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Bulgaria national cricket team

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Bulgaria
AssociationBulgarian Cricket Federation
Personnel
CaptainMilen Gogev
CoachBashrat Hussain
International Cricket Council
ICC statusAssociate member[1] (2017)
ICC regionEurope
ICC Rankings Current[2] Best-ever
T20I 85th 52th (30 Aug 2020)
International cricket
First internationalv.   Switzerland at Ljubljana, Slovenia; 15 August 2004
T20 Internationals
First T20Iv.  Serbia at Marina Ground, Corfu; 14 October 2019
Last T20Iv.  Czech Republic at Kerava National Cricket Ground, Kerava; 21 August 2026
T20Is Played Won/Lost
Total[3] 71 21/47 (0 ties, 3 no results)
This year[4] 9 1/8 (0 ties, 0 no results)

T20I kit

As of 21 August 2026

The Bulgaria national cricket team represents Bulgaria in international cricket. The team is organised by the Bulgarian Cricket Federation, which became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2008[5] and an associate member in 2017.[1] Bulgaria made its international debut in 2004, at the ECC Representative Championship in Slovenia. The majority of its matches since then have come against other European affiliate members of the ICC, including in several European Cricket Council (ECC) tournaments.[6]

History

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Since 2018

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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 Bulgaria and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 have the T20I status.[7]

Bulgaria played their first T20I on 14 October 2019, against Serbia, during the 2019 Hellenic Premier League. Bulgaria won by 6 wickets.[8]

14 October 2019
14:30
Scorecard
Serbia 
156/6 (20 overs)
v
 Bulgaria
161/4 (18 overs)
Leslie Dunbar 104* (61)
Prakash Mishra 3/12 (4 overs)
Kiran Dasan 74 (59)
Apon Mustafizur 2/30 (3 overs)
Bulgaria won by 6 wickets
Marina Ground, Gouvia
Umpires: Ioannis Afthinos (Gre) and Ruban Sivanadian (Can)
  • Serbia won the toss and elected to bat.

Tournament history

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European Cricket Championship

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  • 2009: 4th place (Division Five)

Euro Twenty-20

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  • 2010: 3rd place

Grounds

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Locations of grounds which have hosted international cricket matches within Bulgaria

Current squad

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This lists all the players who have played for Bulgaria in the 2024 Continental Cup. Updated as of 26 May 2024.

Name Age Batting style Bowling style Notes
Batters
Zaid Soulat25Right-handedRight-arm off break
Manan Bashir26Right-handedRight-arm off break
Boiko Ivanov46Right-handedRight-arm medium
All-rounders
Prakash Mishra26Right-handedRight-arm mediumCaptain
Dimo Nikolov33Right-handedRight-arm medium
Isa Zaroo26Right-handedRight-arm medium
Zeerak Chugtai32Left-handedRight-arm medium
Firas Hussain28Right-handedRight-arm off break
Wicketkeepers
Saim Hussain29Left-handed
Jacob Gul24Right-handed
Bowlers
Danyal Raja25Right-handedRight-arm medium
Gagandeep Singh32Right-handedRight-arm medium
Milen Gogev32Right-handedRight-arm medium
Waleed Waqar24Right-handedRight-arm medium

Records and statistics

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International Match Summary — Bulgaria[9]

Last updated 21 August 2026

Playing Record
FormatMWLTNRInaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals7121470314 October 2019

Twenty20 International

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T20I record versus other nations[9]

Records complete to T20I #4094. Last updated 21 August 2026.

OpponentMWLTNRFirst matchFirst win
vs Associate Members
 Austria1010030 July 2022
 Croatia1100023 June 202323 June 2023
 Cyprus404002 November 2025
 Czech Republic404004 September 2021
 Estonia1010024 August 2024
 Finland2020027 August 2024
 Gibraltar8440023 October 202124 October 2021
 Greece4210116 October 201918 October 2019
 Guernsey2020024 July 2022
 Hungary1010011 May 2022
 Isle of Man1010017 August 2026
 Luxembourg312002 September 202120 August 2026
 Malta7060123 September 2020
 Romania131120016 October 202016 October 2020
 Serbia13930114 October 201914 October 2019
 Slovenia1100027 July 202227 July 2022
 Spain1010018 August 2026
  Switzerland1010022 October 2021
 Turkey3210024 June 202324 June 2023

See also

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References

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  1. 1 2 "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 - 2026 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
  5. ↑ Bulgaria Archived 28 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine – International Cricket Council. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  6. ↑ Other matches played by Bulgaria Archived 1 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  7. ↑ "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  8. ↑ "BUL vs SRB Cricket Scorecard, 1st Match at Corfu, October 14, 2019". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 11 September 2025. Retrieved 29 December 2025.
  9. 1 2 "Records / Bulgaria / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". Cricinfo. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  10. ↑ "Records / Bulgaria / Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  11. ↑ "Records / Bulgaria / Twenty20 Internationals / High scores". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  12. ↑ "Records / Bulgaria / Twenty20 Internationals / Best bowling figures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 23 June 2023.
  13. ↑ "Records / Bulgaria / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs". Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  14. ↑ "Records / Bulgaria / Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets". Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  • 'Slogging The Slavs: A Paranormal Cricket Tour from the Baltic to the Bosphorus', by Angus Bell
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