The Bahrain national cricket team is the team that represents the country 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 a full T20I. 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.

Tournament history

ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier

ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League Play-off

Asia Cup Qualifier

ACC Western Region T20

ACC Trophy

ACC Trophy Elite

World Cricket League

ACC Twenty20 Cup

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 22 September 2023

Records

International Match Summary — Bahrain Last updated 28 November 2024

Twenty20 International

Most T20I runs for Bahrain Most T20I wickets for Bahrain T20I record versus other nations ''Records complete to T20I #2994. Last updated 28 November 2024.''