Cyprus
Nickname(s)The cricket map
Personnel
CaptainGurpratap Singh
CoachRichard Cox
International Cricket Council
ICC statusAssociate member[1] (2017)
ICC regionEurope
ICC Rankings Current[2] Best-ever
T20I 68th [3] 56th (17-Jul-2021)
International cricket
First internationalv.  Slovenia at Antwerp Cricket Club, Antwerp; 26 August 2006
Twenty20 Internationals
First T20Iv.  Estonia at Happy Valley Ground, Episkopi; 5 October 2021
Last T20Iv.  Finland at Kerava National Cricket Ground, Kerava; 19 July 2022
T20Is Played Won/Lost
Total[4] 11 6/5 (0 ties, 0 no result)
This year[5] 0 0/0 (0 ties, 0 no result)
As of 1 January 2024

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.

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

In 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.[3]

Tournament history

European Cricket Championship

  • 2006: 2nd place (Division Four)[11]
  • 2007: 7th place (Division Three)[12]
  • 2009: 1st place (Division Four)[13]
  • 2011: 10th place (T20) (Division two)[14]

Current National Squad

National team 2011

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 Singh29Right-handedRight-arm mediumPunjab LionsT20I12Captain
Muhammad Husain43Right-handedRight-arm off breakCyprus MoufflonsT20I1
Tejwinder Singh32Right-handedRight-arm FastPunjab LionsT20I18-
Neeraj Tiwari30Right-handedRight-arm off breakPunjab LionsT20I45-
Akila de Silva28Left-handedRight-arm off breakSri Lankan Nicosia-92-
Iftekar Jaman31Right-handedRight-arm mediumNicosia TigersT20I89-
Riyaz Kajalwala37Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxCyprus Moufflons-24-
Muhammad Farooq35Right-handedRight-arm mediumLimassol Qalandars-17-
Shoaib Ahmad42Right-handedRight-arm mediumRiyaan-10-
Roman Mazumder30Right-handedRight-arm off breakNicosia TigersT20I42-
Nalin Pathirana40Right-handedRight-arm mediumSri Lankan Lions LimassolT20I55Wicket-Keeper
Chamal Sadun33Left-handedRight-arm mediumSri Lankan Lions LimassolT20I11-
Scott Austin25Right-handedRight-arm mediumCyprus MoufflonsT20I222-
Ruwan Manawasingha43Right-handedRight-arm off breakSri Lankan Lions Limassol-3-

Coaching staff

  • Head Coach - Richard Cox
  • Team Manager/Assistant Coach - Muhammad Husain

Records

International Match Summary — Cyprus[16]

Last updated 19 July 2022.

Playing Record
FormatMWLTNRInaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals1165005 October 2021

Twenty20 International

T20I record versus other nations[16]

Records complete to T20I #1675. Last updated 19 July 2022.

OpponentMWLTNRFirst matchFirst win
vs Associate Members
 Estonia440005 October 20215 October 2021
 Finland1010019 July 2022
 Isle of Man303006 October 2021
 Romania1100013 July 202213 July 2022
 Serbia1010018 July 2022
 Turkey1100016 July 202216 July 2022

Other results

For a list of selected international matches played by Cyprus, see Cricket Archive.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Ireland and Afghanistan ICC newest full members amid wide-ranging governance reform". International Cricket Council. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
  3. 1 2 "ICC Men's T20I Team Rankings | ICC".
  4. ↑ "T20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  5. ↑ "T20I matches - 2024 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  6. ↑ "The Home of CricketArchive". Cricketarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  7. ↑ "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  8. ↑ "International Cricket Council – ICC Europe – Tournaments – European Rankings". ICC Europe. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  9. ↑ "International cricket and floodlit matches in Cyprus | Cyprus Mail".
  10. ↑ "Three men's T20 World Cup 2022 qualifying events called off because of Covid-19".
  11. ↑ "European 4th Division Championships 2006". Cricketeurope4.net. Archived from the original on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  12. ↑ "European 3rd Division Championships 2007". Cricketeurope4.net. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  13. ↑ "ICC European Division 4 Championship 2009". Cricketeurope4.net. 13 September 2009. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  14. ↑ "ICC European Division 2 Championship 2012". Cricketeurope4.net. Archived from the original on 12 January 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  15. ↑ "2018 National Team - Cyprus Cricket Association".
  16. 1 2 "Records / Cyprus / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
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