# Cambodia national cricket team

The Cambodia men's national cricket team represents the country of Cambodia in international cricket competitions.
Cricket in the former French colony of Cambodia is still a mainly expatriate game at senior level, although the sport is growing amongst younger Cambodians. A structured cricket league is being planned with the help of the Thailand Cricket League with both the National Stadium, Phnom Penh and the Army Stadium being available for matches.

## History

Cambodia applied for Asian Cricket Council membership, which was granted in 2012. The Association became a member of the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia in 2011 and were granted full membership of the Olympic Committee in 2021.
Construction of a cricket ground 10 km from Phnom Penh began in 2014.
The team played its first international match on the Kinrara Oval ground in Malaysia against a Malaysian Development Squad in 2019.
In March 2020, the Cambodia Cricket Association announced that a Cambodia Board XI team would tour Singapore in April 2020 to play three T20 matches, to prepare for Associate membership of the International Cricket Council. Due to COVID-19, the tour was postponed to May 2022.
The Cricket Association of Cambodia was established in 2021 as the legal governing body of the sport in the country. Most of the association's board members are local Cambodians.

### Associate membership (2022–present)

Cambodia applied for ICC membership in 2021. In July 2022, Cambodia was awarded Associate membership status by ICC.
Cambodia hosted the 2023 Southeast Asian Games, with cricket included as a sport.
* 4 May 2023 10:30 Scorecard
| Cambodia 181/7 (20 overs) | v | Singapore 166 (19.5 overs) |
| Luqman Butt 49 (23) Adwitya Bhargava 4/19 (4 overs) | | Raoul Sharma 42 (24) Uday Hathinjar 3/21 (4 overs) |
* Cambodia won by 15 runs AZ Group Cricket Oval, Phnom Penh Umpires: Samad Akbar (Tha) and Riaz Ur Rahman (Idn) Player of the match: Luqman Butt (Cam)
* Cambodia won the toss and elected to bat.
* First ever men's T20I match for Cambodia.
* Etienne Beukes, Luqman Butt, Mahaj Chadha, Sharwan Godara, Lakshit Gupta, Uday Hathinjar, Utkarsh Jain, Gulam Murtaza, Anish Prasad, Ram Sharan and Salvin Stanly (Cam) all made their T20I debuts.
The Cambodian squad at the 2023 Southeast Games contained "an influx of players of varying pedigree and experience from the Indian subcontinent", with allegations made that players were issued Cambodian passports days before the start of the tournament and that players were ineligible under ICC rules.

## Tournament history
### ACC Men's Challenger Cup

* 2024: Runners-up

### ACC Men's Premier Cup

ACC Premier Cup record :
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
| 2023 | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate | Did not participate |
| 2024 | Group stage | 10th | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1/2 | 0 Titles | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |

### Southeast Asian Games

   * Gold medal (3): 2023

## Records and statistics

International Match Summary — Cambodia
Last updated 28 November 2024
Playing Record :
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
| Twenty20 Internationals | 28 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 4 May 2023 |

### Twenty20 Internationals

* Highest team total: 182/5 v. Philippines on 10 May 2023 at AZ Group Cricket Oval, Phnom Penh.
* Highest individual score: 86*, Ram Sharan v. Indonesia on 21 November 2023 at Udayana Cricket Ground, Jimbaran.
* Best individual bowling figures: 4/5, Sharwan Godara v. China on 28 January 2024 at Terdthai Cricket Ground, Bangkok.
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 |
| Associate Members ||||||||
| Bahrain | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 April 2024 | |
| Bhutan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 February 2024 | 5 February 2024 |
| China | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 January 2024 | 28 January 2024 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 September 2023 | |
| Indonesia | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 November 2023 | 21 November 2023 |
| Japan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 September 2023 | |
| Kuwait | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 April 2024 | |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 May 2023 | 11 May 2023 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 January 2024 | 27 January 2024 |
| Oman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 April 2024 | |
| Philippines | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 May 2023 | 10 May 2023 |
| Qatar | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 23 November 2024 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 February 2024 | |
| Singapore | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 May 2023 | 4 May 2023 |
| Thailand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 November 2024 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 April 2024 | |