Philippines national cricket team
Nickname(s) | Carabaos | |||||||||
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Association | Philippine Cricket Association | |||||||||
Personnel | ||||||||||
Captain | Daniel Smith | |||||||||
Coach | Henry Tyler (2022–) | |||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||
Home venue | Friendship Oval, Dasmariñas, Cavite | |||||||||
History | ||||||||||
Twenty20 debut | v Indonesia at East Asia-Pacific Division Two, Apia, Samoa 4 April 2011 | |||||||||
International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
ICC status | Associate member[1] (2017) | |||||||||
ICC region | East Asia-Pacific | |||||||||
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Twenty20 Internationals | ||||||||||
First T20I | v Papua New Guinea at Amini Park, Port Moresby; 22 March 2019 | |||||||||
Last T20I | v South Korea at Yeonhui Cricket Ground, Incheon; 5 October 2024 | |||||||||
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T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances | 2[a] (first in 2022) | |||||||||
Best result | 4th (2023) | |||||||||
As of 5 October 2024 |
The Philippine national cricket team is the men's team representing the Philippines in international cricket. It is organized by the Philippine Cricket Association (PCA) which became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2003.[5] The PCA has been an associate member since 2017.[1]
The Philippines were ranked at their career high 42nd in T20Is as of 3 May 2019 in the rankings released by the International Cricket Council for Twenty20 International.[6]
History
[edit]In 2011, The national team made their Twenty20 debut when they competed at the East Asia-Pacific Division 2 in Samoa, winning over Indonesia, the Cook Islands, Tonga and South Korea before conceding defeat to the host nation in the final. The tournament was the Philippines' first International Cricket Council (ICC)-sanctioned match.[7] The tournament was part of a qualifying pyramid for the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka.
The Philippines then played at the 2014 ICC East Asia-Pacific Men's Championship in New South Wales, Australia and finished fifth among eight national teams.[7] Indian expatriate, Awais Mohd became the first Philippine national team member to score a half-century in an ICC-sanctioned match while playing for the country in the EAP tournament.[8]
At the 2017 ICC World Cricket League East Asia-Pacific Region Qualifiers, the Philippines finished fourth out of six nations, failing to qualify for Division Five.
The national team decided not to participate at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games as it sought more Filipino players, sponsors and government support but planned to participate in the 2019 edition.[9]
2018–present
[edit]They tried to attempt to qualify for the 2020 ICC World Twenty20 tournament in Australia with the Philippines as one of the co-hosts of the East Asia-Pacific Qualifier.[10] They advanced to the Regional Finals in Papua New Guinea after finishing first among four participating teams at the qualifiers hosted at the cricket ground of the Emilio Aguinaldo College in December 2018 in Dasmariñas, Cavite.[11]
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between the Philippines and other ICC members since 1 January 2019 have been full T20Is.[12]
Philippines made its Twenty20 International debut on 22 March 2019, losing to Papua New Guinea by 133 runs in the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier at Amini Park, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea[13] The team would become inactive for three years due to the COVID-19 pandemic before featuring in the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup qualifiers.[14]
Home ground
[edit]The Philippine national team had the Manila Nomads Sports Club grounds in Parañaque as its home venue. When the Nomads' grounds closed, the national team moved its home to the cricket grounds of the Emilio Aguinaldo College in Dasmariñas, Cavite, the sole cricket venue in the country as of 2017.[9]
Tournament history
[edit]ICC World Twenty20
[edit]- 2020: Did not qualify
ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier
[edit]- 2017 EAP Region Qualifiers: 4th place
EAP Championship
[edit]- 2011 Division Two: 2nd[15]
- 2013: Did not enter
- 2014: 5th place
Southeast Asian Games
[edit]- 2017: Did not enter
Players
[edit]Philippines squad for 2022–23 ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier held at Papua New Guinea from 22 to 29 July 2023.
- Amit Alam (c)
- Francis Norman Walsh
- Hern Isorena
- Jordan Alegre
- Kapil Kumar
- Kulwinderjit Singh
- Amanpreet Sirah
- Gurbhupinder Chohan
- Henry Tyler
- Jean Podoski
- Grant Russ
- Arshdeep Singh Samra
- Huzaifa Mohammed
- Josef Doctora
- Kepler Lukies
- Liam Myott
- Surinder Singh
Records and statistics
[edit]International Match Summary — Philippines[16]
Last updated 5 October 2024
Playing Record | ||||||
Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
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Twenty20 Internationals | 30 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 22 March 2019 |
Twenty20 International
[edit]- Highest team total: 174 v. Cambodia, 10 May 2023 at AZ Cricket Group Oval, Phnom Penh.[17]
- Highest individual score: 68, Daniel Smith v. Cambodia, 10 May 2023 at AZ Cricket Group Oval, Phnom Penh.[18]
- Best individual bowling figures: 5/10, Kepler Lukies v. Vanuatu, 29 July 2023 at Amini Park, Port Moresby.[19]
Most T20I runs for Philippines[20]
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Most T20I wickets for Philippines[21]
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T20I record versus other nations[16]
Records complete to T20I #2894. Last updated 5 October 2024.
Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
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vs Associate Members | |||||||
Bahrain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 February 2022 | |
Cambodia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 May 2023 | |
Canada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 February 2022 | |
Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24 February 2022 | |
Indonesia | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 22 December 2023 | 22 December 2023 |
Japan | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 22 July 2023 | |
Nepal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 February 2022 | |
Oman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 February 2022 | |
Papua New Guinea | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 22 March 2019 | |
Singapore | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 May 2023 | |
South Korea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 October 2024 | 1 October 2024 |
Vanuatu | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 23 March 2019 | 24 March 2019 |
Other records
[edit]For a list of selected international matches played by Philippines, see Cricket Archive.
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ T20 World Cup Qualifier refers to the Regional Final of the ICC East Asia-Pacific region from the 2023 edition.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "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 - 2024 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ Fernandez, Rhoel (3 February 2014). "Rise of Azkals, football offers unique blueprint as growth of PH cricket pushed". Sport Interactive Network Philippines. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ^ "ICC unveils Global Men's T20I Rankings Table featuring 80 teams". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ a b "Philippines Cricket Association". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ Craig, Mitchell (21 November 2014). "Philippines cricket history made at ICC EAP match at Lismore". The Northern Star. Northern Star Ltd. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ a b Esponga, Alexx (29 July 2017). "No PH cricket team in SEA Games due to lack of players, funds". Rappler. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
- ^ Guerrero, Bob (12 May 2018). "Cricket, anyone? Philippines to host World Cup qualifier". Rappler. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ "PH in historic World Cup qualifier victory". Manila Bulletin. 8 December 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
- ^ "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ "1st Match, ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Region Final at Port Moresby, Mar 22 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ "Cricket 'fairy tale': Philippines amateurs chase World Cup berth". The Daily Star. Agence France-Presse Manila. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
- ^ ICC, Accessed 30 May 2011 Archived 8 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Records / Philippines / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ "Records / Philippines / Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ "Records / Philippines / Twenty20 Internationals / High scores". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ "Records / Philippines / Twenty20 Internationals / Best bowling figures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ "Records / Philippines / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ^ "Records / Philippines / Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2019.