The Cypriot national cricket team is the team that represents Cyprus in international cricket. They became an International Cricket Council (ICC) affiliate member in 1999,[6] and an associate member in 2017,[1] although it was not until August 2006 that they made their international debut, finishing as runners up in Division Four of the European Championship.
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| Nickname(s) | The cricket map | |||||||||
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| Personnel | ||||||||||
| Captain | Gurpratap Singh | |||||||||
| Coach | Richard Cox | |||||||||
| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Associate member[1] (2017) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Europe | |||||||||
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| International cricket | ||||||||||
| First international | v.  Slovenia at Antwerp Cricket Club, Antwerp; 26 August 2006 | |||||||||
| Twenty20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First T20I | v.  Estonia at Happy Valley Ground, Episkopi; 5 October 2021 | |||||||||
| Last T20I | v.  Malta at Guernsey Rovers Athletic Club Ground, Port Soif; 28 August 2024 | |||||||||
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| As of 28 August 2024 | ||||||||||
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Cyprus and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I.[7]
History
editIn 2007, the Cyprus Cricket National team competed in the European Division 3 Championships where they finished in 7th place out of 8.
In 2009, Cyprus then hosted the ICC Division 4 Championships in Cyprus which turned out to be a great success for the Cyprus National cricket team winning the Division 4 championship.
In 2011, Cyprus then competed in the ICC Division 2 T20 Championships held in Belgium where they came 10th place in the tournament, beating Sweden in the play-off game for 10th/11th place.
Cyprus were ranked 24th in the ICC European Twenty20 Rankings (as of 29 December 2012).[8]
In 2018, the Cyprus National Team; captained by Muhammad Husain took part in ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier which took place in Holland. Cyprus could only win one game against Austria.
In 2021, Cyprus played 2-match bilateral series against Estonia, making their T20I debut and won the series 2–0. On the Same tour, Cyprus hosted a tri-series by inviting Isle of Man alongside Estonia. Estonia couldn't secure a single win on that tour while Isle of Man took the title home.[9]
In 2022, National team is scheduled to play ICC Men's Europe Qualifier for 2024 T20 World Cup under the captaincy of Gurpratap Singh.[10] Currently Cyprus is ranked at 59th position at ICC T20I World Ranking.[2]
Tournament history
editEuropean Cricket Championship
editCurrent National squad
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The following list contains the players in the Cyprus squad that will be competing at the ICC World T20 Europe Qualifier in July 2022.[15]
| Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | Domestic team | Format | S/N | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gurpratap Singh | 30 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Punjab Lions | T20I | 12 | Captain |
| Muhammad Husain | 43 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Cyprus Moufflons | T20I | 1 | |
| Tejwinder Singh | 33 | Right-handed | Right-arm Fast | Punjab Lions | T20I | 18 | - |
| Neeraj Tiwari | 30 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Punjab Lions | T20I | 45 | - |
| Akila de Silva | 29 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Sri Lankan Nicosia | - | 92 | - |
| Iftekar Jaman | 32 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Nicosia Tigers | T20I | 89 | - |
| Riyaz Kajalwala | 38 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Cyprus Moufflons | - | 24 | - |
| Muhammad Farooq | 36 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Limassol Qalandars | - | 17 | - |
| Shoaib Ahmad | 43 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Riyaan | - | 10 | - |
| Roman Mazumder | 31 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Nicosia Tigers | T20I | 42 | - |
| Nalin Pathirana | 40 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Sri Lankan Lions Limassol | T20I | 55 | Wicket-keeper |
| Chamal Sadun | 34 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | Sri Lankan Lions Limassol | T20I | 11 | - |
| Scott Austin | 26 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Cyprus Moufflons | T20I | 222 | - |
| Ruwan Manawasingha | 43 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Sri Lankan Lions Limassol | - | 3 | - |
Coaching staff
edit- Head Coach – Richard Cox
- Team Manager/Assistant Coach – Muhammad Husain
Records
editInternational Match Summary — Cyprus[16]
Last updated 28 August 2024.
| Playing Record | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twenty20 Internationals | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 5 October 2021 |
Twenty20 International
editT20I record versus other nations[16]
Records complete to T20I #2822. Last updated 28 August 2024.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs Associate Members | |||||||
 Czech Republic |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 August 2024 | |
 Denmark |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 August 2024 | |
| Estonia |
10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 October 2021 | 5 October 2021 |
 Finland |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 July 2022 | |
 Greece |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 August 2024 | 24 August 2024 |
 Isle of Man |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 October 2021 | |
| Malta |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 August 2024 | 28 August 2024 |
 Romania |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 July 2022 | 13 July 2022 |
 Serbia |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 July 2022 | |
 Spain |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 August 2024 | |
 Turkey |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 July 2022 | 16 July 2022 |
Other results
editFor a list of selected international matches played by Cyprus, see Cricket Archive.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Ireland and Afghanistan ICC newest full members amid wide-ranging governance reform". International Cricket Council. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ a b "ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings | ICC".
- ^ "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
- ^ "T20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "T20I matches - 2024 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "The Home of CricketArchive". CricketArchive. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ^ "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "International Cricket Council – ICC Europe – Tournaments – European Rankings". ICC Europe. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ^ "International cricket and floodlit matches in Cyprus | Cyprus Mail". 13 September 2021.
- ^ "Three men's T20 World Cup 2022 qualifying events called off because of Covid-19".
- ^ "European 4th Division Championships 2006". Cricketeurope4.net. Archived from the original on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ^ "European 3rd Division Championships 2007". Cricketeurope4.net. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ^ "ICC European Division 4 Championship 2009". Cricketeurope4.net. 13 September 2009. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ^ "ICC European Division 2 Championship 2012". Cricketeurope4.net. Archived from the original on 12 January 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
- ^ "2018 National Team – Cyprus Cricket Association".
- ^ a b "Records / Cyprus / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
External links
edit- Official Site
- I.C.C Division 2 T20 Championships 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130112040231/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2012/TOURNAMENTS/EURODIV2/index.shtml