Football national side
Kuwait
National team · Kuwait
The Kuwait Entertainment City Cricket Ground shares the site with a 25,000-capacity Sports and Festival Arena; the national side splits its home fixtures between this ground and the Sulaibiya Cricket Ground, also in the capital.
The team first took the field on 30 October 1979, against Bahrain in Kuwait City. Bahrain remains the opponent Kuwait has faced more than any other associate nation, 15 Twenty20 Internationals so far, of which Kuwait have won 11. The rivalry runs hottest in the Gulf T20I Championship. The International Cricket Council took Kuwait in as an Affiliate Member in 1998, promoted the country to Associate status in 2005, and granted full T20I status in 2019 — a status the team marked on 20 January that year by beating the Maldives by eight wickets.
Mohammed Aslam captains the side and holds the wicket-taking record with more than 85 dismissals, while Usman Patel's unbeaten 111 stands as the highest individual score by a Kuwait batsman.
Kuwait's best-ever position in the ICC's T20I rankings, reached in April 2025, is 23rd.
Latest results
All matches| 7 Sep | ACC Men's Premier Cup |
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233:235 | L |
| 5 Sep | ACC Men's Premier Cup |
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256:252 | W |
| 3 Sep | ACC Men's Premier Cup |
|
110:286 | L |
| 1 Sep | ACC Men's Premier Cup |
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249:96 | W |
| 7 Mar | Kuwait tour of Hong Kong |
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211:273 | L |
| 5 Mar | Kuwait tour of Hong Kong |
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126:212 | L |
Standing
ACC Men's Premier Cup| # | Team | M | W | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 |
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4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 |
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 |
|
4 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Team statistics
matches counted: 103| Metric | Total | Home | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 103 | 45 | 58 |
| Scored | 16210 | 6952 | 9258 |
| Conceded | 16030 | 6536 | 9494 |
| Average per match | 157.4 | 154.5 | 159.6 |
| Conceded per game | 155.6 | 145.2 | 163.7 |
| Difference | +180 | +416 | −236 |
Fixtures of Kuwait
Honours of Kuwait
- World Cricket League Division 7 2011 1
- World Cricket League Division 8 2010 1
- ACC Trophy 2004 1
- ACC Twenty20 Cup 2007 1