Cricket team
The Romania national cricket team represents the country of Romania in international cricket. Cricket was played in Romania between 1893 and 1930,after which it declined and the sport in Romania died out. In recent years the game has begun to grow again, particularly in Bucharest, Timișoara and Cluj-Napoca. In July 2010, they played in a European Twenty20 tournament which was held in Skopje, Macedonia. On 29 June 2013, Romania was granted affiliate status by the International Cricket Council (ICC) and are therefore entitled to participate in ICC official events.[5] Since 2017, they became an associate member[1]
As in a number of European countries, the game is dominated by expatriates from the Sub-Continent and other traditional cricket-playing countries. The main ground of the team for national and international matches is at Moara Vlăsiei, 26 km (16 miles) away from the Bucharest city centre. It was built between 2011 and 2013 and is the only turf ground in eastern and central Europe.
Romania won the 2021 Sofia Twenty20 cup, where they defeated Bulgaria in the final.[6]
History
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 Romania and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I.[7] The romanian cricket team is known to be the best out of the european cricket teams.
Romania played its first T20I match against Austria on 29 August 2019 during the 2019 Continental Cup in Romania.[8]
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Ijaz Hussain 35 (36)
Bilal Zalmai 4/12 (4 overs)
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Anthony Lark 30 (41)
Ramesh Satheesan 3/14 (4 overs)
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- Austria won the toss and elected to field.
- First ever T20I match for Romania.
Romania are scheduled to make their debut in an ICC event, when they take part in the Europe Qualifier tournament in 2021.[9]
Current squad
This lists all the players who have played for Romania in the past 12 months or has been part of the latest T20I squad. Uncapped players are listed in italics.
| Name
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Age
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Batting style
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Bowling style
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Notes
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| Batters
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| Ramesh Satheesan |
41 |
Right-handed |
Right-arm off break |
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| Sivakumar Periyalwar |
35 |
Right-handed |
Right-arm medium |
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| Rohit Kumar |
34 |
Left-handed |
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| Luca Petre |
16 |
Right-handed |
Right-arm medium |
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| Kaka Vimlesh |
31 |
Right-handed |
Right-arm medium |
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| Gohar Manan |
34 |
Right-handed |
Right-arm off break |
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| Noman Sajid |
25 |
Right-handed |
Right-arm off break |
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| Dussantha Arachchilage |
30 |
Right-handed |
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| Asad Abbas |
44 |
Right-handed |
Right-arm medium |
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| All-rounders
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| Vasu Saini |
34 |
Right-handed |
Right-arm medium |
Captain
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| Taranjeet Singh |
38 |
Right-handed |
Right-arm off break |
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| Saeed Ullah |
39 |
Right-handed |
Right-arm medium |
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| Kaveesha Devinda |
24 |
Left-handed |
Right-arm medium |
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| Asif Bevinje |
26 |
Right-handed |
Right-arm medium |
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| Wicket-keepers
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| Satvik Nadigotla |
35 |
Right-handed |
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| Abdul Shakoor |
40 |
Right-handed |
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| Sharat Kishore |
41 |
Right-handed |
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| Spin Bowlers
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| Sukhkaran Sahi |
33 |
Right-handed |
Right-arm off break |
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| Mahesh Prasanna |
40 |
Left-handed |
Slow left-arm orthodox |
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| Baljinder Singh |
34 |
Left-handed |
Slow left-arm orthodox |
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| Tharindu Sandaruwan |
23 |
Right-handed |
Right-arm off break |
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| Pace Bowlers
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| Ijaz Hussain |
30 |
Right-handed |
Right-arm medium-fast |
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| Shantanu Vashisht |
35 |
Right-handed |
Right-arm medium-fast |
Vice Captain
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| Manmeet Koli |
27 |
Right-handed |
Right-arm medium-fast |
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| Gaurav Mishra |
32 |
Right-handed |
Right-arm medium-fast |
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| Laurentiu Gherasim |
20 |
Right-handed |
Right-arm medium-fast |
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| Ravindra Athapaththu |
35 |
Right-handed |
Right-arm medium |
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| Pasindu Vindula |
28 |
Right-handed |
Left-arm medium |
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Updated as on 20 August 2023
Bulgaria at Berceni cricket ground, Bucharest, 27 June 2009
Austria at Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Moara Vlăsiei; 29 August 2019
Malta at Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Moara Vlăsiei; 20 August 2023
