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Malaysia national cricket team

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Malaysia
AssociationMalaysian Cricket Association
Personnel
CaptainSyed Aziz
CoachBilal Asad
International Cricket Council
ICC statusAssociate member (1967)
ICC regionAsia
ICC Rankings Current[1] Best-ever
T20I 25th 24th (14 April 2024)
One Day Internationals
World Cup Qualifier appearances7 (first in 1979)
Best resultPlate competition, 1990 and 1994
Twenty20 Internationals
First T20Iv  Thailand at Kinrara Oval, Kuala Lumpur; 24 June 2019
Last T20Iv  Mongolia at UKM-YSD Cricket Oval, Bangi; 9 September 2024
T20Is Played Won/Lost
Total[2] 91 52/36 (1 tie, 2 no results)
This year[3] 21 11/10 (0 ties, 0 no results)
T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances1[a] (first in 2023)
Best resultGroup stage (2023)

T20I kit

As of 9 September 2024

The Malaysia national cricket team represents the country of Malaysia in international cricket matches. The team is organised by the Malaysian Cricket Association which has been an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 1967.[4][5]

During the British colonial period, the Federated Malay States, Straits Settlements and Malaya cricket teams played regularly in Interport matches and against other visiting teams. Following Malaysian independence, the team's most frequent opponent has been Singapore in the Saudara Cup and Stan Nagaiah Trophy. Malaysia made its debut in ICC tournaments in the inaugural 1979 ICC Trophy, making regular appearances until ICC pathways were altered in the 2000s and hosting the 1997 ICC Trophy. Malaysia has regularly hosted Asian Cricket Council (ACC) tournaments and finished runner-up in the 1998 ACC Trophy. In the World Cricket League the team reached as high as Division Three, subsequently being placed in the ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League.

History

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Early days

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Cricket has been played in what is now Malaysia since the 1880s.[6] Various teams represented Malaya, the Federated Malay States and the Straits Settlements, formed in 1884 by the British, Royal Selangor Club (RSC) is the first cricket club founded in present Malaysia (locally called a padang also in Singapore e.g. Padang, Singapore). The Singapore Cricket Club, a former affiliate of the Malayan Cricket Association, is the oldest cricket club in the region (founded in 1852).

The first recorded match was between Selangor and Malacca in 1887. The Selangor-Singapore series was played in 1891. Cricket in Johor was played in the early 20th century, but the first recorded cricketing event is the visit of the Australian team led by C. G. Macartney in 1927. Penang is another historical cricket venue in Malaysia where cricket has been played from British times. The Penang Sports Club was established in the early 1900s. On 6 June 1927 Malaya beat Australia by 39 runs to make history. Lall Singh became the first Malaysia-born Test player (played for India in their debut Test at Lord's against England in 1932).

After World War II, cricket grew in popularity, leading to the founding of the Malayan Cricket Association (MCA) in 1948. Regional cricket associations like Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore joined and in 1963, the MCA was renamed the Malaysian Cricket Association. In 1965, the independence of Singapore led its association to leave the MCA.

The first team to represent Malaysia was in 1970, three years after the MCA became an ICC associate member,[4] when it played an MCC side captained by Tony Lewis in a two-day match, losing by 230 runs.[7] The same year, Malaysia played the first Saudara Cup match against Singapore, drawing the three-day match.[8]

The Saudara Cup match continued annually, and in 1979 Malaysia participated in the first ICC Trophy, failing to progress beyond the first round,[9] a performance they repeated in 1982[10] and 1986.[11] They reached the plate competition in 1990[12] and 1994.[13]

1990s

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The first Stan Nagaiah Trophy was played in Singapore in February 1995 with Singapore beating Malaysia 2–1 in the three-match one-day series.[14] After winning the Stan Nagaiah Trophy[15] and drawing the Saudara Cup match in 1996[16] Malaysia hosted the first ACC Trophy tournament, finishing third in their first round group.[17]

Malaysia began to host major international tournaments in 1997, starting with the 1997 ICC Trophy in which Malaysia finished 16th after losing a play-off to Namibia.[18] They played one season in Pakistani domestic cricket in 1998, losing all four of their preliminary round matches.[19] Cricket made its first and, to date, only appearance in the Commonwealth Games later that year, with Malaysia hosting that year's games. The cricket tournament saw Malaysia participate as hosts though they lost all three of their first round matches.[20] They reached the final of the ACC Trophy that same year, losing to Bangladesh.[21]

21st century

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2000–2017

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In 2000, Malaysia reached the semi-final of the ACC Trophy before losing to hosts the UAE.[22] They failed to progress beyond the first round of the 2001 ICC Trophy[23] and lost to Nepal in the semi-finals of the 2002 ACC Trophy.[24]

Malaysia played their first first-class matches in 2004 as part of that year's ICC Intercontinental Cup. They lost to both Nepal and the UAE and failed to reach the semi-final stage of the tournament.[25] Malaysia hosted the ACC Trophy in 2004, which was the first stage of qualification for the 2005 ICC Trophy and the 2007 World Cup, finishing joint seventh with Bhutan.[26] They finished last in the ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament in 2004, thus failing to qualify for the 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup.[27] They played in the tournament again in 2005, this time finishing third.[28]

In 2006, Malaysia competed in the ACC Premier League, finishing fourth.[29] They again hosted the ACC Trophy that year, again finishing seventh after beating Qatar in a play-off.[30]

Malaysia have played in the ACC Twenty20 Cup thrice. They did not win a match in 2007[31] but finished seventh in 2009 after winning 3 Group B matches and a positional playoff against Saudi Arabia.[32]

In 2011, they finished sixth after winning 4 Group A matches and losing a positional playoff against the UAE.

In August 2017, Malaysia won two medals in cricket at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games. They won the gold medal in the 50-over tournament and the silver medal in the 20-over tournament.

2018-Present

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In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Malaysia and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 have the full T20I status.[33]

Malaysia played their first T20I on 24 June against Thailand during the 2019 Malaysia Tri-Nation Series. They recorded a comfortable win.[34]

24 June 2019
10:00
Scorecard
Thailand 
113/8 (20 overs)
v
 Malaysia
114/5 (17 overs)
Naveed Pathan 37 (28)
Muhamad Syahadat 3/7 (4 overs)
Muhamad Syahadat 41* (32)
Mahsid Faheem 2/26 (4 overs)
Malaysia won by 5 wickets
Kinrara Oval, Kuala Lumpur
Umpires: Viswanadan Kalidas (Mas) and Mathan Kumar (Mas)
Player of the match: Muhamad Syahadat (Mas)
  • Malaysia won the toss and elected to field.
  • First ever T20I match for Malaysia.


After April 2019, Malaysia will play in the 2019–21 ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League.[35]

Grounds

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Locations of all stadiums which have hosted an international cricket match within Malaysia

Tournament history

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T20 World Cup Qualifier (Asia Regional Final)

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World Cricket League

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Commonwealth Games

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ICC Intercontinental Cup

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ICC Trophy

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ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament

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ACC Trophy

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Asia Cup Qualifier

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ACC Asia Cup Qualifier record
Year/Host Round Position GP W L T NR
Bangladesh 2016 Did not participate
Malaysia 2018 Round robin 5/6 5 1 4 0 0
Oman 2022 Did not participate
Total 1/3 0 Titles 5 1 4 0 0

ACC Eastern Region T20

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ACC Eastern Region T20 record
Host/Year Round Position GP W L T NR
Thailand 2018 Did not participate
Total 0/1 0 Titles 0 0 0 0 0

ACC Twenty20 Cup

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ACC Twenty20 Cup record
Host/
Year 		Round Position GP W L T NR
Kuwait 2007 Group stages 10/10 4 0 4 0 0
United Arab Emirates 2009 Group stages 7/12 6 4 2 0 0
Nepal 2011 Group stages 6/10 4 2 2 0 0
Nepal 2013 Group stages 6/10 4 2 2 0 0
United Arab Emirates 2015 Round robin 5/6 5 2 3 0 0
Total 2/3 0 Titles 23 10 13 0 0

Asian Games

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Asian Games record
Host/Year Round Position GP W L T NR
China 2010 Quarter-finals 5/9 2 1 1 0 0
South Korea 2014 Quarter finals 5/9 3 2 1 0 0
China 2022 Did not participate
Total 2/3 0 Titles 5 3 2 0 0

Arafura Games

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Arafura Games record
Host/Year Round Position GP W L T NR
Australia 2007 Runners up — 5 4 1 0 0
Total 1/1 0 Titles 4 2 2 0 0

Southeast Asian Games

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Southeast Asian Games record
Host/Year Round Position GP W L T NR
Thailand 2023 Runners up — 3 1 2 0 0
Total 1/1 0 Titles 3 1 2 0 0

Records and statistics

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International Match Summary — Malaysia[37]

Last updated 9 September 2024

Playing Record
Format M W L T NR Inaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals 91 52 36 1 2 24 June 2019

Twenty20 International

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T20I record versus other nations[37]

Records complete to T20I #2848. Last updated 9 September 2024.

Opponent M W L T NR First match First win
vs Full Members
 Bangladesh 1 0 1 0 0 4 October 2023
vs Associate Members
 Bahrain 6 3 3 0 0 15 December 2022 15 December 2022
 Bhutan 4 4 0 0 0 2 July 2022 2 July 2022
 Cambodia 1 0 1 0 0 11 May 2023
 China 1 1 0 0 0 26 July 2023 26 July 2023
 Hong Kong 14 8 6 0 0 20 February 2020 20 February 2020
 Indonesia 1 1 0 0 0 2 May 2023 2 May 2023
 Kuwait 6 4 2 0 0 22 July 2019 22 July 2019
 Maldives 5 4 0 0 1 25 June 2019 25 June 2019
 Mongolia 1 1 0 0 0 9 September 2024 9 September 2024
 Myanmar 2 2 0 0 0 30 July 2023 30 July 2023
 Netherlands 2 0 1 1 0 18 April 2021
   Nepal 10 1 9 0 0 13 July 2019 29 February 2020
 Oman 1 0 1 0 0 30 October 2023
 Papua New Guinea 6 2 4 0 0 29 March 2022 29 March 2022
 Qatar 4 1 2 0 1 27 July 2019 16 December 2022
 Saudi Arabia 1 1 0 0 0 13 April 2024 13 April 2024
 Singapore 10 7 3 0 0 26 July 2019 29 June 2022
 Tanzania 1 1 0 0 0 10 March 2024 10 March 2024
 Thailand 8 8 0 0 0 24 June 2019 24 June 2019
 Vanuatu 6 3 3 0 0 29 September 2019 2 October 2019

Other records

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Performances by Malaysian cricketers in World Cricket League matches and ACC Premier League matches, as of 29 June 2014

Current players
Name Matches Runs Wickets
Ahmed Faiz 56 1505 0
Suhan Alagaratnam 54 1419 0
Shafiq Sharif 53 1166 0
Anwar Arudin 41 650 0
Suresh Navaratnam 36 371 48
Hassan Ghulam 31 169 36
Suharril Fetri 31 552 25
Shahrulnizam Yusof 29 39 37
Khizar Hayat 29 462 40
Aminuddin Ramly 23 346 6
Nasir Shafiq 17 632 8
Hamadullah Khan 16 159 10
Mohammad Shukri 16 86 8
Pavandeep Singh 8 13 8
Notable former players
Name Matches Runs Wickets
Rakesh Madhavan 30 917 0
Eszrafiq Aziz 19 240 23
Nik Arifin 17 95 17
Hiran Ralalage 14 164 17
Dinesh Sockalingham 12 84 28
Damith Warusavithana 10 139 4
Hassan Mohammed 9 36 23

Current squad

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This lists all the players who have played for Malaysia in the past 12 months or has been part of the latest One-day or T20I squad. Updated as of 9 September 2024.

Name Age Batting style Bowling style Forms Notes
Batters
Ahmad Faiz 36 Right-handed Right-arm leg break One-day & T20I
Zubaidi Zulkifle 24 Right-handed Right-arm medium One-day & T20I
Aqeel Wahid 23 Left-handed Right-arm off break One-day & T20I
Aslam Khan 23 Right-handed Right-arm off break T20I
Rajkumar Rajendran 35 Right-handed Right-arm medium T20I
All-rounders
Syed Aziz 26 Left-handed Right-arm medium One-day & T20I Captain
Virandeep Singh 25 Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox One-day & T20I
Muhammad Amir 23 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox One-day & T20I
Sharvin Muniandy 29 Right-handed Right-arm medium One-day & T20I
Muhamad Syahadat 30 Right-handed Right-arm off break One-day
Wicketkeeper
Ainool Hafizs 28 Right-handed One-day & T20I
Spin Bowlers
Vijay Unni 21 Right-handed Right-arm off break One-day & T20I
Khizar Hayat 35 Right-handed Right-arm off break One-day & T20I
Pavandeep Singh 26 Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox One-day & T20I
Pace Bowlers
Muhammad Wafiq 28 Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast One-day
Rizwan Haider 37 Right-handed Left-arm medium-fast One-day & T20I
Azri Azhar 18 Right-handed Right-arm medium T20I

Tournaments

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ T20 World Cup Qualifier refers to the Regional Final of the ICC Asia region from the 2023 edition.

References

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  2. ^ "T20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  3. ^ "T20I matches - 2024 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  4. ^ a b Malaysia at CricketArchive
  5. ^ "Cricket: Black Caps to play in Malaysia?". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  6. ^ Chaturvedi, Ravi (2013). "Malaysian Cricket Poised on the Cusp". Malaysian Cricket Association. Retrieved 12 September 2013.
  7. ^ Scorecard of Malaysia v MCC, 7 March 1970 at CricketArchive
  8. ^ Scorecard of Malaysia v Singapore, 4 September 1970 at CricketArchive
  9. ^ a b "ICC TROPHY, 1979: ENGLAND". cricinfo.com.
  10. ^ a b 1982 ICC Trophy at Cricinfo
  11. ^ a b 1986 ICC Trophy at Cricinfo
  12. ^ a b 1990 ICC Trophy at Cricinfo
  13. ^ a b 1994 ICC Trophy at Cricinfo
  14. ^ 1995 Stan Nagaiah Trophy at CricketArchive
  15. ^ 1996 Stan Nagaiah Trophy at CricketArchive
  16. ^ Scorecard of Singapore v Malaysia, 16 August 1996 at CricketArchive
  17. ^ a b 1996 ACC Trophy Archived 13 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine at CricketEurope
  18. ^ a b Scorecard of Malaysia v Namibia, 4 April 1997 at CricketArchive
  19. ^ 1997/98 Wills Cup Points Table at CricketArchive
  20. ^ 1998 Commonwealth Games cricket tournament at CricketEurope
  21. ^ a b 1998 ACC Trophy Archived 11 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine at CricketEurope
  22. ^ a b 2000 ACC Trophy Archived 22 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine at CricketEurope
  23. ^ a b 2001 ICC Trophy at Cricinfo
  24. ^ a b 2002 ACC Trophy Archived 22 August 2010 at the Wayback Machine at CricketEurope
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  26. ^ a b c Asian qualifying Archived 6 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine at the official website of the 2005 ICC Trophy
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  28. ^ a b 2005 ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament points table Archived 25 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine at Asian Cricket Council website]
  29. ^ a b 2006 ACC Premier League points table Archived 27 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine at Asian Cricket Council website
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