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| Association | Chinese Cricket Association | |||||||||
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| Personnel | ||||||||||
| Captain | Wei Guo Lei | |||||||||
| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Associate member (2017) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Asia | |||||||||
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| International cricket | ||||||||||
| First international | v. Iran atChiang Mai,Thailand; 13 January 2009 | |||||||||
| T20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First T20I | v Malaysia atBayuemas Oval,Pandamaran; 26 July 2023 | |||||||||
| Last T20I | v Japan atMission Road Ground,Mong Kok; 16 February 2024 | |||||||||
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| As of 15 May 2024 | ||||||||||
TheChina national cricket team representsChina ininternational cricket. The team is organised by theChinese Cricket Association, which became an affiliate member of theInternational Cricket Council (ICC) in 2004 and anassociate member in 2017. China did not make its debut in international cricket until the2009 ACC Trophy Challenge,[4] although theShanghai Cricket Club had previously acted as ade facto national side, from 1866 playingInterport matches against international teams.[5] China has since participated in several otherAsian Cricket Council (ACC) tournaments, as well as at the2010 and2014 Asian Games cricket events.[4]Hong Kong (aSpecial Administrative Region of China) and Taiwan (claimed asChina's 23rd province) both field separate teams in international cricket.
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant fullTwenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, allTwenty20 matches played between China and otherICC members after 1 January 2019 will have the full T20I status.[6]
Between 1858 and 1948, theShanghai Cricket Club, the largest club in the country, played games against many touring sides, but it was not recognised as an official national team.
Since September 2005, theChinese Cricket Association has conducted eight coaching/umpiring training courses with assistance from theAsian Cricket Council. The sport is now played in nine cities in China, namely Beijing, Shanghai,Shenyang,Dalian,Guangzhou,Shenzhen, Chongqing,Tianjin andJinan. More than 150 schools have been involved.
China took part in the2009 ACC Trophy Challenge, their first appearance in a representative tournament. The Chinese lost all of their group matches, including againstIran and theMaldives where they lost by 307 and 315 runs respectively. In the seventh-place playoff, China recorded their first-ever international win when they beatMyanmar by 118 runs.
20 January 2009 scorecard |
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Li Jian 32 (43) Aye Min Than 4/54 (9.3 overs) | Aye Min Than 19 (40) Li Jian 4/16 (4.3 overs) |
 China won by 118 runsGymkhana Club,Chiang Mai Umpires: U Kaluhetti (Thailand) and M Kamruzzaman (Thailand) Player of the match: Li Jian (China) |
China took part in the 2014 ACC Twenty20 Cup in theUnited Arab Emirates. The team lost their first game againstAfghanistan by 9 wickets after being bowled out for just 37. China lost all five of their group games by wide margins, including a record low total and record margin of defeat in a representativeTwenty20 match when they lost to theUnited Arab Emirates by 209 runs after conceding 236 runs during the UAE's innings and then in reply were bowled out for 27 runs, with 15 of those runs coming in extras. They lost toBahrain in the eleventh place playoff, thus finishing the tournament in twelfth and last place.
China participated in the2010 Asian Games where, as host, it played againstAfghanistan,Bangladesh,Oman,Pakistan,Sri Lanka and theUnited Arab Emirates.
China played their first T20I on 26 July 2023, againstMalaysia, during the2023 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier.
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Wei Guo Lei 7 (15) Syazrul Idrus 7/8 (4 overs) |
Malaysia won by 8 wickets Bayuemas Oval,Pandamaran Umpires:Vrinda Rathi (Ind) and Ramasamy Venkatesh (HK) Player of the match:Syazrul Idrus (Mas) |
In the same tournament, China defeatedMyanmar in their last match to register their first-ever win inT20Is.
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Pyae Phyo Wai 17 (25) Chen Zhuo Yue 4/16 (4 overs) | Zhuang Zelin 33 (41) Paing Danu 2/15 (4 overs) |
China won by 5 wickets Bayuemas Oval,Pandamaran Umpires:Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas) andVrinda Rathi (Ind) Player of the match: Chen Zhuo Yue (Chn) |
| No | Player | Playing role | Date of birth | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rehan Pieris | Batter | 10 May 1997 | Captain |
| 2 | Pathum Wijesinghe | Batter | 2 February 1998 | |
| 3 | Tharaka Bimal | All Rounder | 13 March 1997 | |
| 4 | Penuja Avishan | All Rounder | 17 January 2002 | |
| 5 | Amila Aponso | All Rounder | 23 June 1993 | |
| 6 | KP Kariya Gill | All Rounder | 25 April 1998 | Vice Captain |
| 7 | Han Min Jian | All Rounder | 28 October 1995 | |
| 8 | Wang Jing Jungi | Batter | 30 June 1996 | |
| 9 | Gaofeng Hutto | Batter | 12 April 1996 | |
| 10 | Zhao Gaosheng pakya | Wicketkeeper | 11 March 1993 | |
| 11 | Zhang Peng Baduge | Batter | 14 July 1996 | |
| 12 | Rishi Dhawan | Bowling Allrounder | 2 February 1990 | |
| 13 | Yang Yusong Ponnaya | Baller | 8 November 2005 | |
| 14 | Puke Arinawa Meyah | Batter Wicketkeeper | 19 September 2006 |
| ACC Men's Challenger Cup record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host/Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | |
 2023 | Did not participate | |||||||
| 2024 | 9th place play-off | 9th | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 2/2 | 0 Titles | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Twenty20 East Asia Cup record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host/Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| 2016 | Round-robin | 4th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 2018 | Round-robin | 3rd | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Round-robin | 3rd | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 3/3 | 0 Titles | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| ACC Eastern Region T20 record | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host/Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | |
| 2018 | Round-robin | 4th | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2020 | Did not participate | |||||||
| Total | 0/0 | 0 Titles | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| ACC Trophy Challenge record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host/Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| 2009 | 7th place play-off | 7th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 5th place play-off | 6th | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 2012 | 6th place play-off | 6th | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 3/9 | 0 Titles | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| ACC Twenty20 Cup | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host/Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | |
 2007 | Did not qualify | |||||||
 2009 | Group stages | 12th | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
 2011 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2013 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 2015 | Did not qualify | |||||||
| Total | 1/5 | 0 Titles | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Asian Games records | ||||||||
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| Host/Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | |
| 2010 | Quarter-final | 5th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
 2014 | Group stages | 9th | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
 2018 | Did not include Cricket | |||||||
| 2022 | Did not participate | |||||||
| 2026 | To be determined | |||||||
| Total | 2/3 | 0 Titles | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
International Match Summary[8]
Last updated 16 February 2024
| Playing Record | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
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| Twenty20 Internationals | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 26 July 2023 |
T20I record versus other nations[8]
Records complete to T20I #2476. Last updated 16 February 2024.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
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 Bhutan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 July 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 January 2024 | |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 February 2024 | |
| Japan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 February 2024 | |
| Malaysia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 July 2023 | |
 Myanmar | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 July 2023 | 31 July 2023 |
| Thailand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 July 2023 | |
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