Bhutan national cricket team

The Bhutan men's national cricket team, nicknamed The Dragons, represents the Kingdom of Bhutan in international cricket. The team is organised by the Bhutan Cricket Council Board, which became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2001[5] and an associate member in 2017.[1] Bhutan made its international debut in 2003, at the Emerging Nations Tournament organised by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC). The team has since regularly participated in ACC tournaments, and also in the World Cricket League event WCL Division Eight in 2010 and 2012.[6]

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Bhutan women's national cricket team.
Bhutan
Nickname(s)The Dragons
AssociationBhutan Cricket Council Board
Personnel
CaptainThinley Jamtsho
CoachTrishane Nonis
International Cricket Council
ICC statusAssociate member[1] (2017)
ICC regionAsia
ICC Rankings Current[2] Best-ever
T20I 75th 57th (9 July 2022)
International cricket
First internationalv. Maldives 
(Kirtipur, Nepal; 6 March 2003)
Twenty20 Internationals
First T20Iv    Nepal at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur; 5 December 2019
Last T20Iv  Maldives at Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok; 16 February 2024
T20Is Played Won/Lost
Total[3] 21 7/14
(0 ties, 0 no results)
This year[4] 8 1/7
(0 ties, 0 no results)

T20I kit

As of 16 May 2024

The Dechephu Lhakhang (temple) in Thimphu is the spiritual home of Bhutan Cricket and players visit before every tournament. “We do not pray for victory”, said national captain Damber Singh Gurung, “we pray for each other to give our best and to emerge complete from the competition.”[7]

History

Bhutan Cricket Council Board became an affiliate member of the ICC in 2001. They played their first internationals in 2003 in a tri-nation series against Maldives and Nepal, hosted by the latter.[8] They made their ACC Trophy debut at the 2004 tournament, where they made the quarter-finals. Their first international victory came against Iran.

They again competed at the ACC Trophy in 2006 but were eliminated in the first round after a series of heavy defeats. Their only win came against newcomers Myanmar.

Following the 2006 ACC Trophy, the tournament was split into two divisions: Elite and Challenge. Bhutan took part in the 2009 ACC Trophy Challenge, where they were runners up. This result qualified them for the next ACC Trophy Elite as well as Division Eight of the World Cricket League.

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 Bhutan and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 have had the T20I status.[9]

Bhutan played their first T20I on 5 December 2019, against Nepal, during the 2019 South Asian Games. Nepal won that match by 141 runs.

5 December 2019
09:00
Scorecard
Nepal   
236/3 (20 overs)
v
 Bhutan
95/6 (20 overs)
Gyanendra Malla 107 (55)
Karma Dorji 2/45 (4 overs)
Ranjung Mikyo Dorji 27 (23)
Paras Khadka 2/11 (4 overs)
Nepal won by 141 runs
Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur
Umpires: Deepal Gunawardene (SL) and Buddhi Pradhan (Nep)
Player of the match: Gyanendra Malla (Nep)
  • Bhutan won the toss and elected to field.
  • First ever T20I match for Bhutan.

Tournament history

ODI World Cup
World Cup record
Year/Host Round Position P W L T NR
1975No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify
1979
1983
1987
1992
1996
1999
2003
2007
2011
2015
2019
2023
Total00/1300000

ICC Champions Trophy
ICC Champions Trophy record
Host & Year Round Position GP W L T NR
1998Did not qualify
2000
2002
2004No ODI status/Did not qualify
2006
2009
2013
2017
2025
2029To be determined
Total0/80 titles00000

ICC T20 World Cup
ICC T20 World Cup record
Year/Host Round Position GP W L T NR
2007Did not qualify
2009
2010
2012
2014
2016
2021
2022
2024
Total0/9000000

ACC Asia Cup
ACC Asia Cup record
Host & Year Round Position Pld W L T NR
1984Did not qualify
1986
1988
1990–91
1995
1997
2000
2004
2008
2010
2012
2014
2016
2018
2022
2023
Total0/16000000

ACC Asia Cup Qualifier
ACC Asia Cup Qualifier record
Year/Host Round Position GP W L T NR
2016Did not participate
2018Did not participate
2022Did not participate
Total0/30 Titles00000

ICC World Cricket League
ICC World Cricket League record
Year/Host Round Position GP W L T NR
2010Plate7/851400
20127th place play-off8/840400
Total2/20 Titles91800

ACC Trophy Elite
ACC Trophy Elite record
Year/Host Round Position GP W L T NR
1996Did not participate
1998
2000
2002
2004Group stages8/1021100
2006Group stages13/1741300
2008Did not participate
2010Group stages8/1041300
2012Group stages10/1040400
Total4/90 Titles1431100

ACC Twenty20 Cup
ACC Twenty20 Cup record
Year/Host Round Position GP W L T NR
2007Did not participate
2009
2011Group stages9/1040400
2013Did not participate
2015
Total1/50 Titles40400

ACC Eastern Region T20
ACC Eastern Region T20record
Host & Year Round Position GP W L T NR
2018Champion1/442101
Total1/11 Titles42101

ACC Challenger Cup
ACC Men's Challenger Cup record
Host/Year Round Position GP W L T NR
2023Semi-finals–41300
20247th place play-off8/1040400
Total2/20 Titles81700

Records and statistics

International Match Summary — Bhutan[10]

Last updated 16 February 2024

Playing Record
FormatMWLTNRInaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals21714005 December 2019

Twenty20 International

T20I record versus other nations[10]

Records complete to T20I #2477. Last updated 16 February 2024.

OpponentMWLTNRFirst matchFirst win
vs Associate Members
 Cambodia101005 February 2024
 China1100030 July 202330 July 2023
 Indonesia101001 February 2024
 Malaysia404002 July 2022
 Maldives633007 December 20194 July 2022
 Myanmar1100026 July 202326 July 2023
   Nepal101005 December 2019
 Saudi Arabia202003 February 2024
 Thailand422006 July 20226 July 2022

Other records

For a list of selected international matches played by Bhutan, see Cricket Archive.

See also

References
  1. "Ireland and Afghanistan ICC newest full members amid wide-ranging governance reform". International Cricket Council. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  2. "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
  3. "T20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  4. "T20I matches - 2024 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  5. Country: Bhutan – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  6. Other matches played by Bhutan Archived 31 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  7. "About Us | Bhutan Cricket Council Board". 16 October 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  8. "Cricket making giant strides in the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan". 11 July 2021.
  9. "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  10. "Records / Bhutan / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
  11. "Records / Bhutan / Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  12. "Records / Bhutan / Twenty20 Internationals / High scores". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  13. "Records / Bhutan / Twenty20 Internationals / Best bowling figures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
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