| Kuwait | |
| Association: | Cricket Kuwait |
| Coach: | Qasim Ali |
| Captain: | Mohammed Aslam |
| Icc Status: | Affiliate |
| Icc Member Year: | 1998 |
| Icc Status2: | Associate member |
| Icc Member Year2: | 2005 |
| Icc Region: | Asia |
| T20i Rank: | 25th |
| T20i Rank Best: | 25th (21-Aug-2022) |
| First Match: | v at Kuwait City; 30 October 1979 |
| First T20i: | v at Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 1, Al Amarat; 20 January 2019 |
| Most Recent T20i: | v at Selangor Turf Club, Seri Kembangan; 21 August 2024 |
| Num T20is: | 55 |
| Num T20is This Year: | 10 |
| T20i Record: | 30/22 (3 ties, 0 no results) |
| T20i Record This Year: | 6/4 (0 ties, 0 no results) |
| Wt20q Apps: | 1 |
| Wt20q First: | 2023 |
| Wt20q Best: | Group stage (2023) |
| H Pattern B: | _collarred |
| H Leftarm: | 0000FF |
| H Body: | 0000FF |
| H Rightarm: | 0000FF |
| H Pants: | 0000FF |
| H Title: | T20I kit |
| Asofdate: | 21 August 2024 |
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.[1] 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.[2]
The Kuwait Cricket Association was formed in 1996[3] and they became an affiliate member of the ICC two years later.
They participated in the ACC Trophy for the first time in 2000, but couldn't progress beyond the first round,[4] a performance they repeated in the 2002 tournament.[5]
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[6] in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in which they finished sixth after losing to the Cayman Islands in a play-off.[7]
In February 2006, Kuwait finished third out of five teams when they hosted the ACC Middle East Cup.[8] 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.[9]
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.[10]
Kuwait has participated in several World Cricket League tournaments, hosting and winning Division Eight in 2010;[11] winning Division Seven in Botswana in May 2011;[12] 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.[13]
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.[14]
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.[15]
In 2018 former South African international Herschelle Gibbs was appointed coach of Kuwait for the 2020 ICC World Twenty20 qualification process.[16]
Group stage
First round
First round
3rd place
First round
8th place
7th place
7th place
3rd place
3rd place
4th place
7th place
5th place
2nd place
QF
Did not participate
2nd place
4th place
4th place
Runner up (Qualified for 2022 Asia Cup Qualifier)
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 | Formats | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||||||
| Right-handed | One-day & T20I | |||||
| Left-handed | One-day & T20I | |||||
| Parwindar Kumar | Right-handed | One-day & T20I | ||||
| Mohammad Amin | Right-handed | One-day | ||||
| Clinto Anto | Right-handed | One-day & T20I | ||||
| Diju Sheeli | Right-handed | T20I | ||||
| All-rounders | ||||||
| Left-handed | One-day & T20I | Vice-Captain | ||||
| Yasin Patel | Left-handed | One-day & T20I | ||||
| Right-handed | One-day & T20I | |||||
| Nimish Lathief | Left-handed | T20I | ||||
| Wicket-keeper | ||||||
| Usman Patel | Right-handed | One-day & T20I | ||||
| Spin Bowlers | ||||||
| Right-handed | One-day & T20I | Captain | ||||
| Right-handed | One-day & T20I | |||||
| Pace Bowlers | ||||||
| Sayed Monib | Right-handed | One-day & T20I | ||||
| Right-handed | One-day & T20I | |||||
| Left-handed | One-day & T20I | |||||
| Mohamed Shafeeq | Right-handed | T20I | ||||
| Mirza Ahmed | Right-handed | T20I | ||||
Updated as of 2 November 2023.
International Match Summary — Kuwait[17] Last updated 21 August 2024
| Playing Record | |||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twenty20 Internationals | 55 | 30 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 20 January 2019 |
Most T20I runs for Kuwait[21]
| Player | Runs | Average | Career span | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,527 | 29.36 | 2019–2024 | ||
| 1,171 | 28.56 | 2019–2024 | ||
| Usman Patel | 725 | 22.65 | 2020–2024 | |
| 578 | 21.40 | 2019–2024 | ||
| 499 | 17.82 | 2019–2024 |
Most T20I wickets for Kuwait[22]
| Player | Wickets | Average | Career span | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | 17.50 | 2019–2024 | ||
| Sayeb Monib | 43 | 22.20 | 2020–2024 | |
| 33 | 26.78 | 2019–2024 | ||
| Yasin Patel | 28 | 24.17 | 2022–2024 | |
| 22 | 19.50 | 2019–2024 |
T20I record versus other nations[17]
Records complete to T20I #2783. Last updated 21 August 2024.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs Associate Members | ||||||||
| 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 23 January 2019 | 23 January 2019 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 April 2024 | 13 April 2024 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 August 2022 | 21 August 2024 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 February 2020 | 25 February 2020 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 22 July 2019 | |||
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 January 2019 | 20 January 2019 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 July 2019 | |||
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 September 2023 | |||
| 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 22 January 2019 | 4 July 2019 | ||
| 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 January 2019 | 23 February 2020 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 August 2022 | 24 August 2022 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 March 2024 | 6 March 2024 | ||
| 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 24 February 2020 | 21 August 2022 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 March 2024 | 7 March 2024 | ||
| Position | Name | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head coach | QASIM ALI | |||||||||
| Assistant coach |  Nikhil Kulkarni | |||||||||
| Fielding Coach |  shashika | |||||||||
| Analyst | Prabhath Fernando | |||||||||
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