Cambodia national cricket team

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

Cambodia

Cambodia
Association	Cricket Association of Cambodia
Personnel
Captain	Ghulam Murtaza Chughtai
Coach	Nirmaljit Singh
International Cricket Council
ICC status	Associate member (2022)
ICC region	Asia
ICC Rankings Current [1] Best-ever T20I 43rd 38th (09-Feb-24)
T20 Internationals
First T20I	v   Singapore at AZ Group Cricket Oval, Phnom Penh; 4 May 2023
Last T20I	v   Indonesia at Udayana Cricket Ground, Jimbaran; 16 June 2025
T20Is Played Won/Lost Total [2] 36 16/19 (0 ties, 1 no result) This year [3] 8 5/2 (0 ties, 1 no result)
As of 16 June 2025

The Cambodia men's national cricket team represents the country of Cambodia in international cricket competitions.

Cricket in the former French colony of Cambodia is still a mainly expatriate game at senior level, although the sport is growing amongst younger Cambodians. A structured cricket league is being planned with the help of the Thailand Cricket League with both the National Stadium, Phnom Penh and the Army Stadium being available for matches.

History

Cambodia applied for Asian Cricket Council membership, which was granted in 2012. ^[4] The Association became a member of the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia in 2011 and were granted full membership of the Olympic Committee in 2021.

Construction of a cricket ground 10 km from Phnom Penh began in 2014. ^[5]

The team played its first international match on the Kinrara Oval ground in Malaysia against a Malaysian Development Squad in 2019.

In March 2020, the Cambodia Cricket Association announced that a Cambodia Board XI team would tour Singapore in April 2020 to play three T20 matches, to prepare for Associate membership of the International Cricket Council. Due to COVID-19, the tour was postponed to May 2022. ^[6]

The Cricket Association of Cambodia was established in 2021 as the legal governing body of the sport in the country. Most of the association's board members are local Cambodians.

Associate membership (2022–present)

Cambodia applied for ICC membership in 2021. ^[7] In July 2022, Cambodia was awarded Associate membership status by ICC. ^[8]

Cambodia hosted the 2023 Southeast Asian Games, with cricket included as a sport. ^{[9] [10] [11]}

4 May 2023 10:30 Scorecard

Cambodia   181/7 (20 overs)	v	Singapore 166 (19.5 overs)
Luqman Butt 49 (23) Adwitya Bhargava 4/19 (4 overs)		Raoul Sharma 42 (24) Uday Hathinjar 3/21 (4 overs)

Cambodia won by 15 runs AZ Group Cricket Oval, Phnom Penh Umpires: Samad Akbar (Tha) and Riaz Ur Rahman (Idn) Player of the match: Luqman Butt (Cam)

• Cambodia won the toss and elected to bat.
• First ever men's T20I match for Cambodia.
• Etienne Beukes, Luqman Butt, Mahaj Chadha, Sharwan Godara, Lakshit Gupta, Uday Hathinjar, Utkarsh Jain, Gulam Murtaza, Anish Prasad, Ram Sharan and Salvin Stanly (Cam) all made their T20I debuts.

The Cambodian squad at the 2023 Southeast Games contained "an influx of players of varying pedigree and experience from the Indian subcontinent", with allegations made that players were issued Cambodian passports days before the start of the tournament and that players were ineligible under ICC rules. ^[12]

Tournament history

ACC Men's Challenger Cup

• 2024: Runners-up

ACC Men's Premier Cup

ACC Premier Cup record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L	T	NR
2023	Did not participate
2024	Group stage	10th	4	0	4	0	0
Total	1/2	0 Titles	0	0	4	0	0

Southeast Asian Games

• Gold medal (3): 2023

Records and statistics

International Match Summary — Cambodia ^[13]

Last updated 16 June 2025

Playing Record
Format	M	W	L	T	NR	Inaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals	36	16	19	0	1	4 May 2023

Twenty20 Internationals

• Highest team total: 182/5 v. Philippines on 10 May 2023 at AZ Group Cricket Oval, Phnom Penh. ^[14]
• Highest individual score: 86*, Ram Sharan v. Indonesia on 21 November 2023 at Udayana Cricket Ground, Jimbaran. ^[15]
• Best individual bowling figures: 4/5, Sharwan Godara v. China on 28 January 2024 at Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok. ^[16]

T20I record versus other nations ^[13]

Records complete to T20I #3242. Last updated 16 June 2025.

Opponent	M	W	L	T	NR	First match	First win
Associate Members
Bahrain	2	0	2	0	0	16 April 2024
Bhutan	2	2	0	0	0	5 February 2024	5 February 2024
China	1	1	0	0	0	28 January 2024	28 January 2024
Hong Kong	1	0	1	0	0	28 September 2023
Indonesia	15	8	6	0	1	20 November 2023	21 November 2023
Japan	1	0	1	0	0	27 September 2023
Kuwait	1	0	1	0	0	13 April 2024
Malaysia	1	1	0	0	0	11 May 2023	11 May 2023
Myanmar	1	1	0	0	0	27 January 2024	27 January 2024
Oman	1	0	1	0	0	14 April 2024
Philippines	1	1	0	0	0	10 May 2023	10 May 2023
Qatar	1	0	1	0	0	23 November 2024
Saudi Arabia	3	0	3	0	0	1 February 2024
Singapore	2	2	0	0	0	4 May 2023	4 May 2023
Thailand	1	0	1	0	0	20 November 2024
United Arab Emirates	2	0	2	0	0	17 April 2024

See also

• List of Cambodia Twenty20 International cricketers
• Cambodia women's national cricket team

References

1. "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
2. "T20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
3. "T20I matches - 2025 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
4. NEW ACC MEMBERS: CAMBODIA, CHINESE TAIPEI AND TAJIKISTAN Asian Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 October 2012
5. "Cambodia Gets Going", Asian Cricket Council. Retrieved 10 March 2016
6. "CAC says first edition of SEACG 'a big success' - Khmer Times". 2 June 2022.
7. "CAC bat for International Cricket Council membership - Khmer Times". 22 June 2022.
8. "Three new countries receive ICC Membership status". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 2022-08-04.
9. CAMBODIA COMING ON Asian Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 October 2012
10. "'Monumental achievement' for CFC as cricket included in 2023 SEA Games - Khmer Times". 13 July 2022.
11. T. Senase, Jose Rodriguez (2 June 2022). "CAC says first edition of SEACG 'a big success' - Khmer Times". khmertimeskh.com/. Khmer Times. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
12. Pike, Jon (11 April 2024). "Challenges for all teams in the 2024 Asia Premier Cup". Arab News. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
13. "Records / Cambodia / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
14. "Records / Cambodia / Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 22 November 2023.
15. "Records / Cambodia / Twenty20 Internationals / High Scores". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 22 November 2023.
16. "Records / Cambodia / Twenty20 Internationals / Best bowling figures". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 22 November 2023.