United States national cricket team

"USA cricket" redirects here. For the governing body of cricket in the United States, see USA Cricket.

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

United States

Association	USA Cricket
Personnel
Captain	Monank Patel
Coach	Stuart Law
International Cricket Council
ICC status	Associate member with ODI status (1965)
ICC region	Americas
ICC Rankings Current [1] Best-ever ODI 17th 16th (June 8, 2022) T20I 20th 19th (Apr 12, 2024)
One Day Internationals
First ODI	v.   New Zealand at The Oval, London; September 10, 2004
Last ODI	v.   United Arab Emirates at Takashinga Cricket Club, Harare; 6 July 2023
ODIs Played Won/Lost Total [2] 51 22/27 (2 ties, 0 no results) This year [3] 0 0/0 (0 ties, 0 no results)
World Cup Qualifier appearances	9 (first in 1979 )
Best result	7th (2001)
Twenty20 Internationals
First T20I	v   United Arab Emirates at ICC Academy Ground, Dubai; March 15, 2019
Last T20I	v   Canada at Prairie View Cricket Complex, Houston; 13 April 2024
T20Is Played Won/Lost Total [4] 25 14/9 (1 tie, 1 no result) This year [5] 4 4/0 (0 ties, 0 no results)
T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances	4 (first in 2010 )
Best result	6th (2010)
ODI and T20I kit
As of 13 April 2024

The United States men's national cricket team is the team that represents the United States in international cricket. The team was formerly organized by the United States of America Cricket Association (USACA), which became an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1965. ^[6] In June 2017, the USACA was expelled by the ICC due to governance and financing issues, with the U.S. team being temporarily overseen by ICC Americas until a new sanctioning body was established. ^[7] In January 2019, associate membership was officially granted to USA Cricket. ^[8]

A U.S. representative team participated in the first international cricket match, played against Canada, in 1844. For a century and a half, the U.S. national team seldom played against other national teams. It played mostly against Canada (in the annual Auty Cup), or against visiting teams from other countries.

The United States made its international tournament debut at the 1979 ICC Trophy in England; it has since missed only two editions of the tournament (now known as the World Cup Qualifier). After winning the 2004 ICC Six Nations Challenge, the team qualified for the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy, playing its first two One Day International (ODI) matches. In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between the United States and other ICC members after January 1, 2019, have the T20I status. ^[9] The first ever T20I to be played by the United States was scheduled against the United Arab Emirates in March 2019. ^[10]

In the World Cricket League, the U.S. finished fourth in the 2019 Division Two tournament, losing a third place playoff to Papua New Guinea, a match which was designated as an ODI (and thus became the United States' third-ever ODI match, 15 years after their last). This fourth-place finish was sufficient to earn the country a place in 2019–22 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2, in which all the team's matches would carry ODI status. The team's first domestic ODI series began on September 13, 2019, hosting Papua New Guinea and Namibia. ^[11]

History

Main article: History of United States cricket

Beginnings

Cricket was played throughout the Thirteen Colonies during the period of British America in the early 18th century. Cricket further grew in the 18th century. ^[12] It is understood from anecdotal evidence that George Washington was a strong supporter of cricket, participating on at least one occasion in a game of wicket with his troops at Valley Forge during the American Revolution. ^[13] John Adams was recorded as saying in Congress that if leaders of cricket clubs could be called "presidents", there was no reason why the leader of the new nation could not be called the same. ^[14]

In 1844, the United States participated in the first international cricket match. This was played against Canada at the St George's Cricket Club Ground, Bloomingdale Park, New York. ^[15] This first international sporting event was attended by 20,000 people and established the longest international sporting rivalry in the modern era. ^[16] Wagers of around $120,000 were placed on the outcome of the match. This is equivalent to around $1.5 million in 2007. ^{[17] [18]}

Sides from England toured North America (taking in both the U.S. and Canada) following the English cricket seasons of 1859, 1868 and 1872. These were organized as purely commercial ventures. Most of the matches of these early touring teams were played "against odds", that is to say the home team was permitted to have more than eleven players (usually twenty-two) in order to make a more even contest. ^[19]

Decline

In spite of cricket's popularity in the 18th and early 19th centuries, the game was supplanted by baseball in the 1850s and 1860s. As interest in baseball rose, the rules of that game were changed slightly to increase its popularity. For example, easily manufactured round bats were introduced to contrast the flat bats of cricket. ^[20]

Another reason for cricket's decline in popularity may be that in the late 19th century American cricket remained an amateur sport reserved for the wealthy while England and Australia were developing a professional version of the game. As cricket standards improved with professionalism elsewhere in the world many North American cricket clubs stayed stubbornly elitist. Clubs such as Philadelphia CC and Merion abandoned cricket and converted their facilities to other sports. The USA Cricket Team, representing America in major cricket arenas, is forward-thinking. The team was organized by the United States of America Cricket Association, competes in forms of cricketing such as Tests, One Day Internationals and T20 world Cup (T20I) matches. ^[21]

By 1900, baseball was dominant numerically and culturally in the United States. ^[22] In addition, when the first international body for the sport, the Imperial Cricket Conference (ICC) was formed in 1909, membership was restricted to countries in the British Empire. This undercut the popularity of cricket outside the empire and reduced momentum to professionalize cricket in the United States. Whether a more open ICC would have maintained or increased the momentum remains an open question, however. ^[15] Regardless of its cause, the game did not flourish in the United States the way it did in the British Empire. From the 1880s until the outbreak of World War I, cricket in the U.S. was dominated not by a truly national team, but by the amateur Philadelphia cricket team, which was selected from clubs in cricket's American stronghold – the Philadelphia metropolitan area.

A tour of North America by the Australians in 1913 saw two first-class games (both won by the tourists) against a combined Canada–U.S. team. ^{[Note 1] [23] [24]} ‌

Philadelphian cricket

Main article: Philadelphian cricket team

The Philadelphian cricket team, shown here on an 1884 tour of England, were the premier American cricket team for several decades after the Civil War

The Philadelphian cricket team was a team that represented Philadelphia in first-class cricket between 1878 and 1913. Even though the United States had played the first ever international cricket match against Canada in 1844, the sport began a slow decline in the country. ^[25] This decline was furthered by the rise in popularity of baseball. In Philadelphia, however, the sport remained very popular and from the end of the 19th century until the outbreak of World War I, the city produced a first class team that rivaled many kids in the world. The team was composed of players from the four chief cricket clubs in Philadelphia–Germantown, Merion, Belmont, and Philadelphia. Players from smaller clubs, such as Tioga and Moorestown, and local colleges, such as Haverford and Penn, also played for the Philadelphians. Over its 35 years, the team played in 89 first-class cricket matches. Of those, 29 were won, 46 were lost, 13 were drawn and one game was abandoned before completion. ^[26]

Arguably, the greatest American cricketer ever played for Philadelphia during this period. John Barton King was a very skilled batsman, but really proved his worth as a bowler. During his career, he set numerous records in North America and at least one first-class bowling record. ^[27] He competed with and succeeded against the best cricketers in the world from England and Australia. King was the dominant bowler on his team when it toured England in 1897, 1903, and 1908. He dismissed batsmen with his unique delivery, which he called "the angler", and helped to perfect swing bowling in the sport. Many of the great bowlers of today still use the strategies and techniques that he developed. ^[28] Sir Pelham Warner described Bart King as one of the finest bowlers of all time, ^[29] and Donald Bradman called him "America's greatest cricketing son." ^[30]

On June 28, 1913, the Philadelphians played the last first-class game on the mainland for more than 90 years. Games were played in the US Virgin Islands in the interim, which is considered as part of the West Indies by the ICC. The team had played an American national side 6 times between 1885 and 1894. The United States team won one of these matches, lost two, and earned a draw in three. Cricket remained a minor pastime in the United States until the mid-1960s, when ICC reforms allowed associate members to join.

Status from 1965

In 1965, Clifford Severn made his U.S. debut at 39, alongside his young brother Winston, in a two-day match against Canada at Calgary's Riley Park as part of the longest running international rivalry in international cricket, now known as the Auty Cup. A year later in the return contest at the C. Aubrey Smith field in Los Angeles won by 54 runs. ^[31]

In 1965, the Imperial Cricket Conference changed its name to the International Cricket Conference. In addition, new rules were adopted to permit the election of countries from outside the Commonwealth. This led to the expansion of the Conference, with the admission of Associate Members, including the United States. Today cricket is played in all fifty states. ^[32]

The U.S. have played in every edition of the ICC Trophy, though they didn't pass the first round until the 1990 tournament in the Netherlands. They reached the plate final of the 1994 tournament, but opted not to play due to prior travel arrangements. They finished twelfth in 1997.

21st century

2000–09

The U.S. finished sixth in the 2001 ICC Trophy, their best performance to date. They have also played in every edition of the ICC Americas Championship, winning in 2002. ^[33]

In 2004, the United States cricket team played a first-class match as part of the first ICC Intercontinental Cup. The matches against Canada and Bermuda were the first in many years. ^[33] The team won the ICC 6 Nations Challenge beating Scotland, Namibia, the Netherlands, and the UAE on net run rate by 0.028 of a run. ^[34]

Winning the ICC Six Nations meant that they qualified for the ICC Champions Trophy 2004 in England. Here the U.S. played their first ever One Day International match against New Zealand at The Oval on September 10, 2004. ^[35]

September 10, 2004 Scorecard

New Zealand   347/4 (50 overs)	v	United States 137 (42.4 overs)
Nathan Astle 145* (151) Richard Staple 2/76 (10 overs)		Clayton Lambert 39 (84) Jacob Oram 5/36 (9.4 overs)

New Zealand won by 210 runs The Oval, London Umpires: Billy Doctrove (WI) and David Shepherd (Eng) Player of the match: Nathan Astle (NZ)

• United States won the toss and elected to field.
• Aijaz Ali, Rohan Alexander, Jignesh Desai, Howard Johnson, Mark Johnson, Steve Massiah, Rashid Zia, Tony Reid, Leon Romero and Richard Staple (all U.S.) made their ODI debuts.
• Rashid Zia (U.S.) made his List A debut.
• Nathan Astle (NZ) made the highest individual score by a player in ICC Champions Trophy history.
• First ever ODI match for the United States

The U.S. side was beaten by New Zealand and lost to Australia in the tournament, as well. ^[36]

The 2005 ICC Trophy represented a chance for the U.S. to re-establish themselves on the world stage and qualify for the 2007 World Cup. A poor showing saw them finish at the bottom of their group, with four losses and a match abandoned due to rain from their five group fixtures. This failure robbed the USA of the prize of full One Day International status on offer to the World Cup qualifiers. ^[33] This failure was compounded on August 9, 2005, when the ICC removed the U.S. from the 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup after legal disputes prevented them from naming a squad. ^[37]

The United States made their return to international cricket in August 2006 when they participated in Division One of the ICC Americas Championship in Canada. ^[38] They finished second in the five team tournament. ^[39]

In 2007 the United States were to visit Darwin, Australia to take part in Division Three of the ICC World Cricket League. ^[40] A top two finish in this tournament would have qualified them for Division Two of the same tournament later in the year. ^[40] However, amid internal disputes over the constitution of the USACA, the team was forced to withdraw after the ICC suspended the USACA in March 2007. ^[41] The dispute was resolved in early 2008, and the suspension was lifted on April 1 of that year. ^[42]

The team's reinstatement permitted them to enter the World Cricket League in Division Five for 2008 in Jersey. The team made it through the Group Stage tied for first in their division with a 4–0–0 record (one match abandoned), ^[43] but lost both their semi-final match with Jersey and their third-place play-off with Nepal. ^[44]

2010–2015

The U.S. finished second in the 2010 Division Five after losing the final against Nepal and won promotion to 2010 Division Four. They continued their climb in more emphatic style by finishing first in 2010 Division Four, demolishing Italy in the final. They were promoted to 2011 Division Three where they took last place and were relegated to 2012 Division Four. There they finished in second place, and were promoted back to 2013 Division Three. They remained in Division Three after finishing in third place, but were relegated after finishing fifth in 2014 Division Three.

2015 suspension

On June 26, 2015, the ICC again suspended USACA, this time because an ICC review "had expressed significant concerns about the governance, finance, reputation and cricketing activities of USACA". This suspension does not impact the National Team playing Matches, but instead cuts off ICC funding and stops USACA from being able to approve any events held in the United States (although the ICC can still approve events held in the United States). This suspension will be upheld until USACA can show the ICC that "conditions relating to governance, finance and its cricket activities" have improved. ^[45]

In the 2016 World Cricket League Division Four, the United States finished second with a 3–2 record and was promoted to Division Three for 2017. In the 2017 Division Three competition, the U.S. finished fourth, with a 2–3 record. The third place match was rained out and finished with no result. The United States remained in Division Three.

2017–present: Transition to USA Cricket, Cricket World Cup League 2

The U.S. national team, during their tour of the Middle East in December 2017.

On June 22, 2017, at the ICC Annual Conference in London, the ICC Full Council voted unanimously to expel the USACA, following a Board recommendation in April, and a recent Dispute Resolution Committee hearing before Michael Beloff, which concluded in June 2017. This included its refusal to ratify an ICC-approved constitution. ^[46] In January 2019, a new sanctioning body known as USA Cricket was officially admitted by the ICC as a new associate member. ^{[47] [8]}

After beating Singapore in the final match of the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three, the United States were promoted to the Division Two for the first time. ^[48] In April 2019, after finishing in the top 4 of the 2019 Division Two tournament, the United States qualified for the 2019–22 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2—which offers an opportunity to advance to the 2022 Cricket World Cup Qualifier. All matches in the Cricket World Cup League 2 are played in the One Day International format. ^{[49] [50]}

As of 2019, all ICC members were granted Twenty20 International (T20I) status. ^[51] The United States made its T20I debut on March 15, 2019, against the United Arab Emirates at the ICC Academy Ground in Dubai.

March 15, 2019 2:00 p.m. Scorecard

United States   152/7 (15 overs)	v	United Arab Emirates 29/2 (3.3 overs)
Steven Taylor 72 (39) Zahoor Khan 2/30 (3 overs)		Shaiman Anwar 18* (11) Jasdeep Singh 2/18 (2 overs)

No result ICC Academy Ground, Dubai Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Iftikhar Ali (UAE)

• United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
• Rain during the United Arab Emirates' innings prevented any further play.
• First ever T20I match for United States.

In November 2021, Ireland announced that it would play a five-match limited overs series against the United States in December 2021, leading into its ODI series against the West Indies in January 2022. ^{[52] [53]} This marked the first time that the United States had ever hosted a bilateral series with a Test nation. ^{[52] [53]} The series began with two T20Is; after a slow start, a high-scoring partnership of Sushant Modani and Gajanand Singh bolstered the team during the second half of its innings, contributing to a total haul of 188 runs. With Ireland falling short by 26 runs, the United States achieved its first-ever victory in an international match against a Test nation. ^{[54] [55]}

December 22, 2021 2:00 p.m. Scorecard

United States   188/6 (20 overs)	v	Ireland 162/6 (20 overs)
Gajanand Singh 65 (42) Barry McCarthy 4/30 (4 overs)		Lorcan Tucker 57* (49) Saurabh Netravalkar 2/26 (4 overs)

United States won by 26 runs Central Broward Park, Lauderhill Umpires: Sameer Bandekar (USA) and Vijaya Mallela (USA) Player of the match: Gajanand Singh (USA)

• United States won the toss and elected to bat.
• Ritwik Behera, Marty Kain, Sushant Modani, Yasir Mohammad and Ryan Scott (U.S.) all made their T20I debuts.
• This was U.S. first ever win in an International cricket match in any format against a Full Member.

Ireland split the T20I series in the second match; batting first, the team was bowled out at 150, but the United States fell short in their innings by nine runs. ^[56] The series was expected to continue on with ODI matches. However, on December 28, 2021, the entirety of the ODI series was cancelled after multiple postponements due to COVID-19 issues. ^[57]

In December 2022, following its tour of Namibia, USA Cricket announced that Jagadeesh Arunkumar had been released as head coach of the men's national team. ^[58]

United States took part in the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off. ^[59] They qualified for the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier by defeating Jersey by 25 runs, making it their first appearance in the ICC World Cup Qualifier since 2005. ^[60]

April 4, 2023 9:30 a.m. Scorecard

United States   231 (50 overs)	v	Jersey 206 (47.4 overs)
Steven Taylor 79 (100) Benjamin Ward 4/39 (10 overs)		Asa Tribe 75 (104) Ali Khan 7/32 (9.4 overs)

United States won by 25 runs United Ground, Windhoek Umpires: Andrew Louw (Nam) and Claus Schumacher (Nam) Player of the match: Ali Khan (USA)

• Jersey won the toss and elected to field.

Tournament history

Summer Olympics

• 2028: Qualified

ICC T20 World Cup

ICC T20 World Cup record									Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	T	NR		Pld	W	L	T	NR
2007	Did not qualify								Did not participate
2009
2010									3	1	2	-	-
2012									14	7	7	-	-
2014									16	10	5	-	1
2016									12	7	5	-	-
2021									12	7	5	-	-
2022									11	8	3	-	-
2024	Qualified as Hosts								Did not participate
2026	TBD								TBD
2028
2030

ICC Champions Trophy

• 1998–2002: Did not participate ^[35]
• 2004: First round ^[36]
• 2006: Did not qualify ^[35]

ICC Intercontinental Cup

• 2004: First round ^[33]
• 2005: Originally due to take part but replaced by Cayman Islands due to suspension ^[37]
• 2006/07: Did not participate ^[33]
• 2007/08: Did not participate ^[33]

World Cricket League

• 2007: Originally set to take part in Division Three but relegated due to suspension ^[41]
• 2008 Division Five: 4th place ^[44]
• 2010 Division Five: 2nd place
• 2010 Division Four: Champions
• 2011 Division Three: 6th place
• 2012 Division Four: 2nd place
• 2013 Division Three: 3rd place
• 2014 Division Three: 5th place
• 2016 Division Four: 1st place
• 2017 Division Three: 4th place
• 2018 Division Three: 2nd place
• 2019 Division Two: 4th place

ICC Trophy (now the ICC World Cup Qualifier)

• 1979–1986: First round ^[33]
• 1990: Second round ^[33]
• 1994: Plate competition. ^[33]
• 1997: 12th place ^[33]
• 2001: 6th place ^[33]
• 2005: 10th place ^[33]
• 2009: Did not qualify ^[33]
• 2014: Did not qualify ^[33]
• 2018: Did not qualify ^[33]
• 2023: 10th place ^[33]

ICC Americas Championship

• 2000: 3rd place ^[33]
• 2002: Won ^[33]
• 2004: Runners up ^[33]
• 2006: Division One Runners up ^[38]
• 2008: Won ^[33]
• 2010: Runners up
• 2011: Runners up

ICC Twenty20 Americas Championship

• 2010 Division One: Won
• 2011 Division One: 2nd place
• 2013 Division One: Won
• 2015 Division One: 2nd place

Stadiums

The only U.S. cricket stadiums to meet international standards and have ODI status are the Central Broward Regional Park in Lauderhill, Florida, and Moosa Stadium in Pearland, Texas. ^{[61] [62]} Other established U.S. facilities include Church Street Park in Morrisville, North Carolina; the Prairie View Cricket Complex in Houston, Texas; the Leo Magnus Cricket Complex in Los Angeles, California; ^{[63] [64]} and the Grand Prairie Stadium in Grand Prairie, Texas. ^{[65] [66]}

Stadium	City	Opened
Leo Magnus Cricket Complex	Los Angeles	1973
Central Broward Park	Lauderhill	2008
Grand Prairie Stadium	Dallas	2022
Moosa Stadium	Pearland	2022
Prairie View Cricket Complex	Houston	2022
Nassau County Stadium	New York	2024

Central Broward Park

Moosa Stadium

Grand Prairie Stadium

Nassau County Stadium

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Locations of all stadiums which have hosted international cricket matches within the United States

Coaching staff

Position	Name
Head Coach:	Stuart Law

Coaching history

• 2012–2014: Robin Singh
• 2015–2016: Nasir Javed
• 2016–2019: Pubudu Dassanayake
• 2019–2020: James Pamment (interim)
• 2020–2022: J. Arunkumar
• 2023–2024: Kevin Darlington (interim)
• 2024–present: Stuart Law

Current squad

This lists all the active players who have been selected in the team's most recent squad. Updated as on August 17, 2022.

Key

• S/N = Shirt number

Name	Age	Batting style	Bowling style	MLC Team	MiLC Team	Forms	S/N	Last ODI	Last T20	Captaincy
Batters
Gajanand Singh	36	Left-handed	Left-arm medium	—	Manhattan Yorkers	ODI & T20I	46	2023	2022
Aaron Jones	29	Right-handed	Right-arm leg spin	Seattle Orcas	Atlanta Fire	ODI & T20I	85	2023	2022	Vice-Captain
Sushant Modani	35	Right-handed	Right-arm off spin	—	Dallas Mustangs	ODI & T20I	6	2023	2022
Saiteja Mukkamalla	20	Right-handed	Right-arm off spin	Texas Super Kings	New Jersey Stallions	ODI	12	2023	—
Marty Kain	35	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	—	San Diego Surf Riders	T20I	19	—	2022
All-rounders
Nisarg Patel	30	Right-handed	Right-arm off spin	—	Hollywood Master Blasters	ODI & T20I	7	2023	2022
Steven Taylor	30	Left-handed	Right-arm off spin	MI New York	Atlanta Fire	ODI & T20I	8	2023	2022
Vatsal Vaghela	22	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	—	Golden State Grizzlies	T20I	14	—	2022
Wicket-keepers
Monank Patel	30	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	MI New York	Empire State Titans	ODI & T20I	1	2023	2022	Captain
Jaskaran Malhotra	29	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	Los Angeles Knight Riders	DC Hawks	ODI & T20I	4	2022	2022
Shayan Jahangir	29	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	MI New York	Lone Star Athletics	ODI & T20I	30	2023	2022
Spin bowlers
Nosthush Kenjige	38	Left-handed	Right-arm off spin	MI New York	Dallas Mustangs	ODI & T20I	64	2023	2018
Yasir Mohammad	21	Left-handed	Right-arm leg spin	—	Manhattan Yorkers	ODI & T20I	88	2022	2022
Usman Rafiq	35	Right-handed	Right-arm off spin	MI New York	Houston Hurricanes	ODI	32	2023	—
Pace bowlers
Saurabh Netravalkar	32	Right-handed	Left-arm medium	Washington Freedom	Silicon Valley Strikers	ODI & T20I	20	2023	2022
Cameron Stevenson	31	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Texas Super Kings	—	ODI & T20I	13	2022	2022
Ali Khan	32	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Los Angeles Knight Riders	Houston Hurricanes	ODI & T20I	47	2023	2022
Rusty Theron	39	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	Texas Super Kings	East Bay Blazers	ODI & T20I	27	2022	2022
Jasdeep Singh	31	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	—	New Jersey Stallions	ODI & T20I	29	2023	2019
Siva Kumar	34	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	—	Morrisville Raptors	T20I	9	—	2022
Kyle Phillip	27	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	MI New York	Atlanta Lightning	ODI	26	2023	—
Abhishek Paradkar	23	Left-handed	Left-arm medium	—	East Bay Blazers	ODI	44	2023	—

Updated as on June 26, 2023

Captains

Main article: List of United States national cricket captains

Eight players have represented the United States as captain. The first American captain was Anil Kashkari, who was reprised of his role in 1979.

Richard Staple was the first American captain to captain the side in a One Day International (ODI), which occurred in 2004. After Staple retired in 2005, Steve Massiah took over his role as captain. However, Sushil Nadkarni captained the American side during the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier.

In October 2013, Neil McGarrell was named U.S. captain in a 15-man squad for the 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier in the UAE. McGarrell had played four Tests and 17 ODIs for West Indies between 1998 and 2001. He made his debut for U.S. in 2012 against Canada and takes over from Steve Massiah who had captained for seven years.

In 2016, Steven Taylor was named as captain of the team, he led the U.S. to WCL Division four title on home soil in Los Angeles. Later when the U.S. failed to progress from Division three, he stepped down as captain to accept a professional contract with the Jamaica Scorpions. He had earlier captained the team in the 2013 Auty Cup against Canada, he was chosen as a stand-in captain for unavailable Steve Massiah. ^[67]

In October 2018, Saurabh Netravalkar took over as captain of the team, after Ibrahim Khaleel was sacked. ^[68] Khaleel was elected captain in 2017 and under his captainship USA won Auty Cup after a long gap.

In October 2021, Monank Patel took over as T20I and ODI captain from Saurabh Netravalkar. ^[69]

Records

International Match Summary – United States ^{[70] [71]}

Last updated 13 April 2024

Playing Record
Format	M	W	L	T	NR	Inaugural Match
One Day Internationals	51	22	27	2	0	September 10, 2004
Twenty20 Internationals	25	14	9	1	1	March 15, 2019

One Day Internationals

• Highest team total: 323/8 v. Oman on June 8, 2022 at Moosa Stadium, Pearland. ^[72]
• Highest individual score: 173*, Jaskaran Malhotra v. Papua New Guinea on September 9, 2021 at Al Amerat Cricket Stadium, Muscat. ^[73]
• Best innings bowling: 7/32, Ali Khan v. Jersey on April 4, 2023 at United Ground, Windhoek. ^[74]

Most ODI runs for United States [75] Player Runs Average Career span Aaron Jones 1,454 36.35 2019–2023 Monank Patel 1,446 32.86 2019–2023 Steven Taylor 1,192 26.48 2019–2023 Gajanand Singh 986 36.51 2021–2023 Sushant Modani 831 26.80 2021–2023

Most ODI wickets for United States [76] Player Wickets Average Career span Saurabh Netravalkar 73 22.27 2019–2023 Nisarg Patel 42 30.50 2019–2023 Nosthush Kenjige 38 34.92 2019–2023 Steven Taylor 37 30.37 2019–2023 Ali Khan 33 16.42 2019–2023

ODI record versus other nations ^[70]

Records complete to ODI #4617. Last updated July 6, 2023.

Opponent	M	W	L	T	NR	First match	First win
v. Full Members
Australia	1	0	1	0	0	September 13, 2004
Ireland	1	0	1	0	0	June 30, 2023
New Zealand	1	0	1	0	0	September 10, 2004
West Indies	1	0	1	0	0	June 18, 2023
Zimbabwe	1	0	1	0	0	June 26, 2023
v. Associate Members
Canada	1	0	1	0	0	March 29, 2023
Jersey	1	1	0	0	0	April 4, 2023	April 4, 2023
Namibia	7	3	4	0	0	September 17, 2019	September 17, 2019
Nepal	7	2	4	1	0	February 8, 2020	September 17, 2021
Netherlands	1	0	1	0	0	June 22, 2023
Oman	6	1	5	0	0	February 6, 2020	June 8, 2022
Papua New Guinea	10	7	2	1	0	April 27, 2019	September 13, 2019
Scotland	6	3	3	0	0	December 9, 2019	December 9, 2019
United Arab Emirates	7	5	2	0	0	December 8, 2019	December 8, 2019

Twenty20 Internationals

• Highest team total: 230/3 v. Canada on April 9, 2024 at Prairie View Cricket Complex, Houston. ^[77]
• Highest individual score: 101*, Steven Taylor v. Jersey on July 11, 2022 at Bulawayo Athletic Club, Bulawayo. ^[78]
• Best innings bowling: 5/12, Saurabh Netravalkar v. Singapore on July 12, 2022 at Bulawayo Athletic Club, Bulawayo. ^[79]

Most T20I runs for United States [80] Player Runs Average Career span Steven Taylor 683 42.68 2019–2024 Monank Patel 387 21.50 2019–2024 Aaron Jones 343 24.50 2019–2024 Jaskaran Malhotra 267 19.07 2019–2022 Xavier Marshall 204 18.54 2019–2021

Most T20I wickets for United States [81] Player Wickets Average Career span Nisarg Patel 27 13.74 2019–2024 Saurabh Netravalkar 24 20.91 2019–2024 Rusty Theron 12 18.00 2021–2022 Timil Patel 11 13.27 2019 Ian Holland 10 8.90 2021–2021

T20I record versus other nations ^[71]

Records complete to T20I #2559. Last updated April 13, 2024.

Opponent	M	W	L	T	NR	First match	First win
v. Full members
Ireland	2	1	1	0	0	December 22, 2021	December 22, 2021
Zimbabwe	1	0	1	0	0	July 14, 2022
v. Associate Members
Argentina	1	1	0	0	0	November 11, 2021	November 11, 2021
Bahamas	1	1	0	0	0	November 13, 2021	November 13, 2021
Belize	1	1	0	0	0	November 7, 2021	November 7, 2021
Bermuda	3	1	2	0	0	August 18, 2019	November 8, 2021
Canada	7	4	2	1	0	August 21, 2019	April 7, 2024
Cayman Islands	2	2	0	0	0	August 19, 2019	August 19, 2019
Jersey	1	1	0	0	0	July 11, 2022	July 11, 2022
Netherlands	1	0	1	0	0	July 15, 2022
Panama	1	1	0	0	0	November 7, 2021	November 7, 2021
Papua New Guinea	1	0	1	0	0	July 17, 2022
Singapore	1	1	0	0	0	July 12, 2022	July 12, 2022
United Arab Emirates	2	0	1	0	1	March 15, 2019

See also

• Cricket in the United States
• List of United States ODI cricketers
• List of United States Twenty20 International cricketers
• Major League Cricket
• Minor League Cricket
• Pro Cricket
• United States national under-19 cricket team

Notes

1. Combined Canada/USA players included:
   • Henry Humphries (Canada)
   • John Dornan (US)
   • Arthur Hoskings (US)
   • Willard Graham (US)
   • William Newhall (US)
   • Timothy Bevington (Canada)
   • Henry Humphries (Canada)
   • Harold Furness (US)
   • Robert Anderson (US)
   • Henry Pearce (US)
   • Christie Morris (US)

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External links

• USACA website
• Cricinfo USA