The Cypriot national cricket team represents Cyprus in international cricket. They became an International Cricket Council (ICC) affiliate member in 1999, and an associate member in 2017, although it was not until August 2006 that they made their international debut, finishing as runners up in Division Four of the European Championship.
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Cyprus and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 have T20I status.
History In 2007, the Cyprus Cricket National team competed in the European Division 3 Championships where they finished in 7th place out of 8.
In 2009, Cyprus then hosted the ICC Division 4 Championships in Cyprus which turned out to be a great success for the Cyprus National cricket team winning the Division 4 championship.
In 2011, Cyprus then competed in the ICC Division 2 T20 Championships held in Belgium where they came 10th place in the tournament, beating Sweden in the play-off game for 10th/11th place.
Cyprus were ranked 24th in the ICC European Twenty20 Rankings (as of 29 December 2012).
In 2018, the Cyprus National Team; captained by Muhammad Husain took part in ICC T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier which took place in Holland. Cyprus could only win one game against Austria.
In 2021, Cyprus played 2-match bilateral series against Estonia, making their T20I debut and won the series 2–0. On the same tour, Cyprus hosted a tri-series by inviting Isle of Man alongside Estonia. Estonia couldn't secure a single win on that tour while Isle of Man took the title home.
In 2022, National team played in the ICC Men's Europe Qualifier for 2024 T20 World Cup under the captaincy of Gurpratap Singh.
Tournament history
European Cricket Championship 2006: 2nd place (Division Four) 2007: 7th place (Division Three) 2009: 1st place (Division Four) 2011: 10th place (T20) (Division two)
Squad
The following list contains the players in the Cyprus squad that competed at the ICC World T20 Europe Qualifier in July 2022.
Name Age Batting style Bowling style Domestic team Format S/N Remarks Gurpratap Singh Right-handed Right-arm medium Punjab Lions T20I 12 Captain Muhammad Husain Right-handed Right-arm off break Cyprus Moufflons T20I 1 Tejwinder Singh Right-handed Right-arm Fast Punjab Lions T20I 18 - Neeraj Tiwari Right-handed Right-arm off break Punjab Lions T20I 45 - Akila de Silva Left-handed Right-arm off break Sri Lankan Nicosia - 92 - Iftekar Jaman Right-handed Right-arm medium Nicosia Tigers T20I 89 - Riyaz Kajalwala Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Cyprus Moufflons - 24 - Muhammad Farooq Right-handed Right-arm medium Limassol Qalandars - 17 - Shoaib Ahmad Right-handed Right-arm medium Riyaan - 10 - Roman Mazumder Right-handed Right-arm off break Nicosia Tigers T20I 42 - Nalin Pathirana Right-handed Right-arm medium Sri Lankan Lions Limassol T20I 55 Wicket-keeper Chamal Sadun Left-handed Right-arm medium Sri Lankan Lions Limassol T20I 11 - Scott Austin Right-handed Right-arm medium Cyprus Moufflons T20I 222 - Ruwan Manawasingha Right-handed Right-arm off break Sri Lankan Lions Limassol - 3 -
Coaching staff Head Coach – Ruel Brathwaite
Records International Match Summary — Cyprus
Last updated 22 May 2026. Playing Record Format M W L T NR Inaugural Match Twenty20 Internationals 42 22 20 0 0 5 October 2021
Twenty20 International T20I record versus other nations
Records complete to T20I #3895. Last updated 22 May 2026. Opponent M W L T NR First match First win vs Associate Members 2 1 1 0 0 14 March 2026 14 March 2026 4 4 0 0 0 2 November 2025 2 November 2025 5 4 1 0 0 7 August 2025 7 August 2025 1 0 1 0 0 25 August 2024 1 0 1 0 0 27 August 2024 10 6 4 0 0 5 October 2021 5 October 2021 5 1 4 0 0 19 July 2022 8 May 2026 1 0 1 0 0 16 May 2026 1 1 0 0 0 24 August 2024 24 August 2024 3 0 3 0 0 6 October 2021 1 0 1 0 0 17 May 2026 1 1 0 0 0 28 August 2024 28 August 2024 1 1 0 0 0 13 July 2022 13 July 2022 3 2 1 0 0 18 July 2022 31 October 2025 1 0 1 0 0 21 August 2024 1 0 1 0 0 20 May 2026 1 1 0 0 0 16 July 2022 16 July 2022
Other results For a list of selected international matches played by Cyprus, see Cricket Archive.
See also List of Cyprus Twenty20 International cricketers Cyprus women's national cricket team
References
External links Official Site I.C.C Division 2 T20 Championships 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20130112040231/http://www.cricketeurope4.net/CRICKETEUROPE/DATABASE/2012/TOURNAMENTS/EURODIV2/index.shtml