Romania national cricket team


The Romania national cricket team represents the country of Romania in international cricket. Cricket was played in Romania between 1893 and 1930. In recent years the game has begun to grow again, particularly in Bucharest, Timișoara and Cluj-Napoca. In July 2010, they played in a European Twenty20 tournament which was held in Skopje, Macedonia. On 29 June 2013, Romania was granted affiliate status by the International [Cricket Council] and are therefore entitled to participate in ICC official events. In 2017, they became an List of [International Cricket Council members|associate member].
As in a number of European countries, the game is dominated by expatriates from traditional cricket-playing nations in the Indian subcontinent and the Commonwealth of Nations. The main ground of the team for national and international matches is at Moara Vlăsiei, 26 km away from the Bucharest city centre. It was built between 2011 and 2013 and is the only turf cricket ground in Central and Eastern Europe.
Romania won the 2021 Sofia Twenty20 cup, where they defeated Bulgaria in the final. They have been gaining prominence in the European cricket scene, with their performances improving in recent seasons.

History

2018-Present

In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Romania and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I.
Romania played its first T20I match against Austria on 29 August 2019 during the 2019 [Continental Cup |2019 Continental Cup] in Romania.
Romania are scheduled to make their debut in an ICC event, when they take part in the 2020–21 [ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifier|Europe Qualifier] tournament in 2021.

International grounds

Tournament history

Sofia Twenty20

This lists all the players who have played for Romania in the past 12 months or has been part of the latest T20I squad.
''Updated as on 16 June 2024''

Records

International Match Summary — Romania
''Last updated 19 October 2025.''

Twenty20 International

Most T20I runs for Romania
PlayerRunsAverageCareer span
Ramesh Satheesan1,43634.192019–2025
Taranjeet Singh1,35134.642021–2025
Vasu Saini1,05830.222019–2025
Sivakumar Periyalwar57023.752019–2025
Satvik Nadigotla42215.622019–2024

Most T20I wickets for Romania
PlayerWicketsAverageCareer span
Taranjeet Singh5217.842021–2025
Manmeet Koli4419.092022–2025
Vasu Saini4425.562020–2025
Ijaz Hussain3816.812019–2025
Shantanu Vashisht2819.922019–2025

T20I record versus other nations
''Records complete to T20I #3531. Last updated 19 October 2025.''