 | |
| Association | Zambia Cricket Union |
|---|---|
| International Cricket Council | |
| ICC status | Associate member (2003–2021) |
| ICC region | Africa |
| International cricket | |
| First international |  Northern Rhodesia v. MCC  (Livingstone; 11 December 1930) |
| As of 3 May 2019 | |
The Zambia national cricket team is the team that represents the Republic of Zambia in international cricket. It is administered by the Zambia Cricket Union, which became an associate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2003.[1] The team made its international debut in 1930, by Patel Sodhi, during the country's colonial period as Northern Rhodesia.[2]
Regular matches against other East African sides began in the 1950s, and Zambia contributed players to the combined East African cricket team that was an ICC member in its own right for much of the remainder of the 20th century (later transformed into the East and Central Africa Cricket Conference).
From the late 1990s onward, Zambia has been a regular participant in ICC Africa tournaments, although it has generally played in the lower divisions. The team has been promoted into the World Cricket League structure only once, placing fourth at the 2010 Division Eight tournament.[3]
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members, starting from 1 January 2019.[4] The ICC terminated Zambia's membership due to "continued non-compliance" to amend multiple breaches of the ICC's Membership Criteria in 2021 ICC AGM.
- ^ "The Home of CricketArchive".
- ^ Other matches played by Northern Rhodesia Archived 4 June 2019 at the Wayback Machine – CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ^ Other matches played by Zambia Archived 2 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine – CricketArchive. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ^ "All T20 matches between ICC members to get international status". International Cricket Council. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.