 Flag of Qatar | ||||||||||
| Association | Qatar Cricket Association | |||||||||
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| Personnel | ||||||||||
| Captain | Mohammed Rizlan | |||||||||
| Coach | Mohammad Haroon | |||||||||
| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Associate member[1] (2017) Affiliate member (1999) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Asia | |||||||||
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| International cricket | ||||||||||
| First international |  Qatar vSharjah (Kuwait City; 30 October 1979) | |||||||||
| T20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First T20I | v Saudi Arabia atAl Emarat Cricket Stadium,Muscat; 21 January 2019 | |||||||||
| Last T20I | v Hong Kong atMission Road Ground,Mong Kok; 13 April 2025 | |||||||||
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| As of 13 April 2025 | ||||||||||
TheQatar national cricket team is the team that representsQatar ininternational cricket. The team is organised by theQatar Cricket Association, which became an affiliate member of theInternational Cricket Council (ICC) in 1999[5] and anassociate member in 2017.[1]
Qatar made its international debut in 1979, at an invitational tournament that also includedBahrain,Kuwait, and Sharjah (one of theUnited Arab Emirates). The team's firstAsian Cricket Council (ACC) event was the2002 ACC Trophy in Singapore. For a period during the 2000s, Qatar was one of the top-ranked non-Test teams in Asia – at the2004 ACC Trophy, the team placed fourth. However, a few years later it was relegated to the second-division ACC events.[6]
Qatar made its first and onlyWorld Cricket League (WCL) appearance at the2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five event in South Africa. It placed third, enough to secure the team a place in the new2019–21 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League.[7]
Qatar's international debut came in 2002 at theACC Trophy, where they failed to progress beyond the first round. A major improvement came in the next tournament in 2004 when they came fourth. This qualified them for the final pre-qualifying tournament for the2005 ICC Trophy, played inMalaysia in early 2005. They finished fourth in that tournament, thereby dropping off the road to qualification to the2007 World Cup. They once again competed at the ACC Trophy in 2006, this time finishing in eighth place. They will play in the new Champions division of that tournament in 2008.[citation needed]
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant fullTwenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, allTwenty20 matches played between Qatar and otherICC members after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I.[8]
Qatar made itsTwenty20 International debut on 21 January 2019, defeatingSaudi Arabia by 4 wickets in the2019 ACC Western Region T20 atAl Emarat Cricket Stadium,Muscat,Oman.[9]
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Sajid Cheema 47 (41) Tamoor Sajjad 3/11 (4 overs) | Faisal Javed 43 (26) Muhammad Nadeem 3/16 (3 overs) |
Qatar won by 4 wickets Al Amerat Cricket Stadium,Muscat Umpires:Rahul Asher (Oma) and Vinod Babu (Oma) Player of the match:Tamoor Sajjad (Qat) |
| ICC T20 World Cup Sub-Regional Qualifiers record | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | ||
 2018 | Round-robin | 2/6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | Round-robin | 2/5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | Group stages | 3/4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | Round-robin | TBD | |||||||
| Total | 3/3 | – | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 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 | Runners up | 2/5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Semi-final | 4/8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2/2 | 0 Titles | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| ACC Trophy record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host/Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| 1996 | Did not participate | ||||||
 1998 | |||||||
 2000 | |||||||
 2002 | Group stages | — | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 3rd place | 4/15 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 5th place | 8/17 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 9th place | 8/10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Did not participate | ||||||
| 2012 | |||||||
| Total | 4/9 | 0 Titles | 19 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| ICC World Cricket League Division Five record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host/Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
 2017 | 3rd place | 3/8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1/1 | 0 Titles | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| ACC Twenty20 Cup record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host/Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| 2007 | Group stages | 9/10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Group stages | 9/12 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Did not participate | ||||||
| 2013 | |||||||
| Total | 2/4 | 0 Titles | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| ACC Men's Premier Cup record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year/Host | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| 2023 | Group stages | 9/10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | Group stages | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2/2 | 0 Titles | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Qatar have fielded sides in regional competition at Under 15, Under 17 and Under 19 levels.[citation needed]
The Qatar Under 15 team competed in Asia Cup tournaments in 2002, 2005 and 2006. They failed to progress beyond the first round on all occasions. Even after losing just one game (againstOman) in the group stage of the 2006 competition, they were not allowed to play in the semi-finals as they did not abide by the qualification rules.[citation needed]
The Qatar Under 17 team competed in the Asia Cup for the first time in 2004, where they did not progress past the first round. In 2005, they reached the quarter-finals.[citation needed]
The Under 19 team has participated in Asia Cup tournaments in 2001, 2003 and 2005, reaching the semi-finals on the 2003 & 2005 editions. In the 2001 they came runner up in the plate league. Qatar recently also took part in the U-19 Asia Cup although they had a poor time of it. Qatar advanced to Asia Division 2 Semi finals of2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup qualification where they lost to Kuwait. They failed to advance from the group stage of Asia Division 2 during 2018 World cup qualification process.[citation needed]
West End Park International Cricket Stadium is a home ground of team located inDoha. This is the first cricket stadium inQatar. In June 2013, the ground was opened for cricket with opening of the Grand Mall Hypermarket on its premise. The stadium can seat 13,000. In December 2013, it was announced the hosting of first-ever triangular women’s One-day and Twenty20 championship inQatar in January 2014. Women’s international teams from thePakistan,South Africa andIreland participated in the seven championship matches. This was the first championship ever to be sanctioned by theInternational Cricket Council.[10]
In 2015, the stadium was selected to host 1st edition ofPakistan Super League matches which will be played in February, 2016.[11]
This lists all players who 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 | |||||
| Kamran Khan | 36 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | One-day & T20I | |
| Zaheer Ibrahim | 37 | Right-handed | Right-armoff spin | One-day | |
| Khurram Shahzad | 36 | Right-handed | Right-armoff spin | One-day | |
| Saqlain Arshad | 32 | Right-handed | Right-armoff spin | T20I | |
| Jassim Khan | 25 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | T20I | |
| Uzair Amir | 29 | Right-handed | T20I | ||
| All-rounders | |||||
| Muhammad Tanveer | 44 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | One-day & T20I | Vice-captain |
| Ikramullah Khan | 32 | Left-handed | Left-armmedium | One-day & T20I | |
| Akash Babu | 34 | Left-handed | Right-armleg spin | One-day & T20I | |
| Assad Borham | 32 | Right-handed | Right-armoff spin | One-day & T20I | |
| Valeed Veetil | 39 | Right-handed | Right-armleg spin | One-day & T20I | |
| Adnan Mirza | 36 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | T20I | |
| Himanshu Rathod | 38 | Right-handed | Right-armoff spin | T20I | |
| Mirza Mohammed Baig | 30 | Left-handed | Right-armmedium | T20I | |
| Mohammed Irshad | 33 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | T20I | |
| Wicket-keepers | |||||
| Imal Liyanage | 31 | Right-handed | One-day & T20I | ||
| Mohammed Rizlan | 39 | Right-handed | - | One-day & T20I | Captain |
| Spin Bowlers | |||||
| Mohammed Nadeem | 42 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | One-day & T20I | |
| Yousuf Ali | 25 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | T20I | |
| Sandun Withanage | 32 | Left-handed | Right-armleg spin | One-day | |
| Bukhar Illikkal | 33 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | T20I | |
| Owais Ahmed | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | T20I | ||
| Pace Bowlers | |||||
| Muhammad Murad | 35 | Left-handed | Left-armmedium-fast | One-day & T20I | |
| Gayan Munaweera | 33 | Left-handed | Left-armmedium-fast | One-day & T20I | |
| Amir Farooq | 30 | Right-handed | Left-armmedium-fast | One-day & T20I | |
| Muhammad Jabir | 30 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium-fast | T20I | |
| Bipin Kumar | 31 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium-fast | T20I | |
Updated as on 21 September 2023
International Match Summary — Qatar[12]
Last updated 12 April 2025
| Playing Record | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
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| Twenty20 Internationals | 66 | 33 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 21 January 2019 |
Most T20I runs for Qatar[16]
| Most T20I wickets for Qatar[17]
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T20I record versus other nations[12]
Records complete to T20I #3138. Last updated 13 April 2025.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs Associate Members | |||||||
 Bahrain | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 24 January 2019 | 24 January 2019 |
 Bhutan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 November 2024 | 20 November 2024 |
 Cambodia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 November 2024 | 23 November 2024 |
| Hong Kong | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 27 February 2024 | 29 February 2024 |
 Jersey | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 October 2019 | 9 October 2019 |
| Kuwait | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 22 January 2019 | 6 July 2019 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 July 2019 | 27 July 2019 |
 Maldives | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 January 2019 | 23 January 2019 |
| Nepal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 July 2019 | 23 July 2019 |
| Oman | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 24 February 2020 | 24 February 2020 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 January 2019 | 21 January 2019 |
| Singapore | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 July 2019 | 15 December 2022 |
 Thailand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 November 2024 | 19 November 2024 |
 Uganda | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 February 2020 | 12 February 2020 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 February 2020 | |
