Saudi Arabia national cricket team

Men's cricket team

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

Saudi Arabia

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Association| Saudi Arabian Cricket Federation
Personnel
Captain| Waji ul Hassan
Coach| Kabir Khan
International Cricket Council
ICC status| Associate member (2016)
Affiliate member (2003)
ICC region| Asia
| ICC Rankings|  Current[1]|  Best-ever

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T20I|  32nd|  22nd (2 May 2019)
T20 Internationals
First T20I| v  Bahrain at Al Emarat Cricket Stadium, Muscat; 20 January 2019
Last T20I| v  United Arab Emirates at ICC Academy Ground, Dubai; 19 December 2024
| T20Is|  Played|  Won/Lost

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Total[2]|  54|  29/25
(0 ties, 0 no results)
This year[3]|  0|  0/0
(0 ties, 0 no results)

T20I kit

As of 19 December 2024

The Saudi Arabia national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Saudi Arabia in international cricket. The team is organized by the Saudi Arabian Cricket Federation, which became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2003[4] and an associate member in 2016. Saudi Arabia made its international debut at the 2004 ACC Trophy in Malaysia, and has since played regularly in Asian Cricket Council (ACC) tournaments. After finishing second in the 2014 ACC Elite League, the team qualified for the World Cricket League for the first time. Saudi Arabia was due to compete in the 2015 Division Six event, but members of the team were denied visas by the host country, forcing the team to withdraw.[5]

## History

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The international debut of the Saudi senior team came in the ACC Trophy in 2004, where they failed to progress beyond the first round. They again failed to go past the first round in 2006, but had the remarkable achievement of scoring 499 runs in 50 overs against Brunei. Earlier in the year they came fourth in the Middle East Cup.[citation needed]

Arguably their greatest moment in international cricket to date came in the 2008 ACC Trophy Elite when they defeated the UAE by 29 runs, a team which has had previous One Day International experience.[6]

With the separation of the ACC Trophy into Elite and Challenge divisions, following their performance at the 2006 ACC Trophy Saudi Arabia they competed in the Elite division in the 2008 competition, in which they came 10th. This result relegated them to the 2009 ACC Trophy Challenge, in which they did not appear. They did, however, appear in the 2010 competition, in which they came 2nd and gained promotion back to the Elite division.[citation needed]

Besides the 50 over format, Saudi Arabia have also played in the Twenty20 format of the game in the 2007 ACC Twenty20 Cup, in which they failed to progress beyond the group stage, and the 2009 ACC Twenty20 Cup, in which they came 8th.[citation needed]

### 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 Saudi Arabia and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I.[7]

Saudi Arabia made its Twenty20 International debut on 20 January 2019, losing to Bahrain by 41 runs in the 2019 ACC Western Region T20 at Al Emarat Cricket Stadium, Muscat, Oman.[8]

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 Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia won the 2023 ACC Men's Challenger Cup in Thailand, finishing undefeated to qualify for the 2023 ACC Men's Premier Cup in Nepal. The team defeated Bahrain in the tournament final by 10 wickets, after bowling Bahrain out for just 26 runs.[9]

## Tournament history

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### Asia Cup Qualifier

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ACC Asia Cup Qualifier record

Year/Host  | Round  | Position  | GP  | W  | L  | T  | NR
2016 | Did not participate
2018 | Did not participate
2022 | Did not qualify
Total | 0/3 | 0 Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0

### ACC Western Region T20

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ACC Western Region T20 record

Host/Year  | Round  | Position  | GP  | W  | L  | T  | NR
2019 | Winner | 1/5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0
2020 | Group stages | – | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0
Total | 2/2 | 0 Titles | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0

### ACC Trophy

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ACC Trophy record

Host/Year  | Round  | Position  | GP  | W  | L  | T  | NR
1996 | Did not participate
1998
2000
2002
2004 | Group stages | 11/15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0
2006 | Group stages | 10/17 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0
2008 | Group stages | 10/10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0
2010 | Did not participate
2012 | Group stages | 9/10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0
Total | 4/9 | 0 Titles | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0

### ACC Twenty20 Cup

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ACC Twenty20 Cup record

Host/Year  | Round  | Position  | GP  | W  | L  | T  | NR
2007 | Group stages | 8/10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0
2009 | Group stages | 10/12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0
2011 | Group stages | 10/10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0
2013 | Did not participate
2015 | Group stages | 3/6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0
Total | 4/5 | 0 Titles | 19 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0

### ACC Men's Challenger Cup

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ACC Men's Challenger Cup record

Year/Host  | Round  | Position  | GP  | W  | L  | T  | NR
2023 | Winner | 1/8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0
2024 | Winner | 1/10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0
Total | 2/2 | 2 Titles | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0

### ACC Men's Premier Cup

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ACC Men's Premier Cup record

Year/Host  | Round  | Position  | GP  | W  | L  | T  | NR
2023 | Group stages | 8/10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1
2024 | Group stages | 7/10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0
Total | 2/2 | 0 Titles | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1

## Coaching history

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* 2021-present:  Kabir Khan[9]

## Current squad

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This lists all players who played for Saudi Arabia in the past 12 months or were in the most recent One-day or T20I squads. Uncapped players are listed in italics.

Name  | Age  | Batting style  | Bowling style  | Formats  | Notes

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Batters
Abdul Waheed | 31 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | One-day & T20I | Vice-captain
Waqar ul Hassan | 33 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | One-day |
Faisal Khan | 28 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | Onde-day & T20I |
Saad Khan | 37 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | T20I |
Kashif Siddique | 36 | Left-handed |  | One-day |
Zuhair Muhammad | 20 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | One-day & T20I |
All-rounders
Hisham Shaikh | 28 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | One-day & T20I | Captain
Waji ul Hassan | 29 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | One-day & T20I |
Usman Khalid | 41 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | One-day & T20I |
Kashif Abbas | 37 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | T20I |
Wicketkeepers
Manan Ali | 27 | Right-handed |  | One-day & T20I |
Haseeb Ghafoor | 41 | Right-handed |  | One-day & T20I |
Spin Bowlers
Zain ul Abidin | 32 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | One-day & T20I |
Imran Yousuf | 37 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | One-day |
Usman Ali | 37 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | T20I |
Pace Bowlers
Ishtiaq Ahmad | 31 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | One-day & T20I |
Atif ur Rehman | 43 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | One-day & T20I |
Usman Najeeb | 29 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | One-day & T20I |
Shahzaib | 32 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | One-day |
Ahmad Raza | 20 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | T20I |

Updated as on 14 April 2024

## Records

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International Match Summary — Saudi Arabia[10]

Last updated 19 December 2024

Playing Record

Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals | 54 | 29 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 20 January 2019

### Twenty20 International

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* Highest team total: 221/3 v. Bhutan on 15 February 2024 at Terdthai Cricket Ground , Bangkok.[11]
* Highest individual score: 115*, Waji Ul Hassan v. Bhutan on 15 February 2024 at Terdthai Cricket Ground , Bangkok.[12]
* Best individual bowling figures: 5/6, Zain Ul Abidin v. Bhutan on 15 February 2024 at Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok.[13]

Most T20I runs for Saudi Arabia[14]

| Player | Runs | Average | Career span

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Faisal Khan | 1,402 | 30.86 | 2019–2024
Abdul Waheed | 1,251 | 32.92 | 2020–2024
Manan Ali | 554 | 21.30 | 2023–2024
Hisham Shaikh | 440 | 23.15 | 2021–2024
Waji Ul Hassan | 434 | 27.12 | 2024–2024

Most T20I wickets for Saudi Arabia[15]

| Player | Wickets | Average | Career span

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Usman Najeeb | 50 | 17.12 | 2022–2024
Ishtiaq Ahmad | 47 | 19.29 | 2021–2024
Hisham Shaikh | 32 | 20.56 | 2021–2024
Zain Ul Abidin | 34 | 23.58 | 2021–2024
Usman Khalid | 21 | 17.90 | 2021–2024

T20I record versus other nations[10]

Records complete to T20I #3074. Last updated 19 December 2024.

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

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vs Associate Members
Bahrain | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 January 2019 | 20 November 2022
Bhutan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 February 2024 | 3 February 2024
Cambodia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 February 2024 | 1 February 2024
Canada | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 November 2022 |
Hong Kong | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 April 2024 | 14 April 2024
Indonesia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 February 2024 | 5 February 2024
Iran | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 February 2019 | 24 February 2019
Japan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 February 2024 | 9 February 2024
Kuwait | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 January 2019 | 24 January 2019
Malaysia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 April 2024 |
Maldives | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 January 2019 | 22 January 2019
Nepal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 April 2024 |
Oman | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 November 2022 | 18 December 2024
Qatar | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 21 January 2019 | 24 January 2019
Thailand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 February 2024 | 13 February 2024
United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 February 2020 | 19 December 2024

## See also

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* List of Saudi Arabia Twenty20 International cricketers

## References

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1. ^ "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
2. ^ "T20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
3. ^ "T20I matches - 2025 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
4. ^ "CricketArchive – Saudi Arabia page". CricketArchive. 6 December 2010. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
5. ^ Other matches played by Saudi Arabia Archived 7 November 2017 at the Wayback Machine – CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
6. ^ "Saudi Arabia v UAE". CricketArchive. 25 July 2008. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
7. ^ "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
8. ^ "ACC Western Region T20 2019: RESULTS".
9. ^ a b Pike, Jon (9 March 2023). "Challenger Cup triumph evidence of progress in Saudi cricket". Arab News. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
10. ^ a b "Records / Saudi Arabia / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
11. ^ "Records / Saudi Arabia / Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
12. ^ "Records / Saudi Arabia / Twenty20 Internationals / High scores". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
13. ^ "Records / Saudi Arabia / Twenty20 Internationals / Best bowling figures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
14. ^ "Most runs for Saudi Arabia in T20Is". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
15. ^ "Most wickets for Saudi Arabia in T20Is". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 November 2024.

## External links

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* SaudiCricket
* Exclusive: Saudi Arabia’s game-changing-plans for cricket in the Kingdom https://arab.news/4av6b

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