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| Bahrain | |
| ICC membership granted | 2001 |
| ICC member status | Affiliate member |
| ICC development region | Asia |
| World Cricket League division | N/A |
| Captain | Tahir Dar |
| Coach | Amir Waseem |
| First recorded match | 1994 v Marylebone Cricket Club at Awali Cricket Club Ground, Bahrain |
| As of 30 November 2009 | |
The Bahraini cricket team is the team that represents the country of Bahrain in international cricket matches. They became an ICC affiliate member in 2001.[1] Their first international appearance was at the ACC Trophy in 2004, where they failed to progress beyond the first round. They took part in the tournament again in August 2006, putting in a much better performance to finish in 6th place. Earlier in the year they won the ACC Middle East Cup, beating Afghanistan in the final.[2]
Bahrain won the 2009 Global Division Seven tournament, advancing to Division Six. They had another strong tournament in Division Six, coming runners up and gaining back to back promotions in the process. In 2010 they competed in Division Five in Nepal,
In November 2009 Bahrain played in the 2009 ACC Twenty20 Cup. They finished bottom of Group B, losing all five of their matches on the process. In the eleventh placed playoff Bahrain defeated China by 93 runs to finish the tournament in eleventh place.
Contents
Tournament history
ACC Trophy
- 2006: Quarter-finals
ACC Trophy Elite
- 2008: 7th place
World Cricket League
- 2009
- Division Seven: Winners
- Division Six: Runners up
- 2010
- Division Five: 3rd place
- 2012
- Division Five: 5th place
- 2013
- Division Six: 5th place
ACC Twenty20 Cup
- 2009: 11th place
The future
In 2013, Bahrain will again take part in Division Six of the World Cricket League.
Records
Statistics from Bahrain in World Cricket League matches and ACC events in 50 over cricket
| Current Squad | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Matches | Runs | Wickets |
| Adil Hanif | 36 | 1213 | 21 |
| Adnan Butt | 17 | 357 | 0 |
| Anasim Khan | 8 | 21 | 5 |
| Azeem Ul Haq | 35 | 792 | 6 |
| Huzaifa Akram | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Janaka Chaturanga | 5 | 127 | 1 |
| Junaid Niazi | 2 | 10 | 3 |
| Mirza Baig | 24 | 344 | 18 |
| Mirza Yaqoob | 39 | 813 | 1 |
| Rasid Hussain | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| Sameer Minhas | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Ubaid Minhas | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Yaser Sadeq | 28 | 140 | 26 |
| Yasser Nazir | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| Notable former Players | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Matches | Runs | Wickets |
| Tahir Dar | 35 | 791 | 51 |
| Qamar Saeed | 30 | 544 | 48 |
| Shahzad Ahmed | 28 | 343 | 0 |
| Imran Ghulam | 27 | 842 | 12 |
| Zafar Zaheer | 26 | 17 | 27 |
| Halal Abbasi | 21 | 44 | 22 |
| Fahed Sadeq | 18 | 159 | 15 |
| Abdul Majeed | 11 | 174 | 2 |
Highest scores
Imran Ghulam – 106 vs Suriname at College Field, Saint Peter Port on 18 May 2009
Mirza Yaqoob – 104* vs Nigeria at GRAC Ground, Port Soif on 23 May 2009
Mirza Yaqoob – 101 vs Guernsey at King George V Field, Castel on 20 May 2009
Adil Hanif – 92* vs Gibraltar at King George V Field, Castel on 19 May 2009
Adil Hanif – 92 vs Guernsey at Kallang Ground, Singapore on 31 August 2009
Best bowling figures
Tahir Dar – 6/18 vs Argentina at Kallang Ground, Singapore on 19 February 2012
Qamar Saeed – 6/33 vs Jersey at BSMV Ground, Bhaktapur on 24 February 2010
Qamar Saeed – 5/44 vs Guernsey at King George V Field, Castel on 24 May 2009
Tahir Dar – 4/19 vs Fiji at Engineering Campus Ground, Lalitpur on 26 February 2010
Mirza Baig – 4/23 vs Malaysia at Indian Association Ground, Singapore on 24 February 2012
Current squad
- The following list contains the players in Bahrain squad for the 2010 ACC Trophy Elite:[3]
- Fahad Sadeq (Captain) RHB/LB
- Azeem ul Haque RHB/OB
- Ashraf Yaqoob RHB/LB
- Imran Sajjad RHB/RM
- Rizwan Baig RHB/RMF
- Abdul Majeed RHB/OB
- Adil Hanif RHB/OB
- Ashraf Mughal RHB/RMF
- Halal Abbasi RHB/RMF
- Rizwan Matloob RHB/LB
- Abdul Salam RHB/RMF
- Adnan Butt
- Kashif Latif RHB/WK
- Mohammad Asif
References
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