Maldives national cricket team
The Maldives national cricket team is the team that represents the country of the Maldives in international cricket matches. Although they did not become an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council until 2001[1], they have taken part in the ACC Trophy on every occasion since its inception in 1996. They have never progressed beyond the first round of the tournament.
With the separation of the ACC Trophy into Elite and Challenge divisions, following their performance at the 2006 ACC Trophy the Maldives have since competed in the Challenge divisions in both 2009, in which they came 3rd, and in the 2010 competition. The 2010 competition marked their first victory in an international tournament, defeating Saudi Arabia by 1 wicket in the final of the competition.[2]
The team is currently coached by Bazeegh zaka. who is a UKCC Level 3 qualified coach.
Tournament History
ACC Trophy
Asian Games
Current squad
- The following list contains the 14 players in the Maldive's squad for the 2010 ACC Trophy Challenge:[3]
- Moosa Kaleem (Captain)
- Hammadh Zareer (Vice Captain (cricket) )
- Abdulla Shahid
- Mahes Silva
- Neesham Nasir
- Ismail Nihad
- Mohamed Mahafooz
- Husham Ibrahim
- Ahmed Hassan
- Mihusan Hamid
- Ibrahim Hassan
- Ahmed Faiz
- Shafraz Jaleel (Wicketkeeper)
- Muaviath Ganee
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