Rica

## Tournament history

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Central American Championship

* 2006: 3rd place
* 2007: 2nd place
* 2009: 4th place
* 2015: 6th place[13]
* 2019: 5th place

Easter Cup

* Apr 2008: 1st place
* Dec 2008: 3rd place

South American Cricket Championship

* Aug 2018: 3rd place

## Players

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Costa Rica's squad for 2019 Central American Cricket Championship from 25-28 April 2019.[14]

* Christopher Prasad (c)
* Oswald Sam Arthur
* Joel Cutinho
* Prajwel Cutinho
* Oscar Fournier
* Nanda Kumar
* Rodrick McClean
* Daniel Mejia
* Gopinath Murali
* Sham Murari
* Sudesh Pillai
* Sachin Ravikumar
* Deepak Rawat
* Esteban Segura Soto
* Zain ul Tashnam

See also: List of Costa Rica Twenty20 International cricketers

## Records

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International Match Summary — Costa Rica[15]

Last updated 14 April 2024

Playing Record

Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 25 April 2019

### Twenty20 International

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* Highest team total: 133/7 v. Mexico on 26 April 2019 at Reforma Athletic Club, Naucalpan[16]
* Highest individual score: 46, Joel Cutinho v. Mexico on 26 April 2019 at Reforma Athletic Club, Naucalpan[17]
* Best individual bowling figures: 3/14, Sudesh Pillai v. Mexico on 26 April 2019 at Reforma Athletic Club, Naucalpan[18]

Most T20I runs for Costa Rica [19]

| Player | Runs | Average | Career span

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Gopinath Murali | 100 | 20.00 | 2019–2024
Joel Cutinho | 93 | 31.00 | 2019–2019
Nanda Kumar | 49 | 16.33 | 2019–2019
Sachin Ravikumar | 46 | 9.20 | 2019–2024
Deepak Rawat | 38 | 12.66 | 2024–2024

Most T20I wickets for Costa Rica [20]

| Player | Wickets | Average | Career span

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Dhanush Ganesh | 6 | 8.66 | 2024–2024
Sudesh Pillai | 6 | 17.66 | 2019–2024
Imran Ahmed Kaneez | 5 | 12.80 | 2024–2024
Oswald Sam Arthur | 4 | 19.00 | 2019–2019
Sham Murari | 4 | 21.50 | 2019–2024
Sachin Ravikumar | 4 | 26.75 | 2019–2024

T20I record versus other nations[15]

Records complete to T20I #2564. Last updated 14 April 2024.

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

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vs Associate Members
Belize | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 April 2019 |
Mexico | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 April 2019 | 11 April 2024
Panama | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 April 2019 |

## See also

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

## 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. ^ Costa Rica at CricketArchive.com
6. ^ Men's Cricket: 2002 results (ICC associates and affiliates). Retrieved 4 September 2015.
7. ^ Other matches played by Costa Rica Archived 1 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
8. ^ "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
9. ^ Wallasey-Wilsey, Tim (April 1992). "Cricket Outposts: Costa Rica". The Cricketer. Vol. 73, no. 4\. p. 50. Retrieved 25 July 2024 - via CricketArchive.
10. ^ Englishmen seek to rejuvenate Caribbean cricket at A.M. Costa Rica
11. ^ "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
12. ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
13. ^ "Central American Championship, Panama City, 2015" – Cricket Peru. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
14. ^ "Central American Cricket Championship 2019 – Costa Rica". cricclubs.com. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
15. ^ a b "Records / Costa Rica / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
16. ^ "Records / Costa Rica / Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
17. ^ "Records / Costa Rica / Twenty20 Internationals / High scores". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
18. ^ "Records / Costa Rica / Twenty20 Internationals / Best bowling figures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
19. ^ "Records / Costa Rica / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
20. ^ "Records / Costa Rica / Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2019.

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