Association | Turkish Cricket Board | |||||||||
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Personnel | ||||||||||
Captain | Mecit Ozturk | |||||||||
International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
ICC status | Associate member [1] (2017) Affiliate member (2008) | |||||||||
ICC region | Europe | |||||||||
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International cricket | ||||||||||
First international | v Estonia at Corfu, Greece, 7 September 2009 | |||||||||
Twenty20 Internationals | ||||||||||
First T20I | v Luxembourg at Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Moara Vlăsiei, 29 August 2019 | |||||||||
Last T20I | v France at Roma Cricket Ground, Rome; 15 June 2024 | |||||||||
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As of 15 June 2024 |
The Turkish national cricket team is the team that represents Turkey in international cricket. They were granted affiliate status by the International Cricket Council (ICC) in June 2008 and became associate member in 2017. [1]
An official national cricket league for Turkey was created in 2004, following on from previous ad hoc tournaments. The sport was introduced by Pakistani expatriates studying at Bilkent University and Middle East Technical University in Ankara. By 2009 the national league had five teams in Ankara and one team in Istanbul, and had begun to spread to native Turkish players. [5]
In September 2009 Turkey took part in the 2009 European Cricket Championship Division 5 in Corfu, Greece. This was their first international cricket tournament. Turkey recorded their first win in international cricket against Bulgaria [6] during the tournament, although this could not stop them finishing sixth and last.
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between the Turkey and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I. [7]
Turkey played their first T20I match against Luxembourg on 29 August 2019 during the 2019 Continental Cup in Romania. [8]
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Hasan Helva 7 (15) Ankush Nanda 5/6 (2.3 overs) | Vikram Vijh 11* (3) Serkan Kizilkaya 2/9 (1 over) |
On 24 June 2023, Turkey registered their first win in T20Is against Croatia, in the 2023 Bulgaria Quadrangular Series. Turkey defeated Croatia by 8 wickets, by chasing a target of 84.
International Match Summary — Turkey [9]
Last updated 15 June 2024.
Playing Record | ||||||
Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
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Twenty20 Internationals | 16 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 29 August 2019 |
T20I record versus other nations [9]
Records complete to T20I #2686. Last updated 15 June 2024.
Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
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vs Associate Members | |||||||
Austria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 August 2019 | |
Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 June 2023 | |
Croatia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 June 2023 | 24 June 2023 |
Cyprus | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 July 2022 | |
Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 August 2019 | |
France | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 June 2024 | |
Isle of Man | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 July 2022 | |
Italy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 June 2024 | |
Luxembourg | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 August 2019 | |
Romania | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 August 2019 | |
Serbia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 July 2022 |
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