Mali national cricket team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Mali women's national cricket team.

The Mali national cricket team represents Mali in international cricket. The Malian Cricket Federation (FCM) became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 2005 and an associate member in 2017.

Mali

Flag of the Malian Cricket Federation
Association	Malian Cricket Federation
Personnel
Captain	Cheick Amala Keita
International Cricket Council
ICC status	Associate member (2017) Affiliate member (2005)
ICC region	Africa
ICC Rankings Current Best-ever T20I 97th 83th (1 May 2024)
International cricket
First international	v. Seychelles at Accra, Ghana; 24 February 2011
T20 Internationals
First T20I	v Lesotho at IPRC Cricket Ground, Kigali; 17 November 2022
Last T20I	v Sierra Leone at Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone; 30 May 2026
T20Is Played Won/Lost Total 21 1/18 (0 ties, 2 no results) This year 6 1/5 (0 ties, 0 no results)
T20I home kit T20I away kit
As of 30 May 2026

History

In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members. Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between Mali and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 have the T20I status.

Mali made their T20I debut against Lesotho at the 2022–23 ICC Men's T20 World Cup Africa Qualifier.

17 November 2022 09:30 Scorecard

Lesotho 138/6 (20 overs)	v	Mali 107 (17.5 overs)
Lerotholi Gabriel 45* (37) Theodore Macalou 2/13 (3 overs)		Cheick Keita 35 (28) Waseem Yaqoob 2/7 (3 overs)

Lesotho won by 31 runs IPRC Cricket Ground, Kigali Umpires: Rockie D'Mello (Ken) and Isaac Oyieko (Ken) Player of the match: Lerotholi Gabriel (Les)

• Mali won the toss and elected to field.
• First ever T20I match for Mali.
• Mohamed Coulibaly, Mahamadou Diaby, Sekou Diaby, Moustapha Diakite, Mamadou Diawara, Sanze Kamate, Cheick Keita, Theodore Macalou, Lamissa Sanogo, Mamadou Sidibe and Daouda Traore (Mli) all made their T20I debuts.

Playing in the Qualifier A group, they failed to win any matches. Out of their 7 matches, they lost 5, with the other two ending in no-result.

Four years later, they finally won their first match in 18 attempts, defeating Ivory Coast at the 2028 ICC T20 World Cup Qualifiers.

25 May 2026 13:30 Scorecard

Ivory Coast 78/5 (20 overs)	v	Mali 79/4 (13.3 overs)
Kouakou Wilfried 18 (41) Akshaykumar Prajapati 2/14 (4 overs)		Theodore Macalou 28* (36) Mimi Alex 2/14 (4 overs)

Mali won by 6 wickets Botswana Cricket Association Oval 1, Gaborone Umpires: Ravi Angara (Bot) and Forster Mutizwa (Zim) Player of the match: Theodore Macalou (Mli)

• Mali won the toss and elected to field.
• First T20I win for Mali.

Records and statistics

International Match Summary — Mali

Last updated 30 May 2026

Playing Record
Format	M	W	L	T	NR	Inaugural Match
Twenty20 Internationals	21	1	18	0	2	17 November 2022

Twenty20 International

T20I record versus other nations

Records complete to T20I #3919. Last updated 30 May 2026.

Opponent	M	W	L	T	NR	First match	First win
vs Associate Members
Botswana	2	0	2	0	0	22 November 2022
Cameroon	3	0	3	0	0	7 December 2023
Ghana	1	0	1	0	0	26 September 2024
Ivory Coast	1	1	0	0	0	25 May 2026	25 May 2026
Kenya	3	0	3	0	0	20 November 2022
Lesotho	2	0	2	0	0	17 November 2022
Malawi	2	0	2	0	0	21 November 2022
Rwanda	2	0	2	0	0	24 November 2022
Saint Helena	1	0	0	0	1	22 November 2022
Seychelles	1	0	0	0	1	18 November 2022
Sierra Leone	2	0	2	0	0	9 December 2023
Tanzania	1	0	1	0	0	21 September 2024

See also

• List of Mali Twenty20 International cricketers
• Mali women's national cricket team
• Malian Cricket Federation