The Bulgaria national cricket team represents
Bulgaria in
international cricket. The team is organised by the
Bulgarian Cricket Federation, which became an affiliate member of the
International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2008 and an
associate member in 2017.
Bulgaria made its international debut in 2004, at the ECC Representative Championship in
Slovenia. The majority of its matches since then have come against other European affiliate members of the ICC, including in several
European Cricket Council
The European Cricket Council (ECC) is an international body which oversaw cricket in European countries other than the Test-playing cricketing nation of England, the only European Full Member of the ICC for the duration of the ECC's existence.
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(ECC) tournaments.
History
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 Bulgaria and other
ICC members after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I.
Bulgaria played their first T20I on 14 October 2019, against
Serbia, during the
2019 Hellenic Premier League
The 2019 Hellenic Premier League (HPL) was a Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament held in Gouvia, Corfu, Greece between 14 and 19 October 2019. The participating teams were the hosts Greece, along with Bulgaria, Serbia and three Gr ...
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Tournament history
European Cricket Championship
*2009: 4th place (Division Five)
Euro Twenty-20
*2010: 3rd place
Grounds
Current squad
This lists all the players who have played for Bulgaria in the past 12 months or has been part of the latest T20I squad. Updated as of 11 July 2022.
Records and Statistics
International Match Summary — Bulgaria
''Last updated 25 June 2023''
Twenty20 International
* Highest team total: 246/4 v
Serbia on 26 June 2022 at
National Sports Academy,
Sofia.
* Highest individual score: 108
*, Saim Hussain v
Malta on 14 May 2022 at
Marsa Sports Club,
Marsa Marsa may refer to:
Places
*Marsa, Aude, a commune in the Aude départment of France
* Marsa, Malta, a city in central Malta
*Mârșa, a commune in Giurgiu County, Romania
* La Marsa, a suburb of the city of Tunis, Tunisia
*Mârșa, a village in Av ...
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* Best individual bowling figures: 5/16 (3.4 overs), Prakash Mishra v
Croatia on 23 June 2023 at
National Sports Academy,
Sofia.
Most T20I runs for Bulgaria
Most T20I wickets for Bulgaria
T20I record versus other nations
''Records complete to T20I #2118. Last updated 25 June 2023.''
See also
*
List of Bulgaria Twenty20 International cricketers
This is a list of Bulgarian Twenty20 International cricketers. In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Bulgaria national cricket team, Bul ...
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Bulgaria women's national cricket team
The Bulgaria women's national cricket team represents the country of Bulgaria in international Women's cricket. The team is organised by the Bulgarian Cricket Federation, which became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) ...
References
* 'Slogging The Slavs: A Paranormal Cricket Tour from the Baltic to the Bosphorus', by Angus Bell
External links
Official Site
Cricket in Bulgaria
National cricket teams
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...
Bulgaria in international cricket
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