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Bhutan national cricket team
National Cricket Team of Bhutan
National Cricket Team of Bhutan
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Bhutan |
| image | Flag of Bhutan.svg |
| nickname | The Dragons |
| association | Bhutan Cricket Council Board |
| icc_status | Associate member |
| icc_member_year | 2017 |
| icc_region | Asia |
| t20i_rank | 77th |
| t20i_rank_best | 57th (9 July 2022) |
| coach | Kumar Subba |
| captain | Thinley Jamtsho |
| ground | Gelephu International Cricket Ground |
| first_match | v |
| (Kirtipur, Nepal; 6 March 2003) | |
| first_t20i | v at Tribhuvan University International Cricket Ground, Kirtipur; 5 December 2019 |
| most_recent_t20i | v at Gelephu International Cricket Ground, Gelephu; 29 December 2025 |
| num_t20is | 42 |
| num_t20is_this_year | 0 |
| t20i_record | 15/27 |
| (0 ties, 0 no results) | |
| t20i_record_this_year | 0/0 |
| (0 ties, 0 no results) | |
| t_pattern_la | _orange_yellow |
| t_pattern_b | _bhutan_t20i |
| t_pattern_ra | _orange_yellow |
| t_leftarm | F2B434 |
| t_body | F2B434 |
| t_rightarm | F2B434 |
| t_pants | FD4800 |
| asofdate | 24 January 2025 |
(Kirtipur, Nepal; 6 March 2003)
(0 ties, 0 no results) (0 ties, 0 no results)
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.
Nepal vs Bhutan
Grounds
Tournament history
ICC World Cricket League
| ICC World Cricket League record | Year/Host | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwait 2010 | Plate | 7/8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Samoa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia 1996 | Did not participate | |||||||
| Nepal 1998 | ||||||||
| UAE 2000 | ||||||||
| SIN 2002 | ||||||||
| MAS 2004 | Group stages | 8/10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| MAS 2006 | Group stages | 13/17 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| MAS 2008 | Did not participate | |||||||
| Kuwait 2010 | Group stages | 8/10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| UAE 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwait 2007 | Did not participate | |||||||
| United Arab Emirates 2009 | ||||||||
| Nepal 2011 | Group stages | 9/10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nepal 2013 | Did not participate | |||||||
| United Arab Emirates 2015 | ||||||||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THA 2023 | Semi-finals | – | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| THA 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia 2018 | Round-robin | 5/7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Malaysia 2021 | Did not held due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||
| Malaysia 2023 | Round-robin | 3/5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Qatar 2024 | To be determined | |||||||
| Total | 3/3 | 0 Titles | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
Records and statistics
International Match Summary — Bhutan
Last updated 27 December 2025
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twenty20 Internationals | 41 | 14 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 5 December 2019 |
Twenty20 International
- Highest team total: 216/8 v. Myanmar on 24 December 2025 at Gelephu International Cricket Ground, Gelephu.
- Highest individual score: 100, Namgay Thinley v. Myanmar on 24 December 2025 at Gelephu International Cricket Ground, Gelephu.
- Best individual bowling figures: 8/7, Sonam Yeshey v. Myanmar on 26 December 2025 at Gelephu International Cricket Ground, Gelephu.
T20I record versus other nations
Records complete to T20I #3659. Last updated 29 December 2025.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs Associate Members | |||||||
| 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 November 2024 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 February 2024 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 July 2023 | 30 July 2023 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 February 2024 | 22 October 2024 | |
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 July 2022 | ||
| 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 December 2019 | 4 July 2022 | |
| 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 July 2023 | 26 July 2023 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 December 2019 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 November 2024 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 February 2024 | ||
| 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 July 2022 | 6 July 2022 | |
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 November 2024 |
Other records
For a list of selected international matches played by Bhutan, see Cricket Archive.
References
References
- (22 June 2017). "Ireland and Afghanistan ICC newest full members amid wide-ranging governance reform". [[International Cricket Council]].
- [http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Countries/102.html Country: Bhutan] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- [https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Teams/3/3145/Other_Matches.html Other matches played by Bhutan] {{Webarchive. link. (31 May 2019 – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2015.)
- (16 October 2017). "About Us {{!}} Bhutan Cricket Council Board".
- (11 July 2021). "Cricket making giant strides in the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan".
- (26 April 2018). "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". [[International Cricket Council]].
- "Records / Bhutan / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". [[ESPNcricinfo]].
- "Records / Bhutan / Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals". ESPNcricinfo.
- "Records / Bhutan / Twenty20 Internationals / High scores". ESPNcricinfo.
- "Records / Bhutan / Twenty20 Internationals / Best bowling figures". ESPNcricinfo.
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