Israel national cricket team
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The Israel national cricket team is the team that represents Israel in international cricket. Despite being geographically part of the Middle East, they are members of the European Cricket Council.[4]
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Nickname(s) | Cricket Bible | |||||||||
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Association | Israel Cricket Association | |||||||||
International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
ICC status | Associate member (1974) | |||||||||
ICC region | Europe | |||||||||
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International cricket | ||||||||||
First international | 22 May 1979 v USA at Solihull, England | |||||||||
One Day Internationals | ||||||||||
World Cup Qualifier appearances | 7 (first in 1979) | |||||||||
Best result | Plate competition, 1990 and 1994 | |||||||||
Twenty20 Internationals | ||||||||||
First T20I | v Portugal at Royal Brussels Cricket Club, Waterloo; 28 June 2022 | |||||||||
Last T20I | v Hungary at Royal Brussels Cricket Club, Waterloo; 3 July 2022 | |||||||||
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As of 1 January 2024 |
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They regularly take part in the European Championship, and are currently ranked the 12th best non-Test team in Europe by the International Cricket Council (ICC),[5] having been an associate member of that organisation since 1974.[6]
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Israel and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 hold the T20I status.[7]