Germany national cricket team

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

Germany

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Association| German Cricket Federation
Personnel
Captain| Venkatraman Ganesan
Coach| Atiq-uz-Zaman[1]
International Cricket Council
ICC status| Affiliate (1991)
Associate (1999)
ICC region| Europe
| ICC Rankings|  Current[2]|  Best-ever

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T20I|  34th|  30th (26 June 2019)
International cricket
First international| v.  Denmark at Kolding; 26 May 1989
(as West Germany)
T20 Internationals
First T20I| v.  Belgium at Royal Brussels Cricket Club, Waterloo; 11 May 2019
Last T20I| v.  Croatia at Bayer Uerdingen Cricket Ground, Krefeld; 14 July 2024
| T20Is|  Played|  Won/Lost

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Total[3]|  58|  36/22 (0 ties, 0 no results)
This year[4]|  0|  0/0 (0 ties, 0 no results)
T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances| 2[a] (first in 2022)
Best result| 5th place (2023)

T20I kit

As of 14 July 2024

The German national cricket team is the men's team that represents the country of Germany in international cricket. The German Cricket Federation, which organises the team, has been an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1999, having previously been an affiliate member from 1991.[5][6] The team made its international debut against Denmark in 1989, playing as West Germany.[7] It has since played regularly in European Cricket Championship tournaments, as well as twice in the lower divisions of the World Cricket League.[8] In 2001, Germany also competed in the ICC Trophy (now the World Cup Qualifier) for the first and only time.[9] In 2022, they played their first T20 World Cup Global Qualifier.[10]

## History

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Germany became an affiliate member of the ICC in 1991.[5] As West Germany, the country had played its first internationals in 1989, a two-match series against Denmark. The team made its international tournament debut in 1990, at the European Cricketer Cup in Guernsey.[7] They hosted that tournament (which had been renamed the European Nations Cup) in 1996, playing against France, Portugal, and Sweden,[11] and finished as runners up in the 1997 tournament after losing to France by one run in the final, the winning run being scored by David Bordes whilst he had a skull fracture.[12] The Wisden Cricketers' Almanack later listed the final as one of the 100 best matches of the 20th century.[13]

In 1998, Germany competed in the European Championship for the first time and finished seventh.[14] They became an associate member of the ICC the following year[5] and played in Division Two of the European Championship in 2000, finishing as runners-up to Gibraltar.[15]

They played at the 2001 ICC Trophy in Canada, their first and, to date, only appearance in the ICC Trophy.[16] They failed to progress beyond the first round[17] and again finished as runners up to Gibraltar in Division Two of the European Championship the following year.[18] They also played in Division Two in 2004, finishing third,[19] and in 2006, again finishing third.[20]

### 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 Germany and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 had the full T20I status.[21]

In September 2018, Germany qualified from Group A of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Europe Qualifier to the Regional Finals of the tournament.[22]

Germany played their first Twenty20 Internationals in May 2019, when they travelled to Brussels for three matches against Belgium, and then two matches against Italy in the Netherlands later the same month.[23] These matches provided the team with some preparation ahead of the ICC World T20 European regional qualifier finals that were played in June 2019.

11 May 2019
11:00
Scorecard

Germany
128/7 (20 overs)

Belgium
119/6 (20 overs)

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Harmanjot Singh 39* (27)
Murid Ekrami 1/10 (1 over)

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Shaheryar Butt 30* (27)
Ahmed Wardak 3/31 (4 overs)

Germany won by 9 runs
Royal Brussels Cricket Club, Waterloo
Umpires: Mark Jameson (Ger) and Andrew Scott (Bel)
Player of the match: Ahmed Wardak (Ger)

* Belgium won the toss and elected to field.
* First ever T20I match for Germany.

## Tournament history

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German national cricket team 2012

### T20 World Cup Qualifier

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* 2022: 7th place
* 2023 (Europe Regional Final): 5th place
* 2024 (Europe Sub Regional Qualifier): 2nd place(Failed to Qualify)

### World Cricket League

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* 2008: 7th place (Division Five)
* 2010: 2nd place (Division Eight)
* 2011: 3rd place (Division Seven)
* 2013: 6th place (Division Seven)
* 2017: 5th place (Division Five)

### ICC Trophy

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* 1979 to 1990 inclusive: Not eligible – not an ICC member[5]
* 1994: Not eligible – ICC affiliate member[5]
* 1997: Not eligible – ICC affiliate member[5]
* 2001: First round[17]
* 2005: Did not qualify[24]

### European Championship

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* 1996: Did not participate[25]
* 1998: Last place[14]
* 2000: Division Two runners up[15]
* 2002: Division Two runners up[18]
* 2004: 3rd place (Division Two)[19]
* 2006: 3rd place (Division Two)[20]
* 2008: 5th place (Division Two)

### Germany Tri-Nation Series

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* 2021: Champions

## Current squad

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This lists all the players who have played for Germany in the past 12 months or has been part of the latest T20I squad. Updated as of 14 July 2024

Name  | Age  | Batting style  | Bowling style  | Notes

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Batters
Harmanjot Singh | 31 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break |
Faisal Mubashir | 38 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break |
Ben Kohler-Cadmore | 31 | Left-handed |  |
Vaseekaran Aritharan | 37 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
All-rounders
Venkatraman Ganesan | 39 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Captain
Mussadiq Ahmed | 44 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast |
Wicket-keeper
Sachin Mandy | 33 | Right-handed |  |
Spin Bowlers
Muslim Yar | 25 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox |
Ghulam Rasul Ahmadi | 27 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox |
Vishnu Elam Bharathi | 31 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox |
Pace Bowlers
Sahir Naqash | 34 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
Zahid Zadran | 25 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
Fayaz Khan | 28 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
Sajid Liaqat | 39 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |
Hamid Wardak | 36 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium |
Adil Khan | 20 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium |

## Records and statistics

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International Match Summary — Germany[26]

Last updated 14 July 2024

Playing Record

Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals | 58 | 36 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 11 May 2019

### Twenty20 International

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* Germany's highest score: 181/5 (18.2 overs) v. Belgium on 10 June 2023 at Bayer Uerdingen Cricket Ground, Krefeld.[27]
* Highest individual score: 81*, Vijayshankar Chikkannaiah v. France on 7 August 2021 at Bayer Uerdingen Cricket Ground, Krefeld.[28]
* Best bowling figures in an innings: 5/23, Ghulam Ahmadi v. Belgium on 10 June 2023 at Bayer Uerdingen Cricket Ground, Krefeld.[29]

Most T20I runs for Germany[30]

| Player | Runs | Average | Career span

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Harmanjot Singh | 619 | 23.80 | 2019–2024
Venkatraman Ganesan | 577 | 18.61 | 2019–2024
Vijayshankar Chikkannaiah | 575 | 23.00 | 2019–2023
Talha Khan | 532 | 23.13 | 2019–2023
Michael Richardson | 511 | 30.05 | 2019–2023

Most T20I wickets for Germany[31]

| Player | Wicket | Average | Career span

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Muslim Yar | 58 | 16.32 | 2019–2024
Ghulam Ahmadi | 52 | 19.19 | 2021–2024
Elam Bharathi | 46 | 14.60 | 2020–2023
Sahir Naqash | 43 | 15.34 | 2019–2023
Dieter Klein | 28 | 19.14 | 2020–2023

T20I record versus other nations[26]

Records complete to T20I #2761. Last updated 14 July 2024.

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

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vs Full Members
Ireland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 February 2022 |
vs Associate Members
Austria | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 June 2022 | 9 June 2022
Bahrain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 February 2022 |
Belgium | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 May 2019 | 11 May 2019
Canada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 February 2022 |
Croatia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 July 2024 | 14 July 2024
Denmark | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 June 2019 | 19 June 2019
France | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 August 2021 | 6 August 2021
Gibraltar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 July 2024 | 8 July 2024
Guernsey | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 June 2019 | 15 June 2019
Italy | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 25 May 2019 | 17 October 2021
Jersey | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 June 2019 | 20 June 2019
Norway | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 June 2019 | 20 June 2019
Philippines | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 February 2022 | 24 February 2022
Scotland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 July 2023 |
Spain | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 March 2020 | 8 March 2020
Sweden | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 June 2022 | 9 June 2022
United Arab Emirates | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 February 2022 |

## See also

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* List of Germany Twenty20 International cricketers

## Notes

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1. ^ From 2023 edition onwards, T20 World Cup Qualifier refers to the Regional Final of the ICC Europe region.

## References

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1. ^ "Atiq-uz-Zaman wird neuer Bundestrainer der Herren" (in German). Deutscher Cricket Bund. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
2. ^ "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
3. ^ "T20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
4. ^ "T20I matches - 2025 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
5. ^ a b c d e f Germany at CricketArchive
6. ^ "Cricket-loving Asian migrants take game to Germany". BBC News. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
7. ^ a b Other matches played by West Germany Archived 2 June 2019 at the Wayback Machine – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
8. ^ Other matches played by Germany Archived 2 June 2019 at the Wayback Machine – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
9. ^ ICC Trophy matches played by Germany – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
10. ^ "ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier A: Eight teams to battle out for two spots in Muscat from 18-24 February". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
11. ^ 1996 European Nations Cup Archived 24 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine at Cricket Archive
12. ^ Scorecard of France v Germany, 23 August 1997
13. ^ "A hundred matches of the century". Cricinfo. 10 July 2008. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
14. ^ a b 1998 European Championship Archived 9 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine at CricketEurope
15. ^ a b 2000 European Championship Archived 5 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine at CricketEurope
16. ^ ICC Trophy matches played by Germany Archived 30 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine at Cricket Archive
17. ^ a b 2001 ICC Trophy at Cricinfo
18. ^ a b "2002 European Championship Official Site – Results". Archived from the original on 6 January 2009. Retrieved 17 October 2007.
19. ^ a b 2004 European Division Two Championship Archived 1 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine at the official website of the European Cricket Council
20. ^ a b 2006 European Division Two Championship Archived 17 November 2006 at the Wayback Machine at CricketEurope
21. ^ "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
22. ^ "Finalists confirmed after final day's play". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
23. ^ "Germany announce dates for first T20Is". International Cricket Council. 30 January 2019. Archived from the original on 20 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
24. ^ "2005 ICC Trophy official site". Archived from the original on 3 April 2007. Retrieved 17 October 2007.
25. ^ 1996 European Championship Archived 5 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine at CricketEurope
26. ^ a b "Records / Germany / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
27. ^ "Records / Germany / Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
28. ^ "Records / Germany / Twenty20 Internationals / High scores". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
29. ^ "Records / France / Twenty20 Internationals / Best bowling figures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
30. ^ "Records / Germany / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
31. ^ "Records / Germany / Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 February 2022.

## External links

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* Official site – in German.

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