Bhutan national cricket team

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Bhutan
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Nickname(s)The Dragons
Association Bhutan Cricket Council Board
Personnel
CaptainThinley Jamtsho
Coach Trishane Nonis
International Cricket Council
ICC status Associate member [1] (2017)
ICC region Asia
ICC RankingsCurrent [2] Best-ever
T20I 75th 57th (9 July 2022)
International cricket
First internationalv. Maldives  Flag of Maldives.svg
(Kirtipur, Nepal; 6 March 2003)
Twenty20 Internationals
First T20Iv Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur; 5 December 2019
Last T20Iv Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives at Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok; 16 February 2024
T20IsPlayedWon/Lost
Total [3] 21 7/14
(0 ties, 0 no results)
This year [4] 8 1/7
(0 ties, 0 no results)
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As of 16 February 2024

The Bhutan men's national cricket team, nicknamed The Dragons, represents the Kingdom of Bhutan in international cricket. The team is organised by the Bhutan Cricket Council Board, which became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2001 [5] and an associate member in 2017. [1] Bhutan made its international debut in 2003, at the Emerging Nations Tournament organised by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC). The team has since regularly participated in ACC tournaments, and also in the World Cricket League event WCL Division Eight in 2010 and 2012. [6]

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The Dechephu Lhakhang (temple) in Thimphu is the spiritual home of Bhutan Cricket and players visit before every tournament. “We do not pray for victory”, said national captain Damber Singh Gurung, “we pray for each other to give our best and to emerge complete from the competition.” [7]

History

Bhutan Cricket Council Board became an affiliate member of the ICC in 2001. They played their first internationals in 2003 in a tri-nation series against Maldives and Nepal, hosted by the latter. [8] They made their ACC Trophy debut at the 2004 tournament, where they made the quarter-finals. Their first international victory came against Iran.

They again competed at the ACC Trophy in 2006 but were eliminated in the first round after a series of heavy defeats. Their only win came against newcomers Myanmar.

Following the 2006 ACC Trophy, the tournament was split into two divisions: Elite and Challenge. Bhutan took part in the 2009 ACC Trophy Challenge, where they were runners up. This result qualified them for the next ACC Trophy Elite as well as Division Eight of the World Cricket League.

2018-Present

In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Bhutan and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 have had the T20I status. [9]

Bhutan played their first T20I on 5 December 2019, against Nepal, during the 2019 South Asian Games. Nepal won that match by 141 runs.

5 December 2019
09:00
Scorecard
Nepal    Flag of Nepal.svg
236/3 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan
95/6 (20 overs)
Gyanendra Malla 107 (55)
Karma Dorji 2/45 (4 overs)
Ranjung Mikyo Dorji 27 (23)
Paras Khadka 2/11 (4 overs)
Nepal won by 141 runs
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Deepal Gunawardene (SL) and Buddhi Pradhan (Nep)
Player of the match: Gyanendra Malla (Nep)
  • Bhutan won the toss and elected to field.
  • First ever T20I match for Bhutan.

Tournament history

ODI World Cup

World Cup record
Year/HostRoundPositionPWLTNR
Flag of England.svg 1975 No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify
Flag of England.svg 1979
Flag of England.svg 1983
Flag of India.svg Flag of Pakistan.svg 1987
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Flag of New Zealand.svg 1992
Flag of India.svg Flag of Pakistan.svg Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 1996
Flag of England.svg 1999
Flag of South Africa.svg Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Flag of Kenya.svg 2003
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg 2007
Flag of India.svg Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Flag of Bangladesh.svg 2011
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Flag of New Zealand.svg 2015
Flag of England.svg 2019
Flag of India.svg 2023
Total00/1300000

ICC Champions Trophy

ICC Champions Trophy record
Host & YearRoundPositionGPWLTNR
Flag of Bangladesh.svg 1998 Did not qualify
Flag of Kenya.svg 2000
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2002
Flag of England.svg 2004 No ODI status/Did not qualify
Flag of India.svg 2006
Flag of South Africa.svg 2009
Flag of England.svg Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 2013
Flag of England.svg Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg 2017
Flag of Pakistan.svg 2025
Flag of India.svg 2029 To be determined
Total0/80 titles00000

ICC T20 World Cup

ICC T20 World Cup record
Year/HostRoundPositionGPWLTNR
Flag of South Africa.svg 2007 Did not qualify
Flag of England.svg 2009
WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg 2010
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2012
Flag of Bangladesh.svg 2014
Flag of India.svg 2016
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg Flag of Oman.svg 2021
Flag of Australia (converted).svg 2022
Flag of the United States.svg WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg 2024
Total0/9000000

ACC Asia Cup

ACC Asia Cup record
Host & YearRoundPositionPldWLTNR
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 1984 Did not qualify
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 1986
Flag of Bangladesh.svg 1988
Flag of India.svg 1990–91
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 1995
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 1997
Flag of Bangladesh.svg 2000
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2004
Flag of Pakistan.svg 2008
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2010
Flag of Bangladesh.svg 2012
Flag of Bangladesh.svg 2014
Flag of Bangladesh.svg 2016
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2018
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2022
Flag of Pakistan.svg Flag of Sri Lanka.svg 2023
Total0/16000000

ACC Asia Cup Qualifier

ACC Asia Cup Qualifier record
Year/HostRoundPositionGPWLTNR
Flag of Bangladesh.svg 2016 Did not participate
Flag of Malaysia.svg 2018 Did not participate
Flag of Oman.svg 2022 Did not participate
Total0/30 Titles00000

ICC World Cricket League

ICC World Cricket League record
Year/HostRoundPositionGPWLTNR
Flag of Kuwait.svg 2010 Plate7/851400
Flag of Samoa.svg 2012 7th place play-off8/840400
Total2/20 Titles91800

ACC Trophy Elite

ACC Trophy Elite record
Year/HostRoundPositionGPWLTNR
Flag of Malaysia.svg 1996 Did not participate
Flag of Nepal.svg 1998
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2000
Flag of Singapore.svg 2002
Flag of Malaysia.svg 2004 Group stages8/1021100
Flag of Malaysia.svg 2006 Group stages13/1741300
Flag of Malaysia.svg 2008 Did not participate
Flag of Kuwait.svg 2010 Group stages8/1041300
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2012 Group stages10/1040400
Total4/90 Titles1431100

ACC Twenty20 Cup

ACC Twenty20 Cup record
Year/HostRoundPositionGPWLTNR
Flag of Kuwait.svg 2007 Did not participate
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2009
Flag of Nepal.svg 2011 Group stages9/1040400
Flag of Nepal.svg 2013 Did not participate
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2015
Total1/50 Titles40400

ACC Eastern Region T20

ACC Eastern Region T20record
Host & YearRoundPositionGPWLTNR
Flag of Thailand.svg 2018 Champion1/442101
Total1/11 Titles42101

ACC Challenger Cup

ACC Men's Challenger Cup record
Host/YearRoundPositionGPWLTNR
Flag of Thailand.svg 2023 Semi-finals–41300
Flag of Thailand.svg 2024 7th place play-off8/1040400
Total2/20 Titles81700

Records and statistics

International Match Summary — Bhutan [10]

Last updated 16 February 2024

Playing Record
FormatMWLTNRInaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals21714005 December 2019

Twenty20 International

T20I record versus other nations [10]

Records complete to T20I #2477. Last updated 16 February 2024.

OpponentMWLTNRFirst matchFirst win
vs Associate Members
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 101005 February 2024
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1100030 July 202330 July 2023
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 101001 February 2024
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 404002 July 2022
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 633007 December 20194 July 2022
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 1100026 July 202326 July 2023
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 101005 December 2019
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 202003 February 2024
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 422006 July 20226 July 2022

Other records

For a list of selected international matches played by Bhutan, see Cricket Archive.

See also

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  2. ↑ "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
  3. ↑ "T20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  4. ↑ "T20I matches - 2024 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  5. ↑ Country: Bhutan – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  6. ↑ Other matches played by Bhutan Archived 31 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  7. ↑ "About Us | Bhutan Cricket Council Board". 16 October 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  8. ↑ "Cricket making giant strides in the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan". 11 July 2021.
  9. ↑ "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council . 26 April 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
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  11. ↑ "Records / Bhutan / Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
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