International competition Qatar's international debut came in 2002 at the
ACC Trophy, where they failed to progress beyond the first round. A major improvement came in the next tournament in 2004 when they came fourth. This qualified them for the final pre-qualifying tournament for the
2005 ICC Trophy, played in
Malaysia in early 2005. They finished fourth in that tournament, thereby dropping off the road to qualification to the
2007 World Cup. They once again competed at the ACC Trophy in 2006, this time finishing in eighth place. They played the ACC Elite 2008, new version of the tournament.
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 Qatar and other
ICC members after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I. Qatar made its
Twenty20 International debut on 21 January 2019, defeating
Saudi Arabia by 4 wickets in the
2019 ACC Western Region T20 at
Al Emarat Cricket Stadium,
Muscat,
Oman.
Toby Bailey is the head coach of the Qatar men’s national cricket team, appointed in April 2025 by the Qatar Cricket Association. A former English cricketer, he brings international coaching experience from Scotland and Argentina to develop Qatar cricket. ==Tournament history==