The Costa Rica national cricket team represents Costa Rica in international cricket. The team is organised by the Costa Rica Cricket Federation, which became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2002Costa Rica at CricketArchive.com and an associate member in 2017. Costa Rica's first recorded international match came in April 2002, when it toured Panama and played against the Panamanian national side.Men's Cricket: 2002 results (ICC associates and affiliates). Retrieved 4 September 2015. The team's first international tournament was the inaugural edition of the Central American Championships, played in Belize in 2006. It has since regularly fielded teams in that tournament, and also made its debut in ICC Americas tournaments in 2010, at the 2010 Division Four event in Mexico.Other matches played by Costa Rica – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Costa Rica and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 have the T20I status.
History
Cricket was introduced in Costa Rica during the late 1800s by Jamaican immigrants coming to construct the country's railways. The sport continued to be played among the Afro-Caribbean population in the Caribbean coastal areas but its popularity began to decline.Englishmen seek to rejuvenate Caribbean cricket at A.M. Costa Rica In recent years, however, more Costa Ricans are being introduced to the game and interest in the game is starting to grow.
Costa Rica became an affiliate member of the ICC in 2002. Their first international match was played on 18 March 2006 in the Central American Cricket Championship against Belize to whom they lost. They also lost their game against Mexico, finishing third in the tournament.
Costa Rica also took part in the 2007 Central American Cricket Championship, losing to Mexico but recording their first international win against El Salvador and finishing second in the competition.
In 2008, Costa Rica took part in the inaugural Easter Cup, an international Twenty20 tournament, against hosts Nicaragua and El Salvador. Costa Rica dominated the tournament defeating both of the other sides. The second Easter Cup was held in the December of the same year. Costa Rica finished third beating El Salvador but losing to Belize.
The following year, Costa Rica took part in the third Central American Championship, which they also hosted. They finished fourth out of the five participating teams. Their only win in the new Twenty20 format was against El Salvador who they beat by 10 wickets.
2018-Present In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Costa Rica and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 have the full T20I status.
Costa Rica played their first ever Twenty20 International match against Panama in 2019 Central American Cricket Championship.
In 2024, cricket made its debut in Costa Rica's National Games as an exhibition sport.
Grounds
Tournament history South American Championship South American Cricket Championship recordsYearRoundPositionGPWLTNR1995—2017Did not participate 2018Round-robin3/874300 2019Did not participate 2022 2023 2024Total1/19– 74300
Other tournaments ICC Americas Championship Central American Championship 2000–2008: Did not participate 2009–10 (Division four): 3rd place 2011 (Division three): 5th place 2006: 3rd place 2007: 2nd place 2009: 4th place 2015: 6th place"Central American Championship, Panama City, 2015" – Cricket Peru. Retrieved 29 April 2019. 2019: 5th place 2025: 3rd place
Current squad Updated as on 17 April 2025
This lists all the active players who played for Costa Rica in the 2025 Men's Central American Championship and the home series against Falkland Islands. Name Age Batting style Bowling style Last T20I Note(s) Batters Pushkaraj Naringrekar Right-handed Right-arm medium 2025 Yeudy Altamirano Right-handed Right-arm medium 2025 All-rounders Fabian Villalobos Right-handed Right-arm medium 2025 Rakesh Bharathan Right-handed Right-arm medium 2025 Oswald Sam Arthur Right-handed Right-arm medium 2025 Dhanush Ganesh Right-handed Right-arm medium 2025 Ram Saun Right-handed Right-arm medium 2025 Kendall Altamirano Right-handed Right-arm medium 2025 Deepak Rawat Right-handed Right-arm medium 2025 Sachin Ravikumar Right-handed Right-arm medium 2025 Sudesh Pillai Right-handed Right-arm medium 2025 Sham Murari Right-handed Right-arm medium 2025 Wicket-keepers TV Badri Narayanan Right-handed Right-arm off break 2025 Captain Gaurav Singhdeo Right-handed 2025 Kumar Shivam Right-handed 2025 Pace bowlers Santosh Shanmugam Right-handed Right-arm medium 2025 Ankit Patel Right-handed Right-arm medium 2025 Spin bowlers Joseph Lucky Right-handed Right-arm off break 2025
Records
International Match Summary — Costa Rica
Last updated 4 April 2026 Playing Record Format M W L T NR Inaugural Match Twenty20 Internationals 22 8 14 0 0 25 April 2019
Twenty20 International
Highest team total: 133/7 v. Mexico on 26 April 2019 at Reforma Athletic Club, Naucalpan Highest individual score: 46, Joel Cutinho v. Mexico on 26 April 2019 at Reforma Athletic Club, Naucalpan Best individual bowling figures: 3/14, Sudesh Pillai v. Mexico on 26 April 2019 at Reforma Athletic Club, Naucalpan
Most T20I runs for Costa Rica PlayerRunsAverageCareer spanDeepak Rawat 220 18.33 2024–2025Sachin Ravikumar 202 11.88 2019–2026Sudesh Pillai 178 11.12 2019–2026Gopinath Murali 140 20.00 2019–2024Gaurav Singhdeo 129 18.42 2024–2025
Most T20I wickets for Costa Rica PlayerWicketsAverageCareer spanSham Murari 21 11.33 2019–2026Deepak Rawat 20 11.75 2024–2025Dhanush Ganesh 20 12.35 2024–2025Sachin Ravikumar 16 18.00 2019–2026Sudesh Pillai 14 25.00 2019–2026
T20I record versus other nations
Records complete to T20I #3798. Last updated 4 April 2026. Opponent M W L T NR First match First win vs Associate Members 1 0 1 0 0 27 April 2019 2 0 2 0 0 3 April 2026 6 5 1 0 0 10 March 2025 10 March 2025 9 2 7 0 0 26 April 2019 11 April 2024 2 0 2 0 0 25 April 2019 2 1 1 0 0 19 April 2025 20 April 2025
See also Costa Rica women's national cricket team List of Costa Rica Twenty20 International cricketers
References
External links Costa Rica Cricket Federation