The Qatar national cricket team is the team that represents Qatar in international cricket. The team is organised by the Qatar Cricket Association, which became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1999 and an associate member in 2017. Qatar made its international debut in 1979, at an invitational tournament that also included Bahrain, Kuwait, and Sharjah (one of the United Arab Emirates). The team's first Asian Cricket Council (ACC) event was the

2002 ACC Trophy The 2002 ACC Trophy was a cricket tournament held from 10 to 21 July 2002 in Singapore. It gave Associate and Affiliate members of the Asian Cricket Council experience of international Limited overs cricket, one-day cricket and also helped form an ...

in Singapore. For a period during the 2000s, Qatar was one of the top-ranked non-Test teams in Asia – at the

2004 ACC Trophy The 2004 ACC Trophy was a cricket tournament in Malaysia, taking place between 12 and 24 June 2004. It gave Associate and Affiliate members of the Asian Cricket Council experience of international Limited overs cricket, one-day cricket and also h ...

, the team placed fourth. However, a few years later it was relegated to the second-division ACC events. Qatar made its first and only World Cricket League (WCL) appearance at the

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event in South Africa. It placed third, enough to secure the team a place in the new 2019–21 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League.

History

International competition

Qatar's international debut came in 2002 at the ACC Trophy, where they failed to progress beyond the first round. A major improvement came in the next tournament in 2004 when they came fourth. This qualified them for the final pre-qualifying tournament for the

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, played in Malaysia in early 2005. They finished fourth in that tournament, thereby dropping off the road to qualification to the 2007 World Cup. They once again competed at the ACC Trophy in 2006, this time finishing in eighth place. They will play in the new Champions division of that tournament in 2008.

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 Qatar and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I. Qatar made its Twenty20 International debut on 21 January 2019, defeating Saudi Arabia by 4 wickets in the

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, Muscat, Oman.

Tournament history

Asia Cup Qualifier

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: Did not participate *

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: Did not qualify

ACC Western Region T20

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: Runner up *

: Semi Finals

ACC Trophy

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: First round *

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

: 4th place *

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: 8th place * 2008 Elite: 9th place * 2010 Challenge: 3rd place

World Cricket League

: 3rd place

ACC Twenty20 Cup

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: First round *

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: 9th place

Youth cricket

Qatar have fielded sides in regional competition at Under 15, Under 17 and Under 19 levels.

Under 15s

The Qatar Under 15 team competed in Asia Cup tournaments in 2002, 2005 and 2006. They failed to progress beyond the first round on all occasions. Even after losing just one game (against Oman) in the group stage of the 2006 competition, they were not allowed to play in the semi-finals as they did not abide by the qualification rules.

Under 17s

The Qatar Under 17 team competed in the Asia Cup for the first time in 2004, where they did not progress past the first round. In 2005, they reached the quarter finals. Currently practicing for next event, under the guidance of coach Abdulrahman.

Under 19s

The Under 19 team has participated in Asia Cup tournaments in 2001, 2003 and 2005, reaching the semi finals on the 2003 & 2005 editions. In the 2001 they came runner up in the plate league. Qatar recently also took part in the U-19 Asia Cup although they had a poor time of it. Qatar advanced to Asia Division 2 Semi finals of

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where they lost to Kuwait. They failed to advance from the group stage of Asia Division 2 during 2018 World cup qualification process.

Home ground

West End Park International Cricket Stadium is a home ground of team located in Doha. This is the first cricket stadium in Qatar. In June 2013, the ground was opened for cricket with opening of the Grand Mall Hypermarket on its premise. The stadium can seat 13,000. In December 2013, it was announced the hosting of first-ever triangular women’s One-day and Twenty20 championship in Qatar in January 2014. Women’s international teams from the Pakistan, South Africa and Ireland participated in the seven championship matches. This was the first championship ever to be sanctioned by the International Cricket Council. In 2015, the stadium was selected to host 1st edition of Pakistan Super League matches which will be played in February, 2016.

Current squad

This lists all players who were in the most recent List A or T20I squads. ''Updated as on 23 December 2022''

Records

International Match Summary — Qatar ''Last updated 23 December 2022''

Twenty20 International

* Highest team total: 206/7 v. Kuwait on 6 July 2019 at West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha. * Highest individual score: 88 *, Muhammad Tanveer v. Bahrain on 18 December 2022 at

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, Bangi. * Best individual bowling figures: 4/14, Nouman Sarwar v. Jersey on 11 October 2019 at West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha. Most T20I runs for Qatar Most T20I wickets for Qatar T20I record versus other nations ''Records complete to T20I #1980. Last updated 23 December 2022.''

External links

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References

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