AFGHANISTAN CRICKET TEAM

FULL NAME	Afghanistan National Cricket Team
NICKNAME
FOUNDED	2001
TEAM OWNED BY	Afghanistan Cricket Board
MAIN PLAYERS	Rashid Khan, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Mohammad Shahzad, Hazratullah Zaizai, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Afghanistan Cricket Team Facebook	Facebook
Afghanistan Cricket Team Twitter	@ACBofficials
Afghanistan Cricket Team Instagram	@afghanistancricketboard

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ZIMBABWE CRICKET TEAM

FULL NAME	Zimbabwe National Cricket Team
NICKNAME	The Chevrons
FOUNDED	1980
TEAM OWNED BY	Zimbabwe Cricket
MAIN PLAYERS	Craig Ervine,Gary Ballance, Innocent Kaia, Kudzai Maunze, Milton Shumba, Tanunurwa Makoni, Brad Evans, Brandon Mavuta, Chamu Chibhabha, Joylord Gumbie, Tafadzwa Tsiga, Donald Tiripano, Richard Ngarava, Tanaka Chivanga, Victor Nyauchi, Wellington Masakadza.
Zimbabwe Cricket Team Facebook	@ZimbabweCricket1992
Zimbabwe Cricket Team Facebook	@ZimCricketv
Zimbabwe Cricket Team Facebook	@zimbabwe.cricket

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IRELAND CRICKET TEAM

FULL NAME	Ireland National Cricket Team
NICKNAME	Green and Whites or Men in Green
FOUNDED	1888
TEAM OWNED BY	Cricket Ireland
MAIN PLAYERS	Andrew Balbirnie, Andy McBrine, Barry McCarthy, Craig Young, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Harry Tector, James McCollum, Lorcan Tucker, Mark Adair, Shane Getkate, Simi Singh, Paul Stirling.
Ireland Cricket Team Facebook	@CricketIreland
Ireland Cricket Team Twitter	@cricketireland
Ireland Cricket Team Instagram	@cricket_ireland

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BANGLADESH CRICKET TEAM

FULL NAME	Bangladesh National Cricket Team
NICKNAME	Tigers, Bangla Tigers
FOUNDED	1977
TEAM OWNED BY	Bangladesh Cricket Board
MAIN PLAYERS	Shakib Al Hasan, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Litton Das, Mahmudullah, Mushfiqur Rahim, Tamim Iqbal, Mustafizur Rahman, Soumya Sarkar, Mossadek Hossain, Taskin Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain
Bangladesh Cricket Team Facebook	@bcbtigercricket
Bangladesh Cricket Team Twitter	@BCBtigers
Bangladesh Cricket Team Instagram	@bangladeshtigers

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Test and T20I Captain: Shakib Al Hasan
ODI Captain: Tamim Iqbal
Head coach: Chandika Hathurusingha
Team director: Khaled Mahmud
Team manager: Sabbir Khan
T20I coach: Sridharan Sriram
Batting coach: Jamie Siddons
Spin bowling coach: Rangana Herath
Fast bowling coach: Allan Donald
Fielding coach: Shane McDermott
Physiotherapist: Mujadded Sunny

Sponsors – Daraz, Bantech, Aamra, HungryNaki, Pan Pacific

The Bangladesh men’s national cricket team became an associate member of the ICC in 1977. They competed in six ICC Trophies, the leading ODI competition for non-Test-playing nations. They entered international cricket with the 1979 ICC Trophy in England. Bangladesh’s first one-day match was against Pakistan in the Asia Cup in March 1986.

The watershed moment in Bangladesh cricket came when they won the ICC Trophy in Malaysia in 1997. They qualified for their first Cricket World Cup in England in 1999. Bangladesh stunned the cricketing world by defeating Pakistan, causing the tournament’s biggest upset. Bangladesh also defeated Scotland in the ICC event. In June 2000, Bangladesh were granted full ICC membership.

They played their first Test match against India in Dhaka in November 2000. Bangladesh became the tenth Test-playing nation. Although they scored 400 plus in the first innings, they lost the match by nine wickets. 

Bangladesh had to wait until 2004 to register their first one-day victory since the 1999 World Cup when they beat Zimbabwe. They also beat Zimbabwe to register their maiden Test victory in 2005. They drew the second Test and thus registered their maiden Test series win. In 2009, Bangladesh visited the West Indies for two Tests. They won both games and secured their first overseas Test series victory. 

Bangladesh reached the quarter-finals of the 2015 ODI World Cup. They have been runners-up thrice in the Asia Cup, in 2012, 2016, and 2018. They went down to India in the 2018 Nidahas Trophy final in a pulsating last-ball finish. In 2019, Bangladesh won the Ireland Tri-Nation Series. This was their first-ever win in a multi-nation ODI tournament final win.

Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal, Mashrafe Mortaza, Abdur Razzak, Habibul Bashar, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mohammad Rafique, Mohammad Ashraful, Aminul Islam, Akram Khan, Mustafizur Rahman are regarded among Bangladesh’s finest players.

Bangladesh Cricket Board Address – Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka 1216, Bangladesh
Contact Number – + (880) 2 803 1001 – 4
Email Address – info@tigercricket.com.bd
Bangladesh Cricket Board official website – https://www.tigercricket.com.bd/

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RECORDS BY TEAM

• Most consecutive losses in Tests (21) – From 2001 to 2004
• Most consecutive losses in ODIs (23) – From 1999 to 2002
• Most wickets on a single ground in ODIs (129) – Shakib Al Hasan at Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka.
• Most balls bowled in a career in T20Is (2385 and counting) – Shakib Al Hasan
• Best bowler-fielder combination in T20Is (19 wickets) – Shakib Al Hasan and Mushfiqur Rahim
• Most runs on a single ground combined (4642) – Mushfiqur Rahim at the Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Dhaka.

MAJOR STADIUMS

• Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka
• M. A. Aziz Stadium, Chittagong
• Shaheed Chandu Stadium, Bogra
• Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah
• Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium, Khulna
• Sher-e-Bangla Stadium, Mirpur
• Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong
• Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Sylhet

TOP CRICKET ASSOCIATIONS IN INDIA

Barisal Division, Chittagong Division, Dhaka Division, Dhaka Metropolis, Khulna Division, Rajshahi Division, and Sylhet Division

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SRI LANKA CRICKET TEAM

FULL NAME	Sri Lanka National Cricket Team
NICKNAME	The Lions
FOUNDED	1975
TEAM OWNED BY	Sri Lanka Cricket
MAIN PLAYERS	Dasun Shanaka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis, Dhananjaya de Silva, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Chamika Karunaratne, Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Kumara, Dinesh Chandimal, Bhanuka Rajapaksa.
West Indies Cricket Team Facebook	@srilankacricket
West Indies Cricket Team Twitter	@OfficialSLC
West Indies Cricket Team Instagram	@officialslc

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Test Captian – Dimuth Karunaratne
ODI and T20I Captain: Dasun Shanaka
Team manager: Mahinda Halangoda
Head coach: Chris Silverwood
Spin Bowling coach: Piyal Wijetunge
Fast Bowling Coach (ODI & T20 temporarily): Lasith Malinga
Fast Bowling Coach (Test): Dharshana Gamage
Fielding coach: Anton Roux
Physiotherapist: Brett Harrop
Sponsors – Dialog, ITW, MAS, Masuri, My Cola, Red Bull, LiCC jeans, Sony Pictures, Nawaloka Hospitals, Cristal, Life, IPG Sports

A Sri Lankan team first played international cricket as Ceylon in 1926-27. Renamed Sri Lanka in 1972, they featured in the inaugural edition of the ODI World Cup in 1975. Sri Lanka was awarded Test cricket status in 1981 and played their first Test match against England at P. Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo, in February 1982. Bandula Warnapura was the captain in Sri Lanka’s first Test, which England won by 7 wickets

Sri Lanka’s first Test win came in September 1985, when they beat India by 149 runs at the Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu Stadium, Colombo, under the leadership of Duleep Mendis. The Lankans went on to win the Test series 1-0. Their next Test series win came seven years later, against New Zealand in December 1992. They subsequently beat England by one wicket in a one-off Test.

The cricket world took notice of Sri Lanka’s talent when they lifted the ODI World Cup in 1996, just 14 years after being granted Test status. They were among the pioneers in exploiting the one-day field restrictions in the first 15 overs. The island nation remained a strong force in the game in the coming years. They also won the 2001-02 Asian Test Championship, defeating Pakistan in the final by an innings and 175 runs. 

Sri Lanka made consecutive World Cup finals in 2007 and 2011, ending up as runners-up both times. They also won the T20 World Cup in 2014 and the ICC Champions Trophy in 2002. They lifted the Asia Cup for the sixth time in 2022. 

Sanath Jayasuriya, Muttiah Muralitharan, Kumar Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene, Aravinda De Silva, Lasith Malinga, Chaminda Vaas, Arjuna Ranatunga, Marvan Atapattu, Angelo Matthews, Duleep Mendis are considered among the greatest Sri Lankan cricketers of all time.

RECORDS BY TEAM

• Highest innings total in Test matches (952/6 declare) – vs India in Colombo (RPS), August 1997
• Highest partnership in Test cricket (624) – 3rd wicket, Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene vs South Africa, Colombo, July 2006
• Fastest to 12000 Test runs (224 innings) – Kumar Sangakkara vs New Zealand in Wellington, January 2015
• Most international wickets (1347) – Muttiah Muralitharan
• Most five wickets in an innings in Tests (67) – Muttiah Muralitharan
• Most ten-wicket hauls in a Test match (22) – Muttiah Muralitharan
• Most consecutive ten-wicket hauls in Test (4) – Muttiah Muralitharan
• Most fours in a one-day innings (56) vs Netherlands in Amstelveen, July 2006
• Best bowling figures in an ODI innings (8/19) – Chaminda Vaas vs Zimbabwe in Colombo (SSC), December 2001

MAJOR STADIUMS

• R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
• Galle International Stadium, Galle
• Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota
• P. Sara Oval, Colombo
• Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
• Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele
• Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium, Matale

TROPHIES AND AWARD

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Sri Lanka Cricket Address – Sri Lanka Cricket, 35, Maitland Place, Colombo, 07000, Sri Lanka
Contact Number – +94112681601-4
Email Address – info@srilankacricket.lk
Sri Lanka Cricket official website – https://srilankacricket.lk/

TOP CRICKET ASSOCIATIONS IN SRI LANKA

Colombo Cricket Club

Address – GYMKHANA CLUB, No.31, Maitland Crescent, Colombo 07, 00700, Colombo, Western Province, Sri Lanka
Contact Number – 011-2691025
Website – https://gymkhanaclub.lk/

Bloomfield Cricket and Athletic Club

Address – WV37+G34, Philip Gunewardena Mawatha, Colombo 00700, Sri Lanka
Contact Number – +94 112 692 550

Colts Cricket Club (Colombo)

Address – No 17, Park Road, Colombo 05, Sri Lanka
Contact Number – +94 11 2581633
Email Address – colombocoltscc@yahoo.com
Website – www.colombocolts.lk

Kandy Customs Cricket Club (Kandy)

Address – SL Customs Times Building, Colombo 01, Sri Lanka
Contact Number – +94 11 232 0118

Moors Sports Club

Address – 50 Muttiah Rd, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Contact Number – +94 112 304 224

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WEST INDIES CRICKET TEAM

FULL NAME	West Indies National Cricket Team
NICKNAME	Windies
FOUNDED	1926
TEAM OWNED BY	West Indies Cricket Board
MAIN PLAYERS	Jermaine Blackwood, Alzarri Joseph, Joshua Da Silva, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Kraigg Brathwaite, Gudakesh Motie, Shannon Gabriel, Jomel Warrican
West Indies Cricket Team Facebook	@windiescricket
West Indies Cricket Team Twitter	@windiescricket
West Indies Cricket Team Instagram	@windiescricket

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ENGLAND CRICKET TEAM

FULL NAME	England National Cricket Team
NICKNAME	Poms
FOUNDED	1739
TEAM OWNED BY	England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB)
MAIN PLAYERS	Ben Stokes, Jos Buttler, Joe Root, James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Jonny Bairstow, Moeen Ali, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Chris Woakes, Mark Wood, Ollie Robinson
England Cricket Team Facebook	@englandcricket
England Cricket Team Twitter	@englandcricket
England Cricket Team Instagram	@englandcricket

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Test Captain – Ben Stokes
ODI and T20I Captain – Jos Buttler
Test Coach – Brendon McCullum
White-ball coach – Matthew Mott
Assistant coach – Paul Collingwood
Batting coach – Marcus Trescothick
Fast-bowling coach– Neil Killeen
Spin-bowling coach– Jeetan Patel
Fielding coach – Carl Hopkinson
Wicket-keeping coach – James Foster
Sponsors – Sky Sports, BBC, Cinch, Vitality, LV= Insurance, IG, Castore, Lifebuoy, Microsoft, Chapel Down, Ascent

England is regarded as the birthplace of cricket. England and Australia were the first teams to play Test matches (March 15-19, 1877). The same two sides also played the first ODI on January 5, 1971. England’s first T20I was played on June 13, 2005, and came against Australia. The England-Australia Ashes rivalry is the oldest in cricket and one of the game’s biggest. During the 1938 Ashes, Len Hutton scored 364, which remains the highest by an Englishman in Test cricket.

While England have won the Ashes 32 times, they have lifted the T20 World Cup twice (2010 and 2022) and the ODI World Cup (2019). In fact, they are the reigning world champions in both formats. The English side also made the 50-over final in 1979, 1987, and 1992 and the T20 World Cup final in 2016. The 2019 World Cup final ended in a tie, and so did the Super Over, but England were declared the winner on the boundary count rule.

Sir Jack Hobbs, Wally Hammond, Sir Len Hutton, Fred Trueman, Sir Ian Botham, Bob Willis, James Anderson, Kevin Pietersen, Sir Alastair Cook, Andrew Strauss, Joe Root, Ben Stokes, and Stuart Broad are some of the finest cricketers to represent the nation. Presently, England are revolutionizing Test cricket with their ‘Bazball’ approach.

RECORDS BY TEAM

• Largest margin of victory by innings in Tests (innings & 579 runs) – vs Australia at The Oval, August 1938
• Largest margin of victory by runs in Test (675 runs) – vs Australia in Brisbane, November 1928
• Highest fourth innings totals in Test (654/5) – vs South Africa in Durban, March 1939
• The highest run rate in a completed inning in Test (6.5) – vs Pakistan in Rawalpindi in December 2022
• Most sixes in Test matches (107) – Ben Stokes
• Best career bowling average in Tests (Minimum of 2000 balls) – 10.75 by George Lohmann
• Highest innings total in ODIs (498/4) – vs Netherlands in Amstelveen, June 17, 2022
• Most sixes in an inning by a team in ODIs (26) – vs Netherlands in Amstelveen, June 17, 2022
• Most sixes in innings by a player in ODIs (17) – Eoin Morgan vs Afghanistan in Manchester June 18, 2019

MAJOR STADIUMS

• Lord’s, London
• Edgbaston, Birmingham
• Headingley, Leeds
• The Oval, London
• Trent Bridge, Nottingham
• The Riverside, Chester-le-Street
• Hampshire Bowl, Southampton
• Cardiff Wales Stadium, Cardiff

TROPHIES AND AWARD

Below is a list of major tournaments won by the England cricket team across formats:

England and Wales Cricket Board Address – Lord’s Cricket Ground, London, England, NW8 8QZ
Contact Number – +44 207 432 1200
Email Address – feedback@ecb.co.uk
England and Wales Cricket Board’s official website – https://www.ecb.co.uk

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Derbyshire County Cricket Club

Address – The Incora County Ground, Nottingham Road, Derby, DE21 6DA
Contact Number – 01332 388101
Email Address – info@derbyshireccc.com
Website – https://cricket.derbyshireccc.com/

Durham County Cricket Club

Address – Durham Cricket, Seat Unique Riverside, Chester-le-Street, County Durham, DH3 3QR
Contact Number – 0191 387 1717
Email Address – reception@durhamcricket.co.uk
Website – https://www.durhamcricket.co.uk/

Middlesex County Cricket Club

Address – Lord’s cricket ground NW8 8QN, UK
Contact Number – 020 7286 5453
Email Address – enquiries@middlesexccc.com
Website – https://www.middlesexccc.com/

Lancashire County Cricket Club

Address – Lancashire Cricket Club, Emirates Old Trafford, Talbot Road, Manchester, M16 0PX
Contact Number – 0161 282 4000
Email Address – cricketcentre@lancashirecricket.co.uk
Website – https://cricket.lancashirecricket.co.uk/

Surrey County Cricket Club

Address – The Kia Oval, Surrey County Cricket Club, Kennington, London, United Kingdom, SE11 5SS
Contact Number – 0203 946 0100
Email Address – accessibility@surreycricket.com
Website – https://www.kiaoval.com/

Yorkshire County Cricket Club

Address – The Yorkshire County Cricket Club, Headingley Stadium, Leeds, LS6 3DP
Contact Number – 0344 504 3099
Email Address – cricket@yorkshireccc.com
Website – https://yorkshireccc.com/

Sussex County Cricket Club

Address – The 1st Central County Ground, Eaton Road, Hove, BN3 3AN
Contact Number – 01273 827 100
Email Address – info@sussexcricket.co.uk
Website – https://sussexcricket.co.uk/

Hampshire County Cricket Club

Address – Botley Road, West End, Southampton, Hampshire, SO30 3XH
Contact Number – 023 8047 2002
Email Address – enquiries@ageasbowl.com
Website – https://www.ageasbowl.com/

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PAKISTAN CRICKET TEAM

FULL NAME	Pakistan National Cricket Team
NICKNAME	Shaheens, Men in Green, Green Shirts, Cornered Tigers
FOUNDED	1952
TEAM OWNED BY	Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB)
MAIN PLAYERS	Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Shaheen Afridi, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Shadab Khan, Naseem Shah, Shan Masood, Mohammad Nawaz, Imam-ul-Haq, Haris Sohail, Agha Salman, Mohammad Wasim Jr
Indian Cricket Team Facebook	@PakistanCricketBoard
Indian Cricket Team Twitter	@TheRealPCB
Indian Cricket Team Instagram	@therealpcb

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Test, ODI and T20I Captain – Babar Azam
Head Coach – Saqlain Mushtaq
Batting Coach – Mohammad Yousuf
Bowling coach – Shaun Tait
Fielding coach – Abdul Majeed
Physiotherapist – Cliff Deacon
Sponsors – Pepsi, HBL, Cool & Cool, TUC biscuits & Brighto Paints, Transmedia

Pakistan made their Test debut in July 1952. They took on India at the Feroz Shah Kotla Ground (now Arun Jaitley Stadium) in Delhi in October 1952. India won the match by an innings and 70 runs. During their first tour of England in 1954, they drew the series 1–1 with a victory at The Oval in which fast bowler Fazal Mahmood claimed 12 wickets.

Pakistan kept improving as a team through the 70s and 80s and are known for producing some of the most fearsome fast bowlers in world cricket. They won their first major title when they came back from near-elimination to lift the 1992 World Cup in Australia and New Zealand under Imran Khan’s inspirational leadership.

They co-hosted the 1987 World Cup with India and were runners-up in the 1999 edition held in England. Pakistan won the 2009 T20 World Cup and were runners-up in the 2007 edition as well as in 2022. They also stunned India by lifting the 2017 Champions Trophy, apart from becoming the fourth team to lift the mace of the ICC Test Championship in 2016.

The India-Pakistan rivalry is considered one of the greatest in cricket history. In 1986, Javed Miandad famously hit a last-ball six off Chetan Sharma to help Pakistan win the Austral-Asia Cup. In the 2022 T20 World Cup, Virat Kohli scored a spectacular 82* off 53 to see India beat Pakistan at the MCG.

Javed Miandad, Imran Khan, Wasim Akram, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Waqar Younis, Inzamam-ul-Haq, Younis Khan, Zaheer Abbas, Mohammad Yousuf, Abdul Qadir, Saeed Anwar, Shoaib Akhtar, and Babar Azam are some of the renowned names to have represented Pakistan in international cricket.

RECORDS BY TEAM

• The biggest difference between a team’s first and second innings (551 runs) – (106 & 657/8d) vs West Indies in Bridgetown January 1958
• Most runs in a calendar year in Test matches (Mohammad Yousuf) – 1788 runs in 11 matches in 2006.
• Most sixes in a Test inning (Wasim Akram) – 12 vs Zimbabwe in Sheikhupura, October 1996.
• Longest individual Test innings by minutes (Hanif Mohammad) – 970 minutes vs West Indies in Bridgetown, January 1958.
• Youngest player to take a five-for in a Test innings (Nasim-ul-Ghani) – 16y 303d vs West Indies in Georgetown, March 1958.
• Most runs in a career without an ODI hundred (Misbah-ul-Haq) – 5122 runs in 162 matches.
• Youngest player to score a one-day hundred (Shahid Afridi) – 16y 217d vs Sri Lanka in Nairobi, October 1996
• Most fifties in consecutive innings (Javed Miandad) – 9 in 1987
• Most sixes in ODI career (Shahid Afridi) -351
• Most wickets in a calendar year in ODIs (Saqlain Mushtaq) – 69 in 1997
• Best figures in an inning by an ODI captain (Waqar Younis) – 7/36 vs England in Leeds, June 2001
• Most five-fors in ODIs (Waqar Younis) – 13
• Most runs in a calendar year in T20Is (Mohammad Rizwan) – 1326 in 2021

MAJOR STADIUMS

• National Cricket Stadium, Karachi
• Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan
• Gaddafi Cricket Stadium, Lahore
• Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi

TROPHIES AND AWARD

Below is a list of major tournaments won by the Pakistan cricket team across formats:

Pakistan Cricket Board Address – Gaddafi Stadium, Ferozepur Road, Lahore, Pakistan
Contact Number – +92 42 35717231-4
Email Address – inquiry@pcb.com.pk
Pakistan Cricket Board’s official website – https://www.pcb.com.pk/

TOP CRICKET ASSOCIATIONS IN PAKISTAN

Northern Cricket Association

Address – Cricket Association, Shamsabad, Rawalpindi, Punjab 46300, Pakistan
Contact Number – +92 51 4855011
Email Address – Unavailable
Website – Unavailable

Balochistan Cricket Association

Central Punjab Cricket Association

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Cricket Association

Sindh Cricket Association

Southern Punjab cricket association
(Contact details and address unavailable)

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NEW ZEALAND CRICKET TEAM

FULL NAME	New Zealand National Cricket Team
NICKNAME	Black Caps
FOUNDED	1894
TEAM OWNED BY	New Zealand Cricket (NZC)
MAIN PLAYERS	Kane Williamson, Devon Conway, Tom Latham, Tim Southee, Trent Boult, Glenn Phillips, Daryl Mitchell, Mitchell Santner, Ish Sodhi, Lockie Ferguson, Neil Wagner, Kyle Jamieson.
New Zealand Cricket Team Facebook	@blackcapsfan
New Zealand Cricket Team Twitter	@BLACKCAPS
New Zealand Cricket Team Instagram	@blackcapsnz

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Test Captain – Tim Southee
ODI and T20I Captain – Kane Williamson
Head Coach – Gary Stead
Team manager – Mike Sandle
Batting Coach – Luke Ronchi
Bowling coach – Shane Jurgensen
Strength and conditioning coach – Chris Donaldson
Physiotherapist – Tommy Simsek
Performance analyst – Paul Warren
Sponsors – Spark Sport, Pitch, ANZ, Ford, Accor, Air New Zealand, Canterbury of New Zealand, Gillette, GJ Gardner Homes, Hertz New Zealand, KFC, Les Mills, MediaWorks, Dulux, Asahi Beverages NZ, Powerade

The New Zealand Cricket Council was formed back in December 1894. However, it was in 1930 that the Kiwis were given Test status. They became the fifth Test-playing nation in cricket history when they took on England in Christchurch. The Kiwis had to wait for over 26 years to celebrate their first Test win, which came against the West Indies at Eden Park in Auckland in 1956. The New Zealand cricket team played its first ODI in 1972-73 against Pakistan in Christchurch.

New Zealand have featured in all the ICC Men’s events that have taken place since 1975. Although they have been very consistent, they have not been able to win a lot of trophies. The Kiwis have always been viewed as a side that has outshone its potential. They are regarded as fighters, comprising moderately talented players, but ones who can outdo the best on their day.

This competitive spirit has seen them make it to the finals of major tournaments. New Zealand have two big ICC titles to their name. In October 2000, they won the ICC Champions Trophy (Knockout), defeating India in the final as Chris Cairns scored a memorable hundred. In June 2021, they won the inaugural World Test Championship (WTC), again defeating India in the final.

The Kiwis also made it to three other finals but failed at the last hurdle. They reached their first World Cup final in Australia in 2015, going down to the hosts at the summit at the MCG. They also made the final of the 2019 World Cup. They tied the final with England in a pulsating clash on that occasion. The Super Over scores were also tied. However, the Englishmen were declared winners on a bizarre boundary-count rule. The New Zealand cricket team also made it to the UAE’s final of the 2021 T20 World Cup but were hammered by the Aussie and had to settle for the runners-up crown again.

Sir Richard Hadlee, Martin Crowe, Glenn Turner, Stephen Fleming, Chris Cairns, Nathan Astle, Brendon McCullum, Shane Bond, Ross Taylor, Daniel Vettori, and Kane Williamson are some of the most famous names to have represented the Kiwis in international cricket over the years.

RECORDS BY TEAM

• Highest fourth innings Test total in a losing cause (451) – vs England in Christchurch, March 13, 2002            
• Most sixes in a Test innings (22) – vs Pakistan in Sharjah, November 26, 2014
• Fastest double hundred in Test matches (153 balls) – Nathan Astle vs England in Christchurch, 2002
• Fastest hundred by falls faced in Test matches (54 balls) – Brendon McCullum vs Australia in Christchurch, 2015/16
• Highest individual score in a Cricket World Cup match (237*) – Martin Guptill vs West Indies in Wellington on March 21, 2015
• Most wickets in T20Is (134*) – Tim Southee (active player)

MAJOR STADIUMS

• Eden Park, Auckland
• Sky Stadium, Wellington
• AMI Stadium, Christchurch
• Seddon Park, Hamilton
• Carisbrook, Dunedin
• McLean Park, Napier
• Hagley Oval, Christchurch
• Basin Reserve, Wellington
• Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui

TROPHIES AND AWARD

Below is a list of major tournaments won by the New Zealand cricket team across formats:

New Zealand Cricket Address – P.O. Box 8353, Level 4, 8 Nugent Street Grafton, Auckland 1023, New Zealand
Contact Number – (00 64) 09 393 9700
Email Address – info@nzcricket.org.nz
Cricket South Africa’s official website – https://www.nzc.nz/cricketnation

TOP CRICKET ASSOCIATIONS IN NEW ZEALAND

Auckland Cricket Association

Address – South Stand, Gate G, Eden Park, Reimers Ave, Kingsland, Private Bag 56906, Dominion Road Auckland
Contact Number – 09 815 4844
Email Address – info@aucklandcricket.co.nz
Website – https://aucklandcricket.co.nz/

Northern Districts Cricket Association

Address – Seddon Park, 50 Seddon Road, Hamilton, 3204
Contact Number – unavailable
Email – unavailable
Website – https://www.ndcricket.co.nz/

Central Districts Cricket Association

Address – Chapman Pavilion, McLean Park, Latham Street, Napier 4110
Contact Number – [+64] 06 280 5245
Email – admin@cdcricket.co.nz
Website – https://www.cdcricket.co.nz/

Cricket Wellington

Address – Old Pavilion, Cello Basin Reserve, Sussex Street, Mt Cook, Wellington 6021
Contact Number – (04) 384 3171
Email – info@cricketwellington.co.nz
Website – https://www.cricketwellington.co.nz/

Canterbury Cricket Association

Address – 455 Hagley Avenue, Central City, Christchurch 8011
Contact Number– unavailable
Email – unavailable
Website – https://www.canterburycricket.org.nz/

Otago Cricket Association

Address – Level 1, The University of Otago Oval, Logan Park Drive, Dunedin, Otago 9016
Contact Number – (03) 477 9056
Email – enquiries@otagocricket.co.nz
Website – https://www.otagocricket.co.nz/

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SOUTH AFRICA CRICKET TEAM

FULL NAME	South Africa National Cricket Team
NICKNAME	The Proteas
FOUNDED	1889
TEAM OWNED BY	Cricket South Africa (CSA)
MAIN PLAYERS	Quinton de Kock, Kagiso Rabada, David Miller, Dean Elgar, Temba Bavuma, Anrich Nortje, Aiden Markram, Rassie van der Dussen, Rilee Rossouw, Wayne Parnell, Marco Jansen
South Africa Cricket Team Facebook	@CricketSouthAfrica
South Africa Cricket Team Twitter	@ProteasMenCSA
South Africa Cricket Team Instagram	@proteasmencsa

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SOUTH AFRICA CRICKET ODI SQUAD

ABOUT THE SOUTH AFRICA CRICKET TEAM

Test Captain – Dean Elgar
ODI and T20I Captain – Temba Bavuma
Head Coaches – Shukri Conrad (Test), Rob Walter (ODI and T20I)
Director of cricket – Enoch Nkwe
Batting Coach – Justin Sammons
Bowling Coach – Charl Langeveldt
Fielding Coach – Justin Ontong
Physiotherapist – Craig Govender
Sponsors – Betway, Momentum, Sunfoil, KFC, Castle, Powerade, Ticket Pro, SuperSport, BitCo, Virgin Active, Momentum Health, SABC Sport, Kemach JCB, Springbok Atlas, Phizz, Castore

South Africa began their first-class and international journey together when they faced England at home in the 1888-89 season. In fact, they became the third test-playing nation when they took on England at Port Elizabeth, led by Owen Robert Dunell. Their early Test record was miserable as they registered ten defeats and a draw from their first eleven tests.

They recorded their first Test win against England in 1906 and gradually began competing with Australia and England, gaining knowledge and experience. Over the next few decades, they became one of the strongest sides in international cricket.

By the 1960s, though, there was considerable worldwide opposition to South Africa’s apartheid policy. The International Cricket Council thus imposed a complete international ban on the team, in sync with action taken by other global sporting bodies. As a result, some of the finest South African players, like Graeme Pollock and Mike Procter, failed to showcase their talent to the cricketing world in full glory.

The Proteas isolation ended in 1991. Just a year later, they, rather incredibly, made the semi-final of the 1992 World Cup in Australia. It was almost as if South Africa had never gone away from international cricket. They remain one of the strongest sides in international cricket, although they have gained the choker tag for their inability to win ICC tournaments.

Statistically, they are one of the most successful one-day teams, with a win percentage of over 60. However, the 1998 Champions Trophy is their only ICC triumph to date. Jacques Kallis, AB de Villiers, Dale Steyn, Shaun Pollock, Graeme Smith, Hashim Amla, Mark Boucher, Allan Donald, and Gary Kirsten are some of the finest players who represented the country in international cricket.

RECORDS BY TEAM

• Highest innings total batting second in ODIs – 438/9 vs Australia in Johannesburg, March 12, 2006
• Most hundreds in an inning in ODIs (3) – vs West Indies in Johannesburg, January 18, 2015
• Most hundred partnerships in an innings ODIs (3) – vs Netherlands in Basseterre, March 16, 2007
• Most runs off a single over in ODIs (36) – Herschelle Gibbs vs Daan van Bunge, Netherlands in St. Kitts, March 16, 2007 
• Fastest ODI hundred (31 balls) – AB de Villiers vs West Indies, in Johannesburg, January 18, 2015
• Fastest ODI fifty (16 balls) – AB de Villiers vs West Indies, in Johannesburg, January 18, 2015
• Best figures in an innings on ODI debut (6/16) – vs Bangladesh, in Mirpur, July 10, 2015

MAJOR STADIUMS

• Supersport Park, Centurion
• Newlands, Capetown.
• St George’s Park, Port Elizabeth
• Wanderers, Johannesburg
• Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban

TROPHIES AND AWARD

Below is a list of major tournaments won by the South African cricket team across formats:

Cricket South Africa Address – Street 86, 5th Street, Corner of 5th Street & Glenhove Street, Melrose Estate
Contact Number – +27 11 880 2810
Email Address – info@cricket.co.za
Cricket South Africa’s official website – https://cricket.co.za/

TOP CRICKET ASSOCIATIONS IN SOUTH AFRICA

KwaZulu-Natal Cricket Union (KZNCU)

Address – Hollywoodbets Kingsmead Stadium, Kingsmead Way, Durban, 4001
Contact Number – +27 (0)31 335 4200
Email Address – krystlR@cricket.co.za, yashveers@cricket.co.za
Website – https://dolphinscricket.co.za/

Knights Cricket (Free State)

Address – 47 Park Rd, Willows, Bloemfontein, 9301, South Africa
Contact Number – +27 51 447 5715
Email – petriw@cricket.co.za
Website – https://KnightsCricket.co.za/

Titans (Gauteng province)

Address – SuperSport Park, 283 Cnr West Avenue, and South Street, Centurion 0157
Contact Number – 012 663 1005
Email – titans@cricket.co.za
Website – https://www.titans.co.za/

Western Province Cricket Association

Address – 146 Campground Rd, Newlands, Cape Town, 7700
Contact Number – 021 657 2000
Email – wpreception@cricket.co.za
Website – https://newlandscricket.com/

Border Cricket

Address – Buffalo Park Dr, Arcadia, East London, 5201, South Africa
Contact Number– +27 43 743 7757
Email – bevw@bordercricket.co.za
Website – https://bordercricket.co.za/

South Western Districts Cricket Board

Address – SWD Cricket Board Office Complex, Recreation Ground, Voortrekker Road, Oudtshoorn, Southern Cape, South Africa, 6625
Contact Number – +27 (0)44 272 6604
Email – info@swdcricket.co.za
Website – https://www.swdcricket.co.za/

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