The Suriname national cricket team is the team that represents Suriname in international cricket. The team is organised by the Suriname Cricket Board, which has been an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) since 2002 and an associate member since 2011."Suriname achieves Associate Member Status" – ICC Americas. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
Suriname made its international debut at the 2004 Americas Affiliates Championship in Panama, where it placed last. At the 2006 ICC Americas Championship, the team won the division three event, and was promoted to division two for the 2008 edition. Suriname also won that event, and were promoted to the 2008 Division One tournament in the United States, but were immediately relegated after going winless. Since then, Suriname has generally alternated between the first and second divisions of ICC Americas events, most recently placing fourth (out of four teams) at the 2015 Americas Twenty20 Championship.Other matches played by Suriname – CricketArchive. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
In the World Cricket League (WCL), the team placed last in the 2009 Division Seven tournament and fifth (out of eight teams) at the 2010 Division Eight tournament, relegating it to the regional qualifiers. Suriname re-entered the WCL system at the 2015 Division Six event in England, and subsequently qualified for 2016 Division Five. However, they later withdrew from the Division Five tournament due to an ICC investigation about the eligibility of some of their players.
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Suriname and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I.
History Suriname became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council in 2002. Their international debut came in 2004 at the Americas Affiliates Championship, where they came last in the five team tournament. A big improvement came two years later in the new Division Three of the ICC Americas Championship when they won a four team tournament also involving Brazil, Chile and the Turks and Caicos Islands. This qualified them for the Division Two tournament played in Argentina late in 2006, when they came fourth out of five teams, which means that they will keep their Division Two place in 2008.
Suriname placed fifth at the 2009 Global Division Seven tournament and was relegated to Division Eight, where it placed fifth to again be relegated.
2024-present Suriname were supposed to play in the 2023 T20 World Cup Sub-regional qualifier, but did not participate eventually. Suriname then made a comeback into international cricket in 2024, when they played their first ever Twenty20 International match against Panama in the 2024 T20 World Cup Sub-regional qualifier.
In the same tournament, the team managed to defeat two higher ranked sides, Cayman Islands and Belize to claim their first-ever win in T20I format.
Tournament history T20 World Cup Americas Sub-regional Qualifiers T20 World Cup Americas Sub-regional Qualifiers recordsYearRoundPositionGPWLTNR 2018Did not participate 2023 2024Round-robin8/982600 2026Round-robin3/461500 Total 0 Titles 2/4 14 3 11 0 0
World Cricket League Division World Cricket League recordsHost/YearDivisionRoundPositionGPWLTNR 2009Division SevenRound-robin ()5/662400 2010Division EightRound-robin ()5/852300 2015Division SixChampions ()1/854100 2016Division FiveQualified; withdrew Total 0 Titles 4 apps. 16 8 8 0 0
Other tournaments ICC Americas Championship 2000–2004: Did not participate 2006 (Division three): Winners — promoted 2006 (Division two): 4th place — remained 2008 (Division two): Winners — promoted 2008 (Division one): 6th place — relegated 2009-10 (Division two): Runners-up — remained 2011 (Division two): Winners — promoted 2011 (Division one): 5th place 2013 (Division one): 3rd place — relegated 2014 (Division two): Winners — promoted 2015 (Division one): 4th place — relegated
Current squad Updated as on 6 December 2024
This lists all the active players who played for Suriname in the 2024 Men's T20 World Cup Americas Sub-regional Qualifier. Name Age Batting style Bowling style Last T20I Note(s) Batters Giovani Gokoel Left-handed Left-arm off break 2024 Vishwar Shaw Right-handed Right-arm off break 2024 All-rounders Yuvraj Paul Dayal Right-handed Leg break 2024 Troy Dudnath Right-handed Right-arm fast 2024 Gavin Singh Left-handed Right-arm off break 2024 Xaviee Smith Right-handed Right-arm off break 2024 Vishaul Singh Right-handed Right-arm off break 2024 Wicket-keepers Kemraj Hardat Right-handed 2024 Vejai Hirlal Right-handed 2024 Khemraj Jaikaran Right-handed 2024 Pace bowlers Arun Gokoel Right-handed Right-arm medium 2024 Captain Abdul Bhikari Left-handed Left-arm medium 2024 Taarkheswar Ramautar Right-handed Right-arm medium 2024 Romario Ramjiawan Right-handed Right-arm medium 2024
Records International Match Summary — Suriname
Last updated 15 March 2026 Playing Record Format M W L T NR Inaugural Match Twenty20 Internationals 14 3 11 0 0 6 December 2024 Twenty20 International T20I record versus other nations
Records complete to T20I #3774. Last updated 15 March 2026.
Opponent M W L T NR First match First win vs Associate Members 3 0 3 0 0 11 December 2024 1 0 1 0 0 14 December 2024 1 1 0 0 0 16 December 2024 16 December 2024 1 0 1 0 0 7 December 2024 1 0 1 0 0 8 December 2024 3 1 2 0 0 10 December 2024 10 December 2024 3 1 2 0 0 12 December 2024 15 March 2026 1 0 1 0 0 6 December 2024
One-day Below is a record of international matches played in the one-day format by Suriname between 2004 and 2015. +OpponentMWLTNR2020053200101001010044000101003210011000220003030010100110001100032100312002020010100110001010040400431001010021100Total48232500
See also List of Suriname Twenty20 International cricketers Bat-en-bal
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