Bahraini cricket team
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The Bahraini cricket team is the team that represents the country of Bahrain
Bahrain
' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...

 in international cricket matches. They became an ICC affiliate member in 2001. http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Countries/37.html Their first international appearance was at the ACC Trophy
ACC Trophy
The ACC Trophy or Asian Cricket Council Trophy is a one-day cricket tournament organised by the Asian Cricket Council for the non-test nations in Asia...

 in 2004, where they failed to progress beyond the first round. They took part in the tournament again in August 2006, putting in a much better performance to finish in 6th place. Earlier in the year they won the ACC Middle East Cup, beating Afghanistan
Afghan cricket team
The Afghanistan national cricket team is the team that represents the country of Afghanistan in international cricket matches. Cricket has been played in Afghanistan since the mid 19th century, but it is only in recent years that the national team has become successful...

 in the final. http://www.cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Scorecards/97/97130.html

Bahrain won the 2009 Global Division Seven
2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Seven
The 2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Seven was a cricket tournament held in May 2009 in Guernsey. The tournament was the first stage of qualification structure for the 2015 World Cup as well as part of the wider ICC World Cricket League...

 tournament, advancing to Division Six
2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Six
The 2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Six was a cricket tournament held from 29 August to 5 September 2009 in Singapore. The tournament was the second stage of the qualification structure for the 2015 World Cup as well as part of the wider ICC World Cricket League...

. They had another strong tournament in Division Six, coming runners up and gaining back to back promotions in the process. In 2010 they competed in Division Five
2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Five
The 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Five is a cricket tournament that took place in February, 2010 in Nepal. It is a part of the World Cricket League competition administered by the International Cricket Council, the international governing body for cricket...

 in Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...

,

In November 2009 Bahrain played in the 2009 ACC Twenty20 Cup
2009 ACC Twenty20 Cup
The 2009 ACC Twenty20 Cup was played between 22–30 November 2009 in the United Arab Emirates.The twelve competing teams were: Afghanistan, Bahrain, China, Hong Kong, Kuwait, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore and the UAE....

. They finished bottom of Group B, losing all five of their matches on the process. In the eleventh placed playoff Bahrain defeated China by 93 runs to finish the tournament in eleventh place.

World Cricket League

  • 2009
  • Division Seven
    2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Seven
    The 2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Seven was a cricket tournament held in May 2009 in Guernsey. The tournament was the first stage of qualification structure for the 2015 World Cup as well as part of the wider ICC World Cricket League...

    : Winners
  • Division Six
    2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Six
    The 2009 ICC World Cricket League Division Six was a cricket tournament held from 29 August to 5 September 2009 in Singapore. The tournament was the second stage of the qualification structure for the 2015 World Cup as well as part of the wider ICC World Cricket League...

    : Runners up
  • 2010: Division Five
    2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Five
    The 2010 ICC World Cricket League Division Five is a cricket tournament that took place in February, 2010 in Nepal. It is a part of the World Cricket League competition administered by the International Cricket Council, the international governing body for cricket...

    : 3rd place

The future

In 2012, Bahrain will again take part in Division Five
2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Five
The 2012 ICC World Cricket League Division Five is a cricket tournament due to take place in February 2012. It forms part of the ICC World Cricket League and qualifying for the 2015 Cricket World Cup.The host country for this tournament is Singapore.-Teams:...

 of the World Cricket League.

Current squad

The following list contains the 14 players in pakistan squad for the 2010 ACC Trophy Elite
2010 ACC Trophy Elite
The 2010 ACC Trophy Elite was a cricket tournament in Kuwait, taking place between March 31 and April 9, 2010. It gives Associate and Affiliate members of the Asian Cricket Council experience of international one-day cricket and also helps forms an essential part of regional rankings...

:

  • Fahad Sadeq (Captain
    Captain (cricket)
    The captain of a cricket team often referred to as the skipper is the appointed leader, having several additional roles and responsibilities over and above those of a regular player...

    )
  • Azeem ul Haque
  • Ashraf Yaqoob
  • Imran Sajjad
  • Rizwan Baig
  • Abdul Majeed
  • Adil Hanif
  • dawood abdul rehman
  • sohail hafez
  • Rizwan Matloob
  • Abdul Salam
  • Adnan Butt
  • Kashif Latif (Wicketkeeper)
  • Mohammad Asif
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