The Bulgaria national cricket team represents Bulgaria in international cricket. The team is organised by the Bulgarian Cricket Federation, which became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2008Bulgaria – International Cricket Council. Retrieved 4 September 2015. and an associate member in 2017. Bulgaria made its international debut in 2004, at the ECC Representative Championship in Slovenia. The majority of its matches since then have come against other European affiliate members of the ICC, including in several European Cricket Council (ECC) tournaments.Other matches played by Bulgaria – CricketArchive. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
History Since 2018 In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Bulgaria and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 have the T20I status.
Bulgaria played their first T20I on 14 October 2019, against Serbia, during the 2019 Hellenic Premier League. Bulgaria won by 6 wickets.
Tournament history European Cricket Championship 2009: 4th place (Division Five)
Euro Twenty-20 2010: 3rd place
Grounds
Current squad This lists all the players who have played for Bulgaria in the 2024 Continental Cup. Updated as of 26 May 2024.
NameAgeBatting styleBowling styleNotes Batters Zaid Soulat Right-handed Right-arm off break Manan Bashir Right-handed Right-arm off break Boiko Ivanov Right-handed Right-arm medium All-rounders Prakash Mishra Right-handed Right-arm medium Captain Dimo Nikolov Right-handed Right-arm medium Isa Zaroo Right-handed Right-arm medium Zeerak Chugtai Left-handed Right-arm medium Firas Hussain Right-handed Right-arm off break Wicketkeepers Saim Hussain Left-handed Jacob Gul Right-handed Bowlers Danyal Raja Right-handed Right-arm medium Gagandeep Singh Right-handed Right-arm medium Milen Gogev Right-handed Right-arm medium Waleed Waqar Right-handed Right-arm medium
Records and statistics
International Match Summary — Bulgaria
Last updated 21 August 2026 Playing Record Format M W L T NR Inaugural Match Twenty20 Internationals 71 21 47 0 3 14 October 2019
Twenty20 International Highest team total: 246/4 v Serbia on 26 June 2022 at National Sports Academy, Sofia. Highest individual score: 108*, Saim Hussain v Malta on 14 May 2022 at Marsa Sports Club, Marsa. Best individual bowling figures: 5/16 (3.4 overs), Prakash Mishra v Croatia on 23 June 2023 at National Sports Academy, Sofia.
Most T20I runs for Bulgaria PlayerRunsAverageCareer spanHristo Lakov 1,391 34.77 2019–2026Aravinda De Silva 795 24.84 2020–2022Kevin D'Souza 669 27.87 2020–2022Milen Gogev 634 24.38 2024–2026Isa Zaroo 605 23.26 2023–2026
Most T20I wickets for Bulgaria PlayerWicketsAverageCareer spanPrakash Mishra 62 26.01 2019–2026Hristo Lakov 38 31.02 2019–2026Jakob Gul 27 19.96 2024–2026Zeerak Chughtai 21 17.66 2023–2025Danyal Raja 20 31.30 2023–2026
T20I record versus other nations
Records complete to T20I #4094. Last updated 21 August 2026. Opponent M W L T NR First match First win vs Associate Members 1 0 1 0 0 30 July 2022 1 1 0 0 0 23 June 2023 23 June 2023 4 0 4 0 0 2 November 2025 4 0 4 0 0 4 September 2021 1 0 1 0 0 24 August 2024 2 0 2 0 0 27 August 2024 8 4 4 0 0 23 October 2021 24 October 2021 4 2 1 0 1 16 October 2019 18 October 2019 2 0 2 0 0 24 July 2022 1 0 1 0 0 11 May 2022 1 0 1 0 0 17 August 2026 3 1 2 0 0 2 September 2021 20 August 2026 7 0 6 0 1 23 September 2020 13 1 12 0 0 16 October 2020 16 October 2020 13 9 3 0 1 14 October 2019 14 October 2019 1 1 0 0 0 27 July 2022 27 July 2022 1 0 1 0 0 18 August 2026 1 0 1 0 0 22 October 2021 3 2 1 0 0 24 June 2023 24 June 2023
See also List of Bulgaria Twenty20 International cricketers Bulgaria women's national cricket team
References
'Slogging The Slavs: A Paranormal Cricket Tour from the Baltic to the Bosphorus', by Angus Bell
External links Official Site Cricinfo Bulgaria