Thailand national cricket team

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Thailand
Association Cricket Association of Thailand
Personnel
CaptainAustin Lazarus
International Cricket Council
ICC status Associate member (2005)
Affiliate member (1995)
ICC region Asia
ICC RankingsCurrent [1] Best-ever
T20I 53rd 52nd (11 May 2025)
T20 Internationals
First T20Iv Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia at Kinrara Oval, Kuala Lumpur; 24 June 2019
Last T20Iv Flag of Japan.svg  Japan at Sano International Cricket Ground, Sano; 11 May 2025
T20IsPlayedWon/Lost
Total [2] 55 21/34 (0 ties, 0 no results)
This year [3] 10 2/8 (0 ties, 0 no results)
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As of 11 May 2025

The Thailand national cricket team is the team that represents Thailand in international cricket. The team is organised by the Cricket Association of Thailand, which has been an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 2005, having been an affiliate member between 1995 and 2005. [4] Almost all of Thailand's matches have come against other Asian teams, including in several Asian Cricket Council tournaments. [5]

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History

Beginnings

Cricket was introduced to Thailand by the children of elite Thai families who learnt the game during education in England. They founded the Bangkok City Cricket Club in 1890, and the side played its first game in November of that year. An invitation to come to the city was sent to the Singapore Cricket Club, but it was turned down due to the fear of a cholera epidemic. [6]

Cricket in the Thai community failed to develop however, and by the early-1900s the game was confined almost entirely to expatriate residents. The Royal Bangkok Sports Club began to play cricket in 1905 and they were instrumental in arranging the first international in January 1909, when Siam beat the Straits Settlements by an innings in Singapore. Siam won the return match in Bangkok the following year, and the Straits Settlements won the third and final match in December 1911. [6]

Cricket remained a recreational activity, with a national side not surfacing again until 1990. Various sides came to play the Royal Bangkok Sports Club in the 1960s and 1970s, including Worcestershire in 1965 and the MCC in 1970. This encouraged the development of more cricket facilities. [6]

Modern era

One player based in Thailand in the late-1980s and early-1990s was Ronald Endley, who worked for Volvo and persuaded the company to offer a trophy for a match against Hong Kong. This match was played in January 1990 and took the form of a two-day match, which was drawn. It became a one-day match in 1991, and 1992 saw Malaysia join in for a tri-series. The tournament was superseded by the Tuanku Ja'afar Cup, which involved all three teams along with Singapore. [6]

The early-1990s were one of the most successful periods for Thai cricket, but tight ICC player eligibility rules came into force when they became an ICC affiliate member in 1995, [4] [6] which led to them being forced to field weaker teams. This coincided with financial problems, causing Thailand to pull out of tournaments. In contrast, the early part of the 21st century has seen youth cricket take priority in addition to much more being done to promote the game beyond the expatriate population. [6]

In August 2017, Thailand won the bronze medal in the 50-over tournament in cricket at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games. They placed fourth in the 20-over tournament, losing to Indonesia.

2018-Present

In April 2018, the ICC granted full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. All Twenty20 matches played between Thailand and other ICC members since 1 January 2019 are a full T20I. [7]

Thailand played their first T20I on 24 June against Malaysia during the 2019 Malaysia Tri-Nation Series. [8]

24 June 2019
10:00
Scorecard
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg
113/8 (20 overs)
v
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
114/5 (17 overs)
Naveed Pathan 37 (28)
Muhamad Syahadat 3/7 (4 overs)
Muhamad Syahadat 41* (32)
Mahsid Faheem 2/26 (4 overs)
Malaysia won by 5 wickets
Kinrara Oval, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas) and Mathan Kumar (Mas)
Player of the match: Muhamad Syahadat (Mas)
  • Malaysia won the toss and elected to field.
  • First ever T20I match for Thailand.

International grounds

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Locations of all stadiums which have hosted international cricket matches within Thailand

Tournament history

ACC Challenger Cup

Asia Cup Qualifier

ACC Eastern Region T20

ACC Trophy

ACC Trophy Challenge

Thailand hosted the 2009, 2010 and 2012 ACC Trophy Challenge, the second tier of the limited-overs competition for non-Test-playing ACC members.

Thailand has not participated in the ACC Premier League.

Southeast Asian Games

Southeast Asian Games record
YearRoundPositionGPWLTNR
Flag of Malaysia.svg 2017 Bronze Medal3/542200
Total42200

Current squad

Updated as of 6 May 2024

This lists all the players who played for Thailand in the 2024 Thailand tour of Indonesia.

NameAgeBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Batters
Chaloemwong Chatphaisan21Right-handedRight-arm medium
Yodsak Saranonnakkun21Right-handed
Austin Lazarus33Right-handedCaptain
Satarut Rungrueang22Right-handed
All-rounders
Narawit Nuntarach22Right-handedRight-arm medium
Jandre Coetzee 41Left-handedLeft-arm medium
Wicketkeeper
Akshaykumar Yadav26Right-handedVice-captain
Spin Bowlers
Nopphon Senamontree34Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Sarawut Maliwan23Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
Anucha Kalasi19Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Pace Bowlers
Mukesh Thakur37Right-handedLeft-arm medium
Wiraphan Ngowhuad19Right-handedRight-arm medium

Records and statistics

International Match Summary — Thailand [15]

Last updated 11 May 2025

Playing Record
FormatMWLTNRInaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals5521340024 June 2019

Twenty20 International

T20I record versus other nations [15]

Records complete to T20I #3180. Last updated 11 May 2025.

OpponentMWLTNRFirst matchFirst win
vs Associate Members
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 1100022 November 202422 November 2024
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan 642006 July 202231 July 2023
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia 1100020 November 202420 November 2024
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1100027 July 202327 July 2023
Flag of the Cook Islands.svg  Cook Islands 211007 May 20259 May 2025
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 101003 March 2020
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 963001 May 20237 February 2024
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 312002 February 202411 May 2025
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 100100024 June 2019
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives 7430026 June 201929 June 2019
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar 1100028 July 202328 July 2023
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 101004 March 2020
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 1010019 November 2024
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia 5050013 February 2024
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 5140029 February 20204 February 2024
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 1010023 November 2024

Other matches

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

See also

References

  1. "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
  2. "T20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  3. "T20I matches - 2025 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  4. 1 2 Thailand at CricketArchive
  5. Other matches played by Thailand Archived 2 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Encyclopedia of World Cricket, Roy Morgan, Sportsbooks Publishing, 2007[ full citation needed ]
  7. "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council . 26 April 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  8. "1st match, Malaysia Tri-Nation Series at Kuala Lumpur, Jun 24 2019". Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  9. 1996 ACC Trophy at CricketEurope
  10. 1998 ACC Trophy at CricketArchive
  11. 2000 ACC Trophy at CricketEurope
  12. 2002 ACC Trophy at CricketArchive
  13. 2004 ACC Trophy at CricketArchive
  14. 2006 ACC Trophy Official website
  15. 1 2 "Records / Thailand / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo . Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  16. "Thailand T20I matches team highest innings totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  17. "Records / Thailand / Twenty20 Internationals / High scores". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  18. "Thailand T20I matches bowling best figures innings". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 November 2024.