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On the second and final day of the warm up games leading up the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019, Namibia, Jersey, Canada, Oman, Scotland, Hong Kong and UAE posted wins.
It is the 38th year of international cricket in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Cricket first came to Sharjah in 1981 when two representative sides from India and Pakistan landed to play a few one-day games.
The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier Trophy was today unveiled in Abu Dhabi ahead of the tournament, which will commence on 18 October.
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The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019 will be held in the United Arab Emirates from October 18 – November 2
As we approach the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019 in the United Arab Emirates from October 18 to November 2, here is looking back at some of the outstanding individual performances from previous editions of the qualifiers.
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The build-up to the widely anticipated Abu Dhabi T10 has powered into gear with tickets officially going on sale. The tournament will see the likes of England’s ICC World Cup-winning captain Eoin Morgan...
While Bilal Khan dismissed both openers, it was an Aamir Kaleem show from there on as he ran through the Nepal middle order.
Batting first, Netherlands made a statement with some quick runs to begin with. Tobias Visee, in particular, looked good
Khawar Ali first dismissed Tonny Staal and then followed up with wickets of Colin Ackermann and Paul van Meekeren on the first three balls of the 10th over.
Cricket excitement crackled in the air as battle lines for the upcoming Abu Dhabi T10 were set through a live team draw and schedule reveal that saw four newcomers - Bangla Tigers, Deccan Gladiators, Delhi Bulls and Karnataka Tuskers ...
The chase looked stiff for Nepal but a 14-ball 31 whirlwind from KC Karan, at a strike rate of over 220, helped them win by four wickets
Nepal won the toss and put in Hong Kong to bat first.
Oman did not sweat a lot in chasing down the total with 30s from opener Khawar Ali and skipper Zeeshan Maqsood.
Scotland and the Netherlands, joint winners of the previous qualifying event in 2015, will feature on the opening day
Cricket Peru today announces the schedule for the 2019 South American Cricket Championships (SAC). The championships are an annual competition contested by amateur women’s, men’s and junior teams from....
SA bowled Namibia out for 121 before sealing a five-wicket win in their ICC Men's Cricket World Cup League Two match. Steven Taylor took four wickets and followed it up with 43 runs for a match-winning all-round performance.
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Ireland Women’s cricket team finished their ICC Women’s T20 World Cup campaign with a convincing 8-wicket victory over Papua New Guinea in Scotland today
Thailand will head to their first ever global event as they beat PNG by 8 wickets in Dundee to take one of two places at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in Australia.
There will be a new team competing at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup for the first ever, as Thailand and Papua New Guinea face each other in Thursday’s Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier semi-finals for one of two spots up for grabs in Australia 2020.
With Ireland and Thailand already claiming their spots at the semi-finals, their toss-up today at Forthill
The second day of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier was played today in Dundee and Angus with PNG, Bangladesh, Thailand and Ireland recording victories
Prior to the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier beginning on Saturday 31st August in Dundee and Angus, Bangladesh, Ireland, Scotland and Thailand recorded victories in warm-up matches to boost their sides’ confidence ahead of the eight-team tournament.
Canada and Bermuda completed the line-up for the Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier after securing the last two berths at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Americas Final.
The four ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier Group B teams Ireland, Thailand, Netherlands and Namibia who are striving for the two qualification spots for Australia 2020, look ahead to the global qualifier.
The four Group A teams Scotland, USA, Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Bangladesh look ahead to the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier which starts this week in Scotland, with two spots up for grabs for Australia 2020.
Papua New Guinea won the toss and decided to bowl against Scotland in their Tri series match at Mannofield Park, Aberdeen.
Ireland Men’s cricket team will participate in a five-nation T20 series in Oman in the immediate lead-up to the ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier – pitting the side against three other nations also aiming for World Cup qualification.
Skipper Shoaib Malik and Andre Russell batted at full throttle to take the Knights' score to 170 from 16 overs.
The first two of the three matches of round two - Brampton Wolves v Edmonton Royals and Vancouver Knights v Winnipeg Hawks - could not be played because of the inclement weather in Canada.
Namibia will compete in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019, replacing Zimbabwe which has been suspended by the ICC.
Rodrigo Thomas and Moises Henriques of the Toronto Nationals were dismissed early, but it was the half-century from opener Chirag Suri which sealed the match.
Anshuman Rath, who got an opportunity to open for the Royals, displayed his talent with a 50-ball unbeaten 87. At just 21 years of age, Rath has been made the captain of the Hong Kong national team and he showed just why.
After looking a bit rusty in the first match, Yuvraj has kept improving in the tournament and his famous bat swing seemed to be back in this game
Vancouver Knights had piled up 276 runs against Montreal Tigers in their last match but were denied a victory. They were having none of it this time as Christopher Henry Gayle put up another exhibition with a 44-ball 94.
Montreal Tigers were cruising along and there was no need for rash shots but some inexperienced batting from the Tigers saw them take the match to the last over...
In the mid-match chat following the ton, Gayle said things like 'I'm not feeling any sweat.
It was the half-century from Kieron Pollard, played at strike rate of nearly 250, which took Toronto Nationals to 216. However, given how well the pitch was playing, even this score was chaseable.
They call him Lynn 'Insanity' for a reason. Chris Lynn showed just why in his 142-run partnership with JP Duminy which came off just 56 balls.
