Kuwait women's national cricket team

The Kuwait women's national cricket team represents the country of Kuwait in international women's cricket. The team is organised by Cricket Kuwait, which has been a member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1998.

Kuwait

Association	Cricket Kuwait
International Cricket Council
ICC status	Affiliate member (1998) Associate member (2005)
ICC region	Asia
ICC Rankings Current[1] Best-ever WT20I 36th 30th (19-Feb-2020)
Women's international cricket
First international	v  China at Kuala Lumpur; 3 July 2009
Women's Twenty20 Internationals
First WT20I	v  Malaysia at Asian Institute of Technology Ground, Bangkok; 18 February 2019
Last WT20I	v  Oman at West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha; 21 January 2020
WT20Is Played Won/Lost Total[2] 11 3/8 (0 ties, 0 no result) This year[3] 0 0/0 (0 ties, 0 no result)
As of 6 January 2021

Kuwait made its international debut at the 2009 ACC Women's Twenty20 Championship in Malaysia.[4] The team failed to win any of its matches in the group stage,[5] and also lost to Qatar in the eleventh-place play-off, thus finishing twelfth and last overall.[6] Kuwait had greater success at the tournament's 2011 edition, however, placing fourth of five teams in their group and then going on to defeat Bhutan in the seventh-place play-off.[7] At the 2013 ACC Women's Championship, where matches were played over 25 overs, Kuwait won only a single game, against Singapore, and were ranked last of the eleven participants.[8] Outside of Asian Cricket Council (ACC) tournaments, the team also competed in the inaugural edition of the Gulf Cricket Council (GCC) Women's Twenty20 Championship in 2014.[9] They lost to the United Arab Emirates, and did not return for the following year's tournament, owing to scheduling conflict.[10]

In April 2018, the ICC granted full Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Kuwait women and another international side after 1 July 2018 will be a full WT20I.[11] Kuwait made their Twenty20 International debut against Malaysia in the 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier Asia at Bangkok on 18 February 2019.[12]

In December 2020, the ICC announced the qualification pathway for the 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[13] Kuwait were named in the 2021 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier regional group, alongside seven other teams.[14]

Records and Statistics

International Match Summary — Kuwait Women[15]

Last updated 21 January 2020

Playing Record
Format	M	W	L	T	NR	Inaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals	11	3	8	0	0	18 February 2019

Twenty20 International

• Highest team total: 117/2 (19.5 overs) v. Oman on 18 January 2020 at West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha. [16]
• Highest individual score: 40, Zeefa Jilani v. Oman on 18 January 2020 at West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha. [17]
• Best individual bowling figures: 2/16, Maria Jasvi v. Qatar on 17 January 2020 at West End Park International Cricket Stadium, Doha.[18]

T20I record versus other nations[15]

Records complete to WT20I #830. Last updated 21 January 2020.

Opponent	M	W	L	T	NR	First match	First win
ICC Associate members
China	1	0	1	0	0	21 February 2019
Hong Kong	1	0	1	0	0	25 February 2019
Malaysia	1	0	1	0	0	18 February 2019
Nepal	1	0	1	0	0	27 February 2019
Oman	3	2	1	0	0	18 January 2020	18 January 2020
Qatar	2	1	1	0	0	17 January 2020	19 January 2020
Thailand	1	0	1	0	0	24 February 2019
United Arab Emirates	1	0	1	0	0	19 February 2019

See also

• Cricket in Kuwait
• List of Kuwait women Twenty20 International cricketers
• Kuwait men's national cricket team

References

1. "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
2. "WT20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
3. "WT20I matches - 2021 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
4. Other women's matches played by Kuwait – CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
5. Table: Asian Cricket Council Women's Twenty20 Championship 2009 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
6. Kuwait Women v Qatar Women, Asian Cricket Council Women's Twenty20 Championship 2009 (11th Place Play-off) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
7. Kuwait Women v Bhutan Women, Asian Cricket Council Women's Twenty20 Championship 2010/11 (7th Place Play-off) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
8. Kuwait Women v Singapore Women, Asian Cricket Council Women's Championship 2012/13 (Group B) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
9. (11 December 2014). "Gulf women gather" – Asian Cricket Council. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
10. (6 December 2015). "UAE women retain Gulf T20 cricket title" – Emirates 24/7. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
11. "All T20I matches to get international status". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
12. http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/19133/scorecard/1172911/kuwait-women-vs-malaysia-women-2nd-match-icc-womens-t20-world-cup-asia-region-qualifier-2018-19
13. "Qualification for ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2023 announced". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
14. "ICC announce qualification process for 2023 Women's T20 World Cup". The Cricketer. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
15. "Records / Kuwait Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo.
16. "Records / Kuwait Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
17. "Records / Kuwait Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Top Scores". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 February 2019.
18. "Records / Kuwait Women / Women's Twenty20 Internationals / Best Bowling figures". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 January 2020.