Mexico national cricket team
The Mexican national cricket team represents Mexico in international cricket. They became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council in 2004. Their international debut was in 2006 against Costa Rica. The team made their ICC Americas Championship debut in June 2010 and in 2011 participated in the ICC Americas Division 3 tournament in Costa Rica. Mexico has also participated in the South American Championship in 2014 and 2018, winning the title on both occasions. In 2017, they became an associate member of the ICC.
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Mexico and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 have the full T20I status.
History
Mexico became an affiliate member of the ICC in 2004. Their first international match was played on 19 March 2006 in the Central American Cricket Championship against Costa Rica who they beat. Prior to this there had been teams based in Mexico City that had played against Belize but these were not recognised as international fixtures. Having beaten Costa Rica in the tournament they then lost to Belize finishing second.In 2007, Mexico hosted the Central American Cricket Championship and won it by defeating Costa Rica and El Salvador.
In 2008, Mexico travelled to El Salvador to take part in the 2nd Easter Cup. They finished second, losing to Belize but winning easily against El Salvador.
Mexico took part in the 3rd Central American Championship in 2009 in Panama under the new Twenty20 format. Mexico performed well in the tournament, winning all but one of their matches and even defeating close rivals Belize in a close fought match. As a result, they finished 2nd in the tournament.
In 2011, Mexico competed in the ICC Division 3 Americas tournament in Costa Rica finishing in 4th place.
In 2012, a youthful Mexico team participated in the 4th Volcano Cup in El Salvador finishing runners up to the hosts after defeating Guatemala.
2018-present
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Mexico and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 have the full T20I status.Mexico played their first ever Twenty20 International match against Belize in the 2019 Central American Cricket Championship.
Grounds
- Reforma Athletic Club, Naucalpan
- Las Cabellerizas Cricket Ground, Dos Ríos, Mexico
Current squad
Updated as on 17 April 2025This lists all the active players who played for Mexico in the 2025 Men's Central American Championship.
Records
International match summary — Mexico''Last updated 2 November 2025''
Twenty20 International
- Highest team total: 134/7 v Costa Rica on 26 April 2019 at Reforma Athletic Club, Naucalpan.
- Highest individual score: 61*, Kaushal Kumar Ahuja v Turks and Caicos Islands on 18 April 2025 at Clayton, Panama City.
- Best individual bowling figures: 6/14, Pratik Singh Bais v Costa Rica on 14 April 2024 at Los Reyes Polo Club, Guácima.
| Player | Runs | Average | Career span |
| Shantanu Kaveri | 388 | 19.40 | 2019–2025 |
| Luis Hermida | 235 | 15.66 | 2019–2025 |
| Praveen Santhanakrishnan | 262 | 14.55 | 2024–2025 |
| Shashikant Hirugade | 199 | 9.04 | 2019–2025 |
| Tarun Sharma | 176 | 22.00 | 2019–2023 |
Most T20I wickets for Mexico
| Player | Wickets | Average | Career span |
| Pratik Singh Bais | 29 | 10.89 | 2023–2025 |
| Shoaib Rafiq | 23 | 8.39 | 2023–2024 |
| Shashikant Hirugade | 23 | 16.86 | 2019–2025 |
| Luis Hermida | 20 | 15.15 | 2019–2025 |
| Revanakumar Ankad | 19 | 18.05 | 2019–2025 |
T20I record versus other nations
''Records complete to T20I #3554. Last updated 2 November 2025.''