Germany national cricket team
The German national cricket team is the men's team that represents Germany in international cricket. The German Cricket Federation, which organises the team, has been an associate member of the International Cricket Council since 1999, having previously been an affiliate member from 1991. The team made its international debut against Denmark in 1989, playing as West Germany. It has since played regularly in European Cricket Championship tournaments, as well as twice in the lower divisions of the World Cricket League. In 2001, Germany also competed in the ICC Trophy for the first and only time. In 2022, they played their first T20 World Cup Global Qualifier.
History
Germany became an affiliate member of the ICC in 1991. As West Germany, the country had played its first internationals in 1989, a two-match series against Denmark. The team made its international tournament debut in 1990, at the European Cricketer Cup in Guernsey. They hosted that tournament in 1996, playing against France, Portugal, and Sweden, and finished as runners up in the 1997 tournament after losing to France by one run in the final, the winning run being scored by David Bordes whilst he had a skull fracture. The Wisden Cricketers' Almanack later listed the final as one of the 100 best matches of the 20th century.In 1998, Germany competed in the European Championship for the first time and finished seventh. They became an associate member of the ICC the following year and played in Division Two of the European Championship in 2000, finishing as runners-up to Gibraltar.
They played at the 2001 ICC Trophy in Canada, their first and, to date, only appearance in the ICC Trophy. They failed to progress beyond the first round and again finished as runners up to Gibraltar in Division Two of the European Championship the following year. They also played in Division Two in 2004, finishing third, and in 2006, again finishing third.
2018–Present
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Germany and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 have had the full T20I status.In September 2018, Germany qualified from Group A of the 2018–19 ICC World Twenty20 Europe Qualifier to the Regional Finals of the tournament.
Germany played their first Twenty20 Internationals in May 2019, when they travelled to Brussels for three matches against Belgium, and then two matches against Italy in the Netherlands later the same month. These matches provided the team with some preparation ahead of the ICC World T20 European regional qualifier finals that were played in June 2019.
Tournament history
ICC Twenty20 World Cup Qualifiers
ICC Twenty20 World Cup Europe Regional Final
European Cricket Championship
European Cricket Championship Division Two
Other tournaments
Current squad
Updated as of 3 July 2025This lists all the players who were part of the German squad for 2025 Malawi Quad Nations T20 Cup.
Coaching staff
International grounds
| Ground | City | State | Capacity | Matches hosted | Notes |
| Bayer Uerdingen Cricket Ground | Krefeld | North Rhine-Westphalia | 2,000 | T20Is, ICC qualifiers | Main international venue; hosted ICC Men's T20 World Cup Europe Qualifiers |
| National Performance Centre, Krefeld | Krefeld | North Rhine-Westphalia | 1,500 | T20Is | High-performance centre and alternate national ground |
| Rudi-Stephan-Gymnasium Ground | Mainz | Rhineland-Palatinate | 1,000 | Youth, dev matches | Occasionally used for development-level internationals |
Records and statistics
International Match Summary — Germany''Last updated 13 July 2025''
Twenty20 International
- Germany's highest score: 220/4 v. Sweden on 9 July 2024 at Bayer Uerdingen Cricket Ground, Krefeld.
- Highest individual score: 107, Musaddiq Ahmed v. Malawi on 13 July 2025 at TCA Oval, Blantyre.
- Best bowling figures in an innings: 5/19, Fayaz Khan v. Norway on 11 July 2024 at Bayer Uerdingen Cricket Ground, Krefeld.
| Player | Runs | Average | Career span |
| Harmanjot Singh | 711 | 22.93 | 2019–2025 |
| Venkatraman Ganesan | 577 | 18.61 | 2019–2024 |
| Vijayshankar Chikkannaiah | 575 | 23.00 | 2019–2023 |
| Talha Khan | 532 | 23.13 | 2019–2023 |
| Michael Richardson | 511 | 30.05 | 2019–2023 |
Most T20I wickets for Germany
| Player | Wicket | Average | Career span |
| Muslim Yar | 62 | 17.66 | 2019–2025 |
| Ghulam Ahmadi | 55 | 20.47 | 2021–2025 |
| Elam Bharathi | 46 | 14.60 | 2020–2023 |
| Sahir Naqash | 43 | 15.34 | 2019–2023 |
| Dieter Klein | 28 | 19.14 | 2020–2023 |
T20I record versus other nations
''Records complete to T20I #3313. Last updated 13 July 2025.''