The Bulgaria women's national cricket team represents the country of Bulgaria in international Women's cricket. The team is organised by the Bulgarian Cricket Federation, which became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2008.[4]
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| Association | Bulgarian Cricket Federation | |||||||||
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| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Associate member[1] (2017) Affiliate member (2008) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Europe | |||||||||
| Women's Twenty20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First WT20I | v.  Serbia at Lisicji Jarak Cricket Ground, Belgrade; 12 October 2024 | |||||||||
| Last WT20I | v.  Greece at Marina Ground, Corfu; 27 October 2024 | |||||||||
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| As of 27 October 2024 | ||||||||||
In April 2018, the ICC granted full Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Bulgaria women and other ICC members after 1 July 2018 will be a full WT20I.[5]
History
editThe game of cricket was introduced into Bulgaria in the early 20th century by English diplomats and was played in the American college in the centre of Southwest Bulgaria – Blagoevgrad. The new history of Bulgarian cricket began in 2002 with the official foundation of the Bulgarian Cricket Federation, which was as a result of the efforts of a few enthusiastic sportsmen, captivated by the game. At the same meeting members appointed prof. Nikolay Kolev as a president of the federation. Based at Bulgaria's National Sports Agency in the capital city of Sofia, the BCF has ten member clubs with juniors, seniors and universities male and female teams, which compete in an annual league and other national and regional tournaments.[6]
Bulgaria women played their first T20I match when they toured Serbia during October 2024.
Records and statistics
editInternational Match Summary — Bulgaria Women
Last updated 27 October 2024[7]
| Playing Record | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twenty20 Internationals | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12 October 2024 |
Twenty20 International
editT20I record versus other nations
Records complete to WT20I #2113. Last updated 27 October 2024.[7]
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greece |
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 October 2024 | |
| Serbia |
4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 October 2024 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ireland and Afghanistan ICC newest full members amid wide-ranging governance reform". International Cricket Council. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "WT20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "WT20I matches - 2024 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ Bulgaria Archived 2015-03-28 at the Wayback Machine – International Cricket Council. Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ "All T20I matches to get international status". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
- ^ "Bulgarian Cricket History". Retrieved 28 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Records / Bulgaria Women / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo.
External links
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