Philippines national cricket team
The Philippine National Cricket Team is the 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 became an associate member since 2017.[1]
Nickname(s) | Carabaos | |||||||||
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Association | Philippine Cricket Association | |||||||||
Personnel | ||||||||||
Captain | Jonathan Hill (2018-) | |||||||||
Coach | Mark Pekin | |||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||
Home venue | Friendship Oval, Dasmariñas, Cavite | |||||||||
History | ||||||||||
Twenty20 debut | v | |||||||||
International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
ICC status | Associate member[1] (2017) | |||||||||
ICC region | East Asia-Pacific | |||||||||
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Twenty20 Internationals | ||||||||||
First T20I | v | |||||||||
Last T20I | v | |||||||||
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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 the Philippines and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 are a full T20I.[6] They played their maiden T20I against Papua New Guinea on 22 March 2019.
The Philippines are ranked 42nd in T20Is as per the rankings released by the International Cricket Council for Twenty20 International as of 3 May 2019.[7]
History
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.[8] 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.[8] 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.[9]
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 seeks more Filipino players, sponsors and government support but plans to participate in the 2019 edition.[10]
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.[11] 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.[12] They played their first T20I against Papua New Guinea on 22 March 2019 at the regional finals.[13]
Home ground
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.[10]
Tournament history
ICC World Twenty20
- 2020: Did not qualify
World Cricket League
- 2017 EAP Region Qualifiers: 4th place
Southeast Asian Games
- 2017: Did not enter
Players
Philippines squad for 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Qualifier held at Papua New Guinea from 22–24 March 2019.
- Jonathan Hill
- Haider Kiani
- Kuldeep Singh
- Richard Goodwin
- Ruchir Mahajan
- Surinder Singh
- Karweng NG
- Henry Tyler
- Machanda Biddappa
- Grant Russ
- Daniel Smith
- Jason Long
- Vimal Kumar
Records and Statistics
International Match Summary — Philippines[15]
Last Updated 24 March 2019
Playing Record | ||||||
Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
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Twenty20 Internationals | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 March 2019 |
Twenty20 International
- Highest team total: 93/7 v Vanuatu, 23 March 2019 at Amini Park, Port Moresby[16]
- Highest individual score: 22*, Machanda Biddappa v Vanuatu, 23 March 2019 at Amini Park, Port Moresby[17]
- Best individual bowling figures: 3/32, Surinder Singh v Vanuatu, 23 March 2019 at Amini Park, Port Moresby[18]
Most T20I runs for Philippines[19]
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Most T20I wickets for Philippines[20]
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T20I record versus other nations[15]
Records complete to T20I #761. Last updated 24 March 2019.
Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
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vs Associate Members | |||||||
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 March 2019 | None | |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 March 2019 | 24 March 2019 |
See also
References
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- "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
- "T20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- "T20I matches - 2020 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.
- "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- "ICC unveils Global Men's T20I Rankings Table featuring 80 teams". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- "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.
- 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.
- "1st Match, ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific Region Final at Port Moresby, Mar 22 2019". Cricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ICC, Accessed 30 May 2011 Archived 8 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- "Records / Philippines / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- "Records / Philippines / Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- "Records / Philippines / Twenty20 Internationals / High scores". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- "Records / Philippines / Twenty20 Internationals / Best bowling figures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
- "Records / Philippines / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- "Records / Philippines / Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 March 2019.