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| Association | Cricket Romania | |||||||||
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| Personnel | ||||||||||
| Captain | Vasu Saini | |||||||||
| Coach | Andrew Begg | |||||||||
| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Associate member[1] (2017) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Europe | |||||||||
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| International cricket | ||||||||||
| First international | v Bulgaria at Berceni cricket ground,Bucharest, 27 June 2009 | |||||||||
| T20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First T20I | v Austria atMoara Vlasiei Cricket Ground,Moara Vlăsiei; 29 August 2019 | |||||||||
| Last T20I | v Austria atMoara Vlasiei Cricket Ground,Moara Vlăsiei; 19 October 2025 | |||||||||
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| As of 19 October 2025 | ||||||||||
TheRomania national cricket team represents the country ofRomania ininternational cricket.Cricket was played in Romania between 1893 and 1930. In recent years the game has begun to grow again, particularly inBucharest,Timișoara andCluj-Napoca. In July 2010, they played in a EuropeanTwenty20 tournament which was held inSkopje,Macedonia. On 29 June 2013, Romania was granted affiliate status by theInternational Cricket Council (ICC) and are therefore entitled to participate in ICC official events.[5] In 2017, they became anassociate member.[1]
As in a number of European countries, the game is dominated by expatriates from traditional cricket-playing nations in theIndian subcontinent and theCommonwealth of Nations. Themain ground of the team for national and international matches is atMoara Vlăsiei, 26 km (16 miles) away from the Bucharest city centre. It was built between 2011 and 2013 and is the only turf cricket ground inCentral and Eastern Europe.
Romania won the2021 Sofia Twenty20 cup, where they defeatedBulgaria in the final.[6] They have been gaining prominence in the European cricket scene, with their performances improving in recent seasons.
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant fullTwenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, allTwenty20 matches played between Romania and otherICC members after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I.[7]
Romania played its first T20I match againstAustria on 29 August 2019 during the2019 Continental Cup in Romania.[8]
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Ijaz Hussain 35 (36) Bilal Zalmai 4/12 (4 overs) | Anthony Lark 30 (41) Ramesh Satheesan 3/14 (4 overs) |
Romania won by 31 runs Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground,Ilfov County Umpires: Mark Jameson (Ger) and Thomas Kentorp (Den) |
Romania are scheduled to make their debut in an ICC event, when they take part in theEurope Qualifier tournament in 2021.[9]
This lists all the players who have played for Romania in the past 12 months or has been part of the latest T20I squad.
| Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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| Batters | ||||
| Sivakumar Periyalwar | 37 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| Ramesh Satheesan | 43 | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | Captain |
| Anand Rajshekara | 36 | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | |
| Luca Petre | 18 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| Rameez Khan | 32 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| All-rounders | ||||
| Vasu Saini | 36 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | Vice-captain |
| Taranjeet Singh | 39 | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | |
| Muhammad Moiz | 37 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| Adrian Lascu | 26 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| Cosmin Zavoiu | 46 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| Wicket-keeper | ||||
| Satvik Nadigotla | 36 | Right-handed | ||
| Spin Bowlers | ||||
| Pratham Hingorani | 26 | Right-handed | Right-armleg break | |
| Ali Hussain | 32 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Pace Bowlers | ||||
| Manmeet Koli | 28 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium-fast | |
| Shantanu Vashisht | 36 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium-fast | |
| Ravindra Athapaththu | 36 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
Updated as on 16 June 2024
International Match Summary — Romania[10]
Last updated 19 October 2025.
| Playing Record | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
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| Twenty20 Internationals | 62 | 38 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 31 August 2019 |
Most T20I runs for Romania[14]
| Most T20I wickets for Romania[15]
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T20I record versus other nations[10]
Records complete to T20I #3531. Last updated 19 October 2025.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
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| vs Associate Members | |||||||
| Austria | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 29 August 2019 | 29 August 2019 |
 Belgium | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 June 2025 | |
| Bulgaria | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 October 2020 | 17 October 2020 |
 Cyprus | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 July 2022 | |
 Czech Republic | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 31 August 2019 | 3 September 2021 |
 France | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 July 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 May 2022 | 14 May 2022 |
 Greece | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 June 2021 | 24 June 2021 |
 Hungary | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 September 2021 | 3 September 2021 |
 Isle of Man | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 July 2022 | |
 Israel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 June 2024 | 15 June 2024 |
 Italy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 June 2024 | |
 Luxembourg | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 August 2019 | 30 August 2019 |
 Malta | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 September 2021 | 4 September 2021 |
 Portugal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 June 2024 | 10 June 2024 |
 Serbia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 June 2021 | 25 June 2021 |
 Sweden | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 July 2022 | |
 Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 July 2023 | |
 Turkey | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 August 2019 | 29 August 2019 |
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