The Kuwait national cricket team is the team that represents Kuwait in international cricket. The team is organised by Cricket Kuwait, which has been an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 2005, having previously been an affiliate member since 1998. Kuwait made its international debut in 1979, but has only played regularly at international level since the early 2000s, appearing regularly in Asian Cricket Council tournaments since then. Beginning in the early 2010s, the side appeared in several World Cricket League events, although it was relegated back to regional level after the 2013 Division Six tournament.
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 and an associate member in 2017.
The Maldives national cricket team represents the country of Maldives in international cricket. Although they did not become an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) until 2001, they have taken part in the ACC Trophy on every occasion since its inception in 1996. They have never progressed beyond the first round of the tournament. They became an associate member in 2017.
The Gulf Cooperation Council Athletics Championship is a biennial international athletics competition between athletes from nations within the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf. It was first held in 1986.
The 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier was the tournament played as part of qualification process for the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup.
Ravija Sandaruwan is a Sri Lankan-born cricketer who plays for the Kuwait national cricket team. He made his List A debut for Saracens Sports Club in the 2012–13 Premier Limited Overs Tournament in Sri Lanka on 27 December 2012. He made his first-class debut, also for Saracens Sports Club, in the 2012–13 Premier League Tournament on 30 March 2013.
The 2019 Malaysia Tri-Nation Series was a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament held in Malaysia.
The Kuwait cricket team toured Qatar in July 2019 to play a three-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series. This was the first bilateral T20I series for both sides. The series formed part of both teams' preparation for the Asian Regional Qualifying Finals tournament for the 2019 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier. All of the matches were played at the West End Park International Cricket Stadium in Doha. Kuwait won the opening match by seven wickets, before the second match was decided by a Super Over which was won by Qatar, after the game was tied. Qatar won the final match by three wickets to win the series 2–1.
The 2022 Asia Cup Qualification was a men's cricket tournament which took place in Oman in August 2022 to determine qualification for the 2022 Asia Cup. The 2020 editions of the ACC Western and Eastern regional T20 tournaments were held in February and March of the same year by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC). Thirteen teams competed, with the aim of progressing to the qualifier. These were scheduled to be followed by the Asia Cup Qualifier tournament in Malaysia, which was due to be played in August 2020. However, in July 2020 the Asia Cup was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in the postponement of the qualifier. In May 2021, the Asian Cricket Council confirmed that there would be no Asia Cup in 2021, with that edition of the tournament deferred until 2023. It was later announced that there would be a T20I Asia Cup in 2022, to be hosted by the United Arab Emirates.
The 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier was a tournament that was played as part of qualification process for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup in October 2021. In April 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) granted full international status to Twenty20 men's matches played between member sides from 1 January 2019 onwards. Therefore, all the matches in the Regional Qualifiers were played as Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is). The Asia Qualifier consisted of two sub-regional groups, A and B, with the groups being played in Qatar and Malaysia respectively. The winners of each sub-regional group progressed to one of two global qualifiers. On 2 September 2021, the ICC announced that Group A had been moved from Kuwait to Qatar.
The 2020 Qatar Women's T20I Triangular Series was a women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) cricket tournament that took place at the West End Park International Cricket Stadium in Doha, Qatar from 17 to 21 January 2020. Matches in the series had official WT20I games as per ICC's announcement that full WT20I status would apply to all the matches played between women's teams of associate members after 1 July 2018. Qatar and Oman both made their WT20I debut in the opening match the tournament.
The 2022 GCC Women's Gulf Cup was a women's T20I cricket (WT20I) tournament played in Oman from 20 to 26 March 2022. Organised by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the tournament featured the women's national teams of Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates. Bahrain and Saudi Arabia played their first official WT20I matches during this tournament.
The 2022 ACC Women's T20 Championship was a women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) cricket tournament that was held in Malaysia from 17 to 25 June 2022. The tournament was organised by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) and the top two sides qualified for the 2022 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup. The series was the last to be played at the Kinrara Academy Oval before the ground closed on 30 June 2022.
The 2023 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier was a cricket tournament that formed part of the qualification process for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.
The Bahrain cricket team and Kuwait cricket team contested a five-match Twenty20 International (T20I) bilateral series in Oman in August 2022. The series provided Kuwait with preparation for the Asia Cup Qualifier that will be played at the same venue later in the month. The first match of the series ended as a tie, with Bahrain winning the Super Over tiebreaker. Kuwait levelled the series by winning a high-scoring second match. Kuwait won the third game, and went on to take an unassailable 3–1 lead in the series after winning the fourth game. The final game was a one-sided affair, with a hat-trick on his T20I debut for Shahrukh Quddus helping Kuwait take the match by 102 runs, and with it the series 4–1.
The 2022–23 Hong Kong Quadrangular Series was a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament, that took place in Hong Kong in March 2023. The participating teams were the hosts Hong Kong along with Bahrain, Kuwait and Malaysia. Shortly before the tournament, Cricket Hong Kong announced that former Kent County Cricket Club player Simon Willis became the new head coach of their senior men's team.
The 2023 Men's Gulf T20I Championship was a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament that took place in Qatar in September 2023. The participating teams in the inaugural edition of the Gulf Championship were the hosts Qatar along with Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates. All of the matches were played at the West End Park International Cricket Stadium in Doha. The top two sides in the round-robin advanced to the final.
The 2024 ACC Men's Challenger Cup, the second edition of the ACC Men's Challenger Cup, was played in Thailand in January and February 2024. All of the matches had Twenty20 International (T20I) status, and the tournament was a part of the qualification pathway for the 2025 Asia Cup.
The 2024 ACC Women's Premier Cup is the inaugural edition of the ACC Women's Premier Cup, being hosted by Malaysia in February 2024. The tournament is a part of the qualification pathway for 2024 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup. The Asian Cricket Council announced the complete fixtures for the tournament on 16 January 2024.
The 2024 Thailand Quadrangular Series was a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament that took place place in Thailand in February 2024. The participating teams were the hosts Thailand as well as Bhutan, Maldives and Saudi Arabia. All fours teams were already in Thailand after having participated in the 2024 ACC Men's Challenger Cup, which ended on 11 February 2024.
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