Kuwait national cricket team

Kuwait
AssociationCricket Kuwait
Personnel
CaptainMohammed Aslam
CoachKabir Khan
International Cricket Council
ICC statusAffiliate (1998)
Associate member (2005)
ICC regionAsia
ICC Rankings Current Best-ever
T20I 27th 23rd (13-April-2025)
International cricket
First internationalv  Bahrain at Kuwait City; 30 October 1979
T20 Internationals
First T20Iv  Maldives at Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Al Amarat; 20 January 2019
Last T20Iv  Bhutan at Selangor Turf Club, Kuala Lumpur; 12 October 2026
T20Is Played Won/Lost
Total 88 49/35
(3 ties, 1 no result)
This year 9 6/3
(0 ties, 0 no results)
T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances1 (first in 2023)
Best resultGroup stage (2023)

List A & T20I kit

As of 12 October 2026

The Kuwait national cricket team is the team that represents Kuwait in international cricket. The team is organised by Cricket Kuwait, which has been an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 2005, having previously been an affiliate member since 1998. Kuwait made its international debut in 1979, but has only played regularly at international level since the early 2000s, appearing regularly in Asian Cricket Council tournaments since then. Beginning in the early 2010s, the side appeared in several World Cricket League events, although it was relegated back to regional level after the 2013 Division Six tournament.

History

The Kuwait Cricket Association was formed in 1996 and they became an affiliate member of the ICC two years later.

21st century

2000 - 2017

They participated in the ACC Trophy for the first time in 2000, but couldn't progress beyond the first round, a performance they repeated in the 2002 tournament.

In 2004, Kuwait pulled off a series off upsets to finish in third place in that year's ACC Trophy, only just missing out on qualification for the 2005 ICC Trophy. They did qualify for the repêchage tournament in early 2005 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in which they finished sixth after losing to the Cayman Islands in a play-off.

In February 2006, Kuwait finished third out of five teams when they hosted the ACC Middle East Cup. In August, they took part in the ACC Trophy, but were unable to reproduce their strong 2004 performance. They were eliminated in the first round when a tie with Hong Kong left them in third place in their group on run rate. A win in this match would have seen them through to the quarter finals.

In 2007 Kuwait played in the ACC Twenty20 Cup, which they also hosted. They finished third in the tournament, beating the UAE by three runs in a play-off.

Kuwait has participated in several World Cricket League tournaments, hosting and winning Division Eight in 2010; winning Division Seven in Botswana in May 2011; and coming third in Division Six in Malaysia in September 2011. Kuwait set one of the lowest ever T20 targets during the 2014 Asian Games.

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 Kuwait and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 have the full T20I status.

Kuwait made its Twenty20 International debut on 20 January 2019, defeating Maldives by eight wickets in the 2019 ACC Western Region T20 at Al Emarat Cricket Stadium, Muscat, Oman.

20 January 2019
09:30
Scorecard
Maldives 
102 (18.4 overs)
v
 Kuwait
103/2 (10.3 overs)
Mohamed Rishwan 25 (23)
Imran Ali 3/16 (3 overs)
Ravija Sandaruwan 68* (36)
Ameel Mauroof 1/11 (3 overs)
Kuwait won by 8 wickets
Al Amerat Cricket Stadium, Muscat
Umpires: Vinod Babu (Oma) and Shivani Mishra (Qat)
Player of the match: Ravija Sandaruwan (Kuw)
  • Kuwait won the toss and elected to field.

In 2018 former South African international Herschelle Gibbs was appointed coach of Kuwait for the 2020 ICC World Twenty20 qualification process.

Tournament history

Legend

Cricket World Cup

Cricket World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W L T NR Pld W L T NR
England 1975Not an ICC memberNot an ICC member
England 1979
England Wales 1983
India Pakistan 1987
Australia New Zealand 1992
India Pakistan Sri Lanka 1996
England Wales Scotland Republic of Ireland Netherlands 1999Not eligible; ICC affiliate memberNot eligible; ICC affiliate member
South Africa Zimbabwe Kenya 2003
Cricket West Indies 2007Did not qualify96300
India Sri Lanka Bangladesh 2011Did not enterDid not enter
Australia New Zealand 2015Did not qualify1713301
England Wales 201950500
India 2023Did not enterDid not enter
South Africa Namibia Zimbabwe 2027To be determined10*6211
TotalN/a0/14–––––41251312

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
South Africa 2007Not eligibleNot eligible
England 2009
Cricket West Indies 2010
Sri Lanka 2012Did not qualify52300
Bangladesh 201442200
India 201654100
United Arab Emirates Oman 202193501
Australia 202242200
United States Cricket West Indies 202496300
India Sri Lanka 202684301
Australia New Zealand 2028To be determinedTo be determined
TotalN/a0/10–––––44231902

Asian Games

Cricket at the Asian Games record
Year Round Position GP W L T NR
China 2010Did not participate
South Korea 2014Quarter-finals5/1030201
China 2022Did not participate
Japan 2026
Total1/40 Titles30201

Other global tournaments

CWC Challenge League (List A) CWC Challenge League Play-off (List A) World Cricket League (LA/OD/ODI)

Other regional tournaments

T20WC Asia Regional Final (T20I) T20WC Asia Sub-regional Qualifiers (T20I) Premier Cup/Asia Cup Qualifier
(OD/T20I)
  • 2019 : 4th place (DNQ)
  • 2023 : 7th place (DNQ)
  • 2025 : 9th place (DNQ)
  • 2027 : To be determined
  • 2018: 3rd place (DNQ)
  • 2021: 3rd place (DNQ)
  • 2023: Winners (Q)
  • 2024: Runners-up (Q)
  • 2022: Runners-up (DNQ)
  • 2023: 4th place (DNQ)
  • 2024: 5th place (DNQ)
  • 2026: Qualified
ACC Twenty20 Cup (T20) ACC Trophy (OD) ACC Western Region T20 (T20)

Current squad

This lists all the players who have played for Kuwait in 12 months or has been part of the latest One-day or T20I squad.

Name Age Batting style Bowling style Forms Notes
Batters
Ravija Sandaruwan34Right-handedRight-arm off breakOne-day & T20I
Meet Bhavsar22Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxOne-day & T20I
Bilal Tahir28Left-handedRight-arm off breakOne-day & T20IVice-Captain
Mohammad Amin39Right-handedRight-arm off breakOne-day
Clinto Anto32Right-handedOne-day & T20I
Muhammad Umar22Right-handedRight-arm leg breakT20I
All-rounders
Mohammed Aslam36Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxOne-day & T20ICaptain
Yasin Patel29Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxOne-day & T20I
Shiraz Khan32Right-handedRight-arm leg breakOne-day & T20I
Adnan Idrees36Right-handedRight-arm off breakOne-day & T20I
Nimish Lathief37Left-handedRight-arm off breakT20I
Wicket-keeper
Usman Patel36Right-handedOne-day & T20I
Bowlers
Mohamed Shafeeq32Right-handedRight-arm mediumOne-day & T20I
Sayed Monib34Right-handedRight-arm mediumOne-day & T20I
Shahrukh Quddus29Right-handedRight-arm mediumOne-day
Ilyas Ahmed36Left-handedLeft-arm mediumOne-day & T20I
Nawaf Ahmed34Left-handedRight-arm mediumT20I
Mirza Ahmed22Right-handedRight-arm mediumT20I

Updated as of 9 September 2024.

Records

International Match Summary — Kuwait

Last updated 12 October 2026

Playing Record
FormatMWLTNRInaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals8849353120 January 2019

Twenty20 International

T20I record versus other nations

Records complete to T20I #4194. Last updated 12 October 2026.

OpponentMWLTNRFirst matchFirst win
vs Associate Members
 Bahrain161141023 January 201923 January 2019
 Bhutan1100012 October 202612 October 2026
 Cambodia1100013 April 202413 April 2024
 Hong Kong11550123 August 202221 August 2024
 Iran1100025 February 202025 February 2020
 Japan101009 October 2025
 Malaysia6240022 July 201925 August 2024
 Maldives5500020 January 201920 January 2019
 Mongolia2200030 August 202430 August 2024
 Myanmar220003 September 20243 September 2024
   Nepal4130027 July 201913 April 2025
 Oman5140022 September 202320 December 2024
 Qatar12732022 January 20194 July 2019
 Saudi Arabia7430024 January 201923 February 2020
 Singapore2110024 August 202224 August 2022
 Tanzania110006 March 20246 March 2024
 Thailand110008 October 20268 October 2026
 United Arab Emirates8170024 February 202021 August 2022
 Vanuatu220007 March 20247 March 2024

Administration and support staff

Position Name
Head coach England Qasim Ali
Assistant coach India Nikhil Kulkarni
Fielding Coach Sri Lanka Shashika
Analyst Sri Lanka Prabhath Fernando
Source:

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ T20 World Cup Qualifier refers to the Regional Final of the ICC Asia region from the 2023 edition.
  2. ↑

References

  1. ↑ "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
  2. ↑ "T20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  3. ↑ "T20I matches - 2026 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  4. 1 2 Kuwait at CricketArchive
  5. ↑ Other matches played by Kuwait Archived 2 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine – CricketArchive. Retrieved 14 September 2015.
  6. ↑ Achievements Archived 2 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine at official website
  7. ↑ 2000 ACC Trophy Archived 22 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine at CricketEurope
  8. ↑ 2002 ACC Trophy Archived 22 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine at CricketEurope
  9. ↑ Asian qualifying for the 2005 ICC Trophy Archived 6 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine at the 2005 ICC Trophy official website
  10. ↑ Scorecard of Cayman Islands v Kuwait, 27 February 2005 at CricketArchive
  11. ↑ Points Table for 2006 ACC Middle East Cup at CricketArchive
  12. ↑ 2006 ACC Trophy Archived 11 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine at CricketEurope
  13. ↑ 2007 ACC Twenty20 Cup Archived 25 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine at CricketEurope
  14. ↑ Cricinfo, Accessed May 8 2011
  15. ↑ Cricinfo, Accessed May 8 2011
  16. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 28 September 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  17. ↑ "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  18. ↑ "ACC Western Region T20 2019: RESULTS".
  19. ↑ "Kuwait name former South Africa opener Gibbs as new head coach". Archived from the original on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  20. 1 2 "Records / Kuwait / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  21. ↑ "Records / Kuwait / Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  22. ↑ "Records / Kuwait / Twenty20 Internationals / High scores". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  23. ↑ "Records / Kuwait / Twenty20 Internationals / Best bowling figures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  24. ↑ "Records / Kuwait / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs". Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  25. ↑ "Records / Kuwait / Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets". Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2019.