Nickname(s) | The cricket map | |||||||||
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Personnel | ||||||||||
Captain | Gurpratap Singh | |||||||||
Coach | Richard Cox | |||||||||
International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
ICC status | Associate member [1] (2017) | |||||||||
ICC region | Europe | |||||||||
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International cricket | ||||||||||
First international | v. Slovenia at Antwerp Cricket Club, Antwerp; 26 August 2006 | |||||||||
Twenty20 Internationals | ||||||||||
First T20I | v. Estonia at Happy Valley Ground, Episkopi; 5 October 2021 | |||||||||
Last T20I | v. Malta at Guernsey Rovers Athletic Club Ground, Port Soif; 28 August 2024 | |||||||||
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As of 28 August 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.
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]
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]
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]
Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | Domestic team | Format | S/N | Remarks |
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Gurpratap Singh | 30 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Punjab Lions | T20I | 12 | Captain |
Muhammad Husain | 43 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Cyprus Moufflons | T20I | 1 | |
Tejwinder Singh | 33 | Right-handed | Right-arm Fast | Punjab Lions | T20I | 18 | - |
Neeraj Tiwari | 30 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Punjab Lions | T20I | 45 | - |
Akila de Silva | 29 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Sri Lankan Nicosia | - | 92 | - |
Iftekar Jaman | 32 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Nicosia Tigers | T20I | 89 | - |
Riyaz Kajalwala | 38 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Cyprus Moufflons | - | 24 | - |
Muhammad Farooq | 36 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Limassol Qalandars | - | 17 | - |
Shoaib Ahmad | 43 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Riyaan | - | 10 | - |
Roman Mazumder | 31 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Nicosia Tigers | T20I | 42 | - |
Nalin Pathirana | 40 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Sri Lankan Lions Limassol | T20I | 55 | Wicket-keeper |
Chamal Sadun | 34 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | Sri Lankan Lions Limassol | T20I | 11 | - |
Scott Austin | 26 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Cyprus Moufflons | T20I | 222 | - |
Ruwan Manawasingha | 43 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Sri Lankan Lions Limassol | - | 3 | - |
International Match Summary — Cyprus [16]
Last updated 28 August 2024.
Playing Record | ||||||
Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
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Twenty20 Internationals | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 October 2021 |
T20I record versus other nations [16]
Records complete to T20I #2822. Last updated 28 August 2024.
Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
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vs Associate Members | |||||||
Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 August 2024 | |
Denmark | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 August 2024 | |
Estonia | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 October 2021 | 5 October 2021 |
Finland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 July 2022 | |
Greece | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 August 2024 | 24 August 2024 |
Isle of Man | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 October 2021 | |
Malta | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 August 2024 | 28 August 2024 |
Romania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 July 2022 | 13 July 2022 |
Serbia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 July 2022 | |
Spain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 August 2024 | |
Turkey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 July 2022 | 16 July 2022 |
For a list of selected international matches played by Cyprus, see Cricket Archive.
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