The Austria national cricket team () is the men's team that represents the Republic of Austria in international cricket. The team is organised by the Austrian Cricket Association (ACA), which became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1992 and an associate member in 2017.
The Austria national team made its international debut in 1990, at the European Cricketer Cup in Guernsey. It has since regularly competed in European Cricket Council tournaments, usually in the lower divisions, and also often plays bilateral series against other European sides.Other matches played by Austria – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
History Cricket was played by English gardeners, tradesmen and bank staff working in Vienna at the end of the 19th century. In 1894, the Vienna Cricket and Football-Club was founded. However cricket then disappeared in Austria until after the Second World War, when it was played recreationally by British occupying troops.
The modern era of Austrian cricket began in May 1975, when the Australian Kerry Tattersall introduced the game to his pupils at the Wiener Handelsakademie (Viennese Commercial Academy) where he was teaching English, and formed the Vienna Cricket Club. Early opponents came from the United Nations (United Nations CC) and diplomatic services (Five Continents CC), and these founder clubs survive to this day.
Cricket in Austria predominantly remains Vienna-based: 11 of the 18 member clubs are based in Vienna. CC Velden '91 is the oldest non-Viennese club, operating since 1991. The latest addition to the ACA is ASKÖ Steyr CC from Upper Austria.
2018–present In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Austria and other ICC members since 1 January 2019 have the full T20I status.
Austria played its first T20I match against Romania on 29 August 2019 during the 2019 Continental Cup in Romania.
Tournament history T20 World Cup Europe Regional Final ICC T20 World Cup Europe Regional Final recordsYearRoundPositionGPWLTNR 2019Did not qualify 2021 2023Round-robin7/760501 2025Did not qualify Total1/40 Title 60501
Other tournaments T20 World Cup Europe Sub-regional Qualifiers European Cricket Championship European T20 Championship 2019 (Group A): 3rd place 2023: Winners (Advanced to regional final) 2024: 3rd place 2002 (Division Two): 6th place 2009 (Division Four): 3rd place 2017 (Division One): 4th place 2011: Div 2: Runners-up Div 1: 8th place 2013 (Division One): 6th place 2014 (Division Two): 3rd place
The Austria national team has participated in a considerable number of international tournaments, including hosting three tournaments since 2000:
YearEvent and locationParticipating nationsNo.2000 ECC (European Cricket Council) Representative Festival Norway, Slovenia, Croatia, Finland, Austria52001ECC Trophy in Seebarn and VeldenSweden, Malta, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Greece, Belgium, Austria, Croatia, Finland102002 ECC European Cricket Championships, B Division in Northern IrelandAustria, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Israel, Portugal62003 ECC Notts Sport Trophy in Seebarn and MarkomannenstrasseMalta, Portugal, Spain, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Greece, Belgium, Croatia, Finland, Austria, Norway11
Austria have been placed in Division Five of the newly expanded European Championship from 2008.
Grounds
Current squad Updated as of 23 August 2025.
This lists all the players who were part of the Austrian squad for the 2025 home series against Belgium.
Name Age Batting style Bowling style Last T20I Notes Batters Armaan Randhawa Right-handed 2025 Zeshan Arif Right-handed Leg break 2025 All-rounder Aqib Iqbal Right-handed Right-arm medium 2025 Captain Bilal Zalmai Right-handed Right-arm off break 2025 Ranjit Singh Right-handed Right-arm medium 2025 Karanbir Singh Right-handed Right-arm medium 2025 Zeeshan Goraya Right-handed Right-arm medium 2025 Wicket-keeper Amar Naeem Right-handed 2025 Mehar Cheema Right-handed 2025 Pace Bowlers Hamid Safi Right-handed Right-arm medium 2025 Saad Cheema Right-handed Right-arm medium 2025 Baseer Khan Right-handed Right-arm medium 2025 Sahel Zadran Right-handed Right-arm medium 2025 Umair Tariq Right-handed Right-arm medium 2025 Waqar Zalmai Right-handed Right-arm medium 2025 Ziaurahman Shinwari Right-handed Right-arm medium 2025
Club cricket There are three club competitions within Austria: the ACA (Austrian Cricket Association) League, and ACA Trophy (north & south).
The ACA League comprises (in 2006) 14 teams, 10 of which are based in Vienna. The ACA Trophy sometimes includes teams from outside Austria, for example from Poland and the Czech Republic.
Records
International Match Summary — Austria
Last updated 30 July 2026. Playing Record Format M W L T NR Inaugural Match Twenty20 Internationals 108 67 38 0 3 29 August 2019
Twenty20 International
Highest team total: 322/7 v Hungary, 28 June 2026 at GB Oval, Sződliget Highest individual score: 164, Karanbir Singh v Hungary, 28 June 2026 at GB Oval, Sződliget Best individual bowling figures: 5/5, Aqib Iqbal v Belgium, 24 July 2021 at Royal Brussels Cricket Club, Waterloo
Most T20I runs for Austria PlayerRunsAverageCareer spanKaranbir Singh 2,616 45.89 2024–2026Bilal Zalmai 1,904 29.75 2019–2026Razmal Shigiwal 1,301 31.73 2019–2025Aqib Iqbal 1,297 24.01 2019–2026Mark Simpson-Parker 640 22.06 2019–2025
Most T20I wickets for Austria PlayerWicketsAverageCareer spanAqib Iqbal 103 21.66 2019–2026Bilal Zalmai 85 21.94 2019–2026Umair Tariq 65 16.61 2021–2026Waqar Zalmai 49 24.83 2021–2026Abdullah Akbarjan 45 15.86 2019–2024
T20I record versus other nations
Records complete to T20I #4053. Last updated 30 July 2026. Opponent M W L T NR First match First win v. Full members 1 0 1 0 0 23 July 2023 vs Associate Members 12 8 4 0 0 24 July 2021 25 July 2021 1 1 0 0 0 30 July 2022 30 July 2022 1 1 0 0 0 23 May 2026 2 1 1 0 0 14 March 2026 16 March 2026 8 7 1 0 0 30 August 2019 30 August 2019 1 0 1 0 0 24 July 2023 1 0 1 0 0 11 June 2026 3 2 1 0 0 16 June 2024 16 June 2024 11 2 9 0 0 9 June 2022 10 June 2022 2 1 1 0 0 27 July 2022 27 July 2022 11 8 2 0 1 4 June 2022 4 June 2022 3 0 2 0 1 9 July 2023 2 2 0 0 0 10 June 2024 10 June 2024 1 0 1 0 0 20 July 2023 7 6 1 0 0 31 August 2019 31 August 2019 4 3 1 0 0 3 February 2025 3 February 2025 7 5 2 0 0 31 July 2022 31 July 2022 1 1 0 0 0 12 June 2024 12 June 2024 11 5 5 0 1 29 August 2019 25 July 2025 1 0 1 0 0 25 July 2023 6 6 0 0 0 25 July 2022 25 July 2022 4 3 1 0 0 30 May 2025 30 May 2025 5 3 2 0 0 10 June 2022 10 June 2022 2 2 0 0 0 31 August 2019 31 August 2019
See also List of Austria Twenty20 International cricketers Austria women's national cricket team List of International Cricket Council members
Notes
References
External links
Austrian Cricket Association Cricinfo – Austria Afghans' cricket in Austria