Qatar Cricket Association

Qatar Cricket Association
Official website

Sport	Cricket
Jurisdiction	National
Affiliation	International Cricket Council (ICC)
Headquarters	Doha, Qatar
Coach	Asadullah Khan
www.qatarcricketassociation.org

Qatar Cricket Association is the official governing body of the sport of cricket in Qatar. Its current headquarters is located in Doha, Qatar. Qatar Cricket Association is Qatar's representative at the International Cricket Council and is an associate member^[1] and has been a member of that body since 2000. It is also a member of the Asian Cricket Council.

Qatar recently took part in the U-19 Asia Cup held in Malaysia.

The Qatar Cricket Association will be hosting the country’s first T10 League by the end of 2019.^[2] Former Pakistani captain Shahid Afridi is the brand ambassador for the tournament, approved by the ICC.^[3]

Home ground

West End Park International Cricket Stadium is a home ground of team located in Doha. This is the first cricket stadium in Qatar. In June 2013, the ground was opened for cricket with opening of the Grand Mall Hypermarket on its premises. The stadium can seat 13,000. In December 2013, it was announced the hosting of first-ever triangular women’s One-day and Twenty20 championship in Qatar in January 2014. Women’s international teams from the Pakistan, South Africa and Ireland participated in the seven championship matches. This was the first championship ever to be sanctioned by the International Cricket Council.^[4]

In 2015, the stadium was selected to host 1st edition of Pakistan Super League matches which was played in February, 2016.^[5]

References

^ "Ireland and Afghanistan ICC newest full members amid wide-ranging governance reform". International Cricket Council. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
^ "QCA set to launch T10 League; gets ICC clearance". The Peninsula. 28 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
^ "Shahid Afridi announced as brand ambassador for T10 Cricket League of Qatar". 28 July 2019. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
^ qatarliving
^ "PSL venue". Archived from the original on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2015.

External links

Official site
Cricinfo-Qatar

Asian Cricket Council

Men's tournaments

Test	Asian Test Championship
First Class/Multi-day	ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament ACC Championship
ODI/Limited Over	Afro-Asia Cup Asia Cup ACC Premier League ACC Elite League ACC Challenge League ACC Trophy ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup ACC U-19 Asia Cup ACC U-19 Premier ACC U-19 Elite ACC U-19 Challenge ACC U-16 Premier ACC U-16 Elite ACC U-16 Challenge Cup
T20I/Twenty20	ACC Twenty20 Cup Asian Games

Women's tournaments

ODI/Limited Over	Women's Asia Cup ACC Women's Premier Cup ACC Women's Championship ACC U-19 Women's Championship
T20I/Twenty20	Asian Games ACC Women's T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup

Members

Current	Afghanistan Bahrain Bangladesh Brunei Bhutan Cambodia China Chinese Taipei Hong Kong India Indonesian Iran Japan Kuwait Malaysia Maldives Myanmar Nepal Oman Pakistan Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka Tajikistan Thailand United Arab Emirates
Former	Fiji Papua New Guinea
Non-members (ICC Asia)	Mongolia Uzbekistan

v t e Associate Members of the International Cricket Council
Asia	Bahrain Bhutan Cambodia China Hong Kong Iran Kuwait Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore Tajikistan Thailand United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan
Africa	Botswana Cameroon Eswatini Gambia Ghana Ivory Coast Kenya Lesotho Malawi Mali Mozambique Namibia Nigeria Rwanda St Helena Seychelles Sierra Leone Tanzania Uganda
Americas	Argentina Bahamas Belize Bermuda Brazil Canada Cayman Islands Chile Costa Rica Falkland Islands Mexico Panama Peru Suriname Turks and Caicos Islands United States
East Asia and Pacific	Cook Islands Fiji Indonesia Japan Papua New Guinea Philippines Samoa South Korea Vanuatu
Europe	Austria Belgium Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Gibraltar Greece Guernsey Hungary Isle of Man Israel Italy Jersey Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Norway Portugal Romania Scotland Serbia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey
Former members	Brunei Cuba East and Central Africa Morocco Russia Tonga Zambia West Africa

v t e Sports governing bodies in Qatar (QAT)
Summer Olympic Sports	Aquatics Diving Swimming Synchronized Swimming Water Polo Archery Athletics Badminton Basketball Boxing Canoeing Cycling Equestrian Fencing Field Hockey Football Golf Gymnastics Handball Judo Modern Pentathlon Rugby 7's Rowing Sailing Shooting Table Tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball inc. Beach Volleyball Weightlifting Wrestling
Winter Olympic Sports	Biathlon Bobsleigh Curling Skating (Figure, Speed & Short Track) Ice Hockey Luge Skeleton Skiing (Alpine, Cross Country, Nordic Combined, Freestyle & Jumping) Snowboarding
Other IOC Recognised Sports	Air sports Auto racing Bandy Baseball Billiard Sports Boules Bowling Bridge Chess Cricket Dance sport Floorball Karate Korfball Lifesaving Motorcycle racing Mountaineering and Climbing Netball Orienteering Pelota Vasca Polo Powerboating Racquetball Roller sports Rugby Softball Sport climbing Squash Sumo Surfing Tug of war Underwater sports Water Ski Wushu
Paralympics and Disabled Sports
Others Sports	Rugby League
Qatar Olympic Committee