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Cricket Puts a Focus on South Asian Communities

ECB today (10th May) announced a wide-ranging Action Plan to transform the way it engages with South Asian communities and draw more players, fans and volunteers into every level of the game.

Uganda and Denmark qualify for ICC World Cricket League Division 3

On another exciting final day’s play at an ICC World Cricket League tournament, this time Division 4 in Malaysia, both Uganda and Denmark secured qualification to Division 3.

Sunday's matches at the ICC World Cricket League Division 4 will determine which teams qualify for Division 3

In a rain interrupted day at ICC World Cricket League Division 4, today’s matches of Uganda v Jersey and Malaysia v Bermuda will be replayed on Sunday, which will determine which teams will qualify for Division 3.

Uganda take four wickets in the last over to beat Denmark by one run

Uganda, Denmark, Jersey and Malaysia are all still in contention after four rounds of the ICC World Cricket League Division 4.

Dipendra Singh Airee was the hero for Nepal against PNG

Nepal create history after being awarded ODI status for first time

Dipendra Singh Airee picked four wickets and also scored an unbeaten half-century as Nepal went on to claim the ODI status following a six-wicket win over Papua New Guinea in the ICC World Cup Qualifiers encounter in Harare.

Business End of World Cup Qualifiers Starts Thursday

After an action-packed 20-match group schedule, the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2018 enters the business end from Thursday when sides in the Super Six stage will aim to finish in the top two to book their tickets to the ICC’s pinnacle 50-over tournament

Nepal batsmen Rohit Paudel and Somal Kami shared unbeaten 89 run stand

Nepal keep hopes of ODI status alive with five-wicket win over Hong Kong

Nepal have kept their hope of achieving ODI status following their five-wicket win over Hong Kong in the 19th game of the ICC World Cup Qualifiers in Bulawayo.

Babar Hayat will be looking to lead from the front

ICC World Cup Qualifiers 2018 - Match 19 - Hong Kong v Nepal - Preview

Hong Kong will have all to play for with an eye on qualification to Super Six when they face Nepal in the final Group B encounter of the ICC World Cup Qualifiers 2018 in Bulawayo.

Afghanistan are yet to win a game in the tournament

ICC World Cup Qualifiers 2018 - Match 16 - Afghanistan v Nepal - Preview

Having lost all their three games so far, Afghanistan face Nepal in a must-win Group B encounter of the ICC World Cup Qualifiers 2018 tournament in Bulawayo.

Callum MacLeod played a special knock against Afghanistan

ICC World Cup Qualifiers 2018 - Match 8 - Scotland v Hong Kong - Preview

Scotland will be hoping to make most of their momentum from their opening game when they face Hong Kong in the 8th game of the ICC World Cup Qualifiers 2018 tournament at Bulawayo Athletic Club on Tuesday.

Sikandar Raza (left) and Brendan Taylor played terrific innings

Taylor, Raza tons help Zimbabwe trounce Nepal

Sikandar Raza smashed a 66-ball 123 run knock while Brendan Taylor also contributed with a century as Zimbabwe overpowered Nepal in their opening game of the ICC World Cup Qualifiers encounter in Bulawayo.

Babar Hayat (left) will be a key performer for Hong Kong

ICC World Cup Qualifiers 2018 - Hong Kong - Team Preview

Hong Kong will be desperate to feature in the ICC Cricket World Cup for the first time when they compete in the Qualifiers tournament in Zimbabwe.

Paras Khadka will be a key member for Nepal

ICC World Cup Qualifiers 2018 - Nepal - Team Preview

Nepal will be hoping to make most of their qualification in the ICC World Cup Qualifiers 2018 after they finished at the top of the table in World Cricket League Division Two.

Ireland Women seal 46-run win over Thailand Women

After a 98 from Kim Garth set Ireland Women to 218 for seven, the bowlers managed to keep Thailand Women in check, restricting them to 172 for nine in the chase during the 16th match of ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier in Colombo.

UAE finished the tri-series tournament in Dubai with most points

Imran Haider stars with four-wicket haul as UAE thump Hong Kong

After a four-wicket haul from Imran Haider helped United Arab Emirates dismiss Hong Kong for 174, a solid opening stand following by a fifty from Shaiman Anwar allowed United Arab Emirates to complete the chase in the 39th over with six wickets in hand to bag the tri-series in Dubai.

Nadeem, Hayat get Scotland to a winning start in UAE

After a four-wicket haul from Nadeem Ahmed helped Hong Kong dismiss Scotland for 205, Babar Hayat led the chase with a composed unbeaten knock of 79 to complete a seven-wicket victory in the first One-Day International of Tri-Nation series in United Arab Emirates.

India are yet to lose a game in this series

India Women trounce Nepal Women by 99 runs

After a collective effort helped India Women post 120 for five in their innings, the bowlers dismissed Nepal Women for just 21 in 16.3 overs to ensure a 99-run victory in the 13th game of ACC's Asia Cup in Bangkok.

Undefeated India Women storm into finals

A composed 62 from Mithali Raj followed by three-wicket hauls from Preeti Bose and Ekta Bisht was handy for India Women as they trounced Sri Lanka Women by 52 runs to seal a berth in the final of the Asian Cricket Council's Women's Asia Cup tournament.

Sana Mir had an outstanding day with the ball

Bowlers deliver big wins for Pakistan Women, Sri Lanka women

Pakistan Women and Sri Lanka Women came up with another dominant bowling performances as they defeated Bangladesh Women and Thailand Women respectively in their Asian Cricket Council Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup in Bangkok.

Inoka Ranaweera (centre) picked three wickets for Sri Lanka

Bowlers deliver victories for Bangladesh Women, Sri Lanka Women

Panna Ghosh picked a four-wicket haul for Bangladesh Women to restrict Thailand Women for 53 in a chase of 89 while Sri Lanka Women were instrumental in dismissing Nepal Women for 23 to set up an eight-wicket win in the Asian Cricket Council Women's Asia Cup tournament in Bangkok.

Mithali Raj top scored for India with an unbeaten 49

India Women, Pakistan Women begin Asia Cup campaign with resounding victories

The Asian Cricket Council's Women's Asia Cup tournament kick started in Bangkok with India Women and Pakistan Women registering convincing victories over Bangladesh Women and Nepal Women respectively.

Calum MacLeod scored 102 off 107 deliveries.

Calum MacLeod century propels Scotland to 1-0 series win

A classy century from Calum MacLeod played a key role as Scotland scored 266 for seven and dismissed Hong Kong for 213 runs in 46.1 overs to claim a 53-run victory in the second One-Day International in Edinburgh, thereby sealing a 1-0 series win.

Rain, bad light, leads to no result in first ODI at Grange

Rain and bad light caused the first One-Day International between Scotland and Hong Kong to end as a no result after only 38 overs of play was possible across the two innings in Edinburgh.

Wet outfield played spoilsport in the second T20I.

Hong Kong secure 1-0 series win after abandoned game

The overnight rain and wet outfield conditions ensured that no play was possible in the second Twenty20 International between Hong Kong and Ireland, thus handing the visitors a 1-0 series win.

Kevin O'Brien scored 32 and picked a wicket as well.

Nizakhat Khan, Babar Hayat set up massive win for Hong Kong

Led by a fifty from Nizakat Khan and a knock of 49 from Babar Azam, Hong Kong posted 169 for five and bowled Ireland out for 129 runs to secure a massive 40-run win in the first Twenty20 International in Bready.

Winning send-off for Samoa's Perelini Mulitalo

Hosts Samoa beat Japan on the final day of the 2016 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier – East Asia-Pacific to ensure Perelini Mulitalo ended her career with a win.

PNG Women complete qualifier undefeated

Papua New Guinea Women ended the 2016 ICC Women’s World Cup Qualifier – East Asia-Pacific undefeated after beating Japan by eight wickets to make it four wins out of four.

All three teams combine for a photo in Apia, Samoa

PNG beat Samoa, reach Women's World Cup qualifier

Papua New Guinea Women beat Samoa Women by three wickets in game four of the 2016 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier – East Asia-Pacific to book their place in the global qualifier for next year's Women's World Cup.

A happy Samoa team following their victory

Samoa win a thriller against Japan

The first round of the 2016 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier – East Asia-Pacific concluded with hosts Samoa taking a thrilling 26-run win over Japan in game three.

PNG Women make it two out of two

Papua New Guinea Women made it two wins out of two at the 2016 ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier - East Asia-Pacific in Samoa by beating Japan by five wickets.

Pauke Siaka pulls on away on the way to her half-century

PNG Women win opener against Samoa

Papua New Guinea Women beat hosts Samoa Women by six wickets in the opening game of the 2016 ICC East-Asia Pacific Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier.

ICC chairman Shashank Manohar believes the move will promote cricket in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia becomes 39th ICC Associate Member

Saudi Arabia became the 39th Associate Member of the International Cricket Council after being unanimously elected during the Full Council meeting in Edinburgh on Thursday.

Japan aim to go one better in Samoa

Japan are aiming to one better than their second-placed finish at the ICC Women's World Cup Qualifier - East-Asia Pacific in Samoa next month.

Squads named for 2016 Women's World Cup East-Asia Pacific qualifier

The three teams competing from the ICC East-Asia Pacific region to earn a place in the 2016 Women's World Cup Qualifier have named their squads for the regional qualifier that gets underway on 15th July.

Michael Clarke set for return in Hong Kong T20 Blitz

Former Australian skipper Michael Clarke is expected to make a return to domestic cricket with the Kowloon Cantons side in the Hong Kong Twenty20 Blitz.

Hong Kong to tour Scotland for two ODIs

Cricket Scotland has announced that they will host a two-match One-Day International series against Hong Kong in September at The Grange in Edinburgh.