Bulgaria national cricket team
The Bulgaria national cricket team represents the Republic of Bulgaria in international cricket. The team is organised by the Bulgaria Cricket Federation, which became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2008[5] and an associate member in 2017.[1] Bulgaria made its international debut in 2004, at the ECC Representative Championship in Slovenia. The majority of its matches since then have come against other European affiliate members of the ICC, including in several European Cricket Council (ECC) tournaments.[6]
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Association | Bulgaria Cricket Federation | |||||||||
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Personnel | ||||||||||
Captain | Prakash Mishra | |||||||||
International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
ICC status | Associate member[1] (2017) | |||||||||
ICC region | Europe | |||||||||
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International cricket | ||||||||||
First international | ![]() ![]() (Ljubljana, Slovenia; 15 August 2004) | |||||||||
Twenty20 Internationals | ||||||||||
First T20I | v ![]() | |||||||||
Last T20I | v ![]() | |||||||||
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As of 6 January 2021 |
History
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 Bulgaria and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I.[7]
Bulgaria played their first T20I on 14 October 2019, against Serbia, during the 2019 Hellenic Premier League.
Tournament history
European Cricket Championship
- 2009: 4th place (Division Five)
Euro Twenty-20
- 2010: 3rd place
Grounds
Players
- The following list contains the players in Bulgaria's squad against Malta on 23 – 24 September 2020.[8]
Records and Statistics
International Match Summary — Bulgaria[9]
Last updated 18 October 2020
Playing Record | ||||||
Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
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Twenty20 Internationals | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 October 2019 |
Twenty20 International
- Highest team total: 184/6 v Malta on 23 September 2020 at National Sports Academy, Sofia.[10]
- Highest individual score: 74, Kiran Dasan v Serbia on 14 October 2019 at Marina Ground, Corfu.[11]
- Best individual bowling figures: 3/12, Prakash Mishra v Serbia on 14 October 2019 at Marina Ground, Corfu.[12]
Most T20I runs for Bulgaria[13]
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Most T20I wickets for Bulgaria[14]
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T20I record versus other nations[9]
Records complete to T20I #1104. Last updated 18 October 2020.
Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
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![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 October 2019 | 18 October 2019 |
![]() | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 September 2020 | |
![]() | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 October 2020 | 16 October 2020 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 October 2019 | 14 October 2019 |
References
- "Ireland and Afghanistan ICC newest full members amid wide-ranging governance reform". International Cricket Council. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
- "T20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- "T20I matches - 2021 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- Bulgaria Archived 28 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine – International Cricket Council. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- Other matches played by Bulgaria – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- "Bulgaria set to host Malta for men's T20 series". Emerging Cricket. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- "Records / Bulgaria / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- "Records / Bulgaria / Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- "Records / Bulgaria / Twenty20 Internationals / High scores". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- "Records / Bulgaria / Twenty20 Internationals / Best bowling figures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
- "Records / Bulgaria / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- "Records / Bulgaria / Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- 'Slogging The Slavs: A Paranormal Cricket Tour from the Baltic to the Bosphorus', by Angus Bell