Cyprus national cricket team

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Cyprus
Flag of Cyprus.svg
Nickname(s)The cricket map
Personnel
CaptainGurpratap Singh
CoachRichard Cox
International Cricket Council
ICC status Associate member [1] (2017)
ICC region Europe
ICC RankingsCurrent [2] Best-ever
T20I 68th [3] 56th (17-Jul-2021)
International cricket
First internationalv. Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia at Antwerp Cricket Club, Antwerp; 26 August 2006
Twenty20 Internationals
First T20Iv. Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia at Happy Valley Ground, Episkopi; 5 October 2021
Last T20Iv. Flag of Finland.svg  Finland at Kerava National Cricket Ground, Kerava; 19 July 2022
T20IsPlayedWon/Lost
Total [4] 11 6/5 (0 ties, 0 no result)
This year [5] 0 0/0 (0 ties, 0 no result)
As of 1 January 2024

The Cypriot national cricket team is the team that represents Cyprus in international cricket. They became an International Cricket Council (ICC) affiliate member in 1999, [6] and an associate member in 2017, [1] although it was not until August 2006 that they made their international debut, finishing as runners up in Division Four of the European Championship.

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

History

In 2007, the Cyprus Cricket National team competed in the European Division 3 Championships where they finished in 7th place out of 8.

In 2009, Cyprus then hosted the ICC Division 4 Championships in Cyprus which turned out to be a great success for the Cyprus National cricket team winning the Division 4 championship.

In 2011, Cyprus then competed in the ICC Division 2 T20 Championships held in Belgium where they came 10th place in the tournament, beating Sweden in the play-off game for 10th/11th place.

Cyprus were ranked 24th in the ICC European Twenty20 Rankings (as of 29 December 2012). [8]

In 2018, the Cyprus National Team; captained by Muhammad Husain took part in ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier which took place in Holland. Cyprus could only win one game against Austria.

In 2021, Cyprus played 2-match bilateral series against Estonia, making their T20I debut and won the series 2-0. On the Same tour, Cyprus hosted a tri-series by inviting Isle of Man alongside Estonia. Estonia couldn't secure a single win on that tour while Isle of Man took the title home. [9]

In 2022, National team is scheduled to play ICC Men's Europe Qualifier for 2024 T20 World Cup under the captaincy of Gurpratap Singh. [10] Currently Cyprus is ranked at 59th position at ICC T20I World Ranking. [3]

Tournament history

European Cricket Championship

Current National Squad

National team 2011 Cyprus Cricket National Team 2011.jpg
National team 2011

The following list contains the players in the Cyprus squad that will be competing at the ICC World T20 Europe Qualifier in July 2022. [15]

NameAgeBatting StyleBowling StyleDomestic TeamFormatS/NRemarks
Gurpratap Singh29Right-handed Right-arm medium Punjab LionsT20I12Captain
Muhammad Husain43Right-handed Right-arm off break Cyprus MoufflonsT20I1
Tejwinder Singh32Right-handed Right-arm Fast Punjab LionsT20I18-
Neeraj Tiwari30Right-handed Right-arm off break Punjab LionsT20I45-
Akila de Silva29Left-handed Right-arm off break Sri Lankan Nicosia-92-
Iftekar Jaman32Right-handed Right-arm medium Nicosia TigersT20I89-
Riyaz Kajalwala37Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Cyprus Moufflons-24-
Muhammad Farooq35Right-handed Right-arm medium Limassol Qalandars-17-
Shoaib Ahmad43Right-handed Right-arm medium Riyaan-10-
Roman Mazumder30Right-handed Right-arm off break Nicosia TigersT20I42-
Nalin Pathirana40Right-handed Right-arm medium Sri Lankan Lions LimassolT20I55Wicket-Keeper
Chamal Sadun33Left-handed Right-arm medium Sri Lankan Lions LimassolT20I11-
Scott Austin25Right-handed Right-arm medium Cyprus MoufflonsT20I222-
Ruwan Manawasingha43Right-handed Right-arm off break Sri Lankan Lions Limassol-3-

Coaching staff

Records

International Match Summary — Cyprus [16]

Last updated 19 July 2022.

Playing Record
FormatMWLTNRInaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals1165005 October 2021

Twenty20 International

T20I record versus other nations [16]

Records complete to T20I #1675. Last updated 19 July 2022.

OpponentMWLTNRFirst matchFirst win
vs Associate Members
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 440005 October 20215 October 2021
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 1010019 July 2022
Flag of the Isle of Man.svg  Isle of Man 303006 October 2021
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 1100013 July 202213 July 2022
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 1010018 July 2022
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey 1100016 July 202216 July 2022

Other results

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

See also

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