5 popular footballing nations you did not know played cricket and have T20I status

Modified May 01, 2018 22:08 IST

Did you know Lionel Messi's country played cricket? You probably did not

#3 Portugal

Miranda Crows Cricket Club is a cricket team from Portugal

On the world map, the country of Portugal can be spotted by Cristiano Ronaldo's. The land of Luis Figo is not an associate member of the ICC, but it became an affiliate member in 1996. They played their first tournament way back in 1997, which was the European Nations Cup.

After finishing first from their group that included teams like Austria and Greece, Portugal lost to France at the semis. The team governed by Federação Portuguesa de Cricket has Sandy Buccimazza as their coach and Akbar Saiyad as their skipper.

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