# 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 and an associate member in 2017. 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.
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.”

## 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. 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.
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 |
| 1975 | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify |
| 1979 | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify |
| 1983 | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify |
| 1987 | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify |
| 1992 | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify |
| 1996 | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify |
| 1999 | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify |
| 2003 | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify |
| 2007 | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify |
| 2011 | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify |
| 2015 | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify |
| 2019 | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify |
| 2023 | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify | No ICC ODI status/Did not qualify |
| Total | 0 | 0/13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### ICC Champions Trophy

ICC Champions Trophy record :
| Host & Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| 1998 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2000 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2002 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2004 | No ODI status/Did not qualify | No ODI status/Did not qualify | No ODI status/Did not qualify | No ODI status/Did not qualify | No ODI status/Did not qualify | No ODI status/Did not qualify | No ODI status/Did not qualify | No ODI status/Did not qualify |
| 2006 | No ODI status/Did not qualify | No ODI status/Did not qualify | No ODI status/Did not qualify | No ODI status/Did not qualify | No ODI status/Did not qualify | No ODI status/Did not qualify | No ODI status/Did not qualify | No ODI status/Did not qualify |
| 2009 | No ODI status/Did not qualify | No ODI status/Did not qualify | No ODI status/Did not qualify | No ODI status/Did not qualify | No ODI status/Did not qualify | No ODI status/Did not qualify | No ODI status/Did not qualify | No ODI status/Did not qualify |
| 2013 | No ODI status/Did not qualify | No ODI status/Did not qualify | No ODI status/Did not qualify | No ODI status/Did not qualify | No ODI status/Did not qualify | No ODI status/Did not qualify | No ODI status/Did not qualify | No ODI status/Did not qualify |
| 2017 | No ODI status/Did not qualify | No ODI status/Did not qualify | No ODI status/Did not qualify | No ODI status/Did not qualify | No ODI status/Did not qualify | No ODI status/Did not qualify | No ODI status/Did not qualify | No ODI status/Did not qualify |
| 2025 | No ODI status/Did not qualify | No ODI status/Did not qualify | No ODI status/Did not qualify | No ODI status/Did not qualify | No ODI status/Did not qualify | No ODI status/Did not qualify | No ODI status/Did not qualify | No ODI status/Did not qualify |
| 2029 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | 0/8 | 0 titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### ICC T20 World Cup

ICC T20 World Cup record :
| Year/Host | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| 2007 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2009 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2010 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2012 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2014 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2016 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2021 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2022 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2024 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Total | 0/9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### ACC Asia Cup

ACC Asia Cup record :
| Host & Year | Round | Position | Pld | W | L | T | NR |
| 1984 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1986 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1988 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1990–91 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1995 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 1997 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2000 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2004 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2008 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2010 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2012 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2014 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2016 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2018 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2022 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| 2023 | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify | Did not qualify |
| Total | 0/16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### ACC Asia Cup Qualifier

ACC Asia Cup Qualifier record :
| Year/Host | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| 2016 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2018 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2022 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| Total | 0/3 | 0 Titles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### ICC World Cricket League

ICC World Cricket League record :
| Year/Host | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| 2010 | Plate | 7/8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 7th place play-off | 8/8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2/2 | 0 Titles | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |

### ACC Trophy Elite

ACC Trophy Elite record :
| Year/Host | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| 1996 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 1998 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2000 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2002 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2004 | Group stages | 8/10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | Group stages | 13/17 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2010 | Group stages | 8/10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Group stages | 10/10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 4/9 | 0 Titles | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 |

### ACC Twenty20 Cup

ACC Twenty20 Cup record :
| Year/Host | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| 2007 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2009 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2011 | Group stages | 9/10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2015 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| Total | 1/5 | 0 Titles | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |

### ACC Eastern Region T20

ACC Eastern Region T20record :
| Host & Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| 2018 | Champion | 1/4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 1/1 | 1 Titles | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

### ACC Challenger Cup

ACC Men's Challenger Cup record :
| Host/Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| 2023 | Semi-finals | – | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7th place play-off | 8/10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2/2 | 0 Titles | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |

### ICC T20 World Cup Asia Sub-regional Qualifiers

ICC T20 World Cup Asia Sub-regional Qualifiers records :
| Host/Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| 2018 | Round-robin | 5/7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | Did not held due to COVID-19 pandemic | Did not held due to COVID-19 pandemic | Did not held due to COVID-19 pandemic | Did not held due to COVID-19 pandemic | Did not held due to COVID-19 pandemic | Did not held due to COVID-19 pandemic | Did not held due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| 2023 | Round-robin | 3/5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined | To be determined |
| Total | 3/3 | 0 Titles | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |

## Records and statistics

International Match Summary — Bhutan
Last updated 28 November 2024
Playing Record :
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
| Twenty20 Internationals | 32 | 10 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 5 December 2019 |

### Twenty20 International

* Highest team total: 164/6 v. Cambodia on 5 February 2024 at Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok.
* Highest individual score: 66*, Thinley Jamtsho v. Cambodia on 5 February 2024 at Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok.
* Best individual bowling figures: 4/13, Ngawang Thinley v. Thailand on 6 July 2022 at UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bangi.
T20I record versus other nations
Records complete to T20I #2991. Last updated 28 November 2024.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
| vs Associate Members ||||||||
| Bahrain | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 November 2024 | |
| Cambodia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 February 2024 | |
| China | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 July 2023 | 30 July 2023 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 February 2024 | 22 October 2024 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 July 2022 | |
| Maldives | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 December 2019 | 4 July 2022 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 July 2023 | 26 July 2023 |
| Nepal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 December 2019 | |
| Qatar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 November 2024 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 February 2024 | |
| Thailand | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 July 2022 | 6 July 2022 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 November 2024 | |

### Other records

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