Kuwait national cricket team
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| Association | Kuwait Cricket Association |
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| ICC status | Affiliate (1998) Associate (2005) |
| ICC region | Asian Cricket Council |
| WCL | n/a (regional tournaments) |
| First international | |
 Kuwait v. Bahrain  (Kuwait City; 30 October 1979) |
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| As of 14 September 2015 | |
The Kuwait national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Kuwait in international cricket matches. The team is organised by the Kuwait Cricket Association, which has been an associate member of the International Cricket Council since 2005, having previously been an affiliate member since 1998. Kuwait made its international debut in 1979, but has only played regularly at international level since the early 2000s, appearing regularly in Asian Cricket Council tournaments since then. Beginning in the early 2010s, the side appeared in several World Cricket League events, although it was relegated back to regional level after the 2013 Division Six tournament.
The Kuwait Cricket Association was formed in 1996 and they became an affiliate member of the ICC two years later.
They participated in the ACC Trophy for the first time in 2000, but couldn't progress beyond the first round, a performance they repeated in the 2002 tournament.
In 2004, Kuwait pulled off a series off upsets to finish in third place in that year's ACC Trophy, only just missing out on qualification for the 2005 ICC Trophy. They did qualify for the repêchage tournament in early 2005 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in which they finished sixth after losing to the Cayman Islands in a play-off.
In February 2006, Kuwait finished third out of five teams when they hosted the ACC Middle East Cup. In August, they took part in the ACC Trophy, but were unable to reproduce their strong 2004 performance. They were eliminated in the first round when a tie with Hong Kong left them in third place in their group on run rate. A win in this match would have seen them through to the quarter finals.
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