Saudi Arabia national cricket team

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Saudi Arabia
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Association Saudi Arabian Cricket Federation
Personnel
CaptainWaji ul Hassan
Coach Kabir Khan
International Cricket Council
ICC status Associate member (2016)
Affiliate member (2003)
ICC region Asia
ICC RankingsCurrent [1] Best-ever
T20I 32nd 22nd (2 May 2019)
Twenty20 Internationals
First T20Iv Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain at Al Emarat Cricket Stadium, Muscat; 20 January 2019
Last T20Iv Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates at ICC Academy Ground, Dubai; 19 December 2024
T20IsPlayedWon/Lost
Total [2] 54 29/25
(0 ties, 0 no results)
This year [3] 24 16/8
(0 ties, 0 no results)
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As of 19 December 2024

The Saudi Arabia national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Saudi Arabia in international cricket. The team is organized by the Saudi Arabian Cricket Federation, which became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2003 [4] and an associate member in 2016. Saudi Arabia made its international debut at the 2004 ACC Trophy in Malaysia, and has since played regularly in Asian Cricket Council (ACC) tournaments. After finishing second in the 2014 ACC Elite League, the team qualified for the World Cricket League for the first time. Saudi Arabia was due to compete in the 2015 Division Six event, but members of the team were denied visas by the host country, forcing the team to withdraw. [5]

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History

The international debut of the Saudi senior team came in the ACC Trophy in 2004, where they failed to progress beyond the first round. They again failed to go past the first round in 2006, but had the remarkable achievement of scoring 499 runs in 50 overs against Brunei. Earlier in the year they came fourth in the Middle East Cup.[ citation needed ]

Arguably their greatest moment in international cricket to date came in the 2008 ACC Trophy Elite when they defeated the UAE by 29 runs, a team which has had previous One Day International experience. [6]

With the separation of the ACC Trophy into Elite and Challenge divisions, following their performance at the 2006 ACC Trophy Saudi Arabia they competed in the Elite division in the 2008 competition, in which they came 10th. This result relegated them to the 2009 ACC Trophy Challenge, in which they did not appear. They did, however, appear in the 2010 competition, in which they came 2nd and gained promotion back to the Elite division.[ citation needed ]

Besides the 50 over format, Saudi Arabia have also played in the Twenty20 format of the game in the 2007 ACC Twenty20 Cup, in which they failed to progress beyond the group stage, and the 2009 ACC Twenty20 Cup, in which they came 8th.[ citation needed ]

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 Saudi Arabia and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I. [7]

Saudi Arabia made its Twenty20 International debut on 20 January 2019, losing to Bahrain by 41 runs in the 2019 ACC Western Region T20 at Al Emarat Cricket Stadium, Muscat, Oman. [8]

20 January 2019
09:30
Scorecard
Bahrain  Flag of Bahrain.svg
176/4 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
135/9 (20 overs)
Imran Ali 58 (53)
Usman Ali 1/24 (4 overs)
Muhammad Naeem 42 (36)
Babar Ali 2/18 (3 overs)
Bahrain won by 41 runs
Al Amerat Cricket Stadium, Muscat
Umpires: Afzalkhan Pathan (Oma) and Zahid Usman (Kuw)
Player of the match: Sarfaraz Ali (Bhr)
  • Saudi Arabia won the toss and elected to field.
  • First ever T20I match for Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia won the 2023 ACC Men's Challenger Cup in Thailand, finishing undefeated to qualify for the 2023 ACC Men's Premier Cup in Nepal. The team defeated Bahrain in the tournament final by 10 wickets, after bowling Bahrain out for just 26 runs. [9]

Tournament history

Asia Cup Qualifier

ACC Asia Cup Qualifier record
Year/HostRoundPositionGPWLTNR
Flag of Bangladesh.svg 2016 Did not participate
Flag of Malaysia.svg 2018 Did not participate
Flag of Oman.svg 2022 Did not qualify
Total0/30 Titles00000

ACC Western Region T20

ACC Western Region T20 record
Host/YearRoundPositionGPWLTNR
Flag of Oman.svg 2019 Winner1/553200
Flag of Oman.svg 2020 Group stages–31200
Total2/20 Titles84400

ACC Trophy

ACC Trophy record
Host/YearRoundPositionGPWLTNR
Flag of Malaysia.svg 1996 Did not participate
Flag of Nepal.svg 1998
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2000
Flag of Singapore.svg 2002
Flag of Malaysia.svg 2004 Group stages11/1531200
Flag of Malaysia.svg 2006 Group stages10/1731200
Flag of Malaysia.svg 2008 Group stages10/1041300
Flag of Kuwait.svg 2010 Did not participate
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2012 Group stages9/1055000
Total4/90 Titles158700

ACC Twenty20 Cup

ACC Twenty20 Cup record
Host/YearRoundPositionGPWLTNR
Flag of Kuwait.svg 2007 Group stages8/1042200
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2009 Group stages10/1262400
Flag of Nepal.svg 2011 Group stages10/1040400
Flag of Nepal.svg 2013 Did not participate
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg 2015 Group stages3/653200
Total4/50 Titles1971200

ACC Men's Challenger Cup

ACC Men's Challenger Cup record
Year/HostRoundPositionGPWLTNR
Flag of Thailand.svg 2023 Winner1/855000
Flag of Thailand.svg 2024 Winner1/1055000
Total2/22 Titles1010000

ACC Men's Premier Cup

ACC Men's Premier Cup record
Year/HostRoundPositionGPWLTNR
Flag of Nepal.svg 2023 Group stages8/1041201
Flag of Oman.svg 2024 Group stages—41300
Total2/20 Titles82501

Coaching history

Current squad

This lists all players who played for Saudi Arabia in the past 12 months or were in the most recent One-day or T20I squads. Uncapped players are listed in italics.

NameAgeBatting styleBowling styleFormatsNotes
Batters
Abdul Waheed31Right-handedRight-arm leg break One-day & T20IVice-captain
Waqar ul Hassan32Left-handedRight-arm medium One-day
Faisal Khan28Right-handedRight-arm leg break Onde-day & T20I
Saad Khan37Left-handedRight-arm medium T20I
Kashif Siddique35Left-handedOne-day
Zuhair Muhammad19Right-handedRight-arm off break One-day & T20I
All-rounders
Hisham Shaikh28Right-handedRight-arm leg break One-day & T20ICaptain
Waji ul Hassan29Right-handedRight-arm medium One-day & T20I
Usman Khalid41Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox One-day & T20I
Kashif Abbas37Left-handedLeft-arm medium T20I
Wicketkeepers
Manan Ali27Right-handedOne-day & T20I
Haseeb Ghafoor40Right-handedOne-day & T20I
Spin Bowlers
Zain ul Abidin32Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox One-day & T20I
Imran Yousuf37Right-handedRight-arm leg break One-day
Usman Ali37Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox T20I
Pace Bowlers
Ishtiaq Ahmad31Right-handedRight-arm medium One-day & T20I
Atif ur Rehman42Right-handedRight-arm medium One-day & T20I
Usman Najeeb29Right-handedRight-arm medium One-day & T20I
Shahzaib31Right-handedRight-arm medium One-day
Ahmad Raza20Right-handedRight-arm medium T20I

Updated as on 14 April 2024

Records

International Match Summary — Saudi Arabia [10]

Last updated 19 December 2024

Playing Record
FormatMWLTNRInaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals5429250020 January 2019

Twenty20 International

T20I record versus other nations [10]

Records complete to T20I #3074. Last updated 19 December 2024.

OpponentMWLTNRFirst matchFirst win
vs Associate Members
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 8260020 January 201920 November 2022
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 330003 February 20243 February 2024
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 330001 February 20241 February 2024
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 2020015 November 2022
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 1100014 April 202414 April 2024
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 110005 February 20245 February 2024
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 1100024 February 201924 February 2019
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 110009 February 20249 February 2024
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 7340024 January 201924 January 2019
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 1010013 April 2024
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 5500022 January 201922 January 2019
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 1010017 April 2024
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman 4130014 November 202218 December 2024
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 9450021 January 201924 January 2019
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 3300013 February 202413 February 2024
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 4130025 February 202019 December 2024

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  2. ↑ "T20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  3. ↑ "T20I matches - 2024 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
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