The Philippine national cricket team is the men's team representing the

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in international cricket. It is organized by the

Philippine Cricket Association Philippine Cricket Association (PCA), formerly the Philippines Cricket Association, is the official governing body of the sport of cricket in the Philippines. It is also responsible for its national team. The PCA is Philippines's representati ...

(PCA) which became an affiliate member of the

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(ICC) in 2003 The PCA became an associate member since 2017. The Philippines were ranked at their career high 42nd in T20Is as per the rankings released by the

for

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as of 3 May 2019.

History

In 2011, The national team made their

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debut when they competed at the East Asia-Pacific Division 2 in

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winning over

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, the

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and

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before conceding defeat to the host nation in the final. The tournament was the Philippines' first

(ICC)-sanctioned match. The tournament was part of a qualifying pyramid for the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka. The Philippines then played at the

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, Australia and finished fifth among eight national teams. Indian expatriate, Awais Mohd became the first Philippine national team member to score a half-century in an ICC-sanctioned match while playing for the country in the EAP tournament. At the 2017 ICC World Cricket League East Asia-Pacific Region Qualifiers, the Philippines finished fourth out of six nations, failing to qualify for Division Five. The national team decided not to participate at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games as it seeks more Filipino players, sponsors and government support but plans to participate in the 2019 edition.

2018–present

They tried to attempt to qualify for the 2020 ICC World Twenty20 tournament in Australia with the Philippines as one of the co-hosts of the East Asia-Pacific Qualifier. They advanced to the Regional Finals in

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after finishing first among four participating teams at the qualifiers hosted at the cricket ground of the Emilio Aguinaldo College in December 2018 in Dasmariñas, Cavite. In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full

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

matches played between the Philippines and other

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since 1 January 2019 have been full T20Is. Philippines made its

debut on 22 March 2019, losing to

by 133 runs in the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier at Amini Park,

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The team would become inactive for three years due to the

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before featuring in the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup qualifiers.

Home ground

The Philippine national team had the Manila Nomads Sports Club grounds in Parañaque as its home venue. When the Nomads' grounds closed, the national team moved its home to the cricket grounds of the Emilio Aguinaldo College in Dasmariñas,

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, the sole cricket venue in the country as of 2017.

Tournament history

ICC World Twenty20

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: ''Did not qualify''

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* 2017 EAP Region Qualifiers: 4th place

EAP Championship

* 2011 Division Two: 2nd *

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: ''Did not enter'' *

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: 5th place

Southeast Asian Games

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: ''Did not enter''

Players

Philippines squad for 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Qualifier held at

from 22–24 March 2019. * Jonathan Hill * Haider Kiani * Kuldeep Singh * Richard Goodwin * Ruchir Mahajan * Surinder Singh * Karweng NG * Henry Tyler * Machanda Biddappa * Grant Russ * Daniel Smith *

Jason Long Jason Long (born 12 July 1983) is a Filipino cricketer who plays for the Philippines cricket team. In March 2019, he was named in the Philippines squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier tour ...

* Vimal Kumar

Records and Statistics

International Match Summary — Philippines ''Last updated 24 February 2022''

Twenty20 International

* Highest team total: 109/8 v.

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, 24 February 2022 at Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 2,

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. * Highest individual score: 35, Daniel Smith v.

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, 18 February 2022, and v.

, 24 February 2022, both at Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 2,

. * Best individual bowling figures: 3/32, Surinder Singh v.

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, 23 March 2019 at Amini Park,

. Most T20I runs for Philippines Most T20I wickets for Philippines T20I record versus other nations ''Records complete to T20I #1489. Last updated 24 February 2022.''

Other records

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

References

External links

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

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Philippines in international cricket