The Mexican national cricket team represents the country of

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. They became an affiliate member of the

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(ICC) in 2004 and their international debut was in 2006 against Costa Rica. The team made their

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debut in June 2010 and in 2011 participated in the ICC Americas Division 3 tournament in Costa Rica. Mexico has also participated in the

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in 2014 and 2018 winning both the time. In 2017, they became an associate member. 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 Mexico and other

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after 1 January 2019 will eligible for full T20I status.

History

Mexico became an affiliate member of the ICC in 2004. Their first international match was played on 19 March 2006 in the Central American Cricket Championship against Costa Rica who they beat. Prior to this there had been teams based in Mexico City that had played against

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but these were not recognised as international fixtures. Having beaten Costa Rica in the tournament they then lost to

finishing second. In 2007, Mexico hosted the Central American Cricket Championship and won it by defeating Costa Rica and El Salvador. In 2008, Mexico travelled to El Salvador to take part in the 2nd Easter Cup. They finished second, losing to

but winning easily against El Salvador. Mexico took part in the 3rd Central American Championship in 2009 in

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under the new

format. Mexico performed well in the tournament, winning all but one of their matches and even defeating close rivals

in a close fought match. As a result, they finished 2nd in the tournament. In 2011, Mexico competed in the ICC Division 3 Americas tournament in Costa Rica finishing in 4th place. In 2012, a youthful Mexico team participated in the 4th Volcano Cup in El Salvador finishing runners up to the hosts after defeating Guatemala.

2018-Present

In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full

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

matches played between Mexico and other

after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I. Mexico played their first ever

match against

in the 2019 Central American Cricket Championship.

Grounds

* Reforma Athletic Club,

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* Las Cabellerizas Cricket Ground, Dos Ríos, Mexico

Tournament history

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*2011: Division 3 – 4th place *2010: Division Four – Won

Central American Championship

*2006: 2nd place *2007: Winners *2009: 2nd place *2015: 4th place *

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: 4th place

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*2014: Won *2018: Won *

: 2nd place *

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: 4th place

Easter Cup

*Mar 2008: Did not participate *Dec 2008: 2nd place

The Volcano Cup

*Dec 2012: 2nd place

Players

Records

International Match Summary — Mexico ''Last updated 6 October 2019''

Twenty20 International

* Highest team total: 134/7 v Costa Rica on 26 April 2019 at Reforma Athletic Club,

. * Highest individual score: 49 *, Tarun Sharma v

on 27 April 2019 at Reforma Athletic Club,

. * Best individual bowling figures: 4/16, Shashikant Hirugade v

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on 5 October 2019 at El Cortijo Polo Club,

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. Most T20I runs for Mexico Most T20I wickets for Mexico T20I record versus other nations ''Records complete to T20I #919. Last updated 6 October 2019.''

Other records

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

History

2018-Present

Grounds

Tournament history

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Central American Championship

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Easter Cup

The Volcano Cup

Players

Records

Twenty20 International

Other records

See also

References

Further reading