The Falkland Islands national cricket team represents the British Overseas Territory of the Falkland Islands in international cricket. The team is administered by the Falkland Cricket Association. The association became an affiliate member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) on June 29, 2007 (Argentina did not participate in the vote regarding its membership), and subsequently became an associate member of the ICC in 2017.
The Falkland Islands played their first international match against Chile in Santiago in February 2004. In June 2010, the team made its debut in an ICC-recognized tournament by participating in the '2010 Americas Championship Division Four' held in Mexico. The following year, the Falkland Islands took part in the '2011 Americas Twenty20 Division Three' tournament in Costa Rica, where they were defeated in all five of their matches. For a long time, there was only one cricket pitch in the territory—located at the 'Mount Pleasant Airfield Oval'—which made it challenging for the national team to compete at the international level. Later, a second cricket ground was developed in the capital, Stanley.
In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full 'Twenty20 International' (T20I) status to all its members. Consequently, all Twenty20 matches played between the Falkland Islands and other ICC members from January 1, 2019, onwards have been accorded T20I status.
