Scotland national cricket team
| Nickname | The Scots/ Scottish Saltires | |||||||||
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| Association | Cricket Scotland | |||||||||
| Personnel | ||||||||||
| Captain | Richie Berrington | |||||||||
| Coach | Owen Dawkins | |||||||||
| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Associate Member with ODI status (1994) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Europe | |||||||||
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| One Day Internationals | ||||||||||
| First ODI | v. Australia at New Road, Worcester; 16 May 1999 | |||||||||
| Last ODI | v. Namibia at Maple Leaf North-West Ground, King City; 4 September 2025 | |||||||||
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| World Cup appearances | 3 (first in 1999) | |||||||||
| Best result | Group stage (1999, 2007, 2015) | |||||||||
| World Cup Qualifier appearances | 7 (first in 1997) | |||||||||
| Best result | Champions (2005, 2014) | |||||||||
| T20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First T20I | v. Pakistan at Kingsmead, Durban; 12 September 2007 | |||||||||
| Last T20I | v. Nepal at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai; 17 February 2026 | |||||||||
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| T20 World Cup appearances | 7 (first in 2007) | |||||||||
| Best result | Super 12 (2021) | |||||||||
| T20 World Cup Qualifier appearances | 7 (first in 2008) | |||||||||
| Best result | Champions (2015, 2023) | |||||||||
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| As of 17 February 2026 | ||||||||||
The Scotland men's national cricket team represents the country of Scotland in international cricket and is administered by Cricket Scotland. They compete in international competitions organised by the International Cricket Council (ICC), including the Cricket World Cup and the ICC Men's T20 World Cup. They play most of their home matches at The Grange, Edinburgh, as well as at other venues around Scotland.
Scotland's history in cricket dates back to the 18th century, and during the 19th and 20th centuries they frequently played touring teams and counties. In 1992, the Scottish Cricket Union severed links with the ECB and in 1994 they became Associate Members of the International Cricket Council (ICC). The Scottish Cricket Union changed its name to Cricket Scotland in 2001.
Scotland have played in three ODI World Cups (1999, 2007 and 2015) and five T20 World Cup tournaments (2007, 2009, 2016, 2021 and 2022). However, their first win in either of these events did not come until they beat Hong Kong in the 2016 T20 World Cup. Scotland have played in every ICC Intercontinental Cup tournament, winning the inaugural edition in 2004. In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Scotland and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 are a full T20I.