Saudi Arabia national cricket team

Saudi Arabia

Flag of Saudi Arabia
Association	Saudi Arabian Cricket Federation
Personnel
Captain	Waji ul Hassan
Coach	Kabir Khan
International Cricket Council
ICC status	Associate member (2016) Affiliate member (2003)
ICC region	Asia
ICC Rankings Current[1] Best-ever T20I 32nd 22nd (2 May 2019)
Twenty20 Internationals
First T20I	v  Bahrain at Al Emarat Cricket Stadium, Muscat; 20 January 2019
Last T20I	v  United Arab Emirates at ICC Academy Ground, Dubai; 19 December 2024
T20Is Played Won/Lost Total[2] 54 29/25 (0 ties, 0 no results) This year[3] 0 0/0 (0 ties, 0 no results)
T20I kit
As of 19 December 2024

The Saudi Arabia national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Saudi Arabia in international cricket. The team is organized by the Saudi Arabian Cricket Federation, which became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2003^[4] and an associate member in 2016. Saudi Arabia made its international debut at the 2004 ACC Trophy in Malaysia, and has since played regularly in Asian Cricket Council (ACC) tournaments. After finishing second in the 2014 ACC Elite League, the team qualified for the World Cricket League for the first time. Saudi Arabia was due to compete in the 2015 Division Six event, but members of the team were denied visas by the host country, forcing the team to withdraw.^[5]

The international debut of the Saudi senior team came in the ACC Trophy in 2004, where they failed to progress beyond the first round. They again failed to go past the first round in 2006, but had the remarkable achievement of scoring 499 runs in 50 overs against Brunei. Earlier in the year they came fourth in the Middle East Cup.^{[citation needed]}

Arguably their greatest moment in international cricket to date came in the 2008 ACC Trophy Elite when they defeated the UAE by 29 runs, a team which has had previous One Day International experience.^[6]

With the separation of the ACC Trophy into Elite and Challenge divisions, following their performance at the 2006 ACC Trophy Saudi Arabia they competed in the Elite division in the 2008 competition, in which they came 10th. This result relegated them to the 2009 ACC Trophy Challenge, in which they did not appear. They did, however, appear in the 2010 competition, in which they came 2nd and gained promotion back to the Elite division.^{[citation needed]}

Besides the 50 over format, Saudi Arabia have also played in the Twenty20 format of the game in the 2007 ACC Twenty20 Cup, in which they failed to progress beyond the group stage, and the 2009 ACC Twenty20 Cup, in which they came 8th.^{[citation needed]}

In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Saudi Arabia and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I.^[7]

Saudi Arabia made its Twenty20 International debut on 20 January 2019, losing to Bahrain by 41 runs in the 2019 ACC Western Region T20 at Al Emarat Cricket Stadium, Muscat, Oman.^[8]

20 January 2019 09:30 Scorecard

Bahrain  176/4 (20 overs)	v	Saudi Arabia 135/9 (20 overs)
Imran Ali 58 (53) Usman Ali 1/24 (4 overs)		Muhammad Naeem 42 (36) Babar Ali 2/18 (3 overs)

Bahrain won by 41 runs Al Amerat Cricket Stadium, Muscat Umpires: Afzalkhan Pathan (Oma) and Zahid Usman (Kuw) Player of the match: Sarfaraz Ali (Bhr)

• Saudi Arabia won the toss and elected to field.
• First ever T20I match for Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia won the 2023 ACC Men's Challenger Cup in Thailand, finishing undefeated to qualify for the 2023 ACC Men's Premier Cup in Nepal. The team defeated Bahrain in the tournament final by 10 wickets, after bowling Bahrain out for just 26 runs.^[9]

ACC Asia Cup Qualifier record
Year/Host	Round	Position	GP	W	L	T	NR
2016	Did not participate
2018	Did not participate
2022	Did not qualify
Total	0/3	0 Titles	0	0	0	0	0

ACC Western Region T20 record
Host/Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L	T	NR
2019	Winner	1/5	5	3	2	0	0
2020	Group stages	–	3	1	2	0	0
Total	2/2	0 Titles	8	4	4	0	0

ACC Trophy record
Host/Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L	T	NR
1996	Did not participate
1998
2000
2002
2004	Group stages	11/15	3	1	2	0	0
2006	Group stages	10/17	3	1	2	0	0
2008	Group stages	10/10	4	1	3	0	0
2010	Did not participate
2012	Group stages	9/10	5	5	0	0	0
Total	4/9	0 Titles	15	8	7	0	0

ACC Twenty20 Cup record
Host/Year	Round	Position	GP	W	L	T	NR
2007	Group stages	8/10	4	2	2	0	0
2009	Group stages	10/12	6	2	4	0	0
2011	Group stages	10/10	4	0	4	0	0
2013	Did not participate
2015	Group stages	3/6	5	3	2	0	0
Total	4/5	0 Titles	19	7	12	0	0

ACC Men's Challenger Cup record
Year/Host	Round	Position	GP	W	L	T	NR
2023	Winner	1/8	5	5	0	0	0
2024	Winner	1/10	5	5	0	0	0
Total	2/2	2 Titles	10	10	0	0	0

ACC Men's Premier Cup record
Year/Host	Round	Position	GP	W	L	T	NR
2023	Group stages	8/10	4	1	2	0	1
2024	Group stages	—	4	1	3	0	0
Total	2/2	0 Titles	8	2	5	0	1

• 2021-present: Kabir Khan^[9]

This lists all players who played for Saudi Arabia in the past 12 months or were in the most recent One-day or T20I squads. Uncapped players are listed in italics.

Updated as on 14 April 2024

International Match Summary — Saudi Arabia^[10]

Last updated 19 December 2024

• Highest team total: 221/3 v. Bhutan on 15 February 2024 at Terdthai Cricket Ground , Bangkok.^[11]
• Highest individual score: 115*, Waji Ul Hassan v. Bhutan on 15 February 2024 at Terdthai Cricket Ground , Bangkok.^[12]
• Best individual bowling figures: 5/6, Zain Ul Abidin v. Bhutan on 15 February 2024 at Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok.^[13]

T20I record versus other nations^[10]

Records complete to T20I #3074. Last updated 19 December 2024.

Opponent	M	W	L	T	NR	First match	First win
vs Associate Members
Bahrain	8	2	6	0	0	20 January 2019	20 November 2022
Bhutan	3	3	0	0	0	3 February 2024	3 February 2024
Cambodia	3	3	0	0	0	1 February 2024	1 February 2024
Canada	2	0	2	0	0	15 November 2022
Hong Kong	1	1	0	0	0	14 April 2024	14 April 2024
Indonesia	1	1	0	0	0	5 February 2024	5 February 2024
Iran	1	1	0	0	0	24 February 2019	24 February 2019
Japan	1	1	0	0	0	9 February 2024	9 February 2024
Kuwait	7	3	4	0	0	24 January 2019	24 January 2019
Malaysia	1	0	1	0	0	13 April 2024
Maldives	5	5	0	0	0	22 January 2019	22 January 2019
Nepal	1	0	1	0	0	17 April 2024
Oman	4	1	3	0	0	14 November 2022	18 December 2024
Qatar	9	4	5	0	0	21 January 2019	24 January 2019
Thailand	3	3	0	0	0	13 February 2024	13 February 2024
United Arab Emirates	4	1	3	0	0	25 February 2020	19 December 2024

• List of Saudi Arabia Twenty20 International cricketers

• SaudiCricket
• Exclusive: Saudi Arabia’s game-changing-plans for cricket in the Kingdom https://arab.news/4av6b