Facts you need to know about Qatar National Cricket Team
Facts about Qatar National Cricket Team, The national cricket team of Qatar is the team that represents the State of Qatar in international cricket. The team is organized and monitored by the Qatar Cricket Association.
Qatar Cricket Association is an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC). QCA became an associate member in 2017.
The Qatar National Team made its international debut in 1979. It was at an invitational tournament that had countries like Bahrain, Kuwait, and Sharjah.
The team’s first ACC event was the 2002 ACC Trophy which was held in Singapore. The team gained the rank fourth. However, after a few years, it was relegated to the second-division ACC events.
Qatar made its only World Cricket League (WCL) appearance in South Africa at the 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five trophy. It attained the place third. This was enough for the team to play in the new 2019–21 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League.
History
International competition
Qatar made its international debut in 2002 at the ACC Trophy. They failed to progress after the first round of the tournament. In the next tournament in 2004, they received fourth place. This helped them to qualify for the final pre-qualifying tournament for the 2005 ICC Trophy. The match was hosted in Malaysia in early 2005. They bagged the fourth position in that tournament. They were forced to drop off the road to qualification to the 2007 World Cup. They competed one more time at the ACC Trophy in 2006. This time they managed to finish in eighth place. They got the opportunity to play in the new Champions division of that tournament in 2008.
2018-Present
In April 2018, the ICC granted full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its present members. All T20 matches played between Qatar and other ICC member-teams after 1 January 2019 were a full T20I.
Qatar made its Twenty20 International debut on the 21st of January 2019. They defeated Saudi Arabia by 4 wickets in the 2019 ACC Western Region T20. The match was hosted at Al Emarat Cricket Stadium, Muscat, Oman.
Tournament History
ACC Western Region T20
2019: Runner-up
2020: Reached Semi-Finals
ACC Trophy
2002: First round
2004: 4th place
2006: 8th place
2008 Elite: 9th place
2010 Challenge: 3rd place
World Cricket League
2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Five: Bagged third place
ACC Twenty20 Cup
2007: First round
2009: 9th place
Home Stadium
West End Park International Cricket Stadium is the home ground of the Qatar team. The ground is located in Doha. This is the first cricket stadium to be built in Qatar. The stadium has managed a seating capacity of 13,000.
In December 2013, it was announced to host the first-ever triangular women’s One-day and Twenty20 championship in Qatar in January 2014. Women’s international teams from Pakistan, South Africa, and Ireland came forward to participate in the seven championship matches. This tournament was the first championship ever that was sanctioned by the International Cricket Council.
In 2015, the stadium was set to host the 1st edition of Pakistan Super League matches which was played in February 2016.
Records
International Match
| Playing Record | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
| Twenty20 Internationals | 26 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 21 January 2019 |
T20 International
The Highest team total: 206/7. Match against Kuwait on the 6th of July 2019. The venue was West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha.
The Highest individual score: 88. Kamran Khan scored in a match with the Maldives. The match was held on the 23rd of February 2020. The venue was Al Amerat Cricket Stadium Turf 1, Muscat
The Best individual bowling figures: 4/14. Nouman Sarwar bagged in Jersey. The match was held on the 11th of October 2019. The venue was at West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha.
Most T20I runs for Qatar
| Player | Runs | Average | Career span |
| Muhammad Tanveer | 681 | 34.05 | 2019–2021 |
| Kamran Khan | 674 | 28.08 | 2019–2021 |
| Mohammed Rizlan | 389 | 25.93 | 2019–2021 |
| Tamoor Sajjad | 380 | 34.54 | 2019–2020 |
| Faisal Javed | 330 | 22.00 | 2019–2019 |
Most T20I wickets for Qatar
| Player | Wickets | Average | Career span |
| Iqbal Hussain | 45 | 15.40 | 2019–2021 |
| Mohammed Nadeem | 28 | 21.96 | 2019–2021 |
| Awais Malik | 22 | 20.27 | 2019–2020 |
| Nouman Sarwar | 18 | 14.83 | 2019–2019 |
| Tamoor Sajjad | 18 | 22.11 | 2019–2020 |
Squad
Akash Babu
Akash Babu
Andri Berenger
Andri Berenger
Imraz Raffi
Imraz Raffi
Kamran Khan
Kamran Khan
Zaheer Ibrahim
Zaheer Ibrahim
Muhammad Ikramullah
Muhammad Ikramullah
Muhammad Murad
Muhammad Murad
Muhammad Tanveer
Muhammad Tanveer
Imal Liyanage
Imal Liyanage
Mohammed Rizlan
Mohammed Rizlan
Gayan Munaweera
Gayan Munaweera
Iqbal Hussain
Iqbal Hussain
Mohammed Nadeem
Mohammed Nadeem
Musawar Shah
Musawar Shah