Bhutan national cricket team

The Kingdom of Bhutan has two national cricket teams, male and female, that compete in international cricket. Both are organised by the Bhutan Cricket Council Board, which became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2001[6] and an associate member in 2017.[2] Bhutan's male team, The Dragons, 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 two World Cricket League events, WCL Division Eight in 2010 and 2012.[7] Bhutan women's national cricket team, The Lady Dragons, made its international debut at the 2009 ACC Women's Twenty20 Championship in Malaysia.

Bhutan
Nickname(s)The Dragons
AssociationBhutan Cricket Council Board
Personnel
CaptainJigme Singye
CoachDamber Singh Gurung[1]
International Cricket Council
ICC statusAssociate member[2] (2017)
ICC regionAsia
ICC Rankings Current [3] Best-ever
T20I 70th 62nd (2-May-2019)
International cricket
First internationalv Bhutan v. 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 Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur; 7 December 2019
T20Is Played Won/Lost
Total [4] 2 0/2
(0 ties, 0 no results)
This year [5] 0 0/0
(0 ties, 0 no results)
As of 31 May 2020

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 will be a full T20I.[8]

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.”[9]

History

Bhutan Cricket Council Board became an affiliate member of the ICC in 2001. They made their ACC Trophy debut at the 2004 tournament, where they made the quarter finals.

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.

Tournament history

World Cricket League

ACC Trophy

ACC Trophy Challenge

In December 2011 took part in the ACC Twenty20 Cup in Nepal which served as qualifier for 2012 ICC World Twenty20.[10]

Records and Statistics

International Match Summary — Bhutan[11]

Last updated 7 December 2019

Playing Record
FormatMWLTNRInaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals202005 December 2019

Twenty20 International

T20I record versus other nations[11]

Records complete to T20I #1021. Last updated 7 December 2019.

OpponentMWLTNRFirst matchFirst win
vs Associate Members
 Maldives101007 December 2019
   Nepal101005 December 2019

Other Records
Notable former Players
Name Matches Runs Wickets
Kumar Subba212723
Tshering Dorji211670
Dampo Dorji181304
Kencho Norbu171210
Tandin Wangchuk114110
Barun Wakhley10334
Dorji Loday86813

Highest scores

Suprit Pradhan – 82 vs Suriname at Faleata Oval No. 4, Apia on 22 September 2012

Manoj Adhikari – 61 vs Suriname at KOCU Ground, Ahmadi City on 7 November 2010

Manoj Adhikari – 58 vs Bahamas at Sulabiya Ground, Kuwait City on 12 November 2010

Sonam Tobgay – 55 vs Saudi Arabia at The Padang, Singapore on 8 June 2014

Jigme Singye – 53 vs Gibraltar at KOCH Ground, Ahmadi City on 11 November 2010

Best bowling figures

Dorji Loday – 6/17 vs Burma at Gymkhana Club, Chiang Mai on 17 January 2009

Tenzin Wangchuk – 6/73 vs Singapore at The Padang, Singapore on 10 June 2014

Jigme Singye – 5/23 vs Bahamas at Sulabiya Ground, Kuwait City on 12 November 2010

Dorji Loday – 5/29 vs Thailand at Gymkhana Club, Chiang Mai on 19 January 2009

Dilip Subba – 4/13 vs Thailand at Gymkhana Club, Chiang Mai on 19 January 2009

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See also

References
  1. Vishal Yadav (Bhutan - Damber Singh Gurung - Coach & National Player Archived 26 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine – Global Cricket Community. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  2. "Ireland and Afghanistan ICC newest full members amid wide-ranging governance reform". International Cricket Council. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  3. "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
  4. "T20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  5. "T20I matches - 2020 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  6. Country: Bhutan – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  7. Other matches played by Bhutan – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  8. "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  9. "About Us | Bhutan Cricket Council Board". Retrieved 26 February 2020.
  11. "Records / Bhutan / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
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