The Indonesia national cricket team is the men's team that represents the country of

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. Cricket in Indonesia is governed by

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(formerly the Indonesia Cricket Foundation). Cricket Indonesia became an affiliate member of the

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(ICC) in 2001 and an associate member in 2017. Cricket Indonesia is charged with the promotion and development of cricket in Indonesia, and is a member of the

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(EAP) development region. In 2006, the organisation announced their intention to join the

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, and were originally included in the draw for the

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, although their membership of the ACC was rejected and they did not take part in the tournament. The Indonesian national team made its international debut in 2002, at a tournament in

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, Australia, that also included Japan and

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. The team's first ICC event was the 2005 EAP Cup in Vanuatu, where it placed fifth out of six teams. Indonesia has since regularly participated in EAP regional tournaments. At 2014 EAP Championship, the most recent such event, Indonesia placed seventh out of eight teams, in front of only the

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. In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full

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(T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all

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matches played between Indonesia and other

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after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I. The current Indonesia women's national cricket team is ranked 22nd in the world while the Men's are 80th by the end of 2019.

History

21st century

Since the Indonesian Cricket Foundation (now

) was formed in 2000, Indonesia have played in several regional tournaments in the East Asia-Pacific region. Including the East-Asia Pacific Challenge in 2004, and in the

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. In August 2017, Indonesia Men's team won a bronze medal in the 20-over tournament in

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. They also played in the 50-over tournament, but lost all four matches (including to

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, giving that country its first victory in international cricket). In February 2023, it was announced that Indonesia and Japan would be included in

(ACC) pathway events, while remaining in the ICC East Asia-Pacific development region.

Grounds

Tournaments

World Cricket League EAP region

* 2005: ICC EAP Cricket Cup 5thICC, Accessed 19 May 2011
* 2007:

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6th * 2009: ICC EAP Cricket Trophy Division Two 5th * 2011: ICC EAP Cricket Trophy Division Two 6thICC, Accessed 19 May 2011
*2018:

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Records

International Match Summary — Indonesia ''Last updated 18 October 2022''

Twenty20 International

T20I record versus other nations ''Records complete to T20I #1831. Last updated 18 October 2022.''

Other matches

For a list of selected international matches played by Indonesia, se
Cricket Archive

References

External links

International Cricket Council Member Profile – Indonesia
{{National sports teams of Indonesia Cricket in Indonesia National cricket teams

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Indonesia in international cricket