Romania national cricket team
The Romania national cricket team represents the country of Romania in international cricket. Cricket was played in Romania between 1893 and 1930, after which it declined and the sport in Romania died out. In recent years the game has begun to grow again, particularly in Bucharest, Timișoara and Cluj-Napoca. In July 2010 they played in a European Twenty20 tournament which was held in Skopje, Macedonia. On 29 June 2013 Romania was granted affiliate status by the International Cricket Council (ICC) and are therefore entitled to participate in ICC official events.[5] Since 2017, they became an associate member[1]
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| Captain | Ramesh Satheesan | |||||||||
| Coach | Andrew Begg | |||||||||
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| ICC status | Associate member[1] (2017) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Europe | |||||||||
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| First international | v  Bulgaria at Berceni cricket ground, Bucharest, 27 June 2009 | |||||||||
| Twenty20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First T20I | v  Austria at Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Moara Vlăsiei, 29 August 2019 | |||||||||
| Last T20I | v Bulgaria at Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Moara Vlăsiei, 18 October 2020 | |||||||||
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| As of 6 January 2021 | ||||||||||
As in a number of European countries, the game is dominated by expatriates from the Sub-Continent and other traditional cricket-playing countries. The main ground of the team for national and international matches is at Moara Vlăsiei, 26 km (16 miles) away from the Bucharest city centre. It was built between 2011 and 2013 and is the only turf ground in eastern and central Europe.
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 Romania and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I.[6]
Romania played its first T20I match against Austria on 29 August 2019 during the 2019 Continental Cup in Romania.[7]
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Ijaz Hussain 35 (36) Bilal Zalmai 4/12 (4 overs) |
Anthony Lark 30 (41) Ramesh Satheesan 3/14 (4 overs) |
- Austria won the toss and elected to field.
- First ever T20I match for Romania.
Romania are scheduled to makes their debut in an ICC event, when they take part in the Europe Qualifier tournament in 2021.[8]
International grounds
Records
International Match Summary — Romania[9]
Last updated 18 October 2020.
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| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
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| Twenty20 Internationals | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 August 2019 |
Twenty20 International
- Highest team total: 226/6 v. Turkey, 29 August 2019 at Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Moara Vlăsiei[10]
- Highest individual score: 105*, Sivakumar Periyalwar v. Turkey, 29 August 2019 at Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Moara Vlăsiei[11]
- Best individual bowling figures: 3/4, Cosmin Zavoiu v. Turkey, 29 August 2019 at Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Moara Vlăsiei[12]
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Most T20I runs for Romania[13]
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Most T20I wickets for Romania[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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| Austria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 August 2019 | 29 August 2019 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 October 2020 | 17 October 2020 |
 Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 31 August 2019 | |
 Luxembourg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 August 2019 | 30 August 2019 |
 Turkey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 August 2019 | 29 August 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.
- "Details of Affiliate Membership".
- "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- "Continental Cricket Cup 2019". Facebook (Cricket Romania). Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- "24 teams to compete in first step of Europe qualification for ICC Men's T20 world Cup 2021". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- "Records / Romania / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- "Records / Romania / Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- "Records / Romania / Twenty20 Internationals / High scores". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- "Records / Romania / Twenty20 Internationals / Best bowling figures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- "Records / Romania / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- "Records / Romania / Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
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