The Philippines national cricket team is the men's team representing the Philippines in international cricket. It is organized by the Philippine Cricket Association (PCA) which became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2003. The PCA has been an associate member since 2017.
The Philippines were ranked at their career high 42nd in T20Is as of 3 May 2019 in the rankings released by the International Cricket Council for Twenty20 International.
History
In 2011, The national team made their Twenty20 debut when they competed at the East Asia-Pacific Division 2 in Samoa, winning over Indonesia, the Cook Islands, Tonga and South Korea before conceding defeat to the host nation in the final. The tournament was the Philippines' first International Cricket Council (ICC)-sanctioned match. The tournament was part of a qualifying pyramid for the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka.
The Philippines then played at the 2014 ICC East Asia-Pacific Men's Championship in New South Wales, Australia and finished fifth among eight national teams. Indian expatriate, Awais Mohd became the first Philippine national team member to score a half-century in an ICC-sanctioned match while playing for the country in the EAP tournament.
At the 2017 ICC World Cricket League East Asia-Pacific Region Qualifiers, the Philippines finished fourth out of six nations, failing to qualify for Division Five.
The national team decided not to participate at the 2017 Southeast Asian Games as it sought more Filipino players, sponsors and government support but planned to participate in the 2019 edition.
2018–present They tried to attempt to qualify for the 2020 ICC World Twenty20 tournament in Australia with the Philippines as one of the co-hosts of the East Asia-Pacific Qualifier. They advanced to the Regional Finals in Papua New Guinea after finishing first among four participating teams at the qualifiers hosted at the cricket ground of the Emilio Aguinaldo College in December 2018 in Dasmariñas, Cavite.
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between the Philippines and other ICC members since 1 January 2019 have been full T20Is.
Philippines made its Twenty20 International debut on 22 March 2019, losing to Papua New Guinea by 133 runs in the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier at Amini Park, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea The team would become inactive for three years due to the COVID-19 pandemic before featuring in the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup qualifiers.
Home ground
The Philippine national team had the Manila Nomads Sports Club grounds in Parañaque as its home venue. When the Nomads' grounds closed, the national team moved its home to the cricket grounds of the Emilio Aguinaldo College in Dasmariñas, Cavite, the sole cricket venue in the country as of 2017.
Tournament history ICC World Twenty20 2020: Did not qualify
ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2022 (Qualifier A): 8th 2023 (EAP Regional Final): 4th
World Cricket League 2017 EAP Region Qualifiers: 4th place
EAP Championship 2011 Division Two: 2ndICC, Accessed 30 May 2011 2013: Did not enter 2014: 5th place
Southeast Asian Games 2017: Did not enter 2025: (T20I, T10)
Players Philippines squad for 2022–23 ICC Men's T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific Qualifier held at Papua New Guinea from 22 to 29 July 2023. Amit Alam (c) Francis Norman Walsh Hern Isorena Jordan Alegre Kapil Kumar Kulwinderjit Singh Amanpreet Sirah Gurbhupinder Chohan Henry Tyler Jean Podoski Grant Russ Arshdeep Singh Samra Huzaifa Mohammed Josef Doctora Kepler Lukies Ajeet Kumar Liam Myott Surinder Singh
Records and statistics
International Match Summary — Philippines
Last updated 18 May 2026 Playing Record Format M W L T NR Inaugural Match Twenty20 Internationals 48 20 26 1 1 22 March 2019
Twenty20 International
Highest team total: 246/7 v. South Korea, 10 July 2025 at Udayana Cricket Ground, Jimbaran. Highest individual score: 101, Arashdeep Samra v. Indonesia, 10 July 2025 at Udayana Cricket Ground, Jimbaran and Miggy Podosky v. South Korea, 10 July 2025 at Udayana Cricket Ground, Jimbaran. Best individual bowling figures: 5/10, Kepler Lukies v. Vanuatu, 29 July 2023 at Amini Park, Port Moresby.
Most T20I runs for Philippines PlayerRunsAverageCareer spanMiggy Podosky 602 19.41 2022–2025Daniel Smith 591 19.06 2019–2025Arashdeep Samra 564 26.85 2023–2025Andrew Donovan 357 51.00 2024–2025Henry Tyler 309 11.44 2019–2025
Most T20I wickets for Philippines PlayerWicketsAverageCareer spanKepler Lukies 44 14.93 2023–2025Liam Myott 27 17.66 2023–2025Amanpreet Sirah 24 21.79 2023–2025Huzaifa Mohammed 24 22.12 2022–2024Daniel Smith 24 25.33 2019–2025
T20I record versus other nations
Records complete to T20I #3884. Last updated 18 May 2026. Opponent M W L T NR First match First win vs Associate Members 1 0 1 0 0 22 February 2022 1 0 1 0 0 10 May 2023 1 0 1 0 0 18 February 2022 2 2 0 0 0 14 May 2026 14 May 2026 1 0 1 0 0 24 February 2022 14 8 5 1 0 22 December 2023 22 December 2023 5 0 5 0 0 22 July 2023 1 0 1 0 0 9 December 2025 1 0 1 0 0 19 February 2022 1 0 1 0 0 21 February 2022 4 0 3 0 1 22 March 2019 1 0 1 0 0 10 May 2026 2 1 1 0 0 3 May 2023 10 December 2025 8 6 2 0 0 1 October 2024 1 October 2024 1 1 0 0 0 13 December 2025 13 December 2025 4 2 2 0 0 23 March 2019 24 March 2019
Other records For a list of selected international matches played by Philippines, see Cricket Archive.
See also List of Philippines Twenty20 International cricketers Philippine women's national cricket team
Notes
References
External links International Cricket Council Member Profile – Philippines