# Costa Rica national cricket team

The Costa Rica national cricket team represents Costa Rica in international cricket. The team is organised by the Costa Rica Cricket Federation, which became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2002 and an associate member in 2017. Costa Rica's first recorded international match came in April 2002, when it toured Panama and played against the Panamanian national side. The team's first international tournament was the inaugural edition of the Central American Championships, played in Belize in 2006. It has since regularly fielded teams in that tournament, and also made its debut in ICC Americas tournaments in 2010, at the 2010 Division Four event in Mexico.
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Costa Rica and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 have the T20I status.

## History

Cricket was introduced in Costa Rica during the late 1800s by Jamaican immigrants coming to construct the country's railways. The sport continued to be played among the Afro-Caribbean population in the Caribbean coastal areas but its popularity began to decline. In recent years, however, more Costa Ricans are being introduced to the game and interest in the game is starting to grow.
Costa Rica became an affiliate member of the ICC in 2002. Their first international match was played on 18 March 2006 in the Central American Cricket Championship against Belize to whom they lost. They also lost their game against Mexico finishing third in the tournament.
Costa Rica also took part in the 2007 Central American Cricket Championship, losing to Mexico but recording their first international win against El Salvador and finishing second in the competition.
In 2008, Costa Rica took part in the inaugural Easter Cup, an international Twenty20 tournament, against hosts Nicaragua and El Salvador. Costa Rica dominated the tournament defeating both of the other sides. The second Easter Cup was held in the December of the same year. Costa Rica finished third beating El Salvador but losing to Belize.
The following year, Costa Rica took part in the third Central American Championship, which they also hosted. They finished fourth out of the five participating teams. Their only win in the new Twenty20 format was against El Salvador who they beat by 10 wickets.

### 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 Costa Rica and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I.
Costa Rica played their first ever Twenty20 International match against Panama in 2019 Central American Cricket Championship.
* 25 April 2019 11:30 Scorecard
| Costa Rica 112/5 (20 overs) | v | Panama 113/3 (15.4 overs) |
| Joel Cutinho 32 (37) Dilip Dahyabhai Ahir 2/11 (2 overs) | | Yusuf Ebrahim 35* (23) Zain ul Tashnam 1/16 (4 overs) |
* Panama won by 7 wickets Reforma Athletic Club, Naucalpan Umpires: Bob Baxter (Mex) and Dilip Pachichigar (Mex) Player of the match: Imran Bulbulia (Pan)
* Costa Rica won the toss and elected to bat.
* First ever T20I match for Costa Rica.
In 2024, cricket made its debut in Costa Rica's National Games as an exhibition sport.

## Tournament history

Central American Championship
* 2006: 3rd place
* 2007: 2nd place
* 2009: 4th place
* 2015: 6th place
* 2019: 5th place
Easter Cup
* Apr 2008: 1st place
* Dec 2008: 3rd place
South American Cricket Championship
* Aug 2018: 3rd place

## Players

Costa Rica's squad for 2019 Central American Cricket Championship from 25-28 April 2019.
* Christopher Prasad (c)
* Oswald Sam Arthur
* Joel Cutinho
* Prajwel Cutinho
* Oscar Fournier
* Nanda Kumar
* Rodrick McClean
* Daniel Mejia
* Gopinath Murali
* Sham Murari
* Sudesh Pillai
* Sachin Ravikumar
* Deepak Rawat
* Esteban Segura Soto
* Zain ul Tashnam

## Records

International Match Summary — Costa Rica
Last updated 13 March 2025
Playing Record :
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
| Twenty20 Internationals | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 25 April 2019 |

### Twenty20 International

* Highest team total: 133/7 v. Mexico on 26 April 2019 at Reforma Athletic Club, Naucalpan
* Highest individual score: 46, Joel Cutinho v. Mexico on 26 April 2019 at Reforma Athletic Club, Naucalpan
* Best individual bowling figures: 3/14, Sudesh Pillai v. Mexico on 26 April 2019 at Reforma Athletic Club, Naucalpan
| Player | Runs | Average | Career span |
| Gopinath Murali | 100 | 20.00 | 2019–2024 |
| Joel Cutinho | 93 | 31.00 | 2019–2019 |
| Nanda Kumar | 49 | 16.33 | 2019–2019 |
| Sachin Ravikumar | 46 | 9.20 | 2019–2024 |
| Deepak Rawat | 38 | 12.66 | 2024–2024 |
| Player | Wickets | Average | Career span |
| Dhanush Ganesh | 6 | 8.66 | 2024–2024 |
| Sudesh Pillai | 6 | 17.66 | 2019–2024 |
| Imran Ahmed Kaneez | 5 | 12.80 | 2024–2024 |
| Oswald Sam Arthur | 4 | 19.00 | 2019–2019 |
| Sham Murari | 4 | 21.50 | 2019–2024 |
| Sachin Ravikumar | 4 | 26.75 | 2019–2024 |
T20I record versus other nations
Records complete to T20I #3117. Last updated 13 March 2025.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
| vs Associate Members ||||||||
| Belize | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 27 April 2019 | |
| Falkland Islands | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 March 2025 | 10 March 2025 |
| Mexico | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 26 April 2019 | 11 April 2024 |
| Panama | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 April 2019 | |