Seychelles national cricket team
The Seychelles national cricket team represents the country in international cricket. It is organised by the Seychelles Cricket Association (SCA) which became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2010 and an associate member in 2017.[1]
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| Association | Seychelles Cricket Association | |||||||||
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| Personnel | ||||||||||
| Captain | Kaushal Patel | |||||||||
| Coach | Ramesh Venkateshwarlu | |||||||||
| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Associate member[1] (2017) Affiliate member (2011) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Africa | |||||||||
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| International cricket | ||||||||||
| First international | v  Mali at Accra, Ghana; 24 February 2011 | |||||||||
| Twenty20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First T20I | v  Ghana at Gahanga International Cricket Stadium, Kigali; 16 October 2021 | |||||||||
| Last T20I | v  Uganda at IPRC Cricket Ground, Kigali; 22 October 2021 | |||||||||
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| As of 23 January 2022 | ||||||||||
History
Following the surrender of the Seychelles to the British Empire in the 1814 Treaty of Paris, then one can assume the game was played in some capacity in the 19th century. Following the independence of the Seychelles from the United Kingdom in 1979, the game on the islands went into decline.
Recently the game has seen an upsurge in popularity, mostly fuelled by expat communities on the island from cricket playing nations, but also involving local people. Until a few years ago the Seychelles played the Maldives and Maurindia of Mauritius in a triangular tournament.
In March 2010, SCA president Jonathon Paul declared the country's intention to apply for affiliate membership of the International Cricket Council (ICC).[5] This was granted, with the Seychelles being recognised as the 105th member of the ICC.[6] Shortly after becoming a member of the ICC, Paul announced plans to build an international standard cricket ground to encourage the growth of cricket in the Seychelles. Land on Perseverance Island was set aside for its construction.[7]
Seychelles made its international debut at the 2011 ICC Africa Twenty20 Division Three tournament in Ghana.[8] The team won its first three matches, against Mali, Gambia and Morocco, ultimately losing to Rwanda by eight runs in the tournament final.[9] Seychelles finished runner-up to Zambia at the 2012 ICC Africa Twenty20 Division Three tournament. The team was captained by Kaushal Patel and played eight matches in five days, winning six and losing two games, both to Zambia. They notably defended a total of 71 runs against Cameroon, winning by nine runs, and defeated Saint Helena in a super over with a six off the last ball.[10]
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between the Seychelles and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I.[11]
Records and Statistics
International Match Summary — Seychelles[12]
Last updated 22 October 2021
| Playing Record | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twenty20 Internationals | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 October 2021 |
Twenty20 International
T20I record versus other nations[12]
Records complete to T20I #1344. Last updated 22 October 2021.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| vs Associate Members | |||||||
 Eswatini | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 October 2021 | 20 October 2021 |
| Ghana | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 October 2021 | |
 Lesotho | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 October 2021 | 17 October 2021 |
 Malawi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 October 2021 | |
 Rwanda | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 October 2021 | |
| Uganda | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 22 October 2021 | |
References
- "Ireland and Afghanistan ICC newest full members amid wide-ranging governance reform". International Cricket Council. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
- "T20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- "T20I matches - 2022 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- Seychelles apply for Affiliate membership of the ICC
- ICC Seychelles page Archived 2010-08-31 at the Library of Congress Web Archives
- Seychelles announce plans for new cricket ground
- "Miscellaneous matches played by Seychelles". CricketArchive. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-06-05. Retrieved 2013-02-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - "Cricket: ICC T20 World Cup-Division three runners-up Seychelles get ready for division two qualifiers". Seychelles Nation. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
- "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- "Records / Seychelles / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
