Maldives national cricket team
 | |
| ICC status | Affiliate Member (2001) |
|---|---|
| ICC region | Asia |
| WCL | n/a |
| Coach | Nilantha Cooray |
| Captain | Ahmed Faiz |
| First international | |
| 7 September 1996 v Papua New Guinea at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
| As of 16 September 2014 | |
The Maldives national cricket team represents the country of the Maldives in international cricket matches. Although they did not become an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council until 2001,[1] they have taken part in the ACC Trophy on every occasion since its inception in 1996. They have never progressed beyond the first round of the tournament.
With the separation of the ACC Trophy into Elite and Challenge divisions, following their performance at the 2006 ACC Trophy the Maldives have since competed in the Challenge divisions in both 2009 (when they came 3rd) and in the 2010 competition. The 2010 competition marked their first victory in an international tournament, defeating Saudi Arabia by 1 wicket in the final of the competition.[2]
As of 2012 Bazeegh zaka coaches the team; he is a UKCC Level 3 qualified coach. From February 2013, Nilantha Cooray is the National development cricket Coach.
Tournament history
ACC Trophy
- 1996: Group stages
- 1998: Group stages
- 2000: Group stages
- 2002: Group stages
- 2004: Group stages
- 2006: Group stages
- 2009 Challenge: 3rd place
- 2010 Challenge: Winners
Asian Games
Records and Statistics
Statistics from Maldives in ACC Events
Highest scores
Afzal Faiz – 93 vs China at PTI School, Chiang Mai on 17 January 2009
Shafraz Jaleel – 79 vs China at PTI School, Chiang Mai on 17 January 2009
Abdullah Shahid – 77 vs Qatar at Thailand Cricket Ground, Bangkok on 9 December 2010
Abdullah Shahid – 57 vs Bahrain at Indian Association Ground, Singapore on 8 June 2014
Mohamed Rishwan – 54* vs Bhutan at ICC Academy Ground #1, Dubai on 4 October 2012
Best bowling figures
Ismail Nihad – 6/10 vs China at PTI School, Chiang Mai on 17 January 2009
Abdullah Shahid – 5/15 vs Brunei at PTI School, Chiang Mai on 4 December 2010
Mohamed Mahfooz – 4/6 vs Iran at PTI School, Chiang Mai on 14 January 2009
Mohamed Mahfooz – 4/8 vs China at Gymkhana Club, Chiang Mai on 5 December 2010
Abdullah Shahid – 4/13 vs Thailand at Gymkhana Club, Chiang Mai on 21 January 2009
Current squad
- The following list contains the final 15 players in Maldives's squad for the 2014 Asian Games:
- Ahmed Faiz (c)
- Ismail Ali
- Mohamed Azzam
- Abdul Ghanee
- Mihusan Hamid
- Ahmed Hassan
- Hassan Ibrahim
- Shafraz Jaleel (wk)
- Ibrahim Nashath
- Adam Nasif
- Neesham Nasir
- Mohamed Rishwan (wk)
- Mohamed Saafee
- Leem Shafeeg
- Abdulla Shahid
References
- ↑ "CricketArchive – Maldives page". CricketArchive. 5 December 2010. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
- ↑ Maldives v Saudi Arabia, ACC Trophy Challenge 2010/11 (Final)