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The Romania national cricket team represents the country of
Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...
in
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.
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was played in Romania between 1893 and 1930, after which it declined and the sport in Romania died out. In recent years the game has begun to grow again, particularly in
Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of ...
,
Timișoara ), City of Roses ( ro, Orașul florilor), City of Parks ( ro, Orașul parcurilor) , image_map = Timisoara jud Timis.svg , map_caption = Location in Timiș County , pushpin_map = Romania#Europe , pushpin_ ...
and Cluj-Napoca. In July 2010, they played in a European
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tournament which was held in
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, Macedonia. On 29 June 2013, Romania was granted affiliate status by the
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(ICC) and are therefore entitled to participate in ICC official events. Since 2017, they became an associate member As in a number of European countries, the game is dominated by expatriates from the Sub-Continent and other traditional cricket-playing countries. The main ground of the team for national and international matches is at Moara Vlăsiei, 26 km (16 miles) away from the Bucharest city centre. It was built between 2011 and 2013 and is the only turf ground in eastern and central Europe. Romania won the 2021 Sofia Twenty20 cup, where they defeated
Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedo ...
in the final.


History


2018-Present

In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full
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(T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all
Twenty20 Twenty20 (T20) is a shortened game format of cricket. At the professional level, it was introduced by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2003 for the inter-county competition. In a Twenty20 game, the two teams have a single inn ...
matches played between Romania and other
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after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I. Romania played its first T20I match against
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on 29 August 2019 during the 2019 Continental Cup in Romania. Romania are scheduled to make their debut in an ICC event, when they take part in the Europe Qualifier tournament in 2021.


International grounds


Tournament History


Sofia Twenty20

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: Champions


Continental Cup

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: 3rd place *
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Valletta Cup

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Records

International Match Summary — Romania ''Last updated 19 July 2022.''


Twenty20 International

* Highest team total: 226/6 v.
Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in ...
, 29 August 2019 at Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Moara Vlăsiei * Highest individual score: 110, Taranjeet Singh v.
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, 13 May 2022 at
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, Marsa * Best individual bowling figures: 5/30, Asif Bevinje v.
Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Pannonian Basin, Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the ...
, 3 September 2021 at Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Moara Vlăsiei Most T20I runs for Romania Most T20I wickets for Romania T20I record versus other nations ''Records complete to T20I #1677. Last updated 19 July 2022.''


See also

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List of Romania Twenty20 International cricketers This is a list of Romanian Twenty20 International cricketers. In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Romania national cricket team, Roma ...


References

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