Nepal will face canada on its last league match of ICC T20 world cup qualifier. win is not sufficient for Nepal to qualify for play off but Nepal need a victory with huge margin against Canada. The match is about to start in a while so plese stay with me to get live updates.
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Mar 20, 2012
Mar 18, 2012
Live update of Nepal Vs bermuda in ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier Ber 53/3 in 10.0 Nep 151/6
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ICC T 20 World Cup Qualifier:
MATCH DETAILS:
Nepal Vs Bermuda
Venue: Sheikh Zayed Stadium
Time : 18th march 2012, 3: 45 NST, 10:00 GMT
After loosing the two consecutive matches Nepal should win this match in order to remain in the tournament or to go to the second round.Where as Bermuda is playing their match for the pride as they have already lost 4 matches in row and is out from the qualifier.Nepal is in fourth position in the the points table after Afghanistan nether land and Canada. Hope both the team plays great match ahead and win .....
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Mar 16, 2012
Live update of Nepal Vs Afghanistan in ICC T20 World cup qualifier(Nep 123/6 in 20.0 Over) Afg 158/6
Match details
Group A
Four day
Afghanistan Vs Nepal
Match scheduled to begin at 14:00 local time (10:00 GMT) 15:45 NST
Date: 16th march 2012
Venue:Sharjah Cricket Stadium
Afghanistan squad
Dawlat Zadran, Gulbodin Naib, Izatullah Dawlatzai, Javed Ahmadi, Karim Sadiq, Mirwais Ashraf, Mohammad Nabi, Mohammad Shahzad†, Nawroz Mangal*, Noor Ali Zadran, Samiullah Shenwari, Shabir Noori, Shapoor Zadran, Zamir Khan
Nepal squad
P Airee, M Alam, P Baskota, A Bhattarai, SP Gauchan, K Karki, P Khadka*, PP Lohani, G Malla†, AK Mandal, B Regmi, S Regmi, C Sawad, S Vesawkar
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Group A
Four day
Afghanistan Vs Nepal
Match scheduled to begin at 14:00 local time (10:00 GMT) 15:45 NST
Date: 16th march 2012
Venue:Sharjah Cricket Stadium
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| Nepal Vs Afghanistan |
Afghanistan squad
Dawlat Zadran, Gulbodin Naib, Izatullah Dawlatzai, Javed Ahmadi, Karim Sadiq, Mirwais Ashraf, Mohammad Nabi, Mohammad Shahzad†, Nawroz Mangal*, Noor Ali Zadran, Samiullah Shenwari, Shabir Noori, Shapoor Zadran, Zamir Khan
Nepal squad
P Airee, M Alam, P Baskota, A Bhattarai, SP Gauchan, K Karki, P Khadka*, PP Lohani, G Malla†, AK Mandal, B Regmi, S Regmi, C Sawad, S Vesawkar
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Mar 14, 2012
Exceptional Shakti guides Nepal to victory against Denmark
With Shakti Gauchan taking a first international hat-trick for Nepal in T20 and Pradeep Airee strucking a 43 balls 63 runs, Nepal defeated Denmark by 9 wickets in a second match of the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifiers in UAE on Wednesday.
Winning the toss, Denmark invited Nepal on field. 4 wickets haul from Gauchan, 2 wickets from Prithu Baskota and a wicket each for Sanjam Regmi and Basanta Regmi made Denmark suffer in a position where they lost all 10 wickets in just 19.1 overs for 82 runs. Though having a flying start, Denmark could not continue the momentum. Openers Freddie Klokker(27 ball-21) and Shehzad Ahmed(15 ball-11) shared a 20 runs partnership for first wicket. Another partnership of 21 runs between Klokker and Michael Pedersen(13 ball-13) put up Denmark to 41 for 2 in 7.1 overs. None other put a good effort for Denmark. The thirteenth over proved to be a historic and valuable for Nepal as Gauchan picked wickets of Rizwan Mahmood, Aftab Ahmed and Kamran Mahmood to become the first Nepali player to take hat-trick in international match.
In reply Pradeep Airee and Sharad Vesawkar brought the win home in just 12.4 overs. To start, Paresh Lohani(3) went cheaply. Airee and Vesawkar shared 78 runs partnership both remaining unbeaten. Airee’s innings included seven fours and four sixes. Vesawkar played 28 balls. Needed 12 runs to win, Airee hit two sixes, one in first ball and the other in fourth ball of the 13th over to secure the win for Nepal. With today’s win, Nepal are in top of the group A. Shakti Gauchan was adjudged as man of the match for his exceptional figure of 4-0-20-4.
In other matches of the day, Hong Kong defeated Bermuda by 8 wickets, Canada defeated P.N.G. by 6 runs and Afghanistan defeated Netherlands by 4 wickets in group A. While in group B, Ireland defeated Kenya by 10 wickets, Italy defeated U.S.A. by 8 runs, Namibia defeated Scotland by 49 runs and Uganda defeated Oman by 3 wickets. Nepal will take on Papua New Guinea on Thursday at Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Stay with anantasports.blogspot.com to get live updates of the match.
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| Shakti Gauchan |
Winning the toss, Denmark invited Nepal on field. 4 wickets haul from Gauchan, 2 wickets from Prithu Baskota and a wicket each for Sanjam Regmi and Basanta Regmi made Denmark suffer in a position where they lost all 10 wickets in just 19.1 overs for 82 runs. Though having a flying start, Denmark could not continue the momentum. Openers Freddie Klokker(27 ball-21) and Shehzad Ahmed(15 ball-11) shared a 20 runs partnership for first wicket. Another partnership of 21 runs between Klokker and Michael Pedersen(13 ball-13) put up Denmark to 41 for 2 in 7.1 overs. None other put a good effort for Denmark. The thirteenth over proved to be a historic and valuable for Nepal as Gauchan picked wickets of Rizwan Mahmood, Aftab Ahmed and Kamran Mahmood to become the first Nepali player to take hat-trick in international match.
In reply Pradeep Airee and Sharad Vesawkar brought the win home in just 12.4 overs. To start, Paresh Lohani(3) went cheaply. Airee and Vesawkar shared 78 runs partnership both remaining unbeaten. Airee’s innings included seven fours and four sixes. Vesawkar played 28 balls. Needed 12 runs to win, Airee hit two sixes, one in first ball and the other in fourth ball of the 13th over to secure the win for Nepal. With today’s win, Nepal are in top of the group A. Shakti Gauchan was adjudged as man of the match for his exceptional figure of 4-0-20-4.
In other matches of the day, Hong Kong defeated Bermuda by 8 wickets, Canada defeated P.N.G. by 6 runs and Afghanistan defeated Netherlands by 4 wickets in group A. While in group B, Ireland defeated Kenya by 10 wickets, Italy defeated U.S.A. by 8 runs, Namibia defeated Scotland by 49 runs and Uganda defeated Oman by 3 wickets. Nepal will take on Papua New Guinea on Thursday at Sharjah Cricket Stadium. Stay with anantasports.blogspot.com to get live updates of the match.
Live update of Nepal Vs Papua New Guinea in ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier Nep 102/8 in 20.0Over PNG137/8(PNG won the match by 35 runs)
Nepal after two consecutive win will surely play against papua New Guinea for win and if nepalese batting and bowling strike Nepal will surely won the Match. Chandra saud , and Paras in first match Shakti and Pradeep in second match and may be some other in third matchNepalese player had brought smile on Nepalese fans after loss in football, so Stay with me for the exclusive updates of Nepal Vs Papua New Guinea.
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| Nepal Vs Papua New Guinea |
Match Details :
Group A - Nepal Vs Papua New Guinea
Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium
Date: Thursday March 15 2012
Time: 10:00 GMT | 14:00 local
15:30 IST
Nepal won the toss and elected to field
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Nepal won the toss and elected to field
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Mar 13, 2012
Nepal started world cup dream with win against Hong Kong
Nepal started well in its dream for ICC t20 world cup by defeating Hong Kong by 28 runs in its opening match being held in UAE today.Winning the toss, Nepal skipper Paras Khadka invited Hong Kong on field. With a great knock from skipper, Nepal put up the totals of 130 runs for 6 wickets off alloted 20 overs.
To a bad start, Nepal lost the openers quickly as Pradeep Airee went without a score in the third ball off the very first over. Sharad Vesawkar joined Airee with score of 2 runs leaving Nepal to 12 for 2 in second over. 26 runs partnership between Paresh Lohani and Paras Khadka steered Nepal to 38 for 3 as Lohani went stumped at 12 runs. It was Gyanendra Malla and Paras Khadka who put up good effort to bring 56 runs partnership for forth wicket. Malla then was caught at score of 26 runs. Malla struck two fours and a six in his 24 balls play.
Khadka put up his highest score of 68 runs, also the second highest score made by Nepali batsman. Khadka played 62 balls with hitting 7 fours. Mehboob Alam scored 13 runs off 15 balls. Basanta Regmi remained not out at 2 runs. Munir Dar picked 3 wickets for Hong Kong while Daljeet Singh, Nizakat Khan and Aizaz Khan grabbed wicket apiece.
In reply, international debutant for Nepal, Chandra Sawad took 4 crucial wickets as Hong Kong bundled for 102 runs losing 9 wickets in 20 overs. Nizakat Khan top scored with 32 runs off 27 balls, Asif Khan remained unbeaten at 17 runs. Waqas Barkat scored 15 runs while Jamie Atkinson added 14 runs. Shakti Gauchan and Sanjam Regmi took two wickets each for winning side.
On the other matches of group A, Afghanistan defeated P.N.G by 6 wickets, Denmark defeated Bermuda by 7 wickets and Netherlands defeated Canada by 42 runs. While in group B, Namibia defeated Ireland by 4 runs, Italy defeated Oman by 9 wickets, Uganda beat U.S.A. by 4 wickets and Scotland beat Kenya by 14 runs.
Nepal will play Denmark on Wednesday at 3.45 PM Nepali Time at Global Cricket Academy Dubai.anantasports.blogspot.com will bring live update of the match between Nepal and denmark.
Nepalese skipper Paras khadka have been judged the man of the match for his outstanding inning, Khadka´s 68 runs is second largest score by any Nepali player in the international T20 cricket. Earlier, Mehaboob Alam had garnered 88 runs against Saudi Arab on December in Kathmandu.
To a bad start, Nepal lost the openers quickly as Pradeep Airee went without a score in the third ball off the very first over. Sharad Vesawkar joined Airee with score of 2 runs leaving Nepal to 12 for 2 in second over. 26 runs partnership between Paresh Lohani and Paras Khadka steered Nepal to 38 for 3 as Lohani went stumped at 12 runs. It was Gyanendra Malla and Paras Khadka who put up good effort to bring 56 runs partnership for forth wicket. Malla then was caught at score of 26 runs. Malla struck two fours and a six in his 24 balls play.
Khadka put up his highest score of 68 runs, also the second highest score made by Nepali batsman. Khadka played 62 balls with hitting 7 fours. Mehboob Alam scored 13 runs off 15 balls. Basanta Regmi remained not out at 2 runs. Munir Dar picked 3 wickets for Hong Kong while Daljeet Singh, Nizakat Khan and Aizaz Khan grabbed wicket apiece.
In reply, international debutant for Nepal, Chandra Sawad took 4 crucial wickets as Hong Kong bundled for 102 runs losing 9 wickets in 20 overs. Nizakat Khan top scored with 32 runs off 27 balls, Asif Khan remained unbeaten at 17 runs. Waqas Barkat scored 15 runs while Jamie Atkinson added 14 runs. Shakti Gauchan and Sanjam Regmi took two wickets each for winning side.
On the other matches of group A, Afghanistan defeated P.N.G by 6 wickets, Denmark defeated Bermuda by 7 wickets and Netherlands defeated Canada by 42 runs. While in group B, Namibia defeated Ireland by 4 runs, Italy defeated Oman by 9 wickets, Uganda beat U.S.A. by 4 wickets and Scotland beat Kenya by 14 runs.
Nepal will play Denmark on Wednesday at 3.45 PM Nepali Time at Global Cricket Academy Dubai.anantasports.blogspot.com will bring live update of the match between Nepal and denmark.
Nepalese skipper Paras khadka have been judged the man of the match for his outstanding inning, Khadka´s 68 runs is second largest score by any Nepali player in the international T20 cricket. Earlier, Mehaboob Alam had garnered 88 runs against Saudi Arab on December in Kathmandu.
Live update of Nepal Vs Denmark in ICC T20 World Cup Qualifier NEP 85/1 in 12.4 Over Den 82/10 ( Nepal won the match with 9 wicket with 44 ball Remaining)
Second Day:
Nepal Vs Denmark
Venue:ICC Global Cricket Academy, Dubai
Time : 14th march 2012, 3: 45 NST, 10:00 GMT
Denmark Vs Nepal
Denmark won the toss and elected to bat
| Denmark squad | |
| FA Klokker†, Shehzad Ahmed, MR Pedersen*, Rizwan Mahmood, Aftab Ahmed (2), JEA Moniz, Kamran Mahmood, AB Chawla, Bashir Shah, RB Javed, SAN Anjum, MNL Pedersen, J Larsen, HAM Shah | |
| Nepal squad | |
| P Khadka*†, P Airee, M Alam, P Baskota, SP Gauchan, PP Lohani, G Malla, B Regmi, S Regmi, C Sawad, S Vesawkar, A Bhattarai, AK Mandal, K Karki | |
Points Table of ICC T20 world Cup Qualifier Dubai
Two places in this year`s ICC World Twenty20 will be up for grabs when 16 teams vie for honors at the UAE Qualifiers which gets under way at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday, 13th march 2012.
The ICC World Twenty20 is scheduled to be held inSri Lanka
After Day 7 :
The ICC World Twenty20 is scheduled to be held in
After Day 7 :
Points Table
Group A
| Teams | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | N/R | Pts | Net RR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | +1.886 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | +1.671 |
| Canada | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | +0.805 |
| P.N.G. | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +0.045 |
| Nepal | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -0.197 |
| Hong Kong | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1.256 |
| Bermuda | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -0.990 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2.008 |
Group B
| Teams | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | N/R | Pts | Net RR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | +1.186 |
| Ireland | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | +2.210 |
| Scotland | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +0.347 |
| Kenya | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +0.340 |
| Italy | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -0.006 |
| U.S.A. | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1.002 |
| Uganda | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -1.190 |
| Oman | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1.801 |
Mar 12, 2012
ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier UAE begins tomorrow
Two places in this year`s ICC World Twenty20 will be up for
grabs when 16 teams vie for honors at the UAE Qualifiers which gets under way
at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday, 13th march 2012.
The ICC World Twenty20 is scheduled to be held inSri Lanka
The ICC World Twenty20 is scheduled to be held in
The first qualifier will emerge on March 22 after the 61st match while the winner of the 71st match, to be played on the final morning of the tournament, will decide the second qualifier.
The two qualifiers will then lock horns in the tournament finale on the final evening and the side that wins the match will not only lift the trophy but will also join
The remaining 10 sides have come through the 12 regional qualifying tournaments. No less than 88 affiliated member countries featured in these regional tournaments. The 16 sides have been divided into two groups of eight, with defending champion and top seed Afghanistan topping Group A and number-two seed Ireland heading Group B.
Other sides in Group A are
Another key feature of the tournament will be the presence of five-time ICC Umpire of the Year, Simon Taufel, who is one of the 12 umpires who will be officiating in the tournament
Mar 11, 2012
Quipu TV to broadcast ICC T20 World Cup Qualifiers
Scots multimedia company
agrees deal to cover ICC World Twenty20
2012 Qualifier
QuipuTV has secured an agreement with the International Cricket Council to stream fourteen group matches in next week's ICC World Twenty20 2012 Qualifier in the United Arab Emirates.
QuipuTV has secured an agreement with the International Cricket Council to stream fourteen group matches in next week's ICC World Twenty20 2012 Qualifier in the United Arab Emirates.
The tournament gets
underway in the UAE on 13 March and runs to 24 March. The top two teams will
qualify for the ICC World Twenty20 2012 to be held in Sri Lanka
Sixteen countries will
participate in two pools of eight. Matches will be played in Abu
Dhabi , Dubai
Tim Anderson, the ICC's
Global Development Manager said: “This is an exciting opportunity for Associate
and Affiliate cricket to be seen by a global audience. We are delighted that
fans will be able to watch a live online stream of the biggest tournament in
the history of the Pepsi ICC Development Programme.”
Jack McGill, QuipuTV's managing director, added: “Internet and technological advances make webcasting cricket much cheaper than traditional television broadcasting, which requires a fleet of production and satellite trucks. In
The fourteen matches QuipuTV will stream are:
Tuesday 13 March AM: Ireland v Namibia; PM: Kenya v Scotland
Wednesday 14 March AM: Canada v PNG; PM: Uganda v Oman
Thursday 15 March AM: Namibia v USA; PM: Scotland v Uganda
Friday 16 March AM: Netherlands v Denmark; PM: Ireland v USA
Sunday 18 March AM: Hong Kong v Denmark; PM: Afghanistan v Canada
Monday 19 March AM: Netherlands v Nepal; PM: PNG v Bermuda
Tuesday 20 March AM: Afghanistan v Bermuda; PM: Namibia v Italy
Mar 10, 2012
Nepalese Cricket team off to UAE to take part in WT20 WCQ
Nepali national cricket team left Kathmandu on Saturday to participate in the ICC World T20
Qualifiers to be held in the UAE from March 13 to 24.
Cricket
Association of Nepal (CAN) bade farewell to the national team on Saturday
amidst a function in the capital. National Sports Council Member Secretary
Yuvaraj Lama and CAN President Tanka Aangbuhang gave their best wishes to the
team.
What coach and player have to say before Nepal leave for UAE:
Pubudu Dassanayake, coach
We
are upbeat about our participation. The team had good practice as far as
matches are concerned even if we could not finish our proper training.
Paras Khadka, captain
We
got good match exposures though there were some shortcomings in our training.
Let’s hope CAN board will correct it in the days to come. We, all players, are
prepared for the tournament now. We all want to play World Cup but our primary
target is to reach semifinal and only then to capitalize chances to book World
Cup spot. We are the lowest ranked team in the tournament but we don’t believe
in ranking. We want to prove our caliber during the tournament.
Pares Lohani, opening batsman
This
is my comeback tournament. As a senior player, I have more responsibilities. As
an opener, I want to bat full 20 overs. I’ll try to rotate strikes and support
the rest of the batsmen. I’ll also take calculative risks. We have enthusiasm
and we’ll give our best to qualify for the World Cup.
(Lohani had pulled out his name from the team for the Pepsi World
Cricket League Division 5 held in Kathmandu in February 2010 citing personal reasons. Lohani
hadn’t featured in the national team ever since.)
Shakti Gauchan, spinner
I
was dropped from the squad during the ACC T20 Cup but I’m happy to make a
comeback. As a cricketer, I have a dream to play a World Cup before ending my
career. Since wickets in the UAE are possibly flat, I could get a chance to
bowl early overs.
Chandra Saud, medium pacer
It
felt good to be a part of the national squad for the first time. Seniors in the
team are very supportive. As an opening bowler, I’ll give my best and try to
take early wickets. This is a big opportunity for Nepali cricketers to qualify
for the World Cup.
Krishna Karki, medium pacer
It
is going to be a challenging tournament for me as I’m in the national squad for
the first time. I’ll try to prove my worth and help the team win matches.
Mar 9, 2012
ICC T20 world cup Qualifier to be broadcast live globally
The ICC has announced that the last three days
of the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier UAE 2012 will be shown live by ESPN & STAR
Sports. Six matches from 22-24 March will be shown live from the Dubai
International Cricket Stadium online at www.espnstar.com/live.
The ICC has also secured live television coverage of these games into key territories via ESPN STAR Sports and its licensees around the globe. A full broadcast list will be circulated at a later date.
This will be the first time an ICC Development event, featuring only the Associate and Affiliate Members, will be shown on a live global television broadcast.
This represents a major breakthrough to expose cricket outside the traditional Test playing countries, and aligned with the ICC’s Strategic Plan, is an important step in promoting cricket to become a bigger, better global game.
The ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier UAE 2012 is a 16-team global event that will be played in the UAE from 13-24 March.
The top two sides will progress to the ICC World Twenty20 Sri Lanka 2012, to be staged inColombo , Hambantota and Pallekele from
18 September to 7 October, where they will have the potential opportunity to
face Australia , England , India
and West Indies .
Among the six live matches, that will be broadcast from the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, are the first qualifying final, the preliminary final, the second qualifying final and the overall event final
Haroon Lorgat, ICC Chief Executive, said: “We are delighted that the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier UAE 2012 can be watched live on television and online broadcast.
"I am sure the finals weekend of this tournament will turn out to be one of the most exciting weekends in the history of the Pepsi ICC Development Programme. With this event providing a qualification pathway to a major global ICC tournament, there will surely be lots of interest across the globe.
“We would like to thank our broadcast partner, ESPN STAR Sports, and our licensees for their splendid commitment to help us grow the game across the world and for their recognition of the growing interest in the sport outside of the Test playing world. This is an important part of our global strategy”
Anurag Dahiya, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Cricket Rights, ESPN STAR Sports, said: “We are pleased to be working with the ICC to ensure that six matches from this important qualification tournament are shown across the world via our digital platform espnstar.com.
The ICC has also secured live television coverage of these games into key territories via ESPN STAR Sports and its licensees around the globe. A full broadcast list will be circulated at a later date.
This will be the first time an ICC Development event, featuring only the Associate and Affiliate Members, will be shown on a live global television broadcast.
This represents a major breakthrough to expose cricket outside the traditional Test playing countries, and aligned with the ICC’s Strategic Plan, is an important step in promoting cricket to become a bigger, better global game.
The ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier UAE 2012 is a 16-team global event that will be played in the UAE from 13-24 March.
The top two sides will progress to the ICC World Twenty20 Sri Lanka 2012, to be staged in
Among the six live matches, that will be broadcast from the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, are the first qualifying final, the preliminary final, the second qualifying final and the overall event final
Haroon Lorgat, ICC Chief Executive, said: “We are delighted that the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier UAE 2012 can be watched live on television and online broadcast.
"I am sure the finals weekend of this tournament will turn out to be one of the most exciting weekends in the history of the Pepsi ICC Development Programme. With this event providing a qualification pathway to a major global ICC tournament, there will surely be lots of interest across the globe.
“We would like to thank our broadcast partner, ESPN STAR Sports, and our licensees for their splendid commitment to help us grow the game across the world and for their recognition of the growing interest in the sport outside of the Test playing world. This is an important part of our global strategy”
Anurag Dahiya, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Cricket Rights, ESPN STAR Sports, said: “We are pleased to be working with the ICC to ensure that six matches from this important qualification tournament are shown across the world via our digital platform espnstar.com.
Mar 6, 2012
Nepal National cricket Team off to Delhi
Nepal National Cricket Team
on Monday left to Delhi , India
According to the press
release issued by Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN), Nepal will play against Jamia
University in 6th and 7th while Nepal
Feb 24, 2012
UAE gears up for 12 days of gripping T20 entertainment
The UAE will stage its biggest tournament ever next month. Two weeks after the conclusion of the Pakistan-England series, this country will stage the International Cricket Council (ICC) World Twenty20 qualifiers. All the cricket stadiums in the UAE will be abuzz with action though its bad luck for host country as they won't be taking part in this qualifier as they couldnot qualify for it.
Speaking to Gulf News, Mazhar Khan, chief administrator of the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB), said: "Never before has the ECB staged such a huge tournament. Sixteen nations will be here by the start of the month. They will play 72 matches from March 13 to 24. The Abu Dhabi Zayed Cricket Stadium, Dubai International Cricket Stadium, International Cricket Council Global Cricket Academy Oval ground and the Sharjah Cricket Stadium will be the venues for the matches."
The nations participating in the qualifiers are Afghanistan, Bermuda, Canada, Hong Kong, Ireland, Denmark, Italy, Kenya, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Scotland, Uganda and the United States of America. Even the Al Dhaid Cricket Village will be used during the event."Some of the practice matches are even being planned to be held at Al Dhaid village as we have turf ground there. Oman will be the first country to arrive 10 days prior to the event. They will play three practice games against three top local clubs. This is also a good opportunity for local clubs to gain exposure against national teams," Khan added.
"Afghanistan, who had qualified for the last Twenty20 World Cup, which uses Sharjah as its base, will commence their training soon while the USA team is expected to arrive by March 8. This will be a preparatory tournament for us before we stage the Under-19 World Cup in 2014. With the excellent facilities available in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Sharjah, the ECB is looking forward to the challenge of hosting big tournaments," he said.
The best cricketers from Associate and Affiliate member countries will entertain crowds. It is also an opportunity for the large number of expatriates from these 16 countries to turn up and support their teams. The finalist of this tournament can qualify for the ICC Twenty20 World Cup to be held in Sri Lanka at Colombo, Hambantota and Pallekele from September 18 to October 7.
"Seventy-two matches to be staged in a span of 12 days is a great challenge. The first qualifier will emerge after the 61st match while the second qualifier will be known only after the 71st match. The winner of the 72nd and final match of the tournament will complete Group B of the World Cup, joining Australia and West Indies while the runner-up will team up with defending champion England and former winner India in Group A," Khan added.
Afghanistan, who played Pakistan in a one-day match this month at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, is the defending champion of the qualifiers. With a new coach in Kabir Khan, they will challenge nations like Ireland, which had also qualified for the ICC World Twenty20 in 2010 held in the West Indies. Afghanistan have retained their eight players who were members of the side that won the qualifiers two years ago in the UAE. Captain Nawroz Mangal, Merwais Ashraf, Mohammad Nabi, Hamed Hassan, Mohammad Shahzad, Karim Khan Sadeq, Samiulah Shinwari and Shahpoor Zadran will lead the challenge.
Ireland have retained ten players from their 2010 campaign. The team will be led by William Porterfield, who captained the ICC Combined Associate and Affiliate team against England recently. Whatever will be the result each team have equal chance to qualify for the tournament.
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