The Saudi Arabia national cricket team is the team that represents the country of

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. The team is organized by the Saudi Arabian Cricket Federation, which became an affiliate member of the

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(ICC) in 2003 and an associate member in 2016. Saudi Arabia made its international debut at the

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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.

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

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. 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

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by 29 runs, a team which has had previous

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experience. 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

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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

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(T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all

matches played between Saudi Arabia and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I. Saudi Arabia made its

debut on 20 January 2019, losing to

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by 41 runs in the

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at Al Emarat Cricket Stadium,

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. 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

in the tournament final by 10 wickets, after bowling Bahrain out for just 26 runs.

Tournament history

Asia Cup Qualifier

ACC Western Region T20

ACC Trophy

ACC Twenty20 Cup

ACC Men's Challenger Cup

ACC Men's Premier Cup

Coaching history

*2021-present: Kabir Khan

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''. ''Updated as on 14 April 2024''

Records

International Match Summary — Saudi Arabia ''Last updated 2 May 2025''

Twenty20 International

* Highest team total: 221/3 v.

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on 15 February 2024 at Terdthai Cricket Ground ,

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. * Highest individual score: 115 *, Waji Ul Hassan v.

on 15 February 2024 at Terdthai Cricket Ground ,

. * Best individual bowling figures: 5/6, Zain Ul Abidin v.

on 15 February 2024 at Terdthai Cricket Ground,

. Most T20I runs for Saudi Arabia Most T20I wickets for Saudi Arabia T20I record versus other nations ''Records complete to T20I #3172. Last updated 2 May 2025.''

References

External links

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Saudi Arabia in international cricket