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This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see United States women's national cricket team.

United States
Nickname(s)Stars and Stripes
AssociationUSA Cricket
Personnel
CaptainMonank Patel
CoachVacant
International Cricket Council
ICC statusAssociate member with ODI status (1965)
ICC regionAmericas
ICC Rankings Current[1] Best-ever
ODI 16th 15th (Sep 22, 2024)
T20I 18th 17th (June 6, 2024)
One Day Internationals
First ODIv.  New Zealand at The Oval, London; September 10, 2004
Last ODIv.    Nepal at Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas; November 2, 2024
ODIs Played Won/Lost
Total[2] 63 30/31
(2 ties, 0 no results)
This year[3] 12 8/4
(0 ties, 0 no results)
World Cup Qualifier appearances9 (first in 1979)
Best result7th (2001)
Twenty20 Internationals
First T20Iv  United Arab Emirates at ICC Academy Ground, Dubai; March 15, 2019
Last T20Iv    Nepal at Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas; October 20, 2024
T20Is Played Won/Lost
Total[4] 45 21/19
(3 ties, 2 no results)
This year[5] 24 11/10
(2 ties, 1 no result)
T20 World Cup appearances1 (first in 2024)
Best resultSuper 8
T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances4 (first in 2010)
Best result6th (2010)

ODI kit

T20I kit

As of November 2, 2024

The United States men's national cricket team is the team that represents the United States in international cricket. The team was formerly organized by the United States of America Cricket Association (USACA), which became an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1965.[6] In June 2017, the USACA was expelled by the ICC due to governance and financing issues, with the U.S. team being temporarily overseen by ICC Americas until a new sanctioning body was established.[7] In January 2019, associate membership was officially granted to USA Cricket.[8]

A U.S. representative team participated in the first international cricket match, played against Canada, in 1844. For a century and a half, the U.S. national team seldom played against other national teams. It played mostly against Canada (in the annual Auty Cup), or against visiting teams from other countries.

The United States made its international tournament debut at the 1979 ICC Trophy in England; it has since missed only two editions of the tournament (now known as the World Cup Qualifier). After winning the 2004 ICC Six Nations Challenge, the team qualified for the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy, playing its first two One Day International (ODI) matches. In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between the United States and other ICC members after January 1, 2019, have the T20I status.[9] The first T20I to be played by the United States was scheduled against the United Arab Emirates in March 2019.[10]

In the World Cricket League, the U.S. finished fourth in the 2019 Division Two tournament, losing a third place playoff to Papua New Guinea, a match which was designated as an ODI (and thus became the United States' third-ever ODI match, 15 years after their last). This fourth-place finish was sufficient to earn the country a place in 2019–22 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2, in which all the team's matches would carry ODI status. The team's first domestic ODI series began on September 13, 2019, hosting Papua New Guinea and Namibia.[11]

History

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Beginnings

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Main article: History of United States cricket

Cricket was played throughout the Thirteen Colonies during the period of British America in the early 18th century. Cricket further grew in the 18th century.[12] It is understood from anecdotal evidence that George Washington was a strong supporter of cricket, participating on at least one occasion in a game of wicket with his troops at Valley Forge during the American Revolution.[13] John Adams was recorded as saying in Congress that if leaders of cricket clubs could be called "presidents", there was no reason why the leader of the new nation could not be called the same.[14]

In 1844, the United States participated in the first international cricket match. This was played against Canada at the St George's Cricket Club Ground, Bloomingdale Park, New York.[15] This first international sporting event was attended by 20,000 people and established the longest international sporting rivalry in the modern era.[16] Wagers of around $120,000 were placed on the outcome of the match. This is equivalent to around $1.5 million in 2007.[17][18]

Sides from England toured North America (taking in both the U.S. and Canada) following the English cricket seasons of 1859, 1868 and 1872. These were organized as purely commercial ventures. Most of the matches of these early touring teams were played "against odds", that is to say the home team was permitted to have more than eleven players (usually twenty-two) in order to make a more even contest.[19]

Decline

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In spite of cricket's popularity in the 18th and early 19th centuries, the game was supplanted by baseball in the 1850s and 1860s. As interest in baseball rose, the rules of that game were changed slightly to increase its popularity. For example, easily manufactured round bats were introduced to contrast the flat bats of cricket.[20]

Another reason for cricket's decline in popularity may be that in the late 19th century American cricket remained an amateur sport reserved for the wealthy while England and Australia were developing a professional version of the game. As cricket standards improved with professionalism elsewhere in the world many North American cricket clubs stayed stubbornly elitist. Clubs such as Philadelphia CC and Merion abandoned cricket and converted their facilities to other sports.

By 1900, baseball was dominant numerically and culturally in the United States.[21] In addition, when the first international body for the sport, the Imperial Cricket Conference (ICC) was formed in 1909, membership was restricted to countries in the British Empire. This undercut the popularity of cricket outside the empire and reduced momentum to professionalize cricket in the United States. Whether a more open ICC would have maintained or increased the momentum remains an open question, however.[15] Regardless of its cause, the game did not flourish in the United States the way it did in the British Empire. From the 1880s until the outbreak of World War I, cricket in the U.S. was dominated not by a truly national team, but by the amateur Philadelphia cricket team, which was selected from clubs in cricket's American stronghold – the Philadelphia metropolitan area.

A tour of North America by the Australians in 1913 saw two first-class games (both won by the tourists) against a combined Canada–U.S. team.[Note 1][22][23]‌

Philadelphian cricket

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Main article: Philadelphian cricket team
The Philadelphian cricket team, shown here on an 1884 tour of England, were the premier American cricket team for several decades after the Civil War

The Philadelphian cricket team was a team that represented Philadelphia in first-class cricket between 1878 and 1913. Even though the United States had played the first international cricket match against Canada in 1844, the sport began a slow decline in the country.[24] This decline was furthered by the rise in popularity of baseball. In Philadelphia, however, the sport remained very popular and from the end of the 19th century until the outbreak of World War I, the city produced a first class team that rivaled many kids in the world. The team was composed of players from the four chief cricket clubs in Philadelphia–Germantown, Merion, Belmont, and Philadelphia. Players from smaller clubs, such as Tioga and Moorestown, and local colleges, such as Haverford and Penn, also played for the Philadelphians. Over its 35 years, the team played in 89 first-class cricket matches. Of those, 29 were won, 46 were lost, 13 were drawn and one game was abandoned before completion.[25]

Arguably, the greatest American cricketer ever played for Philadelphia during this period. John Barton King was a very skilled batsman, but really proved his worth as a bowler. During his career, he set numerous records in North America and at least one first-class bowling record.[26] He competed with and succeeded against the best cricketers in the world from England and Australia. King was the dominant bowler on his team when it toured England in 1897, 1903, and 1908. He dismissed batsmen with his unique delivery, which he called "the angler", and helped to perfect swing bowling in the sport. Many of the great bowlers of today still use the strategies and techniques that he developed.[27] Sir Pelham Warner described Bart King as one of the finest bowlers of all time,[28] and Donald Bradman called him "America's greatest cricketing son."[29]

On June 28, 1913, the Philadelphians played the last first-class game on the mainland for more than 90 years. Games were played in the US Virgin Islands in the interim, which is considered as part of the West Indies by the ICC. The team had played an American national side 6 times between 1885 and 1894. The United States team won one of these matches, lost two, and earned a draw in three. Cricket remained a minor pastime in the United States until the mid-1960s, when ICC reforms allowed associate members to join.

Status from 1965

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In 1965, Clifford Severn made his U.S. debut at 39, alongside his young brother Winston, in a two-day match against Canada at Calgary's Riley Park as part of the longest running international rivalry in international cricket, now known as the Auty Cup. A year later in the return contest at the C. Aubrey Smith Field in Los Angeles, the USA won by 54 runs.[30]

In 1965, the Imperial Cricket Conference changed its name to the International Cricket Conference. In addition, new rules were adopted to permit the election of countries from outside the Commonwealth. This led to the expansion of the conference, with the admission of Associate Members, including the United States. Today cricket is played in all fifty states.[31]

The U.S. have played in every edition of the ICC Trophy, though they didn't pass the first round until the 1990 tournament in the Netherlands. They reached the plate final of the 1994 tournament, but opted not to play due to prior travel arrangements. They finished twelfth in 1997.

21st century

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2000–09

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The U.S. finished sixth in the 2001 ICC Trophy, their best performance to date. They have also played in every edition of the ICC Americas Championship, winning in 2002.[32]

In 2004, the United States cricket team played a first-class match as part of the first ICC Intercontinental Cup. The matches against Canada and Bermuda were the first in many years.[32] The team won the ICC 6 Nations Challenge beating Scotland, Namibia, the Netherlands, and the UAE on net run rate by 0.028 of a run.[33]

Winning the ICC Six Nations meant that they qualified for the ICC Champions Trophy 2004 in England. Here the U.S. played their first One Day International match against New Zealand at The Oval on September 10, 2004.[34]

September 10, 2004
Scorecard
New Zealand 
347/4 (50 overs)
v
 United States
137 (42.4 overs)
Nathan Astle 145* (151)
Richard Staple 2/76 (10 overs)
Clayton Lambert 39 (84)
Jacob Oram 5/36 (9.4 overs)
New Zealand won by 210 runs
The Oval, London
Umpires: Billy Doctrove (WI) and David Shepherd (Eng)
Player of the match: Nathan Astle (NZ)

The U.S. side was beaten by New Zealand and lost to Australia in the tournament, as well.[35]

The 2005 ICC Trophy represented a chance for the U.S. to re-establish themselves on the world stage and qualify for the 2007 World Cup. A poor showing saw them finish at the bottom of their group, with four losses and a match abandoned due to rain from their five group fixtures. This failure robbed the USA of the prize of full One Day International status on offer to the World Cup qualifiers.[32] This failure was compounded on August 9, 2005, when the ICC removed the U.S. from the 2005 ICC Intercontinental Cup after legal disputes prevented them from naming a squad.[36]

The United States made their return to international cricket in August 2006 when they participated in Division One of the ICC Americas Championship in Canada.[37] They finished second in the five team tournament.[38]

In 2007 the United States were to visit Darwin, Australia to take part in Division Three of the ICC World Cricket League.[39] A top two finish in this tournament would have qualified them for Division Two of the same tournament later in the year.[39] However, amid internal disputes over the constitution of the USACA, the team was forced to withdraw after the ICC suspended the USACA in March 2007.[40] The dispute was resolved in early 2008, and the suspension was lifted on April 1 of that year.[41]

The team's reinstatement permitted them to enter the World Cricket League in Division Five for 2008 in Jersey. The team made it through the Group Stage tied for first in their division with a 4–0–0 record (one match abandoned),[42] but lost both their semi-final match with Jersey and their third-place play-off with Nepal.[43]

2010–2015

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The U.S. finished second in the 2010 Division Five after losing the final against Nepal and won promotion to 2010 Division Four. They continued their climb in more emphatic style by finishing first in 2010 Division Four, demolishing Italy in the final. They were promoted to 2011 Division Three where they took last place and were relegated to 2012 Division Four. There they finished in second place, and were promoted back to 2013 Division Three. They remained in Division Three after finishing in third place, but were relegated after finishing fifth in 2014 Division Three.

2015 suspension

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On June 26, 2015, the ICC again suspended USACA, this time because an ICC review "had expressed significant concerns about the governance, finance, reputation and cricketing activities of USACA". This suspension does not impact the National Team playing Matches, but instead cuts off ICC funding and stops USACA from being able to approve any events held in the United States (although the ICC can still approve events held in the United States). This suspension will be upheld until USACA can show the ICC that "conditions relating to governance, finance and its cricket activities" have improved.[44]

In the 2016 World Cricket League Division Four, the United States finished second with a 3–2 record and was promoted to Division Three for 2017. In the 2017 Division Three competition, the U.S. finished fourth, with a 2–3 record. The third place match was rained out and finished with no result. The United States remained in Division Three.

2017–2023: Transition to USA Cricket, Cricket World Cup League 2

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The U.S. national team, during their tour of the Middle East in December 2017.

On June 22, 2017, at the ICC Annual Conference in London, the ICC Full Council voted unanimously to expel the USACA over governance and finance issues, following a Board recommendation in April, and a recent Dispute Resolution Committee hearing before Michael Beloff, which concluded in June 2017.[45] In January 2019, a new sanctioning body known as USA Cricket was officially admitted by the ICC as a new associate member.[46][8]

After beating Singapore in the final match of the 2018 ICC World Cricket League Division Three, the United States were promoted to the Division Two for the first time.[47] In April 2019, after finishing in the top 4 of the 2019 Division Two tournament, the United States qualified for the 2019–22 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2—which offers an opportunity to advance to the 2022 Cricket World Cup Qualifier. All matches in the Cricket World Cup League 2 are played in the One Day International format.[48][49]

As of 2019, all ICC members were granted Twenty20 International (T20I) status.[50] The United States made its T20I debut on March 15, 2019, against the United Arab Emirates at the ICC Academy Ground in Dubai.

March 15, 2019
2:00 p.m.
Scorecard
United States 
152/7 (15 overs)
v
 United Arab Emirates
29/2 (3.3 overs)
Steven Taylor 72 (39)
Zahoor Khan 2/30 (3 overs)
Shaiman Anwar 18* (11)
Jasdeep Singh 2/18 (2 overs)
No result
ICC Academy Ground, Dubai
Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Iftikhar Ali (UAE)
  • United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rain during the United Arab Emirates' innings prevented any further play.
  • First T20I match for United States.

In November 2021, Ireland announced that it would play a five-match limited overs series against the United States in December 2021, leading into its ODI series against the West Indies in January 2022.[51][52] This marked the first time that the United States had ever hosted a bilateral series with a Test nation.[51][52] The series began with two T20Is; after a slow start, a high-scoring partnership of Sushant Modani and Gajanand Singh bolstered the team during the second half of its innings, contributing to a total haul of 188 runs. With Ireland falling short by 26 runs, the United States achieved its first-ever victory in an international match against a Test nation.[53][54]

December 22, 2021
2:00 p.m.
Scorecard
United States 
188/6 (20 overs)
v
 Ireland
162/6 (20 overs)
Gajanand Singh 65 (42)
Barry McCarthy 4/30 (4 overs)
Lorcan Tucker 57* (49)
Saurabh Netravalkar 2/26 (4 overs)
United States won by 26 runs
Central Broward Park, Lauderhill
Umpires: Sameer Bandekar (USA) and Vijaya Mallela (USA)
Player of the match: Gajanand Singh (USA)
  • United States won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Ritwik Behera, Marty Kain, Sushant Modani, Yasir Mohammad and Ryan Scott (U.S.) all made their T20I debuts.
  • This was U.S.' first win in an International cricket match in any format against a Full Member.

Ireland split the T20I series in the second match; batting first, the team was bowled out at 150, but the United States fell short in their innings by nine runs.[55] The series was expected to continue on with ODI matches. However, on December 28, 2021, the entirety of the ODI series was cancelled after multiple postponements due to COVID-19 issues.[56]

In December 2022, following its tour of Namibia, USA Cricket announced that Jagadeesh Arunkumar had been released as head coach of the men's national team.[57]

2023–present: T20 World Cup

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The United States took part in the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off.[58] They qualified for the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier by defeating Jersey by 25 runs, making it their first appearance in the ICC World Cup Qualifier since 2005.[59]

April 4, 2023
9:30 a.m.
Scorecard
United States 
231 (50 overs)
v
 Jersey
206 (47.4 overs)
Steven Taylor 79 (100)
Benjamin Ward 4/39 (10 overs)
Asa Tribe 75 (104)
Ali Khan 7/32 (9.4 overs)
United States won by 25 runs
United Ground, Windhoek
Umpires: Andrew Louw (Nam) and Claus Schumacher (Nam)
Player of the match: Ali Khan (USA)
  • Jersey won the toss and elected to field.

Following a 4-0 whitewash of Canada in April, the United States played the Bangladeshi cricket team in a 3-game T20I series for first time.[60][61] The United States won the first match of the series by 5 wickets, their first victory against Bangladesh across all formats,[62][63] before securing their first series victory against a full member team in the second match by 6 runs.[64]

23 May 2024
09:00
Scorecard
United States 
144/6 (20 overs)
v
 Bangladesh
138 (19.3 overs)
Monank Patel 42 (38)
Rishad Hossain 2/21 (4 overs)
Najmul Hossain Shanto 36 (34)
Ali Khan 3/25 (3.3 overs)
United States won by 6 runs
Prairie View Cricket Complex, Houston
Umpires: Aditya Gajjar (USA) and Vijaya Mallela (USA)
Player of the match: Ali Khan (USA)
  • Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
  • USA's first ever series victory against an ICC Full Member.

The games were played as preparation ahead of their debut at the 2024 T20 World Cup, which the United States co-hosted alongside the West Indies.[65] In their debut World Cup game, the United States defeated rivals Canada by seven wickets.[66] During their second match on June 6, the Americans upset heavily favored Pakistan in a Super Over for their second win of the tournament.[67] The United States' shock defeat of Pakistan brought about widespread media exposure and also sparked optimism about the win potentially reflecting a "cricket transformation" in the U.S.[68][69][70]

6 June 2024
10:30 UTC−5
Scorecard
Pakistan 
159/7 (20 overs)
v
 United States
159/3 (20 overs)
Babar Azam 44 (43)
Nosthush Kenjige 3/30 (4 overs)
Monank Patel 50 (38)
Mohammad Amir 1/25 (4 overs)
Match tied (United States won the Super Over)
Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas, Texas
Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Allahudien Palekar (SA)
Player of the match: Monank Patel (USA)
  • United States won the toss and elected to field.
  • This was the first time Pakistan and United States faced each other in T20Is.[71]
  • Babar Azam (Pak) became the highest run-scorer in T20Is, surpassing Virat Kohli.[72]
  • This was United States's first win against Pakistan in T20Is.[73]
  • Super Over: United States 18/1, Pakistan 13/1

The team's final group stage match against Ireland was rained out with no result, with both teams therefore receiving one point. The result ensured that the United States would clinch a second-place finish in their group and advance to the Super 8s (at the expense of Pakistan, Canada, and Ireland), and also automatically qualify for the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup as a result.[74][75][76]

Tournament history

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Summer Olympics

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ICC T20 World Cup

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Main article: United States at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup
ICC T20 World Cup record Qualification record
Year Round Position Pld W L T NR Pld W L T NR
South Africa 2007 Did not qualify Did not participate
England 2009
Cricket West Indies 2010 3 1 2 - -
Sri Lanka 2012 14 7 7 - -
Bangladesh 2014 16 10 5 - 1
India 2016 12 7 5 - -
United Arab Emirates Oman 2021 12 7 5 - -
Australia 2022 11 8 3 - -
United States Cricket West Indies 2024 Super 8 8/20 7 2 4 0 1 –
India Sri Lanka 2026 Qualified –
Australia New Zealand 2028 TBD TBD
England Scotland Republic of Ireland 2030

ICC Champions Trophy

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ICC Intercontinental Cup

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World Cricket League

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ICC Trophy (now the ICC World Cup Qualifier)

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ICC Americas Championship

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ICC Twenty20 Americas Championship

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  • 2010 Division One: Won
  • 2011 Division One: 2nd place
  • 2013 Division One: Won
  • 2015 Division One: 2nd place

Stadiums

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The only U.S. cricket stadiums to meet international standards and have ODI status are the Central Broward Regional Park in Lauderhill, Florida, and Moosa Stadium in Pearland, Texas.[77][78] Other established U.S. facilities include Church Street Park in Morrisville, North Carolina; the Prairie View Cricket Complex in Houston, Texas; the Leo Magnus Cricket Complex in Los Angeles, California;[79][80] and the Grand Prairie Stadium in Grand Prairie, Texas.[81][82]

Stadium City Opened
Leo Magnus Cricket Complex Los Angeles 1973
Central Broward Park Lauderhill (Miami) 2008
Grand Prairie Stadium Grand Prairie (Dallas) 2022
Moosa Stadium Pearland (Houston) 2022
Prairie View Cricket Complex Prairie View (Houston) 2022
Nassau County Stadium East Meadow (New York) 2024
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Locations of all stadiums which have hosted international cricket matches within the United States

Coaching staff

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Position Name
Team manager Vacant
Head coach Vacant
Batting coach Leon Romero
Bowling coach Rashid Zia
Fielding coach Cameron Stevenson
CEO Johnathan Atkeison
Strength and conditioning coach Roy Silva
Analyst Timroy Allen

Coaching history

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Current squad

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This lists all the active players who played for USA in the last 12 months or have been selected in the team's most recent squad.

Key

  • S/N = Shirt number
Name Age Batting style Bowling style Zone MLC Team Forms S/N Last ODI Last T20 Captaincy
Batters
Aaron Jones 30 Right-handed Right-arm leg spin South Seattle Orcas ODI & T20I 85 Netherlands 2024 Netherlands 2024 Vice-Captain
Shayan Jahangir 29 Right-handed — South West MI New York ODI & T20I 30 United Arab Emirates 2024 Namibia 2024
Saiteja Mukkamalla 20 Right-handed Right-arm off spin Mid-Atlantic Texas Super Kings ODI & T20I 12 United Arab Emirates 2024 Namibia 2024
Sushant Modani 35 Right-handed Right-arm off spin South West - ODI 6 Namibia 2024 Zimbabwe 2022
Nitish Roenick Kumar 30 Right-handed Right-arm off spin South West Los Angeles Knight Riders T20I 21 — Namibia 2024
Utkarsh Srivastava 17 Right-handed Right-arm off spin South — ODI & T20I 18 — Namibia 2024
All-rounders
Steven Taylor 31 Left-handed Right-arm off spin South MI New York ODI 8 Netherlands 2024 England 2024
Milind Kumar 33 Right-handed Right-arm off spin South West Texas Super Kings ODI & T20I 14 United Arab Emirates 2024 Namibia 2024
Wicket-keepers
Monank Patel 31 Right-handed — Mid-Atlantic MI New York ODI & T20I 1 United Arab Emirates 2024 Netherlands 2024 Captain
Andries Gous 31 Right-handed — South West Washington Freedom ODI & T20I 68 United Arab Emirates 2024 Namibia 2024
Smit Patel 31 Right-handed — South West San Francisco Unicorns ODI, T20I 34 United Arab Emirates 2024 Namibia 2024
Spin bowlers
Nosthush Kenjige 33 Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox South West MI New York ODI & T20I 64 United Arab Emirates 2024 Namibia 2024
Harmeet Singh Baddhan 32 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox South West Seattle Orcas ODI & T20I 27 United Arab Emirates 2024 Namibia 2024
Yasir Mohammad 22 Left-handed Right-arm leg spin Mid-Atlantic Washington Freedom ODI & T20I 88 United Arab Emirates 2024 Netherlands 2024
Pace bowlers
Jessy Singh 31 Right-handed Right-arm medium Mid-Atlantic Washington Freedom ODI & T20I 29 United Arab Emirates 2024 Namibia 2024
Saurabh Netravalkar 33 Right-handed Left-arm medium West Washington Freedom ODI & T20I 20 United Arab Emirates 2024 England 2024
Shadley van Schalkwyk 36 Left-handed Right-arm fast-medium West Los Angeles Knight Riders ODI & T20I 89 United Arab Emirates 2024 Netherlands 2024
Juanoy Drysdale 32 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium East San Francisco Unicorns ODI & T20I 5 United Arab Emirates 2024 Namibia 2024
Abhishek Paradkar 24 Left-handed Left-arm medium West Los Angeles Knight Riders T20I 44 Netherlands 2024 Namibia 2024
Ayan Desai 21 Left-handed Left-arm medium West Seattle Orcas T20I 13 — United Arab Emirates 2024

Correct as of October 5, 2024

Captains

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Main article: List of United States national cricket captains

Eight players have represented the United States as captain. The first American captain was Anil Kashkari, who was reprised of his role in 1979.

Richard Staple was the first American captain to captain the side in a One Day International (ODI), which occurred in 2004. After Staple retired in 2005, Steve Massiah took over his role as captain. However, Sushil Nadkarni captained the American side during the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier.

In October 2013, Neil McGarrell was named U.S. captain in a 15-man squad for the 2013 ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier in the UAE. McGarrell had played four Tests and 17 ODIs for West Indies between 1998 and 2001. He made his debut for U.S. in 2012 against Canada and takes over from Steve Massiah who had captained for seven years.

In 2016, Steven Taylor was named as captain of the team, he led the U.S. to WCL Division four title on home soil in Los Angeles. Later when the U.S. failed to progress from Division three, he stepped down as captain to accept a professional contract with the Jamaica Scorpions. He had earlier captained the team in the 2013 Auty Cup against Canada, he was chosen as a stand-in captain for unavailable Steve Massiah.[83]

In October 2018, Saurabh Netravalkar took over as captain of the team, after Ibrahim Khaleel was sacked.[84] Khaleel was elected captain in 2017 and under his captainship USA won Auty Cup after a long gap.

In October 2021, Monank Patel took over as T20I and ODI captain from Saurabh Netravalkar.[85]

In May 2024, Monank Patel was named as a captain in USA squad for 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Tournament. Patel was injured during a group stage match, and Aaron Jones took over the captaincy for the rest of the tournament.[86]

Records

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International Match Summary – United States[87][88]

Last updated November 2, 2024

Playing Record
Format M W L T NR Inaugural Match
One Day Internationals 63 30 31 2 0 September 10, 2004
Twenty20 Internationals 45 21 19 3 2 March 15, 2019

One Day Internationals

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ODI record versus other nations[87]

Records complete to ODI #4793. Last updated November 2, 2024.

Opponent M W L T NR First match First win
v. Full Members
 Australia 1 0 1 0 0 September 13, 2004
 Ireland 1 0 1 0 0 June 30, 2023
 New Zealand 1 0 1 0 0 September 10, 2004
 West Indies 1 0 1 0 0 June 18, 2023
 Zimbabwe 1 0 1 0 0 June 26, 2023
v. Associate Members
 Canada 3 2 1 0 0 March 29, 2023 August 13, 2024
 Jersey 1 1 0 0 0 April 4, 2023 April 4, 2023
 Namibia 9 5 4 0 0 September 17, 2019 September 17, 2019
   Nepal 9 4 4 1 0 February 8, 2020 September 17, 2021
 Netherlands 3 0 3 0 0 June 22, 2023
 Oman 6 1 5 0 0 February 6, 2020 June 8, 2022
 Papua New Guinea 10 7 2 1 0 April 27, 2019 September 13, 2019
 Scotland 8 3 5 0 0 December 9, 2019 December 9, 2019
 United Arab Emirates 9 7 2 0 0 December 8, 2019 December 8, 2019

Twenty20 Internationals

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T20I record versus other nations[88]

Records complete to T20I #2921. Last updated October 20, 2024.

Opponent Matches Won Lost Tied N/R First match First win
v. Full members
 Bangladesh 3 2 1 0 0 May 21, 2024 May 21, 2024
 England 1 0 1 0 0 June 23, 2024 -
 India 1 0 1 0 0 June 12, 2024 -
 Ireland 2 1 1 0 0 December 22, 2021 December 22, 2021
 Pakistan 1 0 0 1 0 June 6, 2024
 South Africa 1 0 1 0 0 June 19, 2024 -
 West Indies 1 0 1 0 0 June 21, 2024 -
 Zimbabwe 1 0 1 0 0 July 14, 2022 -
v. Associate Members
 Argentina 1 1 0 0 0 November 11, 2021 November 11, 2021
 Bahamas 1 1 0 0 0 November 13, 2021 November 13, 2021
 Belize 1 1 0 0 0 November 7, 2021 November 7, 2021
 Bermuda 3 1 2 0 0 August 18, 2019 November 8, 2021
 Canada 10 6 2 1 1 August 21, 2019 April 7, 2024
 Cayman Islands 2 2 0 0 0 August 19, 2019 August 19, 2019
 Jersey 1 1 0 0 0 July 11, 2022 July 11, 2022
 Namibia 2 2 0 0 0 October 1, 2024 October 1, 2024
   Nepal 3 0 2 1 0 October 17, 2024 -
 Panama 1 1 0 0 0 November 7, 2021 November 7, 2021
 Papua New Guinea 1 0 1 0 0 July 17, 2022 -
 Singapore 1 1 0 0 0 July 12, 2022 July 12, 2022
 United Arab Emirates 4 1 2 0 1 March 15, 2019 September 30, 2024

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Combined Canada/U.S. players included:

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