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Namibia Qualify For U19 Men's Cricket World Cup 2024

Namibia were crowned champions of the Africa Qualifier and have booked their berth for the ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka next year, informed ICC on Sunday. Namibia became the third team to punch their tickets for the U19 World Cup 2024 through the Qualifier route. Last month, New Zealand went through from the East Asia-Pacific Qualifier while Nepal advanced from Asia in February 2023. The three teams join 11 others — Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, Ireland, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies and Zimbabwe — who automatically qualified as the best-placed Full Member nations from the previous edition in 2022.

WATCH | Afghan cricketer smashes 7 sixes as T20 over yields record 48 runs

An astonishing 48 runs were scored off one over in a Kabul Premier League Twenty20 match on Saturday, with Afghan international cricketer Sediqullah Atal entering the record books.

Watch: 48 Runs In One Over! Afghanistan Star Sediqullah Atal's Crazy Hitting Has Internet In Awe

Cricket can sometimes throw crazy results. The same happened during a Kabul Premier League match when Sediqullah Atal smashed seven sixes in one over against Amir Zazai. The over ultimately resulted in 48 runs as Atal hit a six on a no-ball before Zazai conceded five wides off the next ball. The last six deliveries went for sixes. It was the 19th over of Shaheen Hunters' innings as they posted 213 for six in 20 overs. Atal was unbeaten on 118 off 56 balls, with the help of seven fours and 10 sixes. In reply, Abasin Defenders were all out for 121 in 18.3 overs.

T20 World Cup 2024 Likely To Be Played From June 4 To June 30 In West Indies, USA

ICC men's T20 World Cup 2024 is likely to be played from June 4 to June 30 in West Indies and the USA, as reported by ESPNcricinfo. According to reports, an ICC delegation visited five of the USA's shortlisted locations this week. These locations will be hosting an international global cricket event for the first time. These include Morrisville, Dallas, and New York for tournament matches and warm-ups, as well as Lauderhill in Florida.

Harmanpreet Kaur Can Only Play In Asian Games If India Reach Final - Here's Why

Temperamental Indian women's cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur will only be able to play in the Asian Games if her team reaches the final of the mega event starting September 23 in Hangzhou. Four teams in both men's and women's events -- India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh -- will be directly playing from the last eight stage, courtesy the ICC T20I ranking on June 1. All the matches will have official T20I status. Harmanpreet, who has been slapped with a two-match ban for her public outburst after an ODI game against Bangladesh recently, is ineligible to play the quarter-final which will surely be against an associate nation followed by the semi-final against a full member nation.

Saudi Arabia’s path to 2026 World Cup starts in qualifying group with Jordan and Tajikistan

KUALA LUMPUR: Saudi Arabia’s path to the 2026 World Cup in North America will start in a first qualifying group with neighboring Jordan, Tajikistan, and either Cambodia or Pakistan. Players in the Saudi national team — which upset eventual champion Argentina 2-1 to open last year’s tournament in Qatar — will prepare for the next edition training and playing with a slew of global stars like Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema lured to the multi-billion dollar project that the Saudi league has become.

Game Against China Will Decide Winner Of The Group: India Coach Igor Stimac On Asian Games Draw

Indian football team head coach Igor Stimac has high expectations from the Blue Tigers in the Asian Games 2023 and the FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers after the draw of both competitions took place on Thursday, saying that the game against hosts China in the continental event will be a competitive one for the youngsters and will decide the winner of the group and added that facing Qatar for their path to 2026 WC will be a "big task". Asian Games will start in September 2023 and India are placed alongside hosts China, Bangladesh and Myanmar in Group A of the football event. India previously featured in the Asian Games during the 2014 edition. They clinched Gold in 1951 and 1962 at the event besides winning bronze during the 1970 edition, as per an Indian Super League (ISL) press release.

Not Dharamsala, Ranchi! Ashwin Elated At These Two Venues Hosting England Tests

Team India will play five Tests against England in the Janauary-March window next year as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday announced the schedule for the home fixtures for the 2023-24 season. Hyderabad, Vizag, Rajkot, Ranchi and Dharamsala will hosts the give Tests, respectively. India spinner Ravichandran Aswin was delighted with the choice of venues, especially Vizag and Rajkot. According to Ashwin, the two iconic venues hold a "status quo". The veteran cricketer also pointed out the fact that Vizag and Rajkot also hosted games when England last time toured India for a five-Test series in 2016-17.

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Namibia Qualify For U19 Men's Cricket World Cup 2024

WATCH | Afghan cricketer smashes 7 sixes as T20 over yields record 48 runs

Watch: 48 Runs In One Over! Afghanistan Star Sediqullah Atal's Crazy Hitting Has Internet In Awe

T20 World Cup 2024 Likely To Be Played From June 4 To June 30 In West Indies, USA

Harmanpreet Kaur Can Only Play In Asian Games If India Reach Final - Here's Why

Saudi Arabia’s path to 2026 World Cup starts in qualifying group with Jordan and Tajikistan

Game Against China Will Decide Winner Of The Group: India Coach Igor Stimac On Asian Games Draw

Not Dharamsala, Ranchi! Ashwin Elated At These Two Venues Hosting England Tests