Bahrain national cricket team

The Bahrain national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Bahrain in international cricket. The team is organised by the Bahrain Cricket Association (BCA), which became an ICC affiliate member in 2001 and an associate member in 2017.

Early history
Cricket has been played in Bahrain since the early 20th century. The earliest instance of Cricket was recorded in 1932 when a match was played between Royal British Airforce and Royal British Navy. In 1935, the Awali Cricket Club was formed by the then British Oil Company which is now BAPCO – Bahrain Petroleum Company.

The Bahraini national side made its first international appearance in 1979, at an invitational tournament with Kuwait, Qatar, and Sharjah (one of the United Arab Emirates).

20th century
Its first appearance in an Asian Cricket Council tournament came at the 2004 ACC Trophy in Malaysia; since then, Bahrain has regularly appeared in ACC events. Bahrain has also made several appearances in World Cricket League tournaments, but was relegated back to regional tournaments after finishing fifth at the 2013 Division Six event.

2018–present
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Bahrain and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I.

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

ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier

 * 2022: 6th place (Qualifier A)
 * 2023 (T20 WC Asia Qualifier): Semi-final

ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League Play-off

 * 2024: 3rd (Qualified for 2023-26 ICC CWC Challenge League)

Asia Cup Qualifier

 * 2018: Did not participate
 * 2020: Did not qualify

ACC Western Region T20

 * 2019: 3rd place
 * 2020: Semi-finals

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

Current squad
This lists all the players who have played for Bahrain in the past 12 months or has been part of the latest One-day or T20I squad. Uncapped players are listed in italics

Updated as of 22 September 2023

Records
International Match Summary — Bahrain Last updated 16 April 2024

Twenty20 International

 * Highest team total: 199/8 v. UAE on 13 March 2024 at Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 2, Al Amarat.
 * Highest individual score: 87, Imran Anwar v. Kuwait on 11 March 2023 at Mission Road Ground, Mong Kok.
 * Best individual bowling figures: 5/5, Junaid Aziz v. Germany on 18 February 2022 at Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 2.

Most T20I runs for Bahrain

Most T20I wickets for Bahrain

T20I record versus other nations

''Records complete to T20I #2570. Last updated 16 April 2024.''