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This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, seeMaldives women's national cricket team.
Maldives
Nickname(s)The Red Sea Cucumber
AssociationCricket Board of Maldives
Personnel
CaptainAzyan Farhath
CoachMr. Ismail Nihad
International Cricket Council
ICC statusAssociate member[1](2017)
ICC regionAsia
ICC Rankings Current[2] Best-ever
T20I 79th 66th (2 May 2022)
International cricket
First internationalvPapua New GuineaatKuala Lumpur,Malaysia, 7 September 1996
Twenty20 Internationals
First T20IvKuwaitatAl Emarat Cricket Stadium,Muscat;20 January 2019
Last T20IvBhutanat Gelephu International Cricket Ground,Gelephu;23 October 2024
T20Is Played Won/Lost
Total[3] 50 11/38
(0 ties, 1 no result)
This year[4] 0 0/0
(0 ties, 0 no results)

T20I first kit

T20I second kit

As of 23 October 2024

TheMaldives National Men's Cricket Teamrepresents the country ofMaldivesininternational cricket.Although they did not become an affiliate member of theInternational Cricket Council(ICC) until 2001,[5]they have taken part in theACC Trophyon every occasion since its inception in 1996. They have never progressed beyond the first round of the tournament. They became anassociate memberin 2017.[1]

With the separation of the ACC Trophy into Elite and Challenge divisions, following their performance at the2006 ACC Trophy,the Maldives competed in the Challenge divisions in both2009(when they came 3rd) and in the2010 competition.The 2010 competition marked their first victory in an international tournament, defeatingSaudi Arabiaby 1 wicket in the final of the competition.[6]

As of February 2024, Pasindu Liyanaarachichi is the National Men's Coach. Azyan Farhath is the National Men's Captain.

As of September 2024, Pasindu Liyanaarachichi has left his role as the National Men's Coach. Leaving the team in state of disarray.

History

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2018-Present

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In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant fullTwenty20 International(T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, allTwenty20matches played between the Maldives and otherICC membersafter 1 January 2019 have the full T20I status.[7]

Maldives made itsTwenty20 Internationaldebut on 20 January 2019, losing toKuwaitby eight wickets in the2019 ACC Western Region T20atAl Emarat Cricket Stadium,Muscat,Oman.[8]

20 January 2019
09:30
Scorecard
Maldives
102 (18.4 overs)
v
Kuwait
103/2 (10.3 overs)
Mohamed Rishwan 25 (23)
Imran Ali3/16 (3 overs)
Ravija Sandaruwan68*(36)
Ameel Mauroof 1/11 (3 overs)
Kuwait won by 8 wickets
Al Amerat Cricket Stadium,Muscat
Umpires: Vinod Babu (Oma) andShivani Mishra(Qat)
Player of the match:Ravija Sandaruwan(Kuw)
  • Kuwait won the toss and elected to field.
  • First ever T20I match for Maldives.

Tournament history

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Cricket World Cup

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World Cup record
Year Round Position P W L T NR
England1975 Did not qualify
England1979
England1983
IndiaPakistan1987
AustraliaNew Zealand1992
IndiaPakistanSri Lanka1996
England1999
South AfricaZimbabweKenya2003
Cricket West Indies2007
IndiaSri LankaBangladesh2011
AustraliaNew Zealand2015
England2019
India2023
South AfricaZimbabweNamibia2027 To be determined
Total – 0/12 0 0 0 0 0

ICC T20 World Cup

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ICC T20 World Cup
Year Round Position GP W L T NR
South Africa2007 Did not qualify
England2009
Cricket West Indies2010
Sri Lanka2012
Bangladesh2014
India2016
United Arab EmiratesOman2021
Australia2022
United StatesCricket West Indies2024
IndiaSri Lanka2026 To be determined
AustraliaNew Zealand2028
EnglandRepublic of IrelandScotland2030
Total – 0/9 0 0 0 0 0

ACC Men's Challenger Cup

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ACC Men's Challenger Cup record
Host/Year Round Position GP W L T NR
Thailand2023 Group stage – 3 1 2 0 0
Thailand2024 7th place play-off 7th 4 1 3 0 0
Total 2/2 0 Titles 7 2 5 0 0

Asia Cup Qualifier

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ACC Asia Cup Qualifier record
Year/Host Round Position GP W L T NR
Bangladesh2016 Did not participate
Malaysia2018
Oman2020 Did not participate
Oman2022 Did not qualify
Total 0/4 0 Titles 0 0 0 0 0

ACC Premier Cup

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ACC Premier Cup record
Host/Year Round Position GP W L T NR
Nepal2023 Did not qualify
Oman2024
Total 0/2 0 Titles 0 0 0 0 0

ACC Premier Cup

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ACC Western Region T20 record
Host/Year Round Position GP W L T NR
Oman2019 Round robin 5th place 4 0 4 0 0
Oman2020 Group stage – 3 0 3 0 0
Total 2/2 0 Titles 7 0 7 0 0

ACC Trophy

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ACC Trophy Cup record
Host/Year Round Position GP W L T NR
Malaysia1996 Group stage – 5 1 4 0
Nepal1998 Group stage – 4 1 2 0 1
United Arab Emirates2000 Group stage – 3 1 2 0 0
Singapore2002 Group stage – 4 1 3 0 0
Malaysia2004 Group stage – 3 0 3 0 0
Malaysia2006 Group stage – 3 0 2 0 1
Malaysia2008 Did not participate
Kuwait2010
United Arab Emirates2012 Group stage – 4 1 3 0 0
Total 5/7 0 Titles 26 5 19 0 2

Asian Games

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Asia Games record
Host/Year Round Position GP W L T NR
China2010 Group stages – 2 0 2 0 0
South Korea2014 Group stages – 2 0 1 0 1
China2022 Group stages – 2 1 1 0 0
Total 3/3 0 Titles 6 1 4 0 1

Current squad

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This lists all the players who played for Maldives in the past 12 months or were named in the most recent squad.Updated as of 23 October 2024.

Name Age Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
Azyan Farhath 24 Right-handed Right-armleg break Captain
Ismail Ali 31 Right-handed Right-armoff break
Kaushal Rodrigo 32 Left-handed Right-armoff break
Shaof Hassan 22 Right-handed Right-armmedium
All-rounders
Umar Adam 27 Right-handed Right-armoff break
Ameel Mauroof 32 Left-handed Left-armmedium
Ibrahim Nashath 29 Right-handed Right-armmedium
Wicketkeepers
Mohamed Azzam 33 Right-handed
Hassan Rasheed 31 Right-handed Vice-Captain
Mohamed Rishwan 31 Right-handed
Spin Bowlers
Ibrahim Rizan 28 Right-handed Right-armoff break
Shunan Ali 26 Right-handed Right-armleg break
Pace Bowlers
Ibrahim Hassan 33 Right-handed Right-armmedium
Leem Shafeeq 29 Right-handed Right-armmedium

Records and statistics

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International Match Summary — Maldives[9]

Last updated 23 October 2024

Playing Record
Format M W L T NR Inaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals 50 11 38 0 1 20 January 2019

Twenty20 International

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T20I record versus other nations[9]

Records complete to T20I #2929. Last updated 23 October 2024.

Opponent M W L T NR First match First win
vs Associate Members
Bahrain 3 0 3 0 0 21 January 2019
Bhutan 8 4 4 0 0 7 December 2019 7 December 2019
Hong Kong 1 0 1 0 0 3 September 2024
Indonesia 1 1 0 0 0 19 October 2024 19 October 2024
Japan 1 0 1 0 0 4 February 2024
Kuwait 5 0 5 0 0 20 January 2019
Malaysia 5 0 4 0 1 25 June 2019
Mongolia 2 2 0 0 0 28 September 2023 28 September 2023
Myanmar 1 1 0 0 0 5 September 2024 5 September 2024
Nepal 3 0 3 0 0 6 December 2019
Oman 1 0 1 0 0 25 February 2020
Qatar 5 0 5 0 0 23 January 2019
Saudi Arabia 5 0 5 0 0 22 January 2019
Singapore 2 0 2 0 0 2 February 2024
Thailand 7 3 4 0 0 26 June 2019 26 June 2019

See also

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References

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  1. ^ab"Ireland and Afghanistan ICC newest full members amid wide-ranging governance reform".International Cricket Council.22 June 2017.Retrieved1 September2018.
  2. ^"ICC Rankings".International Cricket Council.
  3. ^"T20I matches - Team records".ESPNcricinfo.
  4. ^"T20I matches - 2025 Team records".ESPNcricinfo.
  5. ^"CricketArchive – Maldives page".CricketArchive.5 December 2010.Retrieved5 December2010.
  6. ^ Maldives v Saudi Arabia, ACC Trophy Challenge 2010/11 (Final)
  7. ^"All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status".International Cricket Council.26 April 2018.Retrieved1 September2018.
  8. ^"ACC Western Region T20 2019: RESULTS".
  9. ^ab"Records / Maldives / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved9 July2022.
  10. ^"Records / Maldives / Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved21 January2019.
  11. ^"Records / Maldives / Twenty20 Internationals / High scores".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved21 January2019.
  12. ^"Records / Maldives / Twenty20 Internationals / Best bowling figures".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved21 January2019.
  13. ^"Records / Maldives / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved8 July2023.
  14. ^"Records / Maldives / Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets".ESPNcricinfo.Retrieved8 July2023.
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Official website

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