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This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Costa Rica women's national cricket team.
Costa Rica
AssociationCosta Rica Cricket Federation
Personnel
CaptainChristopher Prasad
International Cricket Council
ICC statusAssociate member[1] (2017)
ICC regionAmericas
ICC Rankings Current[2] Best-ever
T20I --- 54th (2 May 2019)
International cricket
First internationalv.  Panama in Panama; April 2002
Twenty20 Internationals
First T20Iv.  Panama at Reforma Athletic Club, Naucalpan; 25 April 2019
Last T20Iv.  Mexico at Los Reyes Polo Club, Guácima; 14 April 2024
T20Is Played Won/Lost
Total[3] 8 2/6
(0 ties, 0 no result)
This year[4] 5 2/3
(0 ties, 0 no result)
As of 14 April 2024

The Costa Rica national cricket team represents Costa Rica in international cricket. The team is organised by the Costa Rica Cricket Federation, which became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2002[5] and an associate member in 2017.[1] Costa Rica's first recorded international match came in April 2002, when it toured Panama and played against the Panamanian national side.[6] The team's first international tournament was the inaugural edition of the Central American Championships, played in Belize in 2006. It has since regularly fielded teams in that tournament, and also made its debut in ICC Americas tournaments in 2010, at the 2010 Division Four event in Mexico.[7]

In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Costa Rica and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 have the T20I status.[8]

History

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Cricket was introduced in Costa Rica during the late 1800s by Jamaican immigrants coming to construct the country's railways.[9] The sport continued to be played among the Afro-Caribbean population in the Caribbean coastal areas but its popularity began to decline.[10] In recent years, however, more Costa Ricans are being introduced to the game and interest in the game is starting to grow.

Costa Rica became an affiliate member of the ICC in 2002. Their first international match was played on 18 March 2006 in the Central American Cricket Championship against Belize to whom they lost. They also lost their game against Mexico finishing third in the tournament.

Costa Rica also took part in the 2007 Central American Cricket Championship, losing to Mexico but recording their first international win against El Salvador and finishing second in the competition.

In 2008, Costa Rica took part in the inaugural Easter Cup, an international Twenty20 tournament, against hosts Nicaragua and El Salvador. Costa Rica dominated the tournament defeating both of the other sides. The second Easter Cup was held in the December of the same year. Costa Rica finished third beating El Salvador but losing to Belize.

The following year, Costa Rica took part in the third Central American Championship, which they also hosted. They finished fourth out of the five participating teams. Their only win in the new Twenty20 format was against El Salvador who they beat by 10 wickets.

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 Costa Rica and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I.[11]

Costa Rica played their first ever Twenty20 International match against Panama in 2019 Central American Cricket Championship.

25 April 2019
11:30
Scorecard
Costa Rica 
112/5 (20 overs)
v
 Panama
113/3 (15.4 overs)
Joel Cutinho 32 (37)
Dilip Dahyabhai Ahir 2/11 (2 overs)
Yusuf Ebrahim 35* (23)
Zain ul Tashnam 1/16 (4 overs)
Panama won by 7 wickets
Reforma Athletic Club, Naucalpan
Umpires: Bob Baxter (Mex) and Dilip Pachichigar (Mex)
Player of the match: Imran Bulbulia (Pan)
  • Costa Rica won the toss and elected to bat.
  • First ever T20I match for Costa Rica.

In 2024, cricket made its debut in Costa Rica's National Games as an exhibition sport.[12]

Grounds

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Locations of grounds which have hosted international cricket matches within Costa Rica

Tournament history

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Central American Championship

  • 2006: 3rd place
  • 2007: 2nd place
  • 2009: 4th place
  • 2015: 6th place[13]
  • 2019: 5th place

Easter Cup

  • Apr 2008: 1st place
  • Dec 2008: 3rd place

South American Cricket Championship

  • Aug 2018: 3rd place

Players

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Costa Rica's squad for 2019 Central American Cricket Championship from 25-28 April 2019.[14]

  • Christopher Prasad (c)
  • Oswald Sam Arthur
  • Joel Cutinho
  • Prajwel Cutinho
  • Oscar Fournier
  • Nanda Kumar
  • Rodrick McClean
  • Daniel Mejia
  • Gopinath Murali
  • Sham Murari
  • Sudesh Pillai
  • Sachin Ravikumar
  • Deepak Rawat
  • Esteban Segura Soto
  • Zain ul Tashnam
See also: List of Costa Rica Twenty20 International cricketers

Records

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International Match Summary — Costa Rica[15]

Last updated 14 April 2024

Playing Record
Format M W L T NR Inaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals 8 2 6 0 0 25 April 2019

Twenty20 International

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T20I record versus other nations[15]

Records complete to T20I #2564. Last updated 14 April 2024.

Opponent M W L T NR First match First win
vs Associate Members
 Belize 1 0 1 0 0 27 April 2019
 Mexico 6 2 4 0 0 26 April 2019 11 April 2024
 Panama 1 0 1 0 0 25 April 2019

See also

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References

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  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. ^ Costa Rica at CricketArchive.com
  6. ^ Men's Cricket: 2002 results (ICC associates and affiliates). Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  7. ^ Other matches played by Costa Rica Archived 1 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  8. ^ "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  9. ^ Wallasey-Wilsey, Tim (April 1992). "Cricket Outposts: Costa Rica". The Cricketer. Vol. 73, no. 4. p. 50. Retrieved 25 July 2024 – via CricketArchive.
  10. ^ Englishmen seek to rejuvenate Caribbean cricket at A.M. Costa Rica
  11. ^ "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  12. ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Central American Championship, Panama City, 2015" – Cricket Peru. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
  14. ^ "Central American Cricket Championship 2019 – Costa Rica". cricclubs.com. 20 April 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  15. ^ a b "Records / Costa Rica / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  16. ^ "Records / Costa Rica / Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  17. ^ "Records / Costa Rica / Twenty20 Internationals / High scores". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  18. ^ "Records / Costa Rica / Twenty20 Internationals / Best bowling figures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  19. ^ "Records / Costa Rica / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
  20. ^ "Records / Costa Rica / Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
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