Seychelles national cricket team

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Seychelles
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Flag of Seychelles
Association Seychelles Cricket Association
Personnel
CaptainKrishna Naidoo
CoachAruna Hathurusinghe
International Cricket Council
ICC status Associate member [1] (2017)
Affiliate member (2011)
ICC region Africa
ICC RankingsCurrent [2] Best-ever
T20I 82nd 65th (2 May 2022)
International cricket
First internationalv Flag of Mali.svg  Mali at Accra, Ghana; 24 February 2011
Twenty20 Internationals
First T20Iv Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana at Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali; 16 October 2021
Last T20Iv Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe at Gymkhana Club Ground, Nairobi; 19 October 2024
T20IsPlayedWon/Lost
Total [3] 15 2/10 (0 ties, 3 no results)
This year [4] 2 0/2 (0 ties, 0 no results)
As of 19 October 2024

The Seychelles national cricket team represents the country of Seychelles in international cricket. The team is organised by the Seychelles Cricket Association (SCA) which became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2010 and an associate member in 2017. [1]

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History

Following the surrender of the Seychelles to the British Empire in the 1814 Treaty of Paris, then one can assume the game was played in some capacity in the 19th century. Following the independence of the Seychelles from the United Kingdom in 1979, the game on the islands went into decline.

Recently the game has seen an upsurge in popularity, mostly fuelled by expat communities on the island from cricket playing nations, but also involving local people. Until a few years ago the Seychelles played the Maldives and Maurindia of Mauritius in a triangular tournament.[ citation needed ]

In March 2010, SCA president Jonathon Paul declared the country's intention to apply for affiliate membership of the International Cricket Council (ICC). [5] This was granted, with the Seychelles being recognised as the 105th member of the ICC. [6] Shortly after becoming a member of the ICC, Paul announced plans to build an international standard cricket ground to encourage the growth of cricket in the Seychelles. Land on Perseverance Island was set aside for its construction. [7]

Seychelles made its international debut at the 2011 ICC Africa Twenty20 Division Three tournament in Ghana. [8] The team won its first three matches, against Mali, Gambia and Morocco, ultimately losing to Rwanda by eight runs in the tournament final. [9] Seychelles finished runner-up to Zambia at the 2012 ICC Africa Twenty20 Division Three tournament. The team was captained by Kaushal Patel and played eight matches in five days, winning six and losing two games, both to Zambia. They notably defended a total of 71 runs against Cameroon, winning by nine runs, and defeated Saint Helena in a super over with a six off the last ball. [10]

In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between the Seychelles and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 will be eligible for T20I status. [11]

Records and statistics

International Match Summary — Seychelles [12]

Last updated 19 October 2024

Playing Record
FormatMWLTNRInaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals152100316 October 2021

Twenty20 International

T20I record versus other nations [12]

Records complete to T20I #2914. Last updated 19 October 2024.

OpponentMWLTNRFirst matchFirst win
vs Full Members
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 1010019 October 2024
vs Associate Members
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 1000117 November 2022
Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 1100020 October 202120 October 2021
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 1010016 October 2021
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2020025 November 2022
Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 2110017 October 202117 October 2021
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 2010120 October 2021
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 1000118 November 2022
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda 2020019 October 2021
Flag of Saint Helena.svg  Saint Helena 1010021 November 2022
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 1010022 October 2021

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  2. ↑ "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
  3. ↑ "T20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  4. ↑ "T20I matches - 2024 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  5. ↑ Seychelles apply for Affiliate membership of the ICC
  6. ↑ ICC Seychelles page Archived 2010-08-31 at the Library of Congress Web Archives
  7. ↑ Seychelles announce plans for new cricket ground
  8. ↑ "Miscellaneous matches played by Seychelles". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  9. ↑ "International Cricket Council - ICC Members - Africa - Fixtures". Archived from the original on 5 June 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
  10. ↑ "Cricket: ICC T20 World Cup-Division three runners-up Seychelles get ready for division two qualifiers". Seychelles Nation. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  11. ↑ "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council . 26 April 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  12. 1 2 "Records / Seychelles / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  13. ↑ "Records / Seychelles / Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  14. ↑ {{cite web |url=http://icc-cricket.yahoo.net/the-icc/icc_members/africa/div3/2012/fixtures.php
  15. ↑ "Records / Seychelles / Twenty20 Internationals / Best bowling figures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 November 2021.


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