The Kuwait women's national cricket team represents the country of Kuwait in international women's cricket. The team is organised by Cricket Kuwait, which has been a member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1998.
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| Association | Cricket Kuwait | |||||||||
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| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Associate member (2005) Affiliate member (1998) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Asia | |||||||||
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| Women's international cricket | ||||||||||
| First international | v  China at Kuala Lumpur; 3 July 2009 | |||||||||
| Women's Twenty20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First WT20I | v  Malaysia at Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok; 18 February 2019 | |||||||||
| Last WT20I | v  Myanmar at Singapore National Cricket Ground, Singapore; 30 October 2024 | |||||||||
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| As of 30 October 2024 | ||||||||||
Kuwait made its international debut at the 2009 ACC Women's Twenty20 Championship in Malaysia.[4] The team failed to win any of its matches in the group stage,[5] and also lost to Qatar in the eleventh-place play-off, thus finishing twelfth and last overall.[6] 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 Bhutan in the seventh-place play-off.[7] At the 2013 ACC Women's Championship, where matches were played over 25 overs, Kuwait won only a single game, against Singapore, and were ranked last of the eleven participants.[8] Outside of Asian Cricket Council (ACC) tournaments, the team also competed in the inaugural edition of the Gulf Cricket Council (GCC) Women's Twenty20 Championship in 2014.[9] They lost to the United Arab Emirates, and did not return for the following year's tournament, owing to scheduling conflict.[10]
In April 2018, the ICC granted full Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Kuwait women and another international side after 1 July 2018 have the full WT20I status.[11] Kuwait made their Twenty20 International debut against Malaysia in the 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier Asia at Bangkok on 18 February 2019.[12]
In December 2020, the ICC announced the qualification pathway for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[13] Kuwait were named in the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier regional group, alongside seven other teams.[14]
Current squad
editThis lists all the players who played for Kuwait in the past 12 months or were named in the most recent squad.
| Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||||
| Balasubramani Shanti | 37 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | |
| Siobhan Gomez | 32 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Zeefa Jilani | 17 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Maryyam Ashraf | 26 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Glenda Menezes | 40 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Raelyn D'Souza | 16 | Right-handed | ||
| All-rounders | ||||
| Priyada Murali | 31 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Amna Sharif Tariq | 35 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | Captain |
| Khadija Khalil | 30 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Maryam Omar | 31 | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||
| Suchitha D'Sa | 34 | Right-handed | ||
| Iqra Ishaq | Right-handed | |||
| Bhavani Yekkeli | 29 | Right-handed | ||
| Spin Bowler | ||||
| Mariamma Hyder | 39 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Pace Bowlers | ||||
| Maria Jasvi | 23 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Candice Dias | 16 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Madeeha Zuberi | 24 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
Updated on 30 Oct 2024.
Records and statistics
editInternational Match Summary — Kuwait Women[15]
Last updated 30 October 2024
| Playing Record | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twenty20 Internationals | 47 | 16 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 18 February 2019 |
Twenty20 International
edit- Highest team total: 136/9 v. Myanmar on 22 October 2024 at Singapore National Cricket Ground, Singapore.[16]
- Highest individual score: 77, Zeefa Jilani v. Myanmar on 22 October 2024 at Singapore National Cricket Ground, Singapore.[17]
- Best individual bowling figures: 5/6, Maria Jasvi v. Saudi Arabia on 20 March 2022 at Oman Cricket Academy Ground Turf 2, Muscat.[18]
T20I record versus other nations[15]
Records complete to WT20I #2117. Last updated 30 October 2024.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
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| ICC Associate members | |||||||
 Bahrain
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2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 March 2020 | |
 Bhutan
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 November 2021 | 21 June 2022 |
| China
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2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 February 2019 | 31 August 2023 |
 Hong Kong
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5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 25 February 2019 | |
| Malaysia
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7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 February 2019 | |
| Myanmar
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6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 September 2023 | 6 September 2023 |
 Nepal
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5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 27 February 2019 | |
 Oman
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4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 January 2020 | 18 January 2020 |
 Qatar
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 January 2020 | 19 January 2020 |
 Saudi Arabia
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1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 March 2020 | 20 March 2022 |
 Singapore
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 February 2024 | 10 February 2024 |
 Thailand
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3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 24 February 2019 | |
 United Arab Emirates
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 February 2019 | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
- ^ "WT20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "WT20I matches - 2024 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ Other women's matches played by Kuwait Archived 27 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine – CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ^ Table: Asian Cricket Council Women's Twenty20 Championship 2009 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ^ Kuwait Women v Qatar Women, Asian Cricket Council Women's Twenty20 Championship 2009 (11th Place Play-off) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ^ Kuwait Women v Bhutan Women, Asian Cricket Council Women's Twenty20 Championship 2010/11 (7th Place Play-off) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- ^ Kuwait Women v Singapore Women, Asian Cricket Council Women's Championship 2012/13 (Group B) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
- ^ (11 December 2014). "Gulf women gather" – Asian Cricket Council. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ^ (6 December 2015). "UAE women retain Gulf T20 cricket title" – Emirates 24/7. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ^ "All T20I matches to get international status". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Full Scorecard of Mal Women vs Kuwait Women 2nd Match 2018/19 - Score Report". ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Qualification for ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023 announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- ^ "ICC announce qualification process for 2023 Women's T20 World Cup". The Cricketer. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- ^ a b "Records / Kuwait Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Records / Kuwait Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
- ^ "Records / Kuwait Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Top Scores". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
- ^ "Records / Kuwait Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Best Bowling figures". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 January 2020.