The Romania national cricket team represents the country of Romania in international cricket. Cricket was played in Romania between 1893 and 1930. In recent years the game has begun to grow again, particularly in Bucharest, Timișoara and Cluj-Napoca. In July 2010, they played in a European Twenty20 tournament which was held in Skopje, Macedonia. On 29 June 2013, Romania was granted affiliate status by the International Cricket Council (ICC) and are therefore entitled to participate in ICC official events. In 2017, they became an associate member.
As in a number of European countries, the game is dominated by expatriates from traditional cricket-playing nations in the Indian subcontinent and the Commonwealth of Nations. The main groundof the team for national and international matches is at Moara Vlăsiei, 26 km (16 miles) away from the Bucharest city centre. It was built between 2011 and 2013 and is the only turf cricket ground in Central and Eastern Europe.
Romania won the 2021 Sofia Twenty20 cup, where they defeated Bulgaria in the final. They have been gaining prominence in the European cricket scene, with their performances improving in recent seasons.
History 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 Romania and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I.
Romania played its first T20I match against Austria on 29 August 2019 during the 2019 Continental Cup in Romania.
Romania are scheduled to make their debut in an ICC event, when they take part in the Europe Qualifier tournament in 2021.
International grounds
Tournament history Sofia Twenty20 2021: Champions 2022: Did not enter
Continental Cup 2019: 3rd place 2021: Champions 2023: Champions
Valletta Cup 2019: Did not enter 2021: Did not enter 2022: Champions 2023: 4th
Current squad
This lists all the players who have played for Romania in the past 12 months or has been part of the latest T20I squad.
Name Age Batting style Bowling style Notes Batters Sivakumar Periyalwar Right-handed Right-arm medium Ramesh Satheesan Right-handed Right-arm off break Captain Anand Rajshekara Right-handed Right-arm off break Luca Petre Right-handed Right-arm medium Rameez Khan Right-handed Right-arm medium All-rounders Vasu Saini Right-handed Right-arm medium Vice-captain Taranjeet Singh Right-handed Right-arm off break Muhammad Moiz Right-handed Right-arm medium Adrian Lascu Right-handed Right-arm medium Cosmin Zavoiu Right-handed Right-arm medium Wicket-keeper Satvik Nadigotla Right-handed Spin Bowlers Pratham Hingorani Right-handed Right-arm leg break Ali Hussain Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Pace Bowlers Manmeet Koli Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Shantanu Vashisht Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Ravindra Athapaththu Right-handed Right-arm medium
Updated as on 16 June 2024
Records
International Match Summary — Romania
Last updated 30 July 2026. Playing Record Format M W L T NR Inaugural Match Twenty20 Internationals 81 51 29 0 1 31 August 2019
Twenty20 International
Highest team total: 226/6 v. Turkey, 29 August 2019 at Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Moara Vlăsiei Highest individual score: 110, Taranjeet Singh v. Czech Republic, 13 May 2022 at Marsa Sports Club, Marsa Best individual bowling figures: 5/30, Asif Bevinje v. Hungary, 3 September 2021 at Moara Vlasiei Cricket Ground, Moara Vlăsiei
Most T20I runs for Romania PlayerRunsAverageCareer spanTaranjeet Singh 1,699 34.67 2021–2026Ramesh Satheesan 1,623 33.12 2019–2026Vasu Saini 1,475 31.38 2019–2026Sivakumar Periyalwar 570 23.75 2019–2025Avishka Iroshan 595 28.33 2025–2026
Most T20I wickets for Romania PlayerWicketsAverageCareer spanManmeet Koli 62 20.27 2022–2026Vasu Saini 53 27.20 2020–2026Taranjeet Singh 52 19.30 2021–2026Ijaz Hussain 39 17.28 2019–2026Irfan Ringku 32 12.00 2026–2026
T20I record versus other nations
Records complete to T20I #4054. Last updated 30 July 2026. Opponent M W L T NR First match First win vs Associate Members 11 5 5 0 1 29 August 2019 29 August 2019 4 1 3 0 0 29 June 2025 12 July 2026 13 12 1 0 0 16 October 2020 17 October 2020 1 0 1 0 0 13 July 2022 7 4 3 0 0 31 August 2019 3 September 2021 1 0 1 0 0 14 July 2026 3 1 2 0 0 13 July 2023 25 July 2026 3 2 1 0 0 14 May 2022 14 May 2022 1 1 0 0 0 24 June 2021 24 June 2021 6 5 1 0 0 3 September 2021 3 September 2021 1 0 1 0 0 15 July 2022 2 2 0 0 0 15 June 2024 15 June 2024 1 0 1 0 0 16 June 2024 5 4 1 0 0 30 August 2019 30 August 2019 10 5 5 0 0 4 September 2021 4 September 2021 1 1 0 0 0 10 June 2024 10 June 2024 4 4 0 0 0 25 June 2021 25 June 2021 1 0 1 0 0 19 July 2022 3 1 2 0 0 13 July 2023 21 June 2026 3 3 0 0 0 29 August 2019 29 August 2019
See also List of Romania Twenty20 International cricketers Romania women's national cricket team
References