Germany national cricket team

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

Germany

Germany Cricket Federation logo
Association	German Cricket Federation
Personnel
Captain	Venkatraman Ganesan
Coach	Atiq-uz-Zaman [1]
International Cricket Council
ICC status	Affiliate (1991) Associate (1999)
ICC region	Europe
ICC Rankings Current [2] Best-ever T20I 35th 30th (26 June 2019)
International cricket
First international	v.   Denmark at Kolding; 26 May 1989 (as West Germany)
T20 Internationals
First T20I	v.   Belgium at Royal Brussels Cricket Club, Waterloo; 11 May 2019
Last T20I	v.   Malawi at TCA Oval, Blantyre; 13 July 2025
T20Is Played Won/Lost Total [3] 64 39/25 (0 ties, 0 no results) This year [4] 6 3/3 (0 ties, 0 no results)
T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances	2 [a] (first in 2022 )
Best result	5th place (2023)
T20I kit
As of 13 July 2025

The German national cricket team is the men's team that represents the country of Germany in international cricket. The German Cricket Federation, which organises the team, has been an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1999, having previously been an affiliate member from 1991. ^{[5] [6]} The team made its international debut against Denmark in 1989, playing as West Germany. ^[7] It has since played regularly in European Cricket Championship tournaments, as well as twice in the lower divisions of the World Cricket League. ^[8] In 2001, Germany also competed in the ICC Trophy (now the World Cup Qualifier) for the first and only time. ^[9] In 2022, they played their first T20 World Cup Global Qualifier. ^[10]

History

Germany became an affiliate member of the ICC in 1991. ^[5] As West Germany, the country had played its first internationals in 1989, a two-match series against Denmark. The team made its international tournament debut in 1990, at the European Cricketer Cup in Guernsey. ^[7] They hosted that tournament (which had been renamed the European Nations Cup) in 1996, playing against France, Portugal, and Sweden, ^[11] and finished as runners up in the 1997 tournament after losing to France by one run in the final, the winning run being scored by David Bordes whilst he had a skull fracture. ^[12] The Wisden Cricketers' Almanack later listed the final as one of the 100 best matches of the 20th century. ^[13]

In 1998, Germany competed in the European Championship for the first time and finished seventh. ^[14] They became an associate member of the ICC the following year ^[5] and played in Division Two of the European Championship in 2000, finishing as runners-up to Gibraltar. ^[15]

They played at the 2001 ICC Trophy in Canada, their first and, to date, only appearance in the ICC Trophy. ^[16] They failed to progress beyond the first round ^[17] and again finished as runners up to Gibraltar in Division Two of the European Championship the following year. ^[18] They also played in Division Two in 2004, finishing third, ^[19] and in 2006, again finishing third. ^[20]

2018–Present

In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Germany and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 had the full T20I status. ^[21]

In September 2018, Germany qualified from Group A of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Europe Qualifier to the Regional Finals of the tournament. ^[22]

Germany played their first Twenty20 Internationals in May 2019, when they travelled to Brussels for three matches against Belgium, and then two matches against Italy in the Netherlands later the same month. ^[23] These matches provided the team with some preparation ahead of the ICC World T20 European regional qualifier finals that were played in June 2019.

11 May 2019 11:00 Scorecard

Germany   128/7 (20 overs)	v	Belgium 119/6 (20 overs)
Harmanjot Singh 39* (27) Murid Ekrami 1/10 (1 over)		Shaheryar Butt 30* (27) Ahmed Wardak 3/31 (4 overs)

Germany won by 9 runs Royal Brussels Cricket Club, Waterloo Umpires: Mark Jameson (Ger) and Andrew Scott (Bel) Player of the match: Ahmed Wardak (Ger)

• Belgium won the toss and elected to field.
• First ever T20I match for Germany.

Tournament history

ICC Cricket World Cup

World Cup record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L	T	NR
1975	Did not qualify, no ICC ODI status
1979
1983
1987
1992
1996
1999
2003
2007
2011
2015
2019
2023
2027	TBD
2031
Total	0/14	0 Title	0	0	0	0	0

ICC T20 World Cup

ICC T20 World Cup records
Year/Host	Round	Position	GP	W	L	T	NR
2007	Did not qualify
2009
2010
2012
2014
2016
2021
2022
2024
2026
2028	TBD
2030
Total	0/9	0	0	0	0	0	0

ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier – Europe Region

Year/Host	Round	Position	GP	W	L	T	NR
2021	Regional Final	2nd/4	–	–	–	–	–
2023	Regional Final	5th/5	–	–	–	–	–
2024	Sub-regional B	Group stage	3	2	0	0	1
Total	3 apps	–	–	–	–	–	–

German national cricket team 2012

T20 World Cup Qualifier

• 2022: 7th place
• 2023 (Europe Regional Final): 5th place
• 2024 (Europe Sub Regional Qualifier): 2nd place(Failed to Qualify)

World Cricket League

• 2008: 7th place (Division Five)
• 2010: 2nd place (Division Eight)
• 2011: 3rd place (Division Seven)
• 2013: 6th place (Division Seven)
• 2017: 5th place (Division Five)

ICC Trophy

• 1979 to 1990 inclusive: Not eligible – not an ICC member ^[5]
• 1994: Not eligible – ICC affiliate member ^[5]
• 1997: Not eligible – ICC affiliate member ^[5]
• 2001: First round ^[17]
• 2005: Did not qualify ^[24]

European Championship

• 1996: Did not participate ^[25]
• 1998: Last place ^[14]
• 2000: Division Two runners up ^[15]
• 2002: Division Two runners up ^[18]
• 2004: 3rd place (Division Two) ^[19]
• 2006: 3rd place (Division Two) ^[20]
• 2008: 5th place (Division Two)

Germany Tri-Nation Series

• 2021: Champions

Current squad

This lists all the players who have played for Germany in the past 12 months or has been part of the latest T20I squad. Updated as of 14 July 2024

Name	Age	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batters
Harmanjot Singh	31	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break
Faisal Mubashir	38	Right-handed	Right-arm off break
Ben Kohler-Cadmore	32	Left-handed
Vaseekaran Aritharan	38	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
All-rounders
Venkatraman Ganesan	40	Left-handed	Right-arm off break	Captain
Mussadiq Ahmed	45	Right-handed	Right-arm fast
Wicket-keeper
Sachin Mandy	34	Right-handed
Spin Bowlers
Muslim Yar	26	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
Ghulam Rasul Ahmadi	28	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
Vishnu Elam Bharathi	32	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
Pace Bowlers
Sahir Naqash	35	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Zahid Zadran	25	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Fayaz Khan	28	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Sajid Liaqat	39	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Hamid Wardak	36	Left-handed	Left-arm medium
Adil Khan	20	Right-handed	Right-arm medium

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head Coach	Atiq-uz-Zaman
Assistant Coach	Steven Knox
National Development Manager	Daniel Weston
Physiotherapist	Lukas Müller
Strength & Conditioning Coach	Tobias Kramer
Analyst	Felix Schneider

International grounds

Bayer Uerdingen Cricket Ground

National Performance Centre, Krefeld

Rudi-Stephan-Gymnasium Ground

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Locations of all stadiums which have hosted an international cricket match within Germany

Ground	City	State	Capacity	Matches hosted	Notes
Bayer Uerdingen Cricket Ground	Krefeld	North Rhine-Westphalia	2,000	T20Is, ICC qualifiers	Main international venue; hosted ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifiers
National Performance Centre, Krefeld	Krefeld	North Rhine-Westphalia	1,500	T20Is	High-performance centre and alternate national ground
Rudi-Stephan-Gymnasium Ground	Mainz	Rhineland-Palatinate	1,000	Youth, dev matches	Occasionally used for development-level internationals

Records and statistics

International Match Summary — Germany ^[26]

Last updated 13 July 2025

Playing Record
Format	M	W	L	T	NR	Inaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals	64	39	25	0	0	11 May 2019

Twenty20 International

• Germany's highest score: 220/4 v. Sweden on 9 July 2024 at Bayer Uerdingen Cricket Ground, Krefeld. ^[27]
• Highest individual score: 107, Musaddiq Ahmed v. Malawi on 13 July 2025 at TCA Oval, Blantyre. ^[28]
• Best bowling figures in an innings: 5/19, Fayaz Khan v. Norway on 11 July 2024 at Bayer Uerdingen Cricket Ground, Krefeld. ^[29]

Most T20I runs for Germany [30] Player Runs Average Career span Harmanjot Singh 711 22.93 2019–2025 Venkatraman Ganesan 577 18.61 2019–2024 Vijayshankar Chikkannaiah 575 23.00 2019–2023 Talha Khan 532 23.13 2019–2023 Michael Richardson 511 30.05 2019–2023

Most T20I wickets for Germany [31] Player Wicket Average Career span Muslim Yar 62 17.66 2019–2025 Ghulam Ahmadi 55 20.47 2021–2025 Elam Bharathi 46 14.60 2020–2023 Sahir Naqash 43 15.34 2019–2023 Dieter Klein 28 19.14 2020–2023

T20I record versus other nations ^[26]

Records complete to T20I #3313. Last updated 13 July 2025.

Opponent	M	W	L	T	NR	First match	First win
vs Full Members
Ireland	1	0	1	0	0	21 February 2022
vs Associate Members
Austria	6	5	1	0	0	9 June 2022	9 June 2022
Bahrain	2	0	2	0	0	18 February 2022
Belgium	7	7	0	0	0	11 May 2019	11 May 2019
Canada	1	0	1	0	0	22 February 2022
Croatia	1	1	0	0	0	14 July 2024	14 July 2024
Denmark	4	4	0	0	0	19 June 2019	19 June 2019
France	2	2	0	0	0	6 August 2021	6 August 2021
Gibraltar	1	1	0	0	0	8 July 2024	8 July 2024
Guernsey	4	2	2	0	0	15 June 2019	15 June 2019
Italy	8	3	5	0	0	25 May 2019	17 October 2021
Jersey	4	1	3	0	0	20 June 2019	20 June 2019
Malawi	3	2	1	0	0	5 July 2025	5 July 2025
Norway	5	3	2	0	0	20 June 2019	20 June 2019
Philippines	1	1	0	0	0	24 February 2022	24 February 2022
Scotland	1	0	1	0	0	20 July 2023
Spain	7	3	4	0	0	8 March 2020	8 March 2020
Sweden	3	3	0	0	0	9 June 2022	9 June 2022
Tanzania	2	2	0	0	0	7 July 2025	7 July 2025
United Arab Emirates	1	0	1	0	0	19 February 2022

See also

• List of Germany Twenty20 International cricketers

Notes

1. From 2023 edition onwards, T20 World Cup Qualifier refers to the Regional Final of the ICC Europe region.

References

1. "Atiq-uz-Zaman wird neuer Bundestrainer der Herren" (in German). Deutscher Cricket Bund. 27 February 2023. Retrieved 12 July 2023.
2. "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
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10. "ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier A: Eight teams to battle out for two spots in Muscat from 18-24 February". www.icc-cricket.com. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
11. 1996 European Nations Cup Archived 24 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine at Cricket Archive
12. Scorecard of France v Germany, 23 August 1997
13. "A hundred matches of the century". Cricinfo. 10 July 2008. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
14. 1998 European Championship Archived 9 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine at CricketEurope
15. 2000 European Championship Archived 5 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine at CricketEurope
16. ICC Trophy matches played by Germany Archived 30 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine at Cricket Archive
17. 2001 ICC Trophy at Cricinfo
18. "2002 European Championship Official Site – Results". Archived from the original on 6 January 2009. Retrieved 17 October 2007.
19. 2004 European Division Two Championship Archived 1 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine at the official website of the European Cricket Council
20. 2006 European Division Two Championship Archived 17 November 2006 at the Wayback Machine at CricketEurope
21. "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council . 26 April 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
22. "Finalists confirmed after final day's play". Cricket Europe. Archived from the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
23. "Germany announce dates for first T20Is". International Cricket Council . 30 January 2019. Archived from the original on 20 March 2019. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
24. "2005 ICC Trophy official site". Archived from the original on 3 April 2007. Retrieved 17 October 2007.
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26. "Records / Germany / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 19 February 2022.
27. "Records / Germany / Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 19 February 2022.
28. "Records / Germany / Twenty20 Internationals / High scores". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 19 February 2022.
29. "Records / France / Twenty20 Internationals / Best bowling figures". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 19 February 2022.
30. "Records / Germany / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 19 February 2022.
31. "Records / Germany / Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 19 February 2022.

External links

• Official site – in German.