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| Association | Costa Rica Cricket Federation | |||||||||
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| Personnel | ||||||||||
| Captain | Christopher Prasad | |||||||||
| Coach | Nanda Kumar | |||||||||
| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Associate member[1] (2017) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Americas | |||||||||
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| International cricket | ||||||||||
| First international | v. Panama inPanama; April 2002 | |||||||||
| T20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First T20I | v. Panama atReforma Athletic Club,Naucalpan; 25 April 2019 | |||||||||
| Last T20I | v. Turks and Caicos Islands atClayton,Panama City; 20 April 2025 | |||||||||
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| As of 20 April 2025 | ||||||||||
TheCosta Rica national cricket team representsCosta Rica ininternational cricket. The team is organised by theCosta Rica Cricket Federation, which became an affiliate member of theInternational Cricket Council (ICC) in 2002[5] and anassociate member in 2017.[1] Costa Rica's first recorded international match came in April 2002, when it touredPanama and played against thePanamanian national side.[6] The team's first international tournament was the inaugural edition of the Central American Championships, played inBelize in 2006. It has since regularly fielded teams in that tournament, and also made its debut inICC Americas tournaments in 2010, at the2010 Division Four event in Mexico.[7]
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant fullTwenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, allTwenty20 matches played between Costa Rica and otherICC members after 1 January 2019 have the T20I status.[8]
Cricket was introduced in Costa Rica during the late 1800s by Jamaican immigrants coming to construct the country's railways.[9] The sport continued to be played among the Afro-Caribbean population in the Caribbean coastal areas but its popularity began to decline.[10] In recent years, however, more Costa Ricans are being introduced to the game and interest in the game is starting to grow.
Costa Rica became an affiliate member of theICC in 2002. Their first international match was played on 18 March 2006 in the Central American Cricket Championship againstBelize to whom they lost. They also lost their game againstMexico, finishing third in the tournament.
Costa Rica also took part in the 2007 Central American Cricket Championship, losing toMexico but recording their first international win against El Salvador and finishing second in the competition.
In 2008, Costa Rica took part in the inaugural Easter Cup, an international Twenty20 tournament, against hosts Nicaragua and El Salvador. Costa Rica dominated the tournament defeating both of the other sides. The second Easter Cup was held in the December of the same year. Costa Rica finished third beating El Salvador but losing toBelize.
The following year, Costa Rica took part in the third Central American Championship, which they also hosted. They finished fourth out of the five participating teams. Their only win in the newTwenty20 format was against El Salvador who they beat by 10 wickets.
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant fullTwenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, allTwenty20 matches played between Costa Rica and otherICC members after 1 January 2019 have the full T20I status.[11]
Costa Rica played their first everTwenty20 International match againstPanama in2019 Central American Cricket Championship.
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Joel Cutinho 32 (37) Dilip Dahyabhai Ahir 2/11 (2 overs) | Yusuf Ebrahim 35* (23) Zain ul Tashnam 1/16 (4 overs) |
Panama won by 7 wickets Reforma Athletic Club,Naucalpan Umpires: Bob Baxter (Mex) and Dilip Pachichigar (Mex) Player of the match: Imran Bulbulia (Pan) |
In 2024, cricket made its debut in Costa Rica's National Games as an exhibition sport.[12]
| South American Cricket Championship records | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | ||||||||
| 1995—2017 | Did not participate | ||||||||||||||
 2018 | Round-robin | 3/8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
 2019 | Did not participate | ||||||||||||||
 2022 | |||||||||||||||
 2023 | |||||||||||||||
| 2024 | |||||||||||||||
| Total | 1/19 | – | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| ICC Americas Championship | Central American Championship |
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Updated as on 17 April 2025
This lists all the active players who played for Costa Rica in the2025 Men's Central American Championship and the home series against Falkland Islands.
| Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | Last T20I | Note(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | |||||
| Pushkaraj Naringrekar | 33 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | 2025 | |
| Yeudy Altamirano | 24 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium |  2025 | |
| All-rounders | |||||
| Fabian Villalobos | 16 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | 2025 | |
| Rakesh Bharathan | 37 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | 2025 | |
| Oswald Sam Arthur | 50 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | 2025 | |
| Dhanush Ganesh | 31 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | 2025 | |
| Ram Saun | 31 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | 2025 | |
| Kendall Altamirano | 24 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | 2025 | |
| Deepak Rawat | 42 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | 2025 | |
| Sachin Ravikumar | 37 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | 2025 | |
| Sudesh Pillai | 41 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | 2025 | |
| Sham Murari | 44 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | 2025 | |
| Wicket-keepers | |||||
| TV Badri Narayanan | 41 | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | 2025 | Captain |
| Gaurav Singhdeo | 39 | Right-handed | — | 2025 | |
| Kumar Shivam | 33 | Right-handed | — | 2025 | |
| Pace bowlers | |||||
| Santosh Shanmugam | 38 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | 2025 | |
| Ankit Patel | 19 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | 2025 | |
| Spin bowlers | |||||
| Joseph Lucky | 61 | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | 2025 | |
International Match Summary — Costa Rica[14]
Last updated 20 April 2025
| Playing Record | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
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| Twenty20 Internationals | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 25 April 2019 |
Most T20I runs for Costa Rica[18]
| Most T20I wickets for Costa Rica[19]
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T20I record versus other nations[14]
Records complete to T20I #3149. Last updated 20 April 2025.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
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| vs Associate Members | |||||||
 Belize | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 April 2019 | |
| Falkland Islands | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 March 2025 | 10 March 2025 |
 Mexico | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 26 April 2019 | 11 April 2024 |
| Panama | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 April 2019 | |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 April 2025 | 20 April 2025 |
