# Germany national cricket team

The German national cricket team is the men's team that represents the country of Germany in international cricket. The German Cricket Federation, which organises the team, has been an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1999, having previously been an affiliate member from 1991. The team made its international debut against Denmark in 1989, playing as West Germany. It has since played regularly in European Cricket Championship tournaments, as well as twice in the lower divisions of the World Cricket League. In 2001, Germany also competed in the ICC Trophy (now the World Cup Qualifier) for the first and only time. In 2022, they played their first T20 World Cup Global Qualifier.

## History

Germany became an affiliate member of the ICC in 1991. As West Germany, the country had played its first internationals in 1989, a two-match series against Denmark. The team made its international tournament debut in 1990, at the European Cricketer Cup in Guernsey. They hosted that tournament (which had been renamed the European Nations Cup) in 1996, playing against France, Portugal, and Sweden, and finished as runners up in the 1997 tournament after losing to France by one run in the final, the winning run being scored by David Bordes whilst he had a skull fracture. The Wisden Cricketers' Almanack later listed the final as one of the 100 best matches of the 20th century.
In 1998, Germany competed in the European Championship for the first time and finished seventh. They became an associate member of the ICC the following year and played in Division Two of the European Championship in 2000, finishing as runners-up to Gibraltar.
They played at the 2001 ICC Trophy in Canada, their first and, to date, only appearance in the ICC Trophy. They failed to progress beyond the first round and again finished as runners up to Gibraltar in Division Two of the European Championship the following year. They also played in Division Two in 2004, finishing third, and in 2006, again finishing third.

### 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 Germany and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 had the full T20I status.
In September 2018, Germany qualified from Group A of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Europe Qualifier to the Regional Finals of the tournament.
Germany played their first Twenty20 Internationals in May 2019, when they travelled to Brussels for three matches against Belgium, and then two matches against Italy in the Netherlands later the same month. These matches provided the team with some preparation ahead of the ICC World T20 European regional qualifier finals that were played in June 2019.
* 11 May 2019 11:00 Scorecard
| Germany 128/7 (20 overs) | v | Belgium 119/6 (20 overs) |
| Harmanjot Singh 39* (27) Murid Ekrami 1/10 (1 over) | | Shaheryar Butt 30* (27) Ahmed Wardak 3/31 (4 overs) |
* Germany won by 9 runs Royal Brussels Cricket Club, Waterloo Umpires: Mark Jameson (Ger) and Andrew Scott (Bel) Player of the match: Ahmed Wardak (Ger)
* Belgium won the toss and elected to field.
* First ever T20I match for Germany.

## Tournament history
### T20 World Cup Qualifier

* 2022: 7th place
* 2023 (Europe Regional Final): 5th place
* 2024 (Europe Sub Regional Qualifier): 2nd place(Failed to Qualify)

### World Cricket League

* 2008: 7th place (Division Five)
* 2010: 2nd place (Division Eight)
* 2011: 3rd place (Division Seven)
* 2013: 6th place (Division Seven)
* 2017: 5th place (Division Five)

### ICC Trophy

* 1979 to 1990 inclusive: Not eligible – not an ICC member
* 1994: Not eligible – ICC affiliate member
* 1997: Not eligible – ICC affiliate member
* 2001: First round
* 2005: Did not qualify

### European Championship

* 1996: Did not participate
* 1998: Last place
* 2000: Division Two runners up
* 2002: Division Two runners up
* 2004: 3rd place (Division Two)
* 2006: 3rd place (Division Two)
* 2008: 5th place (Division Two)

### Germany Tri-Nation Series

* 2021: Champions

## Current squad

This lists all the players who have played for Germany in the past 12 months or has been part of the latest T20I squad. Updated as of 14 July 2024
| Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Batters |||||
| Harmanjot Singh | 30 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Faisal Mubashir | 38 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Ben Kohler-Cadmore | 31 | Left-handed | | |
| Vaseekaran Aritharan | 37 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| All-rounders |||||
| Venkatraman Ganesan | 39 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | Captain |
| Mussadiq Ahmed | 44 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | |
| Wicket-keeper |||||
| Sachin Mandy | 33 | Right-handed | | |
| Spin Bowlers |||||
| Muslim Yar | 25 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Ghulam Rasul Ahmadi | 27 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Vishnu Elam Bharathi | 31 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
| Pace Bowlers |||||
| Sahir Naqash | 34 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Zahid Zadran | 25 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Fayaz Khan | 27 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Sajid Liaqat | 39 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Hamid Wardak | 36 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | |
| Adil Khan | 20 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |

## Records and statistics

International Match Summary — Germany
Last updated 14 July 2024
Playing Record :
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
| Twenty20 Internationals | 58 | 36 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 11 May 2019 |

### Twenty20 International

* Germany's highest score: 181/5 (18.2 overs) v. Belgium on 10 June 2023 at Bayer Uerdingen Cricket Ground, Krefeld.
* Highest individual score: 81*, Vijayshankar Chikkannaiah v. France on 7 August 2021 at Bayer Uerdingen Cricket Ground, Krefeld.
* Best bowling figures in an innings: 5/23, Ghulam Ahmadi v. Belgium on 10 June 2023 at Bayer Uerdingen Cricket Ground, Krefeld.
| Player | Runs | Average | Career span |
| Harmanjot Singh | 619 | 23.80 | 2019–2024 |
| Venkatraman Ganesan | 577 | 18.61 | 2019–2024 |
| Vijayshankar Chikkannaiah | 575 | 23.00 | 2019–2023 |
| Talha Khan | 532 | 23.13 | 2019–2023 |
| Michael Richardson | 511 | 30.05 | 2019–2023 |
| Player | Wicket | Average | Career span |
| Muslim Yar | 58 | 16.32 | 2019–2024 |
| Ghulam Ahmadi | 52 | 19.19 | 2021–2024 |
| Elam Bharathi | 46 | 14.60 | 2020–2023 |
| Sahir Naqash | 43 | 15.34 | 2019–2023 |
| Dieter Klein | 28 | 19.14 | 2020–2023 |
T20I record versus other nations
Records complete to T20I #2761. Last updated 14 July 2024.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
| vs Full Members ||||||||
| Ireland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 February 2022 | |
| vs Associate Members ||||||||
| Austria | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 June 2022 | 9 June 2022 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 February 2022 | |
| Belgium | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 May 2019 | 11 May 2019 |
| Canada | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 February 2022 | |
| Croatia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 July 2024 | 14 July 2024 |
| Denmark | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 June 2019 | 19 June 2019 |
| France | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 August 2021 | 6 August 2021 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 July 2024 | 8 July 2024 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 June 2019 | 15 June 2019 |
| Italy | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 25 May 2019 | 17 October 2021 |
| Jersey | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 June 2019 | 20 June 2019 |
| Norway | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 June 2019 | 20 June 2019 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 February 2022 | 24 February 2022 |
| Scotland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 July 2023 | |
| Spain | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 March 2020 | 8 March 2020 |
| Sweden | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 June 2022 | 9 June 2022 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 February 2022 | |