Bahrain national cricket team

Bahrain
Association	Bahrain Cricket Association
Personnel
Captain	Asif Ali
Coach	Nishantha Weerasinghe
Chairman	Mohammed Mansoor
International Cricket Council
ICC status	Associate member (2017) ; Affiliate member (2001)
ICC region	Asia
ICC Rankings
ICC Rankings	Current
T20I	30th
International cricket
First international	v. Kuwait at Kuwait City; 30 October 1979
T20 Internationals
First T20I	v Saudi Arabia at Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Muscat; 20 January 2019
Last T20I	v Qatar at Selangor Turf Club, Kuala Lumpur; 14 October 2026
T20Is
T20Is	Played
Total	135
This year	23
T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances	2 (first in 2022)
Best result	Semi-finals (2023)
	List A & T20I kit
	List A & T20I kit
	As of 14 October 2026

The Bahrain national cricket team represents the Kingdom of Bahrain in international cricket. The team is organised by the Bahrain Cricket Association (BCA), which became an ICC affiliate member in 2001 and an associate member in 2017.

History

Early history

Cricket has been played in Bahrain since the early 20th century. The earliest instance of Cricket was recorded in 1932 when a match was played between Royal British Airforce and Royal British Navy. In 1935, the Awali Cricket Club was formed by the then British Oil Company which is now BAPCO – Bahrain Petroleum Company.

The Bahraini national side made its first international appearance in 1979, at an invitational tournament with Kuwait, Qatar, and Sharjah (one of the United Arab Emirates).

20th century

Its first appearance in an Asian Cricket Council tournament came at the 2004 ACC Trophy in Malaysia; since then, Bahrain has regularly appeared in ACC events. Bahrain has also made several appearances in World Cricket League tournaments, but was relegated back to regional tournaments after finishing fifth at the 2013 Division Six event.

2018–present

In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Bahrain and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 will be full T20Is.

Bahrain made its Twenty20 International debut on 20 January 2019, defeating Saudi Arabia by 41 runs in the 2019 ACC Western Region T20 at Al Emarat Cricket Stadium, Muscat, Oman.

20 January 2019
09:30
Scorecard

Bahrain
176/4 (20 overs)

v

Saudi Arabia
135/9 (20 overs)

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 the toss and elected to field.
First ever T20I match for Bahrain.

Tournament history

Legend

Champions
Runners-up
Third place/Semi-finals
Hosts
Q Qualified/Advanced to next stage
DNQ Did not qualify
Promoted
Remained in the same division
Relegated

Cricket World Cup

Cricket World Cup record									Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	T	NR		Pld	W	L	T	NR

1975	Not an ICC member								Not an ICC member
1979
1983
1987
1992
1996
1999
2003	Not eligible; ICC affiliate member								Not eligible; ICC affiliate member
2007	Did not qualify								3	1	2	0	0
2011									Did not enter
2015									24	15	9	0	0
2019									5	1	4	0	0
2023									Did not enter
2027									11*	4	6	0	1
Total	N/a	0/14	–	–	–	–	–	43	21	21	0	4

Men's T20 World Cup

Men's T20 World Cup record								Qualification record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pld	W	L	T	NR
2007	Not eligible							Not eligible
2009
2010
2012	Did not enter							Did not enter
2014	Did not qualify							4	0	4	0	0
2016	Did not enter							Did not enter
2021	Did not qualify							5	1	4	0	0
2022								9	6	3	0	0
2024								4	1	3	0	0
2026								6	3	3	0	0
2028	To be determined							To be determined
Total	N/a	0/10	–	–	–	–	–	28	11	17	0	0

T20 World Cup Qualifier

T20 World Cup Qualifier record
Year	Round	Position	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Qual.
2008	Not eligible
2010	Not eligible
2012	Did not enter
2013	Did not qualify
2015	Did not enter
2019	Did not qualify
2022	Play-offs	6/8	5	3	2	0	0	DNQ
2028	To be determined
Total	0 Titles	1/8	5	3	2	0	0	N/a

Other global tournaments

CWC Challenge League (List A)	CWC Challenge League Play-off (List A)	World Cricket League (LA/ODI/50 overs)
2019–22: Did not participate 2024–26 (B): 4th place ()	2024: 3rd place (Q)	2009 (Division Seven) : Winners () 2009 (Division Six) : Runners-up () 2010 (Division Five) : 3rd place () 2012 (Division Five) : 5th place () 2013 (Division Six) : 5th place

Other regional tournaments

T20WC Asia/Asia-EAP Regional Final (T20I)	T20WC Asia Sub-regional Qualifiers (T20I)	ACC Premier Cup (50 overs/T20I)	ACC Challenger Cup (50 overs/T20I)
2023 : 4th place (DNQ) 2027 : To be determined	2018: 5th place (DNQ) 2021: Winners (Q) 2024: 3rd place (DNQ)	2023: 7th place 2023: 8th place 2026: Qualified	2023: Runners-up
ACC Trophy	ACC Trophy Elite	ACC Twenty20 Cup	ACC Western Region T20
2004: Group stage 2006: Quarter-finals	2008: Group stage 2010: Qualified; withdrew	2009: 11th place 2013: Group stage	2019: 3rd place 2020: Semi-finals

Current squad

This lists all the players who have played for Bahrain in the past 12 months or has been part of the latest One-day or T20I squad.
Uncapped players are listed in italics

Updated as of 8 August 2026

Name	Age	Batting style	Bowling style	Formats	Notes
Batters
Sohail Ahmed	32	Right-handed	N/a	One-day & T20I
Fiaz Ahmed	38	Right-handed	N/a	One-day & T20I
Ahmer Bin Nasir	32	Right-handed	N/a	T20I
Muhammad Safdar	36	Right-handed	N/a	One-day & T20I
Wicket-keepers
Shahbaz Badar	35	Right-handed	N/a	One-day
Prashant Kurup	38	Right-handed	N/a	One-day & T20I
Yasser Nazeer	36	Right-handed	N/a	T20I
All-rounders
Asif Ali	30	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	One-day & T20I	Captain
Imran Anwar	37	Right-handed	Left-arm medium	One-day & T20I
Junaid Aziz	32	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	One-day & T20I
Amaish Rana	23	Right-handed	Right-arm medium fast	One-day
Shujaat Rasool	27	Left-handed	Right-arm medium	One-day & T20I
Spin Bowlers
Abdul Majid	32	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	One-day & T20I
Asif Shaikh	32	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	One-day & T20I
Yousif Wali	32	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	T20I
Pace Bowlers
Rizwan Butt	35	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	One-day & T20I
Ali Dawood	33	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	One-day & T20I
Muhammad Salman	31	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	T20I
Imran Khan	36	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	T20I

Records

International Match Summary — Bahrain

Last updated 14 October 2026

Format	M	W	L	T	NR	Inaugural Match
Playing Record
Twenty20 Internationals	135	78	50	4	3	20 January 2019

Twenty20 International

Highest team total: 231/2 v. Indonesia on 19 November 2025 at Udayana Cricket Ground, Jimbaran.
Highest individual score: 105*, Fiaz Ahmed v. Germany on 6 July 2025 at TCA Oval, Blantyre.
Best individual bowling figures: 6/9, Rizwan Butt v. Malawi on 12 July 2025 at TCA Oval, Blantyre.

Most T20I runs for Bahrain

Player	Runs	Average	Career span
Sohail Ahmed	1,983	42.19	2022–2026
Fiaz Ahmed	1,905	33.42	2019–2026
Prashant Kurup	1,721	25.68	2021–2026
Ahmer Bin Nasir	1,573	27.59	2022–2026
Asif Ali	1,501	26.80	2024–2026

Most T20I wickets for Bahrain

Player	Wickets	Average	Career span
Rizwan Butt	148	15.86	2022–2026
Ali Dawood	135	13.63	2023–2026
Imran Anwar	97	23.72	2019–2026
Abdul Majid	82	20.35	2023–2026
Imran Khan	61	22.80	2022–2026

T20I record versus other nations

Records complete to T20I #4197. Last updated 14 October 2026.

Opponent	M	W	L	T	NR	First match	First win
v. Full Members
Ireland	1	0	1	0	0	19 February 2022
vs Associate Members
Bhutan	8	8	0	0	0	23 November 2024	23 November 2024
Cambodia	2	2	0	0	0	16 April 2024	16 April 2024
Canada	3	1	2	0	0	24 February 2022	17 November 2022
Germany	2	2	0	0	0	18 February 2022	18 February 2022
Hong Kong	6	3	2	1	0	8 March 2023	31 October 2023
Indonesia	8	7	1	0	0	19 February 2025	19 February 2025
Japan	2	0	1	1	0	26 February 2026
Kenya	2	1	1	0	0	31 July 2026	31 July 2026
Kuwait	16	4	11	1	0	23 January 2019	11 March 2023
Malawi	7	7	0	0	0	7 July 2025	7 July 2025
Malaysia	13	7	6	0	0	15 December 2022	23 December 2022
Maldives	3	3	0	0	0	21 January 2019	21 January 2019
Mongolia	1	1	0	0	0	11 October 2026	11 October 2026
Myanmar	1	1	0	0	0	8 October 2026	8 October 2026
Oman	8	2	6	0	0	23 February 2020	15 November 2022
Philippines	1	1	0	0	0	22 February 2022	22 February 2022
Qatar	14	4	9	0	1	24 January 2019	25 February 2020
Rwanda	4	4	0	0	0	18 July 2025	18 July 2025
Saudi Arabia	8	6	2	0	0	20 January 2019	20 January 2019
Singapore	7	5	0	1	1	16 December 2022	16 December 2022
Tanzania	4	2	2	0	0	9 March 2024	9 March 2024
Thailand	5	3	1	0	1	22 November 2024	30 November 2025
Uganda	2	1	1	0	0	28 October 2024	28 October 2024
United Arab Emirates	6	2	4	0	0	21 February 2022	21 February 2022
Vanuatu	1	1	0	0	0	10 March 2024	10 March 2024

Notes

1 2 For the 2024 and 2026 Men's T20 World Cups, the final round of qualification in Asia was the ICC Asia Regional Final.

References

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[RF-5] 1 2 For the 2024 and 2026 Men's T20 World Cups, the final round of qualification in Asia was the ICC Asia Regional Final.

[Assoc-1] 1 2 "Ireland and Afghanistan ICC newest full members amid wide-ranging governance reform". International Cricket Council. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2018.

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