Mexico national cricket team
| Nickname | Cricket Vultures | |||||||||
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| Association | Mexico Cricket Association | |||||||||
| Personnel | ||||||||||
| Captain | Shantanu Kaveri | |||||||||
| Coach | Jon Bonfiglio | |||||||||
| Manager | Jack Little | |||||||||
| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Associate member[1] (2017) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Americas | |||||||||
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| International cricket | ||||||||||
| First international | 19 March 2006 v Costa Rica at Ladyville, Belize | |||||||||
| T20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First T20I | v. Belize at Reforma Athletic Club, Naucalpan; 25 April 2019 | |||||||||
| Last T20I | v. Brazil at Sao Fernando Polo and Cricket Club, Itaguaí; 2 November 2025 | |||||||||
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| As of 2 November 2025 | ||||||||||
The Mexican national cricket team represents Mexico in international cricket. They became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2004.[5] Their international debut was in 2006 against Costa Rica. The team made their ICC Americas Championship debut in June 2010 and in 2011 participated in the ICC Americas Division 3 tournament in Costa Rica. Mexico has also participated in the South American Championship in 2014 and 2018, winning the title on both occasions. In 2017, they became an associate member of the ICC.[1]
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Mexico and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 have the full T20I status.[6]
History
Mexico became an affiliate member of the ICC in 2004. Their first international match was played on 19 March 2006 in the Central American Cricket Championship against Costa Rica who they beat. Prior to this there had been teams based in Mexico City that had played against Belize but these were not recognised as international fixtures.[7][8] Having beaten Costa Rica in the tournament they then lost to Belize finishing second.
In 2007, Mexico hosted the Central American Cricket Championship and won it by defeating Costa Rica and El Salvador.
In 2008, Mexico travelled to El Salvador to take part in the 2nd Easter Cup. They finished second, losing to Belize but winning easily against El Salvador.
Mexico took part in the 3rd Central American Championship in 2009 in Panama under the new Twenty20 format. Mexico performed well in the tournament, winning all but one of their matches and even defeating close rivals Belize in a close fought match. As a result, they finished 2nd in the tournament.
In 2011, Mexico competed in the ICC Division 3 Americas tournament in Costa Rica finishing in 4th place.[9]
In 2012, a youthful Mexico team participated in the 4th Volcano Cup in El Salvador finishing runners up to the hosts after defeating Guatemala.
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 Mexico and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 have the full T20I status.[6]
Mexico played their first ever Twenty20 International match against Belize in the 2019 Central American Cricket Championship.
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Pradeep Chandran 23 (28)
Aaron Muslar 3/18 (4 overs) |
Bernan Stephenson 48 (27)
Rama Inampud 2/29 (4 overs) |
- Belize won the toss and elected to field.
- First ever T20I match for Mexico.
Grounds
- Reforma Athletic Club, Naucalpan
- Las Cabellerizas Cricket Ground, Dos Ríos, Mexico
Tournament history
South American Championship
| South American Cricket Championship records | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | ||||||||
| 1995[10] | Did not participate | ||||||||||||||
| 1997[11] | |||||||||||||||
| 1999[12] | |||||||||||||||
| 2000[13] | |||||||||||||||
| 2002[14] | |||||||||||||||
| 2004[15] | |||||||||||||||
| 2007[16] | |||||||||||||||
| 2009[17] | |||||||||||||||
| 2011 | |||||||||||||||
| 2013 | |||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Winners | Records not available | |||||||||||||
| 2015[18] | Round-robin | 4/6 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2016[19] | Round-robin | 6/6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2017[20] | Round-robin | 6/7 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2018 | Winners | 1/8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2019 | Runners-up | 2/7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2022 | Round-robin | 4/7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2023 | Semi-finals | 4/8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 2024 | Play-offs | 4/8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Total | 9/19 | – | 46 | 22 | 23 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
Other tournaments
| T20WC Americas Sub-regional Qualifiers | ICC Americas Championship | Central American Championship |
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Current squad
Updated as on 17 April 2025
This lists all the active players who played for Mexico in the 2025 Men's Central American Championship.
| Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | Last T20I | Note(s) |
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| Batters | |||||
| Kashigoud Patil | 35 | Right-handed | — | 2025 | |
| Puneet Arora | 39 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2024 | |
| Rupesh Singh | 37 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2024 | |
| Anurag Tripathi | 39 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2025 | |
| Praveen Santhanakrishnan | 39 | Right-handed | — | 2025 | |
| Jagdeesh Umanath | 44 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2025 | |
| Sanjay Wagh | 35 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2025 | |
| All-rounders | |||||
| Shantanu Kaveri | 46 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2025 | Captain |
| Shashikant Laxman | 44 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2025 | Vice-captain |
| Revanakumar Ankad | 47 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2025 | |
| Devjani Mutreja | 17 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2025 | |
| Dhananjaya Panda | 27 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2025 | |
| Luis Hermida | 42 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2025 | |
| Wicket-keepers | |||||
| Rohit Poojary | 37 | Right-handed | — | 2025 | |
| Kaushal Kumar | 47 | Right-handed | — | 2025 | |
| Pace bowlers | |||||
| Yashvanth Jasti | 29 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | 2024 | |
| Pradeep Mohanarangam | 32 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2024 | |
| Shoaib Rafiq | 36 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2024 | |
| Pratik Singh Bais | 27 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2025 | |
Records
International match summary — Mexico[21]
Last updated 2 November 2025
| Playing Record | ||||||
| Format | M | W | L | T | NR | Inaugural Match |
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| Twenty20 Internationals | 30 | 12 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 25 April 2019 |
Twenty20 International
- Highest team total: 134/7 v Costa Rica on 26 April 2019 at Reforma Athletic Club, Naucalpan.[22]
- Highest individual score: 61*, Kaushal Kumar Ahuja v Turks and Caicos Islands on 18 April 2025 at Clayton, Panama City.[23]
- Best individual bowling figures: 6/14, Pratik Singh Bais v Costa Rica on 14 April 2024 at Los Reyes Polo Club, Guácima.[24]
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Most T20I runs for Mexico[25]
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Most T20I wickets for Mexico[26]
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T20I record versus other nations[21]
Records complete to T20I #3554. Last updated 2 November 2025.
| Opponent | M | W | L | T | NR | First match | First win |
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| Argentina | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 October 2019 | |
| Bahamas | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 December 2024 | |
| Belize | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 April 2019 | |
| Bermuda | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 December 2024 | |
| Brazil | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 October 2019 | 5 October 2019 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 December 2024 | |
| Chile | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 October 2019 | 18 October 2023 |
| Costa Rica | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 26 April 2019 | 26 April 2019 |
| Panama | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 27 April 2019 | |
| Peru | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 October 2019 | 5 October 2019 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 December 2024 | 12 December 2024 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 April 2025 | 18 April 2025 |
Other records
For a list of selected international matches played by Mexico, see Cricket Archive.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Ireland and Afghanistan ICC newest full members amid wide-ranging governance reform". International Cricket Council. 22 June 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
- ^ "ICC Rankings". International Cricket Council.
- ^ "T20I matches - Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "T20I matches - 2025 Team records". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ Mexico at CricketArchive.com
- ^ a b "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ Mexico City to host game with Belize at cricinfo.com
- ^ It's Hard to Belize, but the Mexico City Mariachis Host an 'International' at cricinfo.com
- ^ ICC Americas Division 3 Table Archived 23 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "South American Championships 1995/96". Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ^ "South American Championships 1997/98". Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ^ "South American Championships 1998/99". Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ^ "South American Cricket Championships 2000, Final Report". 11 December 2000.
- ^ "South American Championships 2002/03". 14 September 2025.
- ^ "6th South American Championship". 6 April 2010.
- ^ "South American Championships 2006/07". Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ^ "South American Championships 2008/09". Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ^ "2015 South American Championships". Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ^ "2016 Men's South American Championships". Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ^ "2017 South American Championships". Retrieved 14 September 2025.
- ^ a b "Records / Mexico / Twenty20 Internationals / Result summary". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ "Records / Mexico / Twenty20 Internationals / Highest totals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ "Records / Mexico / Twenty20 Internationals / High scores". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ "Records / Mexico / Twenty20 Internationals / Best bowling figures". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
- ^ "Records / Mexico / Twenty20 Internationals / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
- ^ "Records / Mexico / Twenty20 Internationals / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2019.
Further reading
- Mexico Cricket Association
- Mexico all set for CAC 2019: ‘Cricket is one of the oldest modern sports here’
- Cricket – The Mexico Way
- Mexico: Cricket in the Land of the Aztecs