Bulgaria national cricket team

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Bulgaria
Flag of Bulgaria.svg
Association Bulgarian Cricket Federation
Personnel
CaptainDimo Nikolov
International Cricket Council
ICC status Associate member [1] (2017)
ICC region Europe
ICC RankingsCurrent [2] Best-ever
T20I 75th 52nd (30 Aug 2020)
International cricket
First internationalv. Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland at Ljubljana, Slovenia; 15 August 2004
Twenty20 Internationals
First T20Iv. Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia at Marina Ground, Corfu; 14 October 2019
Last T20Iv. Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia at National Sports Academy, Sofia; 25 June 2023
T20IsPlayedWon/Lost
Total [3] 44 15/26 (0 ties, 3 no results)
This year [4] 0 0/0 (0 ties, 0 no results)
As of 1 January 2024

The Bulgaria national cricket team represents Bulgaria in international cricket. The team is organised by the Bulgarian Cricket Federation, which became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2008 [5] and an associate member in 2017. [1] Bulgaria made its international debut in 2004, at the ECC Representative Championship in Slovenia. The majority of its matches since then have come against other European affiliate members of the ICC, including in several European Cricket Council (ECC) tournaments. [6]

Contents

History

Since 2018

In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Bulgaria and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 have the T20I status. [7]

Bulgaria played their first T20I on 14 October 2019, against Serbia, during the 2019 Hellenic Premier League.

14 October 2019
14:30
Scorecard
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg
156/6 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
161/4 (18 overs)
Leslie Dunbar 104* (61)
Prakash Mishra 3/12 (4 overs)
Kiran Dasan 74 (59)
Apon Mustafizur 2/30 (3 overs)
Bulgaria won by 6 wickets
Marina Ground, Gouvia
Umpires: Ioannis Afthinos (Gre) and Ruban Sivanadian (Can)
  • Serbia won the toss and elected to bat.

Tournament history

European Cricket Championship

Euro Twenty-20

Grounds

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Locations of grounds which have hosted international cricket matches within Bulagria

Current squad

This lists all the players who have played for Bulgaria in the past 12 months or has been part of the latest T20I squad. Updated as of 11 July 2022.

NameAgeBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batters
Ishan de Silva25Right-handedRight-arm off break
Kevin D'Souza25Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Omar Rassol26Right-handedRight-arm off break
Ivaylo Katzarski42Right-handedRight-arm medium
Fayaz Mohammad48Right-handedRight-arm medium
Vasil Hristov23Right-handedRight-arm medium
All-rounders
Prakash Mishra23Right-handedRight-arm medium
Hristo Lakov32Right-handedRight-arm medium Vice-captain
Jacob Albin25Right-handedRight-arm medium
Mukul Kadyan30Right-handedRight-arm medium
Sulaiman Ali26Right-handedRight-arm medium
Dimo Nikolov30Right-handedRight-arm medium Captain
Bakhtiar Tahiri32Right-handedRight-arm medium
Wicketkeeper
Saim Hussain27Left-handed
Spin Bowlers
Sandeep Nair25Right-handedRight-arm off break
Pace Bowlers
Delrick Verghese26Right-handedRight-arm medium
Ahsan Khan29Right-handedRight-arm medium
Asad Ali Rehemtulla29Right-handedRight-arm medium
Agagyul Ahmadhel22Right-handedRight-arm medium
Karthik Pillai23Right-handedRight-arm medium

Records and statistics

International Match Summary — Bulgaria [8]

Last updated 25 June 2023

Playing Record
FormatMWLTNRInaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals4415260314 October 2019

Twenty20 International

T20I record versus other nations [8]

Records complete to T20I #2118. Last updated 25 June 2023.

OpponentMWLTNRFirst matchFirst win
vs Associate Members
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1010030 July 2022
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 1100023 June 202323 June 2023
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 303004 September 2021
Flag of Gibraltar.svg  Gibraltar 4220023 October 202124 October 2021
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 4210116 October 201918 October 2019
Flag of Guernsey.svg  Guernsey 1010024 July 2022
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 1010011 May 2022
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 202002 September 2021
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 6050123 September 2020
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 7160016 October 202016 October 2020
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 11730114 October 201914 October 2019
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 1100027 July 202227 July 2022
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 1010022 October 2021
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1100024 June 202324 June 2023

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References

  1. 1 2 "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. ↑ Bulgaria Archived 28 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine – International Cricket Council. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  6. ↑ Other matches played by Bulgaria Archived 1 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  7. ↑ "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council . 26 April 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  8. 1 2 "Records / Bulgaria / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  9. ↑ "Records / Bulgaria / Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  10. ↑ "Records / Bulgaria / Twenty20 Internationals / High scores". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  11. ↑ "Records / Bulgaria / Twenty20 Internationals / Best bowling figures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  12. ↑ "Records / Bulgaria / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  13. ↑ "Records / Bulgaria / Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 23 September 2020.


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