Saudi Arabia national cricket team

Saudi Arabia
AssociationSaudi Arabian Cricket Federation
Personnel
CaptainShoaib Ali
CoachSaleem Jaffar
International Cricket Council
ICC statusAssociate member (2016)
Affiliate member (2003)
ICC regionAsia
ICC Rankings Current[1] Best-ever
T20I 32nd 22nd (2 May 2019)
T20 Internationals
First T20Iv  Bahrain at Al Emarat Cricket Stadium, Muscat; 20 January 2019
Last T20Iv  Qatar at West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha; 23 July 2025
T20Is Played Won/Lost
Total[2] 66 35/30
(1 tie, 0 no results)
This year[3] 0 0/0
(0 ties, 0 no results)

T20I kit

As of 23 July 2025

The Saudi Arabia national cricket team represents Saudi Arabia in international cricket. The team is organized by the Saudi Arabian Cricket Federation, which became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2003 and an associate member in 2016.[4]

Saudi Arabia made its international debut at the 2004 ACC Trophy in Malaysia, and has since played regularly in Asian Cricket Council (ACC) tournaments. After finishing second in the 2014 ACC Elite League, the team qualified for the World Cricket League for the first time. Saudi Arabia was due to compete in the 2015 Division Six event, but members of the team were denied visas by the host country, forcing the team to withdraw.[5]

History

The international debut of the Saudi senior team came in the ACC Trophy in 2004, where they failed to progress beyond the first round. They again failed to go past the first round in 2006, but had the remarkable achievement of scoring 499 runs in 50 overs against Brunei. Earlier in the year they came fourth in the Middle East Cup.

Arguably their greatest moment in international cricket to date came in the 2008 ACC Trophy Elite when they defeated the UAE by 29 runs, a team which has had previous One Day International experience.[6]

With the separation of the ACC Trophy into Elite and Challenge divisions, following their performance at the 2006 ACC Trophy Saudi Arabia they competed in the Elite division in the 2008 competition, in which they came 10th. This result relegated them to the 2009 ACC Trophy Challenge, in which they did not appear. They did, however, appear in the 2010 competition, in which they came 2nd and gained promotion back to the Elite division.

Besides the 50 over format, Saudi Arabia have also played in the Twenty20 format of the game in the 2007 ACC Twenty20 Cup, in which they failed to progress beyond the group stage, and the 2009 ACC Twenty20 Cup, in which they came 8th.

2018–present

In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Saudi Arabia and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 are a full T20I.[7]

Saudi Arabia made its Twenty20 International debut on 20 January 2019, losing to Bahrain by 41 runs in the 2019 ACC Western Region T20 at Al Emarat Cricket Stadium, Muscat, Oman.[8]

20 January 2019
09:30
Scorecard
Bahrain 
176/4 (20 overs)
v
 Saudi Arabia
135/9 (20 overs)
Imran Ali 58 (53)
Usman Ali 1/24 (4 overs)
Muhammad Naeem 42 (36)
Babar Ali 2/18 (3 overs)
Bahrain won by 41 runs
Al Amerat Cricket Stadium, Muscat
Umpires: Afzalkhan Pathan (Oma) and Zahid Usman (Kuw)
Player of the match: Sarfaraz Ali (Bhr)
  • Saudi Arabia won the toss and elected to field.
  • First ever T20I match for Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia won the 2023 ACC Men's Challenger Cup in Thailand, finishing undefeated to qualify for the 2023 ACC Men's Premier Cup in Nepal. The team defeated Bahrain in the tournament final by 10 wickets, after bowling Bahrain out for just 26 runs.[9]

Tournament history

Asia Cup Qualifier

ACC Asia Cup Qualifier record
Year/Host Round Position GP W L T NR
Bangladesh 2016Did not participate
Malaysia 2018Did not participate
Oman 2022Did not qualify
Total0/30 Titles00000

ACC Western Region T20

ACC Western Region T20 record
Host/Year Round Position GP W L T NR
Oman 2019Winner1/553200
Oman 2020Group stages–31200
Total2/20 Titles84400

ACC Trophy

ACC Trophy record
Host/Year Round Position GP W L T NR
Malaysia 1996Did not participate
Nepal 1998
United Arab Emirates 2000
Singapore 2002
Malaysia 2004Group stages11/1531200
Malaysia 2006Group stages10/1731200
Malaysia 2008Group stages10/1041300
Kuwait 2010Did not participate
United Arab Emirates 2012Group stages9/1055000
Total4/90 Titles158700

ACC Twenty20 Cup

ACC Twenty20 Cup record
Host/Year Round Position GP W L T NR
Kuwait 2007Group stages8/1042200
United Arab Emirates 2009Group stages10/1262400
Nepal 2011Group stages10/1040400
Nepal 2013Did not participate
United Arab Emirates 2015Group stages3/653200
Total4/50 Titles1971200

ACC Men's Challenger Cup

ACC Men's Challenger Cup record
Year/Host Round Position GP W L T NR
Thailand 2023Winner1/855000
Thailand 2024Winner1/1055000
Total2/22 Titles1010000

ACC Men's Premier Cup

ACC Men's Premier Cup record
Year/Host Round Position GP W L T NR
Nepal 2023Group stages8/1041201
Oman 2024Group stages7/1041300
Total2/20 Titles82501

Coaching history

Current squad

This lists all players who played for Saudi Arabia in the past 12 months or were in the most recent One-day or T20I squads. Uncapped players are listed in italics.

Name Age Batting style Bowling style Formats Notes
Batters
Abdul Waheed32Right-handedRight-arm leg breakOne-day & T20IVice-captain
Waqar ul Hassan34Left-handedRight-arm mediumOne-day
Faisal Khan29Right-handedRight-arm leg breakOne-day & T20I
Saad Khan39Left-handedRight-arm mediumT20I
Kashif Siddique37Left-handedOne-day
Zuhair Muhammad21Right-handedRight-arm off breakOne-day & T20I
All-rounders
Hisham Shaikh30Right-handedRight-arm leg breakOne-day & T20ICaptain
Waji ul Hassan30Right-handedRight-arm mediumOne-day & T20I
Usman Khalid42Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxOne-day & T20I
Tisara Perera37Left-handedRight-arm mediumT20I
Wicketkeepers
Manan Ali29Right-handedOne-day & T20I
Haseeb Ghafoor42Right-handedOne-day & T20I
Spin Bowlers
Zain ul Abidin34Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxOne-day & T20I
Imran Yousuf38Right-handedRight-arm leg breakOne-day
Usman Ali38Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodoxT20I
Pace Bowlers
Ishtiaq Ahmad32Right-handedRight-arm mediumOne-day & T20I
Atif ur Rehman44Right-handedRight-arm mediumOne-day & T20I
Usman Najeeb31Right-handedRight-arm mediumOne-day & T20I
Shahzaib33Right-handedRight-arm mediumOne-day
Ahmad Raza21Right-handedRight-arm mediumT20I

Updated as of 14 April 2024

Records

International Match Summary — Saudi Arabia[10]

Last updated 23 July 2025

Playing Record
FormatMWLTNRInaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals6635301020 January 2019

Twenty20 International

T20I record versus other nations[10]

Records complete to T20I #3357. Last updated 23 July 2025.

OpponentMWLTNRFirst matchFirst win
vs Associate Members
 Bahrain8260020 January 201920 November 2022
 Bhutan330003 February 20243 February 2024
 Cambodia330001 February 20241 February 2024
 Canada2020015 November 2022
 Hong Kong1100014 April 202414 April 2024
 Indonesia110005 February 20245 February 2024
 Iran1100024 February 201924 February 2019
 Japan110009 February 20249 February 2024
 Kuwait7340024 January 201924 January 2019
 Malaysia4130013 April 202430 April 2025
 Maldives5500022 January 201922 January 2019
   Nepal1010017 April 2024
 Oman4130014 November 202218 December 2024
 Qatar14581021 January 201924 January 2019
 Singapore2200025 April 202525 April 2025
 Thailand5500013 February 202413 February 2024
 United Arab Emirates4130025 February 202019 December 2024

See also

References

  1. ↑ "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
  2. ↑ "T20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  3. ↑ "T20I matches - 2026 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  4. ↑ "CricketArchive – Saudi Arabia page". CricketArchive. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
  5. ↑ "Other matches played by Saudi Arabia". CricketArchive. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "Saudi Arabia v UAE". CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
  7. ↑ "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  8. ↑ "ACC Western Region T20 2019: RESULTS". Asian Cricket Council.
  9. 1 2 Pike, Jon (9 March 2023). "Challenger Cup triumph evidence of progress in Saudi cricket". Arab News. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  10. 1 2 "Records / Saudi Arabia / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  11. ↑ "Records / Saudi Arabia / Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  12. ↑ "Records / Saudi Arabia / Twenty20 Internationals / High scores". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  13. ↑ "Records / Saudi Arabia / Twenty20 Internationals / Best bowling figures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  14. ↑ "Most runs for Saudi Arabia in T20Is". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  15. ↑ "Most wickets for Saudi Arabia in T20Is". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
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