China national cricket team

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

China

Association	Chinese Cricket Association
Personnel
Captain	Wei Guo Lei
International Cricket Council
ICC status	Associate member [1] (2017)
ICC region	Asia
ICC Rankings Current [2] Best-ever T20I 78th 75th (2 May 2021)
International cricket
First international	v.   Iran at Chiang Mai, Thailand; 13 January 2009
Twenty20 Internationals
First T20I	v   Malaysia at Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran; 26 July 2023
Last T20I	v   Japan at Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok; 16 February 2024
T20Is Played Won/Lost Total [3] 11 2/9 (0 ties, 0 no results) This year [4] 7 1/6 (0 ties, 0 no results)
T20 kit
As of 15 May 2024

The China national cricket team is the team that represents China in international cricket. The team was organised by the Chinese Cricket Association, which became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2004 ^[5] and an associate member in 2017. ^[1] China did not make its debut in international cricket until the 2009 ACC Trophy Challenge, ^[6] although the Shanghai Cricket Club had previously acted as a de facto national side, from 1866 playing interport matches against international teams. ^[7] China has since participated in several other Asian Cricket Council (ACC) tournaments, as well as at the 2010 and 2014 Asian Games cricket events. ^[6] Hong Kong (a Special Administrative Region of China) and Taiwan (claimed as China's 23rd province) both field separate teams in international cricket.

In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between China and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I. ^[8]

History

Between 1858 and 1948, the Shanghai Cricket Club, the largest club in the country, playing games against many touring sides, but it was not recognised as an official national team.

Since September 2005, the Chinese Cricket Association has conducted eight coaching/umpiring training courses with assistance from the Asian Cricket Council. The sport is now played in nine cities in China, namely Beijing, Shanghai, Shenyang, Dalian, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Chongqing, Tianjin and Jinan. More than 150 schools have been involved.

China took part in the 2009 ACC Trophy Challenge, their first appearance in a representative tournament. The Chinese lost all of their group matches, including against Iran and the Maldives where they lost by 307 and 315 runs respectively. In the seventh-place playoff, China recorded their first-ever international win when they beat Myanmar by 118 runs.

20 January 2009 scorecard

China   181 (39.3 overs)	v	Myanmar 63 (20.3 overs)
Li Jian 32 (43) Aye Min Than 4/54 (9.3 overs)		Aye Min Than 19 (40) Li Jian 4/16 (4.3 overs)

China won by 118 runs Gymkhana Club, Chiang Mai Umpires: U Kaluhetti (Thailand) and M Kamruzzaman (Thailand) Player of the match: Li Jian (China)

• First ever International win for China

China took part in the 2014 ACC Twenty20 Cup in the United Arab Emirates. The team lost their first game against Afghanistan by 9 wickets after being bowled out for just 37. China lost all five of their group games by wide margins, including a record low total and record margin of defeat in a representative Twenty20 match when they lost to the United Arab Emirates by 209 runs after conceding 236 runs during the UAE's innings and then in reply were bowled out for 27 runs, with 15 of those runs coming in extras. They lost to Bahrain in the eleventh place playoff, thus finishing the tournament in twelfth and last place.

China participated in the 2010 Asian Games where, as host, it played against Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Oman, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the United Arab Emirates.

China played their first T20I on 26 July 2023, against Malaysia, during the 2023 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier.

26 July 2023 09:00 Scorecard

China   23 (11.2 overs)	v	Malaysia 24/2 (4.5 overs)
Wei Guo Lei 7 (15) Syazrul Idrus 7/8 (4 overs)		Virandeep Singh 19* (14) Wang Qi 1/5 (2 overs)

Malaysia won by 8 wickets Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran Umpires: Vrinda Rathi (Ind) and Ramasamy Venkatesh (HK) Player of the match: Syazrul Idrus (Mas)

• China won the toss and elected to bat.
• First ever T20I match for China.
• Syazrul Idrus became the first person to take 7 wickets in any men's T20 internationals ^[9]

In the same tournament, China defeated Myanmar in their last match to register their first-ever win in T20Is.

31 July 2023 13:30 Scorecard

Myanmar   77/8 (20 overs)	v	China 78/5 (17.2 overs)
Pyae Phyo Wai 17 (25) Chen Zhuo Yue 4/16 (4 overs)		Zhuang Zelin 33 (41) Paing Danu 2/15 (4 overs)

China won by 5 wickets Bayuemas Oval, Pandamaran Umpires: Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas) and Vrinda Rathi (Ind) Player of the match: Chen Zhuo Yue (Chn)

• China won the toss and elected to field.
• First ever T20I win for China.

Grounds

Main category: Cricket grounds in China

City Forex

Pingfeng Campus Cricket Field

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Major current cricket grounds in China

Current squad

As of 17 September 2024

No	Player	Playing role	Date of birth	Note
1	Wei Guo Lei	Batter	10 May 1988	Captain
2	Lei Sun	Batter	2 February 1991
3	Song Yang Yang	All Rounder	13 March 1994
4	Zhang Yu Fei	All Rounder	17 January 1992
5	Li Jian	All Rounder	3 July 1992
6	Zhong Wenyi	All Rounder	25 April 1998	Vice Captain
7	Han Min Jian	All Rounder	28 October 1995
8	Wang Jing	Batter	30 June 1996
9	Gaofeng Hu	Batter	12 April 1996
10	Zhao Gaosheng	Wicketkeeper	11 March 1993
11	Zhang Peng	Batter	14 July 1986
12	Qing Peng	Batter	26 April 1996
13	Yang Yusong	Baller	8 November 1990
14	Haiyang Tian	Batter Wicketkeeper	19 September 1994

Tournament history

ACC Challenger Cup

ACC Men's Challenger Cup record
Host/Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L	T	NR
2023	Did not participate
2024	9th place play-off	9th	3	1	2	0	0
Total	2/2	0 Titles	3	1	2	0	0

TwentyT20 East Asia Cup

Twenty20 East Asia Cup record
Host/Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L	T	NR
2016	Round-robin	4th	4	1	3	0	0
2018	Round-robin	3rd	3	1	2	0	0
2024	Round-robin	3rd	3	0	3	0	0
Total	3/3	0 Titles	10	2	8	0	0

ACC Eastern Region T20

ACC Eastern Region T20 record
Host/Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L	T	NR
2018	Round-robin	4th	4	0	3	0	1
2020	Did not participate
Total	0/0	0 Titles	4	0	3	0	1

ACC Trophy Challenge

ACC Trophy Challenge record
Host/Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L	T	NR
2009	7th place play-off	7th	4	1	3	0	0
2010	5th place play-off	6th	4	1	3	0	0
2012	6th place play-off	6th	4	2	2	0	0
Total	3/9	0 Titles	12	4	8	0	0

ACC Twenty20 Cup

ACC Twenty20 Cup
Host/Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L	T	NR
2007	Did not qualify
2009	Group stages	12th	5	0	5	0	0
2011	Did not qualify
2013	Did not qualify
2015	Did not qualify
Total	1/5	0 Titles	5	0	5	0	0

Asian Games

Asian Games records
Host/Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L	T	NR
2010	Quarter-final	5th	2	1	0	0	0
2014	Group stages	9th	2	0	2	0	0
2018	Did not included Cricket
2022	Did not participate
2026	To be determined
Total	2/3	0 Titles	4	0	4	0	0

Records

International Match Summary ^[10]

Last updated 16 February 2024

Playing Record
Format	M	W	L	T	NR	Inaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals	11	2	9	0	0	26 July 2023

Twenty20 International

• Highest team total: 129/4 v. Myanmar on 30 January 2024 at Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok. ^[11]
• Highest individual score: 70, Wei Guo Lei v. Myanmar on 30 January 2024 at Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok. ^[12]
• Best individual bowling figures: 5/9, Ma Qiancheng v. Myanmar on 30 January 2024 at Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok. ^[13]

T20I record versus other nations ^[10]

Records complete to T20I #2476. Last updated 16 February 2024.

Opponent	M	W	L	T	NR	First match	First win
vs Associate Members
Bhutan	1	0	1	0	0	30 July 2023
Cambodia	1	0	1	0	0	28 January 2024
Hong Kong	2	0	2	0	0	14 February 2024
Japan	2	0	2	0	0	15 February 2024
Malaysia	1	0	1	0	0	26 July 2023
Myanmar	3	2	1	0	0	31 July 2023	31 July 2023
Thailand	1	0	1	0	0	27 July 2023

See also

• List of China Twenty20 International cricketers

References

1. "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. China – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
6. Other matches played by China Archived 1 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
7. Other matches played by Shanghai Archived 1 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
8. "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council . 26 April 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
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