Details about the Bahrain national cricket team
The Bahrain national cricket team is the team representing the country of Bahrain in international cricket. The team is organized and monitored by the Bahrain Cricket Association (BCA). The BCA became an International Cricket Council affiliate member in 2001. The BCA became an associate member of International Cricket Council in 2017.
Cricket was in Bahrain since the early 20th century. The earliest match of Cricket was held in 1932. This match was played between the Royal British Airforce of Bahrain and the Royal British Navy of Bahrain. In 1935, the Awali Cricket Club came into existence by the then British Oil Company. That company is in being with the BAPCO – Bahrain Petroleum Company in the present time.
The Bahraini national cricket team made its first international appearance in 1979. The match was at an invitational tournament with Kuwait, Qatar, and Sharjah (one of the United Arab Emirates).
20th Century
The national cricket team in Bahrain made its first appearance in an Asian Cricket Council tournament at the 2004 Asian Cricket Council Trophy in Malaysia. Bahrain started to play in Asian Cricket Council events from that time. Bahrain made several appearances in World Cricket League tournaments too. But the team was relegated back to regional tournaments after holding the fifth position in the 2013 Division Six.
2018-Present
In April 2018, the International Cricket Council granted full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Bahrain and other International Cricket Council members after 1 January 2019 were a full T20I.
Bahrain debuted its Twenty20 International match on the 20th of January 2019. Bahrain’s national cricket team defeated Saudi Arabia by 41 runs in the 2019 Asian Cricket Council Western Region T20. The mentioned match was at Al Emarat Cricket Stadium, Muscat, Oman.
Tournaments
International Cricket Council T20 World Cup Qualifier
2022: 6th position – Qualifier A
Asia Cup Qualifier
2018: Did not participate
2020: Did not qualify
Asian Cricket Council Western Region T20
2019: 3rd position
2020: Semi-finals
Asian Cricket Council Trophy
2006: Quarter-finals
Asian Cricket Council Trophy Elite
2008: 7th position
World Cricket League
2009
Division Seven: Winners
Division Six: Runners-up
2010
Division Five: 3rd position
2012
Division Five: 5th position
2013
Division Six: 5th position
Asian Cricket Council Twenty20 Cup
2009: 11th position
Records
| Playing Record | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
| Twenty20 Internationals | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 20 January 2019 |
T20 International
The highest team total is188/3 against Kuwait on the 23rd of January 2019.
Venue – Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 2.
The highest score by a Bahrain player is 82 runs by Muhammad Younis against Qatar – on the 23rd of October 2021.
Venue – West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha.
The best bowling figure by a Bahrain bowler is 5/5 by Junaid Aziz against Germany on the 18th of February 2022.
Venue – Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 2.
Most T20 runs for Bahrain
| Player | Runs | Average | Career span |
| Sarfaraz Ali | 569 | 35.56 | 2019–2022 |
| Muhammad Younis | 233 | 23.30 | 2020–2022 |
| Ammad Uddin | 187 | 23.37 | 2019–2021 |
| Fiaz Ahmed | 181 | 25.85 | 2019–2021 |
| Imran Ali Butt | 179 | 17.90 | 2019–2021 |
Most T20 Wickets for Bahrain
| Player | Wickets | Average | Career span |
| Junaid Aziz | 15 | 9.60 | 2020–2022 |
| Imran Anwar | 15 | 27.53 | 2019–2022 |
| Abdul Majid | 10 | 11.90 | 2020–2021 |
| Sathaiya Veerapathiran | 9 | 20.55 | 2020–2022 |
| Sarfaraz Ali | 8 | 38.62 | 2019–2022 |