Kuwaiti cricket team
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| ICC membership granted | 1998 |
| ICC member status | Associate member |
| ICC development region | Asia |
| Captain | Mustansar Hasan |
| World Cricket League division | n/a |
| ACC Trophy division | Challengers |
| First recorded match | 15 November 2000 v Singapore at Dubai (Note: The Kuwait Under 17 team played a match earlier in the year) |
| As of 10 September 2006 | |
The Kuwaiti cricket team is the team that represents the country of Kuwait in international cricket matches.
[edit] History
The Kuwait Cricket Association was formed in 1996 [1] and they became an affiliate member of the ICC two years later. [2]. They participated in the ACC Trophy for the first time in 2000, but couldn't progress beyond the first round, a performance they repeated in the 2002 tournament.
In 2004, Kuwait pulled off a series off upsets to finish in third place in that years ACC Trophy, only just missing out on qualification for the 2005 ICC Trophy and the 2007 Asia Cup. They were awarded with a promotion to associate membership of the ICC in 2005. [3]
In February 2006, Kuwait finished a disappointing fourth out of five teams in the ACC Middle East Cup, a tournament which they were hosting, and hoping to do well in. In August, they took part in the ACC Trophy. They could not repeat their 2004 performance, and were eliminated in the first round when a tie with Hong Kong meant that they finished in third place in their group on run rate. A win against Hong Kong would have put them in the quarter finals.
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