 In April 2018, the ICC decided to grant full Twenty20 International (T20I) status to all its members.Therefore, all Twenty20 matches played between the Maldives and other ICC members after 1 January 2019 will be a full T20I.Maldives made its Twenty20 International debut on 20 January 2019, losing to Kuwait by eight wickets in the 2019 ACC Western Region T20 at Al Emarat Cricket Stadium, Muscat, Oman.