The Kuwait women's national cricket team represents the country of

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in international

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. The team is organised by Cricket Kuwait, which has been a member of the

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(ICC) since 1998. Kuwait made its international debut at the 2009 ACC Women's Twenty20 Championship in Malaysia.Other women's matches played by Kuwait
– CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2016. The team failed to win any of its matches in the group stage, and also lost to

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in the eleventh-place play-off, thus finishing twelfth and last overall. Kuwait had greater success at the tournament's 2011 edition, however, placing fourth of five teams in their group and then going on to defeat

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in the seventh-place play-off. At the

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, where matches were played over 25 overs, Kuwait won only a single game, against

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, and were ranked last of the eleven participants. Outside of

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(ACC) tournaments, the team also competed in the inaugural edition of the Gulf Cricket Council (GCC) Women's Twenty20 Championship in 2014. They lost to the

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, and did not return for the following year's tournament, owing to scheduling conflict. In April 2018, the ICC granted full

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(WT20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all

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matches played between Kuwait women and another international side after 1 July 2018 have the full WT20I status. Kuwait made their

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debut against

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in the

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on 18 February 2019. In December 2020, the ICC announced the qualification pathway for the

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. Kuwait were named in the

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regional group, alongside seven other teams.

Tournament history

ICC Women's World Cup

ICC T20 World Cup

ACC Women's Premier Cup

ACC Women's T20 Championship

Cricket at Summer Olympics Games

ICC Women's World Twenty20 Asia Qualifier

Current squad

This lists all the players who played for Kuwait in the past 12 months or were named in the most recent squad. ''Updated on 30 Oct 2024.''

Records and statistics

International Match Summary — Kuwait Women ''Last updated 16 May 2024''

Twenty20 International

* Highest team total: 136/9 v.

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on 22 October 2024 at Singapore National Cricket Ground,

. * Highest individual score: 77, Zeefa Jilani v.

on 22 October 2024 at Singapore National Cricket Ground,

. * Best individual bowling figures: 5/6, Maria Jasvi v.

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on 20 March 2022 at Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 2,

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. T20I record versus other nations ''Records complete to WT20I #2296. Last updated 16 May 2025.''

References

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Women's national cricket teams

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