The Bhutan men's national cricket team, nicknamed The Dragons, represents the Kingdom of Bhutan in international cricket. The team is organised by the Bhutan Cricket Council Board, which became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2001 and an associate member in 2017. Bhutan made its international debut in 2003, at the Emerging Nations Tournament organised by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC). The team has since regularly participated in ACC tournaments, and also in the World Cricket League event WCL Division Eight in 2010 and 2012. The Dechephu Lhakhang (temple) in Thimphu is the spiritual home of Bhutan Cricket and players visit before every tournament. “We do not pray for victory”, said national captain Damber Singh Gurung, “we pray for each other to give our best and to emerge complete from the competition.”

History

Bhutan Cricket Council Board became an affiliate member of the ICC in 2001. They played their first internationals in 2003 in a tri-nation series against Maldives and Nepal, hosted by the latter. They made their ACC Trophy debut at the 2004 tournament, where they made the quarter-finals. Their first international victory came against

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. They again competed at the ACC Trophy in 2006 but were eliminated in the first round after a series of heavy defeats. Their only win came against newcomers Myanmar. Following the 2006 ACC Trophy, the tournament was split into two divisions: Elite and Challenge. Bhutan took part in the 2009 ACC Trophy Challenge, where they were runners up. This result qualified them for the next ACC Trophy Elite as well as Division Eight of the World Cricket League.

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 Bhutan and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 have had the T20I status. Bhutan played their first T20I on 5 December 2019, against Nepal, during the 2019 South Asian Games. Nepal won that match by 141 runs.

Grounds

Tournament history

ICC World Cricket League

ACC Trophy Elite

ACC Twenty20 Cup

ACC Eastern Region T20

ACC Challenger Cup

ICC T20 World Cup Asia Sub-regional Qualifiers

Records and statistics

International Match Summary — Bhutan ''Last updated 28 November 2024''

Twenty20 International

* Highest team total: 164/6 v. Cambodia on 5 February 2024 at Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok. * Highest individual score: 66 *, Thinley Jamtsho v. Cambodia on 5 February 2024 at Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok. * Best individual bowling figures: 4/13, Ngawang Thinley v.

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on 6 July 2022 at UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bangi. T20I record versus other nations ''Records complete to T20I #2991. Last updated 28 November 2024.''

Other records

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

References

External links

Bhutan Cricket official site
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Bhutan in international cricket