Stories by tag: T20 World Cup

2024 T20 World Cup schedule announced

The ICC has announced the groups and fixtures for the 2024 T20 World Cup. The tournament, co-hosted across the USA and the Caribbean, will...

The Netherlands head to South Africa for men’s T20 tour

The Netherlands will start their preparation for the 2024 T20 World Cup early in the New Year, naming a strong 16-man squad travelling to...

Nepal defeat UAE to qualify for T20 World Cup

In February 2022, Nepal faced a painful 68-run defeat against the UAE in the T20 World Cup Global Qualifier semi-final, resulting in UAE qualifying...

Ireland Learning Their Place

According to the ICC ODI Rankings, that would be 13th place behind Scotland and Zimbabwe. Just above Nepal and the Netherlands, with Afghanistan way...

T20 World Cup Qualifier Europe preview – Ireland, Scotland favourites

The first of the final round of qualifiers for the 2024 Men’s T20 World Cup are upon us. With the removal of the Global...

Who benefits from T20 World Cup expansion?

The dust may only just have settled on the 2022 T20 World Cup, but already eyes are turning to the 2024 event, hosted across...

USA Cricket Individual Director lists Houston, Lauderhill and San Francisco as likely 2024 T20 World Cup host cities

Avinash Gaje, one of the Individual Directors of USA Cricket, has revealed that Houston, Lauderhill and San Francisco could be the likely cities to...

Ryan Campbell on T20 World Cup, Dutch Cricket and a brush with death

“Reflecting on the World Cup, I feel like a proud father to be honest,” exclaims an elated Ryan Campbell on the Emerging Cricket podcast. After...

Great achievements, but Dutch face new challenges

There may have been a slow start, but by the end of the Super 12 phase the Dutch men’s side had achieved all that...

Dutch gain direct qualification to 2024 T20 World Cup after dramatic final day

After a determined win over South Africa, and with some assistance from Pakistan and India, the Netherlands finished 4th in their Super 12s group...

Determined Dutch shock the Proteas

The Netherlands have produced some remarkable performances in World T20 Cups, but none had been more significant that Sunday’s 13-run victory over South Africa...

Dutch pace attack spearheads the win over Zimbabwe

An outstanding effort by the Netherlands’ five-man pace attack at the Adelaide Oval on Wednesday set up the side’s first victory of the Super...

Pakistan blow the Dutch away

Facing one of the finest pace attacks in the world on a quick and bouncy Perth pitch was in its way as alien, and...

T20 World Cup Associate Autopsies: How Namibia, Scotland and UAE rated

What a brilliant start to the T20 World Cup we’ve had so far! The first week of the event highlighted the increased competitiveness in...

India outclass the battling Dutch

Dutch teams may have become used to even their home games being played in front of overwhelmingly opposition supporters – their Super League series...

Rain intervenes but Ireland secure memorable win over England

Ireland made the most of conditions – both the pitch and the weather – to secure a memorable win over England in their Super...

Dutch flunk a test they could have passed – T20 World Cup

The Dutch have made something of a speciality recently of competing valiantly with Full member opponents before going down to a narrow defeat; but...

Netherlands, Zimbabwe and Ireland learn Super 12s opponents

After a dramatic and ever-changing week of T20 cricket, the advancing teams have confirmed their opponents and fixtures for the Super 12s of the...

Raza raises Bellerive roof in victory over Scotland

Let once again but the unstoppable Sikandar Raza, Zimbabwe raced into the second round with a strong performance, even if a slow chase threatened...

Ireland accept Super 12 call by overcoming the West Indies

Until around the 12th over of the second innings of their match against Scotland, this Ireland team couldn't do a good impression of a...

Namibia come so close, but Waseem wins it for UAE

In the end it was Namibia who fell at the final hurdle, victims of an inexcusably cruel competition structure and an inspired, resurgent performance...

Dutch fall short despite Van Meekeren and O’Dowd heroics

There was a definite air of inevitability about events at Kardinia Park on Thursday, as Sri Lanka asserted their historic superiority over the Netherlands...

Zimbabwe fail to capitalise on early dominance in loss to West Indies.

West Indies completed the Group A parity cycle with a convincing win over Zimbabwe, exposing frailties in their batting when Sikandar Raza doesn't stick...

Campher/Dockrell class steers Ireland back on T20 World Cup track

Trailing the game for nearly three quarters of it and looking within minutes of checking out the tournament entirely, Ireland somehow managed to turn...

Sri Lanka restore order as UAE crumble

If the batters had until now found conditions on Kardinia Park’s drop-in pitches less than ideal, Sri Lankan opener Pathum Nissanka showed on Tuesday...

Netherlands falter again, but go top with another last-over win

It was a bitter-sweet victory for the Netherlands at Kardinia Park on Tuesday, with the brutal realities of Associates cricket fully in evidence as...

Can Ireland get back on Track at the T20 World Cup

There will be a lot of questions after Ireland's loss to Zimbabwe in their opening game by 31 runs. Like why did they bat...

Scotland sizzle, Windies whimper at the T20 World Cup

Tasmania is not the same sort of island as those that make up the nations of the West Indies. It's huge, green, cold, sparsely...

Netherlands deny UAE in nail-biter

The Netherlands needed everything but their last ball chasing a low total against UAE. Set only 112 to win, the Dutch struggled against a...

Namibia smash Sri Lanka in T20 World Cup opener

Namibia pulled off perhaps their greatest ever victory with a dominant win over Sri Lanka in the T20 World Cup opener. Jan Frylinck, JJ...

Is There A Namibian Storm Headed For Australia?

All the way back in early 2003, an old pre-tournament supplement for the South African World Cup from a cricket magazine described the coming...

Thailand win over Pakistan affirms Associates case for more opportunities

Thailand have made it to the semi-finals of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Women's Asia Cup 2022 in somewhat fortuitous circumstances. Bangladesh's fixture against...

T20 World Cup 2022: 7 Associate Players to Watch

While cricket lovers had to wait till 2021 for the T20 World Cup to return from its five year hiatus (further delayed by a...

USA fall short in 2022 T20 World Cup Pursuit

After a strong start to the 2022 Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifiers B in Zimbabwe, USA’s pursuit of their first World Cup berth came...

Six players to watch – T20 World Cup Qualifier B

The next week promises to be one of the biggest in the cricketing careers of the eight teams on show in Zimbabwe. The ICC...

Netherlands put forward T20 World Cup Qualifier group

The Dutch selectors sprang a surprise on Sunday when they announced their squad for the World T20 qualifier in Zimbabwe, starting on 11 July:...

T20 World Cup Qualifier the next challenge for the Dutch

Even as the VRA ground in Amstelveen is in the process of reverting to its normal condition as one of the prettiest club grounds...

The T20 World Cup Global Qualifier A – High stakes and no clear favourites

In a quick turnaround from the last Men's T20 World Cup, two more spots for Australia 2022 will be decided in the next week...

The Scotland Breakthrough

“Whit's fur ye'll no go by ye”, or so Scottish boomers like to tell you. In times of strife or uncertainty, this is their...

Meet Namibia’s trump card, Ruben Trumpelmann

On Wednesday, Namibia’s Ruben Trumpelmann made headlines at the T20 World Cup by taking three wickets in the first over of an innings against...

Cutting through galling challenges, Gerhard Erasmus’ Men are no outliers

If one ever wondered how instrumental a sport can be in acting as a country’s common thread in unifying the masses, they need only...

Been there, done that: Calum MacLeod and Scotland’s quest to tame Afghan spin

In one of the games of the men’s inaugural Hundred in August, Michael Vaughan wondered during commentary if there was ever a batter who...

Namibia soar as the Dutch hit rock bottom

Namibia turned their dream into reality on Sharjah’s greyish, baked-mud-looking surface on Friday with a perfectly-paced chase of Ireland’s 125 for eight, winning by...

Bangladesh brush aside PNG; Scotland defeat Oman to qualify for Super 12s

Bangladesh 181/7 (Mahmudullah 50, Shakib 46 Morea 2-26, Vala 2-26) beat Papua New Guinea 97/10 (Doriga 46* Shakib 4-9, Taskin 2-12) by 84 runs...

Namibia win Wiese-ly as Dutch crash out

The Netherlands’ hopes of progressing to the tournament proper (a.k.a. the Super 12) were brutally crushed at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi...

Campher laurels as Sri Lanka and Ireland share box seat

The opening matches in Group A followed remarkably similar trajectories, seven-wicket victories propelling Ireland and Sri Lanka into very strong positions on the group...

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Group A preview: A forecaster’s nightmare

Predicting the outcome of a T20 match is a mug’s game at the best of times, but this 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup...

PNG v Oman – T20 World Cup Preview

Match: Oman v Papua New Guinea Time: 14:00 local time on Sunday 17 October Venue: Oman Cricket Academy Ground, Al Amerat It's here. The T20 World Cup...

T20 World Cup – How Papua New Guinea Got There

Just when Papua New Guinea are written off, the Barramundis seem to lift to another level, and it was no different in their qualifying...

ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Group B preview: A clash of narratives

Gone are the days when anyone can look at T20I match ups between teams such as Papua New Guinea (PNG), Oman, Scotland, and Bangladesh...

T20 World Cup Predictions – What do our writers and readers think?

After a delay of a year, the T20 World Cup kicks off in Oman on Sunday. During the tournament build-up, Emerging Cricket has polled...

T20 World Cup – What’s happened since qualifying: Scotland

"Bring the Scottish flags and wear the tartan with pride, support will be appreciated!” said an elated Shane Burger, shortly after the T20 World...

Super Over: One key question for each team ahead of the T20 World Cup

With the T20 World Cup almost upon us, Emerging Cricket explores the challenges that each of the six teams will need to overcome in...

T20 World Cup – How Scotland Got There

The Battle of Bannockburn is of great significance in Scottish history. For the sceptics, the victory of the army of King of Scots Robert...

T20 World Cup – What’s happened since qualifying: Ireland

Having succeeded in qualifying for the T20I World Cup by finishing top of Group B, Ireland’s next slice of international action saw them jetting...

T20 World Cup – How Ireland got there

On the 31st of December 2018, the cut-off date passed for automatic qualification for the final World Cup qualifier. At the time Ireland sat...

Calum MacLeod: Scotland’s metronome key to more World Cup victories

Calum MacLeod has seen so much cricket, on and off the field, but there are still moments which make him pinch himself and revel...

T20 World Cup – What’s happened since qualifying: The Netherlands

Like most of their fellow-Associates and unlike those Full Members who could afford player bubbles and exorbitant airfares, the Netherlands spent 2020 cancelling international...

T20 World Cup – How the Netherlands Got There

That the Netherlands won the 2019 World T20 Qualifier in the UAE was not due to a dominant performance by one or two individuals,...

T20 World Cup – What’s happened since qualifying: Namibia

It’s been almost exactly two years since Namibia booked their place at the T20 World Cup, and they’ve spent much of the intervening time...

T20 World Cup – How Namibia got there

From exile when I returnI’m going to beg someoneto introduce the newly-born babieshelp me identify those grown-upsand lead me to the cemeterywhere friends and...

T20 World Cup – What’s happened since qualifying: Oman

The most consequential developments for Oman since the team's qualification for the T20 World Cup have occurred off-field. In January 2021, the ICC accredited...

T20 World Cup – How Oman got there

Oman arrived at the 2019 T20 World Cup Qualifier as arguable favourites to win the tournament. In our preview, Emerging Cricket cited a...

All the First Round T20 World Cup Kits

With less than three weeks until the first ball is bowled, excitement levels are building for the upcoming Men's ICC T20 World Cup. No doubt...

Namibia T20 World Cup – who takes the final spots in the XI?

After powering through the qualifiers in 2019, and enduring a fallow period during the pandemic in 2020, Namibia’s young team has spent the better...

Namibia T20 World Cup Squad Packs Punch

Namibia's squad named this month would shock nobody who has kept an eye on the Eagles in recent times, with a core of ten...

Dutch T20 World Cup squad back to full strength

There were few surprises in Ryan Campbell’s Dutch squad for the World T20 Cup in October (and hopefully November), with just three changes to...

T20 World Cup: Five Emerging Players to watch

Postponed in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Oman and the UAE plays host to a highly anticipated T20 World Cup filled with power-hitters,...

Chadd Sayers joins PNG Barramundis for ICC T20 World Cup

Recently-retired Australian Test cricketer Chadd Sayers has joined the PNG Barramundis as Assistant Coach for the duration of the ICC T20 World Cup. On...

Men’s ODI and T20I World Cup set to expand

The ICC has announced that both the Men’s World Cup and Men’s T20 World Cup will be expanding from 2024 and beyond. The ODI...

Hong Kong’s loss is Singapore’s gain as Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 pathway confirmed

Following the announcement of both the Women’s T20 World Cup and U19 World Cup qualification pathways, the ICC has confirmed the qualification pathway for...

Men’s T20 World Cup to be hosted by India in 2021, Australia 2022; Women’s World Cup postponed until 2022

India will host the Men's T20 World Cup for 2021, with Australia hosting the tournament in 2022, following an ICC meeting today. The Women's...

Thailand World Cup Reflections – Part 3 – On the field

Thailand’s debut at the T20 World Cup against the West Indies at the WACA was due to start at 3pm local time. The players...

T20 World Cup, Asia Cup decisions postponed until next month after meetings stagnate

The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced that a decision for both the Men's T20 World Cup in October 2020 and Women's World Cup...

Thailand World Cup Reflections – Part 2 – Language

If cricket is the cultural lingua franca of the British colonial project, then English remains the sport’s language of choice. Predictably and understandably, and...

Podcast catch-up: Norman Vanua Part Two

In case you missed it, we caught up with Norman Vanua in part two of our special with the PNG all-rounder. Open and honest...

Thailand World Cup Reflections – Part 1 – On Being Outsiders

The walls of the players’ dining rooms at the WACA are adorned with photographs of the West Australian greats. On the afternoon of the...

Podcast catch-up: Norman Vanua

In case you missed it on our podcast, we caught up with PNG all-rounder Norman Vanua in part one of a two part special....

This week on the EC Podcast: Norman Vanua

In part one of a two-part special for the Emerging Cricket Podcast, we catch up with PNG all-rounder Norman Vanua. In a raw and...

Emerging Cricket Podcast catch-up: Max Abbott

In case you missed it, we caught up with T20 World Cup Media and Communications Manager, and EC Patron, Max Abbott on the latest...

This week on the EC Podcast: Max Abbott

On this week's Emerging Cricket Podcast, we speak to T20 World Cup Media and Communications Manager, and EC Patron, Max Abbott. From planning digital media...

EC weekly roundup: Precipitation and postponements, runfests and retirement

The Thai women this week wrapped up their T20 World Cup campaign with a frustrating washout, as Sydney rain denied them their best chance...

The day before Pakistan: The Thailand World Cup Diaries, Day 16, Sydney

Our final day of training was held at the beautiful Sydney Showground Stadium on Monday. It is a sweltering day, but the feeling in the camp...

Sydney Days: The Thailand World Cup Diaries, Day 15

We are coming to the end of our time at the T20 World Cup 2020. It can be a challenge to remain motivated, knowing that...

Quick chat with Suleeporn Laomi: The Thailand World Cup Diaries, Day 13, Canberra

In this segment of the tour diary, we speak to Suleeporn Laomi, Thailand's ace leg-spinner and one of the country's most experienced players. Her...

Reflections from Thailand vs England: The Thailand World Cup Diaries, Days 11 and 12, Canberra

Our preparation for the England game has been extensive. We have had a net session at Manuka Oval, and a center-wicket hit out at the Cricket...

Thailand threaten early, England flex muscles at Manuka

Dizzee Rascal's 'Dance Wiv Me' blared around Manuka Oval, but Thailand needed no invitation to be front and centre at The Big Dance. As...

The hours before our T20 World Cup debut: The Thailand World Cup Diaries, Day 7 and 8, Perth

Sornnarin Tippoch and Harshal Pathak have said it many times in the last few days. “We have prepared well. We are in Australia to compete, not...

Quick chat with Nannapat Khoncharoenkai: The Thailand World Cup Diaries, Day 10, Canberra

In this segment of the tour diary, we chat to Nannapat Khoncharoenkai, Thailand’s 19-year old wicket-keeper, and No. 3 batter, on the back of...

Playing New Zealand: The Thailand World Cup Diaries, Day 5 and 6, Adelaide and Perth

Wednesday’s ICC T20 World Cup warm-up match against New Zealand was the first time Thailand played a Test country from outside Asia. The match signified Thailand’s...

Out on the turf: The Thailand World Cup Diaries, Day 4, Adelaide

We leave the Pullman Hotel at 11 AM for an International Cricket Council (ICC) ‘Cricket For Good’ Clinic. We are hosted at Campbelltown Memorial Oval, home of...

Getting used to the pace of a World Cup: The Thailand World Cup Diaries, Day 3, Adelaide

We are gradually getting used to the sheer volume of obligations and commitments required of a team participating in a world cup. Today is a case...

Fans make the day worthwhile: The Thailand World Cup Diaries Day 2, Brisbane

Waiting for a wet outfield to dry is one of the most frustrating experiences a cricketer can have. You spend most of the day helplessly watching...

The Thailand World Cup Diaries: Day 1, Brisbane

We arrive at the Bupa National Cricket Centre (NCC) before 8 o'clock this morning. The NCC overlooks the picturesque Allan Border Oval, where we...

Ready to take on the world: Thailand T20 World Cup preview

Mention the success of the Thailand women’s cricket team in a sports conversation and most people look at you quizzically. Even those somewhat familiar...

Emerging Cricket announces partnership with Thailand for T20 World Cup

Official partnership includes media support for national team at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Australia 2020 and beyondThailand Women’s captain, Sornnarin Tippoch named...

Nepal catapulted into global qualifiers as ICC announces 2021 men’s T20 World Cup pathway

Despite not proceeding beyond the Asia regional finals in qualification for this year's T20 World Cup after finishing behind Singapore and Qatar, Nepal is...

The Smiling Assassins: how Thailand built a formidable women’s national cricket team, Part 2

Whereas Part 1 charted the history of the Thailand women’s long road to World Cup qualification, in this article we talk in-depth about the...

Singapore – The Cinderella Story that never was: A Qualifier Post-Mortem

40/0 after 4. Singapore had already used 4 bowlers in the first 4 overs of Namibia’s innings. They weren’t mixing it up. It was...

Who is our T20 World Cup Qualifier MVP?

Laced with defining individual performances, the T20 World Cup Qualifier again proved the quality among the top teams in the emerging game. To determine the...

Dutch delight: The Netherlands claim T20WCQ Trophy

The Netherlands 134-3 (Cooper 41, ten Doeschate 30, Vala 1-15) defeated PNG 128-8 (Siaka 39, Bau 29, Glover 3-24) by 7 wickets The Netherlands have...

Simi Singh takes three as Ireland deny Namibia a podium finish

Third place play-off: Ireland 135 (Balbirnie 46, Stirling 25, Smit 3-19, Williams 3-34) defeated Namibia 108 (Erasmus 51, Baard 17, Singh 3-25) by 27...

The six qualifiers for the 2020 Men’s T20 World Cup

Fourteen teams travelled to the UAE for the global qualifiers hoping to pick up one of the six places on offer at the 2020...

Netherlands seal T20WCQ final spot

Netherlands (ten Doeschate 43*, Cooper 37, Young 2-39) defeated Ireland 137-9 (Stirling 29, Seelaar 3-17, van der Merwe 2-19, Klaassen 2-32) by 21 runs The...

T20 World Cup Qualifier: Bes chats to SportFM

Emerging Cricket's Daniel Beswick joined SportFM's Jacob Landsmeer to discuss the T20 World Cup Qualifier in UAE.In the chat Bes also discusses the work...

Namibia thump Oman to Qualify for T20 World Cup

Namibia 161-7 (Smit 59, Williams 45, Bilal Khan 4-19) defeated Oman 107 (Khawar Ali 41, Aqib Ilyas 18, Scholtz 3-14) by 54 runs Namibia has...

Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019 – final tables and playoff schedule

The ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019: Our most recent podcast: 2 November: Third Place Play-off: Ireland v Nambia (14h10) report; FINAL: Netherlands v Papua New Guinea...

A Cinderella story? Hong Kong thrash Nigeria, playoff spot within reach

Group B: Hong Kong 82/5 (Kinchit 25, Nizakat 21, Ajekun 1-5) defeated Nigeria 81/8 (Onkoyi 18, Aizaz 2-5, Ghazanfar 2-11) by 5 wickets with...

Ready Reckoner: Group A Permutations & Possibilities

First and foremost, here are the standings at the end of Day 9 in Group A: TeamPlayedWinsLossPointsNRRPNG54182.099Netherlands54181.891Namibia64281.08Scotland53260.55Kenya5234-0.931Singapore6234-0.765Bermuda6060-2.839 At this stage of the tournament: Namibia have played their...

Namibia trounce Singapore to record 4th consecutive win

Namibia 191-8 (Erasmus 72, Kotze 36, Amjad Mahboob 3-29) defeated Singapore 104 (Param 28, Rangarajan 16, Frylinck 4-21) by 87 runs Namibia ran away with...

Netherlands blast past Bermuda to set up Scotland showdown

Group A: Netherlands 206/3 (O’Dowd 58, Cooper 58, Ackermann 43*, Trott 1-31) defeated Bermuda (Leverock 31, van Meekeren 3-26, van der Merwe 2-23) by...

Ready reckoner: Group B permutations & possibilities

Firstly, here's the Group B table after Day 9: GROUP BTEAM MWLPTNRRIreland*64281.591Oman*54181.388UAE53260.656Canada53260.433Jersey5234-0.039Hong Kong5234-0.383Nigeria5050-4.326 And here is the chat with Peter Della Penna between Abu Dhabi &...

Craig Young takes four as Ireland restrict Nigeria to 66, go top of group

Group B: Ireland 67/2 (Obrien 32. Ajekun 1-10) defeated Nigeria 66/9 (Adedeji 19, Young 4-13, Adair 2-10) by 8 wickets with 83 deliveries. In their...

Ireland eye top spot in Group B with crushing win over Jersey

Group B: Ireland 2/110 (Stirling 58*, Balbirnie 33, Perchard 1-16) defeated Jersey 105 all out (Stevens 25, Adair 3-10, Delany 2-12) by 8 wickets....

Papua New Guinea end Netherlands’ unbeaten run to go top of Group A

PNG moved up to top of Group A with a win over the Netherlands

Kat out of the bag as Hong Kong get their mojo back against Jersey

Group B Hong Kong 144/7 (Nizakat 46, McKechnie 40*, Ward 3-19) defeated Jersey 136/6 (Stevens 39, Bisson 30, Ehsan 2-18 ) by 8 runs. Four...

Double trouble: Kenya with twin wins; Singapore lose two in a row

Group A: Kenya 159/3 (Karim 71*, Gandhi 50, Amjad Mahboob 2-30) defeated Singapore 157/9 (Surendran 40, Aritra 33, Oluoch 3-22, Otieno 3-29) by 7...

Namibia keeps dream alive with comprehensive win over Bermuda

Group A: Namibia 111/4 (13.1 overs, Davin 37, Leverock 3/18) defeated Bermuda 106/9 (20 overs, Okera Bascome 37, Scholtz 3/17) by six wickets. Namibia made...

Namibia capitalise on Scotland stumbles to record first win

Group A: Namibia 159/6 (Smit 43, Erasmus 37, Davey 2-29) defeated Scotland 135/8 (Macloed 39, Berrington 23, Frylinck 2-15) by 24 runs. Although considered one...

Day 5 T20 World Cup Qualifier podcast special, tables and reports

Here’s our second T20WCQ special as Tim Bes & Nick being you up to speed on the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier...

Jersey move into second with win over UAE

Group B: Jersey 147 all out (Ward 47, Siddique 2-34) defeated United Arab Emirates 112 all out (Mustafa 28, Carlyon 3-15) by 35 runs. Jersey...

Canada go two and zero after besting an improved Nigeria

Group B: Canada 159/7 (Kumar 57, Tariq 33, Abioye 2-26) defeated Nigeria 109/8 (Onwuzulike 39, Runsewe 37, Heyliger 3-16) by 50 runs. Canada won the...

Ireland bounce back to hand Oman first defeat

Group B: Ireland 183/3 off 20.0 (G. Delaney 89*; Khawar Ali 1/28) defeated Oman 148/9 off 20.0 (Khawar Ali 50; Dockrell 2/24, G. Delaney...

Despite another suspension, UAE stocks rise as Hong Kong goes 0 & 3

UAE 118/2 (Shahzad 54, Suri 44*, Christie 2-24) defeated Hong Kong 116/7 (Nizakat 31, Kinchit 30, Mustafa 2-17) by 8 wickets with 29 balls...

Fourth UAE player suspended in match-fixing probe

Ashfaq Ahmed became the fourth UAE player to be suspended in relation to the match-fixing scandal being investigated by the Anti Corruption Unit of...

Papering over the cracks? Scotland sneak past Papua New Guinea

Group A: Scotland 146/6 (Coetzer 54, Cross 40, Ravu 1-11) defeated Papua New Guinea 142/9 (Vanua 33, Siaka 31, Tahir 3-24) by four runs. A...

Day 3 T20 World Cup Qualifier podcast special, tables and reports

Five teams remain unbeaten after Day 3. On the other side, Namibia, Hong Kong, Bermuda and Kenya face an uphill battle, all sitting 0-2. Tim,...

Hong Kong brushed aside as Oman continues to impress

Oman 106/2 (Illyas 37, Maqsood 24, Shah 1-18) defeated Hong Kong 103 (Nizakat 31, Kaleem 3-14, Khawar Ali 3-24) by 8 wickets with 15...

Second record opening stand in two days helps Papua New Guinea crush Namibia to go top of Group A

Papua New Guinea 197/7 (Ura 71, Vala 48, S Bau 26, Frylinck 3 -18) defeated Namibia 116 (Vala 3-19, S Bau 1-15) by 81...

Day 2 wrap: UAE, Scotland & PNG back in the hunt, Dutch strong, Ireland wobbly.

On Saturday, a bumper Day 2 of five matches gave us more pulsating cricket as the Netherlands won their second in two days, sending...

Berrington helps Scotland bounce back against brave Kenya

Group A: Scotland 170/6 (Sole 33, Berrington 27, Obuya 2-12) defeated Kenya (Karim 51, Gondaria 26, Berrington 3-17, Davey 2-25) 139/8 by 31 runs....

Rohan Mustafa drags UAE back into the light, hosts beat Ireland by 5 wickets

Group B: UAE 129/5 (Mustafa 39, Usman 29, Adair 1-21) defeated Ireland 125 (Stirling 72, Mustafa 4-18) by five wickets with 18 balls remaining. UAE...

All smiles for Netherlands, as Namibia batting feels the pace

Group A: Netherlands 140/6 (ten Doeschate 59, O'Dowd 21, Frylinck 3-25) defeated Namibia 96 (William 27, Glover 3-16, van Meekeren 3-16) by 44 runs. Netherlands...

Ruthless Jersey outclass newcomers Nigeria

Group B: Jersey 184/4 (Jenner 57, Greenwood 43, Daniel Ajekun 1-16) defeated Nigeria 115/7 (Oyede 39, Miles 2-21, Blampied 2-24) by 69 runs. It was...

Shocking Bermuda shorts out against PNG after Vanua hattrick

Papua New Guinea 90/0 (Vala 53*, Ura 33*) defeated Bermuda 89 (Rawlins 25, Trott 19, Vanua 3-14 including a hattrick) by ten wickets with...

Day 1 wrap. Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier

The ICC Men's T20 World Cup Qualifier 2019 got underway under the blazing sunshine of the UAE across Abu Dhabi and Dubai on Friday. With...

Oman win desert derby over embattled Emiratis

Oman 109/3 (Ilyas 45, Kaleem 27, Raza 1-23) defeated UAE 108/9 (Usman 27, Mustafa 24, Butt 3-16) by 7 wickets with 10 balls remaining. A...

Singapore stun Scotland…and a leading cricket website that shall not be named

Singapore 168/6 (Chandramohan 51, Dutta 32, Davey 2-26) defeated Scotland 166/9 (Munsey 46, Macleod 44, Selladore 3-16) by 2 runs. Singaporean skipper Amjad Mahboob defended...

Balbirnie finishes off Hong Kong after another Stirling show

Ireland 154/2 (Balbirine 70*, Stirling 62, Aizaz 1-31) defeated Hong Kong 153/5 (Kinchit 79, Haroon 20, Adair 2-22) by 8 wickets with 16 deliveries...

T20 World Cup Qualifier: Bes chats to SportFM

Emerging Cricket's Daniel Beswick joined SportFM's Jacob Landsmeer to discuss the upcoming T20 World Cup Qualifier in UAE.

UAE fixing scandal: Four players including UAE captain charged and immediately suspended

After being withdrawn from the UAE squad along with two others, all three players including captain Mohammed Naveed have been provisionally suspended by after...

Not resting on either laurels or clovers. Ireland T20 World Cup Qualifier preview

After painfully falling short of qualifying for the ICC 2019 World Cup, Ireland will be staking their claim to be one of the 6 sides to qualify for the 2020 T20 World Cup.

Ready to Emerge: Scotland T20 World Cup Qualifier preview

Since their last appearance at a major ICC event, the World T20 in 2016, Scotland have built a new reputation as being one of the strongest associate sides.

Day 2 (warm-up matches) wrap. Men’s T20 World Cup Qualifier

Tuesday saw the second and final round of warm-up games for the T20 World Cup Qualifier in the UAE. There were some eye-catching performances...

Tournament favourites or mere pretenders? Oman T20 World Cup Qualifier preview

Background Transition. Or perhaps more accurately, turmoil. These words describe the pre-tournament fortunes of two of Asia’s four representatives at the ICC Men’s World Twenty20 Qualifier. A third,...

Dutch men’s captain Pieter Seelaar appointed EC Ambassador

Today, Pieter Seelaar, the Netherlands captain was announced as an Emerging Cricket Ambassador, just three days out from the first delivery of the 2019...

Desperate for success for many more reasons than just a World Cup berth. Kenya T20 World Cup Qualifier preview

Background Shem Ngoche, vice-captain of Kenya is abandoned by all his team mates at the Wanderers Cricket Club after his misfield allowed Nepal snatch a...

A Perfect 2019? Namibia T20 World Cup Qualifier preview

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