Kuwait national cricket team

Infobox non test cricket team
country_name = Kuwait

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image_caption = Flag of Kuwait
icc_member_year = 1998
icc_status = Associate member
icc_region = Asia
current_captain = Yasin Mughal
WCL_division = n/a
regional_tournament = ACC Trophy
regional_tournament_division = Challengers
first_match = 15 November 2000 v Singapore at Dubai "(Note: The Kuwait Under 17 team played a match earlier in the year)"
world_ranking = not ranked
regional_ranking = 10th (equal with seven other teams)
asofdate = 5 November 2007

The Kuwait national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Kuwait in international cricket matches. They have been an associate member of the International Cricket Council since 2005, having previously been an affiliate member since 1998. [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Countries/66.html Kuwait] at CricketArchive] They are currently ranked at tenth amongst non-test teams in Asia. [ [http://www.icc-cricket.com/icc/development/one-day_rankings.html ICC's one-day rankings] ]

History

The Kuwait Cricket Association was formed in 1996 [ [http://www.cricketkuwait.com/Achivements.html Achievements] at official website] and they became an affiliate member of the ICC two years later. They participated in the ACC Trophy for the first time in 2000, but couldn't progress beyond the first round, [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2000/TOURNAMENTS/ACCTROPHY/about.shtml 2000 ACC Trophy] at CricketEurope] a performance they repeated in the 2002 tournament. [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2002/TOURNAMENTS/ACCTROPHY/about.shtml 2002 ACC Trophy] at CricketEurope]

In 2004, Kuwait pulled off a series off upsets to finish in third place in that year's ACC Trophy, only just missing out on qualification for the 2005 ICC Trophy. They did qualify for the repêchage tournament in early 2005 [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/ICCT2005/DATABASE/QUALIFYING/asia.shtml Asian qualifying for the 2005 ICC Trophy] at the 2005 ICC Trophy official website] in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in which they finished sixth after losing to the Cayman Islands in a play-off. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/102/102369.html Scorecard] of Cayman Islands v Kuwait, 27 February 2005 at CricketArchive]

In February 2006, Kuwait finished third out of five teams when they hosted the ACC Middle East Cup. [ [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Events/Tables/Asian_Cricket_Council_Middle_East_Cup_2005-06.html Points Table for 2006 ACC Middle East Cup] at CricketArchive] In August, they took part in the ACC Trophy, but were unable to reproduce their strong 2004 performance. They were eliminated in the first round when a tie with Hong Kong left them in third place in their group on run rate. A win in this match would have seen them through to the quarter finals. [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2006/TOURNAMENTS/WCLACCT/about.shtml 2006 ACC Trophy] at CricketEurope]

They most recently played in the 2007 ACC Twenty20 Cup, which they also hosted. They finished third in the tournament, beating the UAE by three runs in a play-off. [http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2007/TOURNAMENTS/ASIA2020/about.shtml 2007 ACC Twenty20 Cup] at CricketEurope]

Tournament history

ACC Trophy

*2000: First round
*2002: First round
*2004: 3rd place
*2006: First round

ACC Twenty20 Cup

*2007: 3rd place

Players

The Kuwait squad for the 2007 ACC Twenty20 Cup was as follows: [ [http://www.asiancricket.org/cnt_07_2020_kuw.cfm Kuwait squad for the 2007 ACC Twenty20 Cup] at the tournament's official website]

*Yasin Mughal (Captain)
*Hisham Mirza
*Khalid Butt
*Mohammad Ali
*Azmatullah Mohammad
*Javed Choudhry
*Haji Javed
*Saud Iqbal
*Mohammad Akbar
*Hamza Arif
*Mohammad Rashid
*Shamshad Ahmad
*Jagat Roshantha
*Nadeem Malik

References