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| Association | Bahrain Cricket Association | |||||||||
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| Personnel | ||||||||||
| Captain | Haider Butt | |||||||||
| Coach | Sarfaraz Ali | |||||||||
| Chairman | Mohammed Mansoor | |||||||||
| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Associate member[1] (2017) Affiliate member (2001) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Asia | |||||||||
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| International cricket | ||||||||||
| First international | v. Kuwait atKuwait City; 30 October 1979 | |||||||||
| T20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First T20I | v Saudi Arabia atOman Cricket Academy Ground,Muscat; 20 January 2019 | |||||||||
| Last T20I | v Malaysia atBayuemas Oval,Pandamaran; 25 November 2025 | |||||||||
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| T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances | 2[a] (first in2022) | |||||||||
| Best result | Semi-finals (2023) | |||||||||
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| As of 25 November 2025 | ||||||||||
Thenational cricket team represents the Kingdom ofBahrain ininternational cricket. The team is organised by theBahrain Cricket Association (BCA), which became anICC affiliate member in 2001[5] and anassociate member in 2017.[1]
Cricket has been played in Bahrain since the early 20th century. The earliest instance of Cricket was recorded in 1932 when a match was played between Royal British Airforce and Royal British Navy.[6] In 1935, the Awali Cricket Club was formed by the then British Oil Company which is now BAPCO –Bahrain Petroleum Company.[7]
The Bahraini national side made its first international appearance in 1979, at an invitational tournament withKuwait,Qatar, and Sharjah (one of theUnited Arab Emirates).[8]
Its first appearance in anAsian Cricket Council tournament came at the2004 ACC Trophy in Malaysia; since then, Bahrain has regularly appeared in ACC events. Bahrain has also made several appearances inWorld Cricket League tournaments, but was relegated back to regional tournaments after finishing fifth at the2013 Division Six event.[9]
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant fullTwenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, allTwenty20 matches played between Bahrain and otherICC members after 1 January 2019 will be full T20Is.[10]
Bahrain made itsTwenty20 International debut on 20 January 2019, defeatingSaudi Arabia by 41 runs in the2019 ACC Western Region T20 atAl Emarat Cricket Stadium,Muscat,Oman.[11]
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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) |
This lists all the players who have played for Bahrain in the past 12 months or has been part of the latest One-day or T20I squad.
Uncapped players are listed initalics
| Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | Forms | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | |||||
| Sohail Ahmed | 31 | Right-handed | One-day & T20I | ||
| Muhammad Younis | 39 | Left-handed | Left-armmedium | One-day | |
| Fiaz Ahmed | 37 | Right-handed | One-day & T20I | ||
| Ahmer Bin Nasir | 31 | Right-handed | T20I | ||
| Umer Toor | 34 | Right-handed | T20I | Vice-captain | |
| Yasser Nazir | 35 | Right-handed | T20I | ||
| All-rounders | |||||
| Haider Butt | 28 | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | One-day & T20I | Captain |
| Imran Anwar | 36 | Right-handed | Left-armmedium | One-day & T20I | |
| Junaid Aziz | 31 | Right-handed | Right-armleg break | One-day & T20I | |
| Waseeq Ahmed | 39 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | One-day | |
| David Mathias | 34 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | One-day & T20I | |
| Sai Sarthak | 17 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | One-day | |
| Wicket-keepers | |||||
| Shahbaz Badar | 34 | Right-handed | One-day | ||
| Imran Ali Butt | 39 | Left-handed | T20I | ||
| Spin Bowlers | |||||
| Abdul Majid | 31 | Right-handed | One-day & T20I | ||
| Mohsin Zaki | 28 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | T20I | |
| Yousif Wali | 31 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | T20I | |
| Pace Bowlers | |||||
| Rizwan Butt | 34 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | One-day & T20I | |
| Ali Dawood | 32 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | One-day & T20I | |
| Sathaiya Veerapathiran | 34 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium-fast | One-day & T20I | |
| Imran Khan | 35 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | T20I | |
Updated as of 22 September 2023
The BCF established Bahrain's first Women's Cricket Team, which won the ICC Women's Initiative of the Year Award in 2022.[12] The women's team has also been noted for setting multiple world records.[13]
International Match Summary — Bahrain[14]
Last updated 25 November 2025
| Playing Record | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twenty20 Internationals | 104 | 60 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 20 January 2019 |
Most T20I runs for Bahrain[18]
| Most T20I wickets for Bahrain[19]
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T20I record versus other nations[14]
Records complete to T20I #3588. Last updated 25 November 2025.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| v. Full Members | |||||||
 Ireland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 February 2022 | |
| vs Associate Members | |||||||
 Bhutan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 November 2024 | 23 November 2024 |
 Cambodia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 April 2024 | 16 April 2024 |
 Canada | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 February 2022 | 17 November 2022 |
 Germany | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 February 2022 | 18 February 2022 |
 Hong Kong | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 March 2023 | 31 October 2023 |
 Indonesia | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 February 2025 | 19 February 2025 |
| Kuwait | 15 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 23 January 2019 | 11 March 2023 |
 Malawi | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 July 2025 | 7 July 2025 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 December 2022 | 23 December 2022 |
 Maldives | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 January 2019 | 21 January 2019 |
 Oman | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23 February 2020 | 15 November 2022 |
 Philippines | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 February 2022 | 22 February 2022 |
 Qatar | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 24 January 2019 | 25 February 2020 |
 Rwanda | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 July 2025 | 18 July 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 January 2019 | 20 January 2019 |
 Singapore | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16 December 2022 | 16 December 2022 |
 Tanzania | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 March 2024 | 9 March 2024 |
 Thailand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 November 2024 | |
 Uganda | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 October 2024 | 28 October 2024 |
 United Arab Emirates | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 February 2022 | 21 February 2022 |
 Vanuatu | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 March 2024 | 10 March 2024 |
