Qatar national cricket team

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Qatar national cricket team

The Qatar national cricket team is the team that represents Qatar in international cricket. The team is organised by the Qatar Cricket Association, which became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1999[5] and an associate member in 2017.[1]

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AssociationQatar Cricket Association
Personnel
CaptainMohammed Rizlan
CoachMohammad Haroon
International Cricket Council
ICC statusAssociate member[1] (2017)
Affiliate member (1999)
ICC regionAsia
ICC Rankings Current[2] Best-ever
T20I 29th 21st (2 May 2019)
International cricket
First international Qatar v Sharjah
(Kuwait City; 30 October 1979)
T20 Internationals
First T20Iv  Saudi Arabia at Al Emarat Cricket Stadium, Muscat; 21 January 2019
Last T20Iv  Hong Kong at Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok; 13 April 2025
T20Is Played Won/Lost
Total[3] 66 33/28
(3 ties, 2 no results)
This year[4] 4 0/4
(0 ties, 0 no results)
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T20I kit

As of 13 April 2025
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Qatar made its international debut in 1979, at an invitational tournament that also included Bahrain, Kuwait, and Sharjah (one of the United Arab Emirates). The team's first Asian Cricket Council (ACC) event was the 2002 ACC Trophy in Singapore. For a period during the 2000s, Qatar was one of the top-ranked non-Test teams in Asia – at the 2004 ACC Trophy, the team placed fourth. However, a few years later it was relegated to the second-division ACC events.[6]

Qatar made its first and only World Cricket League (WCL) appearance at the 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five event in South Africa. It placed third, enough to secure the team a place in the new 2019–21 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League.[7]

History

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International competition

Qatar's international debut came in 2002 at the ACC Trophy, where they failed to progress beyond the first round. A major improvement came in the next tournament in 2004 when they came fourth. This qualified them for the final pre-qualifying tournament for the 2005 ICC Trophy, played in Malaysia in early 2005. They finished fourth in that tournament, thereby dropping off the road to qualification to the 2007 World Cup. They once again competed at the ACC Trophy in 2006, this time finishing in eighth place. They will play in the new Champions division of that tournament in 2008.[citation needed]

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 Qatar and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I.[8]

Qatar made its Twenty20 International debut on 21 January 2019, defeating Saudi Arabia by 4 wickets in the 2019 ACC Western Region T20 at Al Emarat Cricket Stadium, Muscat, Oman.[9]

21 January 2019
09:30
Scorecard
Saudi Arabia 
126 (20 overs)
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 Qatar
127/6 (15.3 overs)
Sajid Cheema 47 (41)
Tamoor Sajjad 3/11 (4 overs)
Faisal Javed 43 (26)
Muhammad Nadeem 3/16 (3 overs)
Qatar won by 4 wickets
Al Amerat Cricket Stadium, Muscat
Umpires: Rahul Asher (Oma) and Vinod Babu (Oma)
Player of the match: Tamoor Sajjad (Qat)
  • Qatar won the toss and elected to field.
  • First ever T20I match for Qatar.

Tournament history

ICC T20 World Cup Sub-Regional Qualifiers

More information ICC T20 World Cup Sub-Regional Qualifiers record, Year ...
ICC T20 World Cup Sub-Regional Qualifiers record
Year Round Position GP W L T NR
Kuwait 2018Round-robin2/654100
Qatar 2021Round-robin2/543100
Qatar 2023Group stages3/465100
Qatar 2024Round-robinTBD
Total3/31512300
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Asia Cup Qualifier

More information ACC Asia Cup Qualifier record, Year/Host ...
ACC Asia Cup Qualifier record
Year/Host Round Position GP W L T NR
Bangladesh 2016Did not participate
Malaysia 2018Did not participate
Oman 2022Did not qualify
Total0/30 Titles00000
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ACC Western Region T20

More information ACC Western Region T20 record, Host/Year ...
ACC Western Region T20 record
Host/Year Round Position GP W L T NR
Oman 2019Runners up2/554100
Oman 2020Semi-final4/842200
Total2/20 Titles96300
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ACC Trophy

More information ACC Trophy record, Host/Year ...
ACC Trophy record
Host/Year Round Position GP W L T NR
Malaysia 1996Did not participate
Nepal 1998
United Arab Emirates 2000
Singapore 2002Group stages40400
Malaysia 20043rd place4/1552300
Malaysia 20065th place8/1752300
Malaysia 20089th place8/1052300
Kuwait 2010Did not participate
United Arab Emirates 2012
Total4/90 Titles1961300
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World Cricket League

More information ICC World Cricket League Division Five record, Host/Year ...
ICC World Cricket League Division Five record
Host/Year Round Position GP W L T NR
South Africa 20173rd place3/842200
Total1/10 Titles31200
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ACC Twenty20 Cup

More information ACC Twenty20 Cup record, Host/Year ...
ACC Twenty20 Cup record
Host/Year Round Position GP W L T NR
Kuwait 2007Group stages9/1042200
United Arab Emirates 2009Group stages9/1251400
Nepal 2011Did not participate
United Arab Emirates 2013
Total2/40 Titles93600
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ACC Men's Premier Cup

More information ACC Men's Premier Cup record, Year/Host ...
ACC Men's Premier Cup record
Year/Host Round Position GP W L T NR
Nepal 2023Group stages9/1040400
Oman 2024Group stages42200
Total2/20 Titles82600
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Youth cricket

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Qatar have fielded sides in regional competition at Under 15, Under 17 and Under 19 levels.[citation needed]

Under 15s

The Qatar Under 15 team competed in Asia Cup tournaments in 2002, 2005 and 2006. They failed to progress beyond the first round on all occasions. Even after losing just one game (against Oman) in the group stage of the 2006 competition, they were not allowed to play in the semi-finals as they did not abide by the qualification rules.[citation needed]

Under 17s

The Qatar Under 17 team competed in the Asia Cup for the first time in 2004, where they did not progress past the first round. In 2005, they reached the quarter-finals.[citation needed]

Under 19s

The Under 19 team has participated in Asia Cup tournaments in 2001, 2003 and 2005, reaching the semi-finals on the 2003 & 2005 editions. In the 2001 they came runner up in the plate league. Qatar recently also took part in the U-19 Asia Cup although they had a poor time of it. Qatar advanced to Asia Division 2 Semi finals of 2020 Under-19 Cricket World Cup qualification where they lost to Kuwait. They failed to advance from the group stage of Asia Division 2 during 2018 World cup qualification process.[citation needed]

Home ground

West End Park International Cricket Stadium is a home ground of team located in Doha. This is the first cricket stadium in Qatar. In June 2013, the ground was opened for cricket with opening of the Grand Mall Hypermarket on its premise. The stadium can seat 13,000. In December 2013, it was announced the hosting of first-ever triangular women’s One-day and Twenty20 championship in Qatar in January 2014. Women’s international teams from the Pakistan, South Africa and Ireland participated in the seven championship matches. This was the first championship ever to be sanctioned by the International Cricket Council.[10]

In 2015, the stadium was selected to host 1st edition of Pakistan Super League matches which will be played in February, 2016.[11]

Locations of all stadiums which have hosted international cricket matches within Qatar

Current squad

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This lists all players who were in the most recent One-day or T20I squads. Uncapped players are listed in italics

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Name Age Batting style Bowling style Formats Notes
Batters
Kamran Khan36Right-handedRight-arm mediumOne-day & T20I
Zaheer Ibrahim37Right-handedRight-arm off spinOne-day
Khurram Shahzad36Right-handedRight-arm off spinOne-day
Saqlain Arshad32Right-handedRight-arm off spinT20I
Jassim Khan25Right-handedRight-arm mediumT20I
Uzair Amir29Right-handedT20I
All-rounders
Muhammad Tanveer44Right-handedRight-arm mediumOne-day & T20IVice-captain
Ikramullah Khan32Left-handedLeft-arm mediumOne-day & T20I
Akash Babu34Left-handedRight-arm leg spinOne-day & T20I
Assad Borham32Right-handedRight-arm off spinOne-day & T20I
Valeed Veetil39Right-handedRight-arm leg spinOne-day & T20I
Adnan Mirza36Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxT20I
Himanshu Rathod38Right-handedRight-arm off spinT20I
Mirza Mohammed Baig30Left-handedRight-arm mediumT20I
Mohammed Irshad33Right-handedRight-arm mediumT20I
Wicket-keepers
Imal Liyanage31Right-handedOne-day & T20I
Mohammed Rizlan39Right-handed-One-day & T20ICaptain
Spin Bowlers
Mohammed Nadeem42Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxOne-day & T20I
Yousuf Ali25Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxT20I
Sandun Withanage32Left-handedRight-arm leg spinOne-day
Bukhar Illikkal33Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxT20I
Owais AhmedLeft-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxT20I
Pace Bowlers
Muhammad Murad35Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fastOne-day & T20I
Gayan Munaweera33Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fastOne-day & T20I
Amir Farooq30Right-handedLeft-arm medium-fastOne-day & T20I
Muhammad Jabir30Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastT20I
Bipin Kumar31Right-handedRight-arm medium-fastT20I
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Updated as on 21 September 2023

Records

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International Match Summary — Qatar[12]

Last updated 12 April 2025

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Playing Record
FormatMWLTNRInaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals6633283221 January 2019
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Twenty20 International

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T20I record versus other nations[12]

Records complete to T20I #3138. Last updated 13 April 2025.

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OpponentMWLTNRFirst matchFirst win
vs Associate Members
 Bahrain8430124 January 201924 January 2019
 Bhutan1100020 November 202420 November 2024
 Cambodia1100023 November 202423 November 2024
 Hong Kong6141027 February 202429 February 2024
 Jersey330009 October 20199 October 2019
 Kuwait11362022 January 20196 July 2019
 Malaysia4210127 July 201927 July 2019
 Maldives5500023 January 201923 January 2019
   Nepal3120023 July 201923 July 2019
 Oman3120024 February 202024 February 2020
 Saudi Arabia9540021 January 201921 January 2019
 Singapore4310022 July 201915 December 2022
 Thailand1100019 November 202419 November 2024
 Uganda3210012 February 202012 February 2020
 United Arab Emirates4040026 February 2020
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