The Iran national cricket team ( fa, تیم ملی کریکت ایران) is a

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team representing

Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...

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. They became an affiliate member of the

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(ICC) in 2003 and an associate member in 2017.

History

Cricket was introduced in Iran in the 1920s and 1930s by the British who were working in the oil industry but it ceased when the oil industry was nationalised in 1951. Cricket was reintroduced in the early 1990s by Iranians who had studied abroad. Iran joined the

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in 2003. Iran's men's cricket league was established in 2014 with eight teams as participants and Chah Bahar became the first winners. In the same year women's cricket league was also established which was won by Mashhad. Following their admission to the International Cricket Council, they made their international debut at the 2004 ACC Trophy, and played in the tournament again in the 2006 tournament. On both occasions, they failed to progress beyond the first round. With the separation of the ACC Trophy into Elite and Challenge divisions, following their performance at the 2006 ACC Trophy Iran have since competed in the Challenge divisions in both 2009 and in the 2010 competition, coming 5th in both.

2018-Present

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 Iran and other

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after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I. Iran played their first T20I against

UAE The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...

on 23 February 2020 during the

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Team colours

Iran's kits vary from year to year; the team have worn kits in green color, at times red kits and also grey kits. The kits always have 'Iran' written on the front of the jersey; usually Iran's cricket logo and at times sponsor logos also appear.

Tournament history

Asia Cup Qualifier

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: Did not participate *

2020 2020 was heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, which led to global social and economic disruption, mass cancellations and postponements of events, worldwide lockdowns and the largest economic recession since the Great Depression in t ...

: Did not qualify

ACC Western Region T20

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: Did not play *

: Group stage

ACC Trophy

ACC Middle East Cup

Head coaches

* Hossein Ali Salimian (c.2004) * Shahid Aslam (c.2006) * Nariman Bakhtiar * Armond Nahabedian (c.2009) * Mahmood Rashid Dar 2011-2015

Records and Statistics

International Match Summary — Iran ''Last updated 25 February 2020''

Twenty20 International

* Highest team total: 108/8 v

Kuwait Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the nort ...

, 25 February 2020 at

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Muscat Muscat ( ar, مَسْقَط, ) is the capital and most populated city in Oman. It is the seat of the Governorate of Muscat. According to the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI), the total population of Muscat Governorate was ...

* Highest individual score: 39, Yousef Shadzehisarjou v

, 25 February 2020 at

* Best individual bowling figures: 1/10, Nader Zahadiafzal v

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the A ...

, 24 February 2020 at

T20I record versus other nations ''Records complete to T20I #1061. Last updated 25 February 2020.''

Other matches

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

Other records

Limited-overs records

*Highest team total: 369/6 v China, January 13, 2009 at Gymkhana Club, Chiang Mai *Lowest team total: 29 v

Nepal Nepal (; ne, :ne:नेपाल, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in S ...

, June 14, 2004 at Kelab Aman,

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Highest limited-overs scores for Iran

Most limited-overs runs for Iran

Best bowling figures in an innings for Iran

References

External links

Iranian Cricket Association
{{National sports teams of Iran Cricket in Iran National cricket teams

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