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| Association | Saudi Arabian Cricket Federation | |||||||||
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| Personnel | ||||||||||
| Captain | Shoaib Ali | |||||||||
| Coach | Kabir Khan | |||||||||
| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Associate member (2016) Affiliate member (2003) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Asia | |||||||||
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| T20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First T20I | v Bahrain atAl Emarat Cricket Stadium,Muscat; 20 January 2019 | |||||||||
| Last T20I | v Qatar atWest End Park International Cricket Stadium,Doha; 23 July 2025 | |||||||||
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| As of 23 July 2025 | ||||||||||
TheSaudi Arabia national cricket team representsSaudi Arabia ininternational cricket. The team is organized by theSaudi Arabian Cricket Federation, which became an affiliate member of theInternational Cricket Council (ICC) in 2003 and an associate member in 2016.[4]
Saudi Arabia made its international debut at the2004 ACC Trophy in Malaysia, and has since played regularly inAsian Cricket Council (ACC) tournaments. After finishing second in the2014 ACC Elite League, the team qualified for theWorld Cricket League for the first time. Saudi Arabia was due to compete in the2015 Division Six event, but members of the team were denied visas by the host country, forcing the team to withdraw.[5]
The international debut of the Saudi senior team came in theACC Trophy in 2004, where they failed to progress beyond the first round. They again failed to go past the first round in 2006, but had the remarkable achievement of scoring 499 runs in 50 overs againstBrunei. Earlier in the year they came fourth in the Middle East Cup.[citation needed]
Arguably their greatest moment in international cricket to date came in the2008 ACC Trophy Elite when they defeated theUAE by 29 runs, a team which has had previousOne Day International experience.[6]
With the separation of the ACC Trophy into Elite and Challenge divisions, following their performance at the2006 ACC Trophy Saudi Arabia they competed in the Elite division in the2008 competition, in which they came 10th. This result relegated them to the2009 ACC Trophy Challenge, in which they did not appear. They did, however, appear in the2010 competition, in which they came 2nd and gained promotion back to the Elite division.[citation needed]
Besides the 50 over format, Saudi Arabia have also played in theTwenty20 format of the game in the2007 ACC Twenty20 Cup, in which they failed to progress beyond the group stage, and the2009 ACC Twenty20 Cup, in which they came 8th.[citation needed]
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant fullTwenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, allTwenty20 matches played between Saudi Arabia and otherICC members after 1 January 2019 are a full T20I.[7]
Saudi Arabia made itsTwenty20 International debut on 20 January 2019, losing toBahrain by 41 runs in the2019 ACC Western Region T20 atAl Emarat Cricket Stadium,Muscat,Oman.[8]
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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) |
Saudi Arabia won the2023 ACC Men's Challenger Cup in Thailand, finishing undefeated to qualify for the2023 ACC Men's Premier Cup in Nepal. The team defeatedBahrain in the tournament final by 10 wickets, after bowling Bahrain out for just 26 runs.[9]
| ACC Asia Cup Qualifier record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year/Host | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
 2016 | Did not participate | ||||||
 2018 | Did not participate | ||||||
 2022 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| Total | 0/3 | 0 Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ACC Western Region T20 record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host/Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| 2019 | Winner | 1/5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Group stages | – | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2/2 | 0 Titles | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| ACC Trophy record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host/Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| 1996 | Did not participate | ||||||
 1998 | |||||||
 2000 | |||||||
 2002 | |||||||
| 2004 | Group stages | 11/15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | Group stages | 10/17 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | Group stages | 10/10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 2010 | Did not participate | ||||||
| 2012 | Group stages | 9/10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 4/9 | 0 Titles | 15 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| ACC Twenty20 Cup record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host/Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| 2007 | Group stages | 8/10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Group stages | 10/12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Group stages | 10/10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Did not participate | ||||||
| 2015 | Group stages | 3/6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 4/5 | 0 Titles | 19 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| ACC Men's Challenger Cup record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year/Host | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
 2023 | Winner | 1/8 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Winner | 1/10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2/2 | 2 Titles | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ACC Men's Premier Cup record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year/Host | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| 2023 | Group stages | 8/10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | Group stages | 7/10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2/2 | 0 Titles | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
Kabir Khan[9]This lists all players who played for Saudi Arabia in the past 12 months or were in the most recent One-day or T20I squads. Uncapped players are listed initalics.
| Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | Formats | Notes |
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| Batters | |||||
| Abdul Waheed | 31 | Right-handed | Right-armleg break | One-day & T20I | Vice-captain |
| Waqar ul Hassan | 33 | Left-handed | Right-armmedium | One-day | |
| Faisal Khan | 29 | Right-handed | Right-armleg break | One-day & T20I | |
| Saad Khan | 38 | Left-handed | Right-armmedium | T20I | |
| Kashif Siddique | 36 | Left-handed | One-day | ||
| Zuhair Muhammad | 20 | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | One-day & T20I | |
| All-rounders | |||||
| Hisham Shaikh | 29 | Right-handed | Right-armleg break | One-day & T20I | Captain |
| Waji ul Hassan | 30 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | One-day & T20I | |
| Usman Khalid | 41 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | One-day & T20I | |
| Kashif Abbas | 38 | Left-handed | Left-armmedium | T20I | |
| Wicketkeepers | |||||
| Manan Ali | 28 | Right-handed | One-day & T20I | ||
| Haseeb Ghafoor | 41 | Right-handed | One-day & T20I | ||
| Spin Bowlers | |||||
| Zain ul Abidin | 33 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | One-day & T20I | |
| Imran Yousuf | 37 | Right-handed | Right-armleg break | One-day | |
| Usman Ali | 38 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | T20I | |
| Pace Bowlers | |||||
| Ishtiaq Ahmad | 32 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | One-day & T20I | |
| Atif ur Rehman | 43 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | One-day & T20I | |
| Usman Najeeb | 30 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | One-day & T20I | |
| Shahzaib | 32 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | One-day | |
| Ahmad Raza | 21 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | T20I | |
Updated as of 14 April 2024
International Match Summary — Saudi Arabia[10]
Last updated 23 July 2025
| Playing Record | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
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| Twenty20 Internationals | 66 | 35 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 20 January 2019 |
Most T20I runs for Saudi Arabia[14]
| Most T20I wickets for Saudi Arabia[15]
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T20I record versus other nations[10]
Records complete to T20I #3357. Last updated 23 July 2025.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs Associate Members | |||||||
| Bahrain | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 January 2019 | 20 November 2022 |
 Bhutan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 February 2024 | 3 February 2024 |
 Cambodia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 February 2024 | 1 February 2024 |
 Canada | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 November 2022 | |
 Hong Kong | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 April 2024 | 14 April 2024 |
 Indonesia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 February 2024 | 5 February 2024 |
 Iran | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 February 2019 | 24 February 2019 |
 Japan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 February 2024 | 9 February 2024 |
| Kuwait | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 24 January 2019 | 24 January 2019 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 April 2024 | 30 April 2025 |
 Maldives | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 January 2019 | 22 January 2019 |
| Nepal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 April 2024 | |
| Oman | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 November 2022 | 18 December 2024 |
| Qatar | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 21 January 2019 | 24 January 2019 |
| Singapore | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 April 2025 | 25 April 2025 |
| Thailand | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 February 2024 | 13 February 2024 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 February 2020 | 19 December 2024 |
