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| Association | Cook Islands Cricket Association | |||||||||
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| Personnel | ||||||||||
| Captain | Ma'ara Ave | |||||||||
| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Associate member[1] (2017) Affiliate member (2000) | |||||||||
| ICC region | East Asia-Pacific | |||||||||
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| T20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First T20I | v Samoa atVanuatu Cricket Ground,Port Vila; 9 September 2022 | |||||||||
| Last T20I | v Japan atSano International Cricket Ground,Sano; 14 May 2025 | |||||||||
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| As of 14 May 2025 | ||||||||||
TheCook Islands national cricket team is the team that represents theCook Islands - an island country in afree association withNew Zealand - ininternational cricket. The team is organised by theCook Islands Cricket Association, which became an affiliate member of theInternational Cricket Council (ICC) in 2000[5] and anassociate member when all affiliate members were promoted to that status in 2017.[1]
The Cook Islands' first international tournament was the 2001 edition of thePacifica Cup, which was played in New Zealand. The team has played atICC East Asia-Pacific tournaments, and at the2006 EAP Trophy finished second toFiji and narrowly missed out on qualifying for theWorld Cricket League.[6] Outside ICC tournaments, the Cook Islands fielded a team inthe cricket tournament at the2003 South Pacific Games, winning the bronze medal.[7]
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant fullTwenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, allTwenty20 matches played between the Cook Islands and otherICC members since 1 January 2019 are eligible for T20I status.[8]
Cook Islands was scheduled to return to international competition at the2019 Pacific Games in Samoa,[9] but choose not to participate and instead concentrate on development of the national team.[10]
In September 2022 they played the Tāmaki Makaurau Tāne, an all-Māori squad, inAuckland,New Zealand,[11][12] before participating in the2022 T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier inVanuatu.[13] They came third in the qualifiers.[14] Following the competition, they were ranked by the ICC for the first time, at 55th of 82 teams.[15]
Team selected for the 2024 T20 Cricket World Cup East Asia Pacific Sub-Regional Qualifying Tournament in Samoa:[16]
International Match Summary — Cook Islands[17]
Last updated 14 May 2025
| Playing Record | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
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| Twenty20 Internationals | 17 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 September 2022 |
T20I record versus other nations[17]
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
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 Fiji | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 September 2022 | 14 September 2022 |
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 May 2025 | |
| Samoa | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 September 2022 | 13 September 2022 |
 Thailand | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 May 2025 | 7 May 2025 |
 Vanuatu | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 September 2022 | 11 September 2022 |
Records complete to T20I #3182. Last updated 14 May 2025.
For a list of selected international matches played by Cook Islands, seeCricket Archive.
