The German national cricket team is the men's team that represents Germany in international cricket. The German Cricket Federation, which organises the team, has been an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1999, having previously been an affiliate member from 1991.Germany at CricketArchive The team made its international debut against Denmark in 1989, playing as West Germany.Other matches played by West Germany – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2015. It has since played regularly in European Cricket Championship tournaments, as well as twice in the lower divisions of the World Cricket League.Other matches played by Germany – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2015. In 2001, Germany also competed in the ICC Trophy (now the World Cup Qualifier) for the first and only time.ICC Trophy matches played by Germany – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2015. In 2022, they played their first T20 World Cup Global Qualifier.
History
Germany became an affiliate member of the ICC in 1991. As West Germany, the country had played its first internationals in 1989, a two-match series against Denmark. The team made its international tournament debut in 1990, at the European Cricketer Cup in Guernsey. They hosted that tournament (which had been renamed the European Nations Cup) in 1996, playing against France, Portugal, and Sweden,1996 European Nations Cup at Cricket Archive and finished as runners up in the 1997 tournament after losing to France by one run in the final, the winning run being scored by David Bordes whilst he had a skull fracture.Scorecard of France v Germany, 23 August 1997 The Wisden Cricketers' Almanack later listed the final as one of the 100 best matches of the 20th century.
In 1998, Germany competed in the European Championship for the first time and finished seventh.1998 European Championship at CricketEurope They became an associate member of the ICC the following year and played in Division Two of the European Championship in 2000, finishing as runners-up to Gibraltar.2000 European Championship at CricketEurope
They played at the 2001 ICC Trophy in Canada, their first and, to date, only appearance in the ICC Trophy.ICC Trophy matches played by Germany at Cricket Archive They failed to progress beyond the first round2001 ICC Trophy at Cricinfo and again finished as runners up to Gibraltar in Division Two of the European Championship the following year. They also played in Division Two in 2004, finishing third,2004 European Division Two Championship at the official website of the European Cricket Council and in 2006, again finishing third.2006 European Division Two Championship at CricketEurope
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 Germany and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 have had the full T20I status.
In September 2018, Germany qualified from Group A of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Europe Qualifier to the Regional Finals of the tournament.
Germany played their first Twenty20 Internationals in May 2019, when they travelled to Brussels for three matches against Belgium, and then two matches against Italy in the Netherlands later the same month. These matches provided the team with some preparation ahead of the ICC World T20 European regional qualifier finals that were played in June 2019.
Tournament history ICC Cricket World Cup Cricket World Cup recordsYearRoundPositionWin% 1975 Did not participate 1979 Did not qualify 1983 1987 1992 1996 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023 2027 TBD 2031Total0 medals0/1300000
ICC T20 World Cup Men's T20 World Cup recordsYearRoundPositionWin% 2007 Did not qualify 2009 2010 2012 2014 2016 2021 2022 2024 2026 2028 TBD 2030Total0 medals0/1000000
ICC Twenty20 World Cup Qualifiers Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier recordsYearRoundPositionGPWLTNR 2008Did not qualify 2010 2012 2013 2015 2019 20227th place(DNQ)7/851400Total1/70 Title 51400
ICC Twenty20 World Cup Europe Regional Final ICC T20 World Cup Europe Regional Final recordsYearRoundPositionGPWLTNR 2019Runners-up2/654100 2021Runners-up2/463300 2023Round-robin5/762301 2025Did not qualify Total3/40 Title 179701
European Cricket Championship European Cricket Championship records Host/YearRoundPositionGPWLTNR 1996Did not participate1996 European Championship at CricketEurope 1998Round-robin10/1041300Total1/80 Titles41301
European Cricket Championship Division Two European Cricket Championship Division Two records Host/YearRoundPositionGPWLTNR 2000Runners-up2/654100 2002Runners-up2/654100 20043rd-place3/653200 20063rd-place3/631200 20085th-place5/651400 2010Did not participate 2011 2012 2014 2016Total5/110 Titles2310000
Other tournaments World Cricket League (List A) ICC Trophy (One-day) T20 World Cup Europe Sub-regional Qualifiers (T20I)2008: 7th place (Division Five) 2010: 2nd place (Division Eight) 2011: 3rd place (Division Seven) 2013: 6th place (Division Seven) 2017: 5th place (Division Five)1979 to 1990 inclusive: Not eligible – not an ICC member 1994: Not eligible – ICC affiliate member 1997: Not eligible – ICC affiliate member 2001: First round 2019: Runners-up (Advanced to regional final) 2023: DNP (qualified for regional final directly) 2024: 3rd place
Current squad Updated as of 3 July 2025
This lists all the players who were part of the German squad for 2025 Malawi Quad Nations T20 Cup.
Name Age Batting style Bowling style Last T20I Notes Batters Harmanjot Singh Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2025 Captain Hassan Khan Left-handed Right-arm off break 2025 Sachin Mandy Right-handed Right-arm medium 2025 All-rounders Shahid Afridi Right-handed Right-arm medium 2025 Fayaz Khan Right-handed Right-arm medium 2025 Mussadiq Ahmed Right-handed Right-arm fast 2025 Muslim Yar Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2025 Wicket-keeper Kyle Klasse Right-handed 2025 Spin Bowlers Abdul Shakoor Right-handed Right-arm off break 2023 Ghulam Ahmadi Right-handed Right-arm off break 2025 Jatinder Kumar Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2025 Pace Bowlers Abdul Bashir Right-handed Right-arm medium 2025 Adil Khan Right-handed Right-arm medium 2025 Sajid Liaqat Right-handed Right-arm medium 2025
Coaching staff Position Name Head coach Atiq-uz-Zaman Assistant Coach Steven Knox National Development Manager Daniel Weston Physiotherapist Lukas Müller Strength & Conditioning Coach Tobias Kramer Analyst Felix Schneider
International grounds
Ground City State Capacity Matches hosted Notes Bayer Uerdingen Cricket Ground Krefeld North Rhine-Westphalia 2,000 T20Is, ICC qualifiers Main international venue; hosted ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifiers National Performance Centre, Krefeld Krefeld North Rhine-Westphalia 1,500 T20Is High-performance centre and alternate national ground Rudi-Stephan-Gymnasium Ground Mainz Rhineland-Palatinate 1,000 Youth, dev matches Occasionally used for development-level internationals
Records and statistics
International Match Summary — Germany
Last updated 21 August 2026 Playing Record Format M W L T NR Inaugural Match Twenty20 Internationals 79 49 30 0 0 11 May 2019
Twenty20 International Germany's highest score: 308/1 v. Austria on 1 May 2026 at Bayer Uerdingen Cricket Ground, Krefeld. Highest individual score: 133*, Ben Kohler-Cadmore v. Austria on 1 May 2026 at Bayer Uerdingen Cricket Ground, Krefeld. Best bowling figures in an innings: 5/19, Fayaz Khan v. Norway on 11 July 2024 at Bayer Uerdingen Cricket Ground, Krefeld.
Most T20I runs for Germany PlayerRunsAverageCareer spanHarmanjot Singh 1,166 28.43 2019–2026Musaddiq Ahmed 747 29.88 2024–2026Joshua van Heerden 591 42.21 2022–2026Venkatraman Ganesan 577 18.61 2019–2024Vijayshankar Chikkannaiah 575 23.00 2019–2023
Most T20I wickets for Germany PlayerWicketAverageCareer spanMuslim Yar 78 17.48 2019–2026Ghulam Ahmadi 59 20.18 2021–2026Elam Bharathi 46 14.60 2020–2023Shahid Afridi 31 17.12 2023–2026Sajid Liaqat 31 24.51 2019–2026
T20I record versus other nations
Records complete to T20I #4093. Last updated 21 August 2026. Opponent M W L T NR First match First win vs Full Members 1 0 1 0 0 21 February 2022 vs Associate Members 11 9 2 0 0 9 June 2022 9 June 2022 2 0 2 0 0 18 February 2022 7 7 0 0 0 11 May 2019 11 May 2019 1 0 1 0 0 22 February 2022 1 1 0 0 0 14 July 2024 14 July 2024 1 1 0 0 0 14 August 2026 14 August 2026 8 5 3 0 0 19 June 2019 19 June 2019 2 2 0 0 0 11 August 2026 11 August 2026 2 2 0 0 0 6 August 2021 6 August 2021 1 1 0 0 0 8 July 2024 8 July 2024 1 1 0 0 0 18 August 2026 18 August 2026 4 2 2 0 0 15 June 2019 15 June 2019 1 1 0 0 0 17 August 2026 17 August 2026 8 3 5 0 0 25 May 2019 17 October 2021 4 1 3 0 0 20 June 2019 20 June 2019 3 2 1 0 0 5 July 2025 5 July 2025 5 3 2 0 0 20 June 2019 20 June 2019 1 1 0 0 0 24 February 2022 24 February 2022 1 0 1 0 0 15 August 2026 1 0 1 0 0 20 July 2023 7 3 4 0 0 8 March 2020 8 March 2020 3 3 0 0 0 9 June 2022 9 June 2022 2 1 1 0 0 7 July 2025 7 July 2025 1 0 1 0 0 19 February 2022
See also List of Germany Twenty20 International cricketers
Notes
References
External links Official site – in German.