| Romania | |
| Association: | Cricket Romania |
| Captain: | Vasu Saini |
| Coach: | Andrew Begg |
| Icc Member Year: | 2017 |
| Icc Status: | Associate member[1] |
| Icc Region: | Europe |
| T20i Rank: | 53th |
| T20i Rank Best: | 37th (2 May 2022) |
| First Match: | v at Berceni cricket ground, Bucharest, 27 June 2009 |
| First T20i: | v at Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Moara Vlăsiei; 29 August 2019 |
| Most Recent T20i: | v at Simar Cricket Ground, Rome; 16 June 2024 |
| Num T20is: | 46 |
| Num T20is This Year: | 8 |
| T20i Record: | 31/15 (0 ties, 0 no result) |
| T20i Record This Year: | 6/2 (0 ties, 0 no result) |
| Asofdate: | 23 June 2024 |
The Romania national cricket team represents the country of Romania in international cricket. Cricket was played in Romania between 1893 and 1930. In recent years the game has begun to grow again, particularly in Bucharest, Timișoara and Cluj-Napoca. In July 2010, they played in a European Twenty20 tournament which was held in Skopje, Macedonia. On 29 June 2013, Romania was granted affiliate status by the International Cricket Council (ICC) and are therefore entitled to participate in ICC official events.[2] Since 2017, they became an associate member[1]
As in a number of European countries, the game is dominated by expatriates from the Sub-Continent and other traditional cricket-playing countries. The main groundof the team for national and international matches is at Moara Vlăsiei, 26 km (16 miles) away from the Bucharest city centre. It was built between 2011 and 2013 and is the only turf ground in eastern and central Europe.
Romania won the 2021 Sofia Twenty20 cup, where they defeated Bulgaria in the final.[3]
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Romania and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I.[4]
Romania played its first T20I match against Austria on 29 August 2019 during the 2019 Continental Cup in Romania.[5]
Romania are scheduled to make their debut in an ICC event, when they take part in the Europe Qualifier tournament in 2021.[6]
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This lists all the players who have played for Romania in the past 12 months or has been part of the latest T20I squad.
| Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | |||||
| Sivakumar Periyalwar | Right-handed | ||||
| Ramesh Satheesan | Right-handed | Captain | |||
| Anand Rajshekara | Right-handed | ||||
| Luca Petre | Right-handed | ||||
| Rameez Khan | Right-handed | ||||
| All-rounders | |||||
| Vasu Saini | Right-handed | Vice-captain | |||
| Taranjeet Singh | Right-handed | ||||
| Muhammad Moiz | Right-handed | ||||
| Adrian Lascu | Right-handed | ||||
| Cosmin Zavoiu | Right-handed | ||||
| Wicket-keeper | |||||
| Satvik Nadigotla | Right-handed | ||||
| Spin Bowlers | |||||
| Pratham Hingorani | Right-handed | ||||
| Ali Hussain | Left-handed | ||||
| Pace Bowlers | |||||
| Manmeet Koli | Right-handed | ||||
| Shantanu Vashisht | Right-handed | ||||
| Ravindra Athapaththu | Right-handed | ||||
Updated as on 16 June 2024
International Match Summary — Romania[7] Last updated 16 June 2024.
| Playing Record | |||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twenty20 Internationals | 46 | 31 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 31 August 2019 |
Most T20I runs for Romania[11]
| Player | Runs | Average | Career span | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ramesh Satheesan | 1,197 | 38.61 | 2019–2023 | |
| Taranjeet Singh | 1,087 | 36.23 | 2021–2024 | |
| Vasu Saini | 804 | 30.92 | 2019–2024 | |
| Sivakumar Periyalwar | 497 | 26.15 | 2019–2024 | |
| Satvik Nadigotla | 422 | 15.62 | 2019–2024 |
Most T20I wickets for Romania[12]
| Player | Wickets | Average | Career span | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taranjeet Singh | 35 | 19.11 | 2021–2024 | |
| Ijaz Hussain | 33 | 17.30 | 2019–2024 | |
| Vasu Saini | 33 | 27.09 | 2020–2024 | |
| Manmeet Koli | 28 | 19.64 | 2022–2024 | |
| Shantanu Vashisht | 28 | 19.92 | 2019–2024 |
T20I record versus other nations[7]
Records complete to T20I #2696. Last updated 16 June 2024.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs Associate Members | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 August 2019 | 29 August 2019 | ||
| 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 October 2020 | 17 October 2020 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 July 2022 | |||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 August 2019 | 3 September 2021 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 July 2023 | |||
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 May 2022 | 14 May 2022 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 June 2021 | 24 June 2021 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 September 2021 | 3 September 2021 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 July 2022 | |||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 June 2024 | 15 June 2024 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 June 2024 | |||
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 August 2019 | 30 August 2019 | ||
| 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 September 2021 | 4 September 2021 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 June 2024 | 10 June 2024 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 June 2021 | 25 June 2021 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 July 2022 | |||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 July 2023 | |||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 August 2019 | 29 August 2019 | ||