Seychelles national cricket team

Seychelles
Flag of Seychelles
AssociationSeychelles Cricket Association
Personnel
CaptainKrishna Naidoo
CoachAruna Hathurusinghe
International Cricket Council
ICC statusAssociate member[1] (2017)
Affiliate member (2011)
ICC regionAfrica
ICC Rankings Current[2] Best-ever
T20I 79th 65th (2 May 2022)
International cricket
First internationalv  Mali at Accra, Ghana; 24 February 2011
Twenty20 Internationals
First T20Iv  Ghana at Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali; 16 October 2021
Last T20Iv  Kenya at Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali; 25 November 2022
T20Is Played Won/Lost
Total[3] 13 2/8 (0 ties, 3 no results)
This year[4] 0 0/0 (0 ties, 0 no results)
As of 1 January 2024

The Seychelles national cricket team represents the country of Seychelles in international cricket. The team is organised by the Seychelles Cricket Association (SCA) which became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2010 and an associate member in 2017.[1]

History

Following the surrender of the Seychelles to the British Empire in the 1814 Treaty of Paris, then one can assume the game was played in some capacity in the 19th century. Following the independence of the Seychelles from the United Kingdom in 1979, the game on the islands went into decline.

Recently the game has seen an upsurge in popularity, mostly fuelled by expat communities on the island from cricket playing nations, but also involving local people. Until a few years ago the Seychelles played the Maldives and Maurindia of Mauritius in a triangular tournament.[citation needed]

In March 2010, SCA president Jonathon Paul declared the country's intention to apply for affiliate membership of the International Cricket Council (ICC).[5] This was granted, with the Seychelles being recognised as the 105th member of the ICC.[6] Shortly after becoming a member of the ICC, Paul announced plans to build an international standard cricket ground to encourage the growth of cricket in the Seychelles. Land on Perseverance Island was set aside for its construction.[7]

Seychelles made its international debut at the 2011 ICC Africa Twenty20 Division Three tournament in Ghana.[8] The team won its first three matches, against Mali, Gambia and Morocco, ultimately losing to Rwanda by eight runs in the tournament final.[9] Seychelles finished runner-up to Zambia at the 2012 ICC Africa Twenty20 Division Three tournament. The team was captained by Kaushal Patel and played eight matches in five days, winning six and losing two games, both to Zambia. They notably defended a total of 71 runs against Cameroon, winning by nine runs, and defeated Saint Helena in a super over with a six off the last ball.[10]

In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between the Seychelles and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I.[11]

Records and statistics

International Match Summary — Seychelles[12]

Last updated 25 November 2022

Playing Record
Format M W L T NR Inaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals 13 2 8 0 3 16 October 2021

Twenty20 International

T20I record versus other nations[12]

Records complete to T20I #1922. Last updated 25 November 2022.

Opponent M W L T NR First match First win
vs Associate Members
 Botswana 1 0 0 0 1 17 November 2022
 Eswatini 1 1 0 0 0 20 October 2021 20 October 2021
 Ghana 1 0 1 0 0 16 October 2021
 Kenya 1 0 1 0 0 25 November 2022
 Lesotho 2 1 1 0 0 17 October 2021 17 October 2021
 Malawi 2 0 1 0 1 20 October 2021
 Mali 1 0 0 0 1 18 November 2022
 Rwanda 2 0 2 0 0 19 October 2021
 Saint Helena 1 0 1 0 0 21 November 2022
 Uganda 1 0 1 0 0 22 October 2021

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Ireland and Afghanistan ICC newest full members amid wide-ranging governance reform". International Cricket Council. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  2. ^ "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
  3. ^ "T20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  4. ^ "T20I matches - 2024 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  5. ^ Seychelles apply for Affiliate membership of the ICC
  6. ^ ICC Seychelles page Archived 2010-08-31 at the Library of Congress Web Archives
  7. ^ Seychelles announce plans for new cricket ground
  8. ^ "Miscellaneous matches played by Seychelles". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  9. ^ "International Cricket Council - ICC Members - Africa - Fixtures". Archived from the original on 5 June 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
  10. ^ "Cricket: ICC T20 World Cup-Division three runners-up Seychelles get ready for division two qualifiers". Seychelles Nation. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  11. ^ "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  12. ^ a b "Records / Seychelles / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  13. ^ "Records / Seychelles / Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  14. ^ "Records / Seychelles / Twenty20 Internationals / High scores". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  15. ^ "Records / Seychelles / Twenty20 Internationals / Best bowling figures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
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