UAE set for home advantage in Women's T20 World Cup qualifying bid while U19s win again
The UAE will have home advantage in their bid to make it to the Women’s T20 World Cup with the final qualifying event set to take place in the Emirates.
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New Zealand won't dwell on loss to England, says Kane Williamson
Kane Williamson says New Zealand must move on quickly from their five-wicket loss to England in the first Test after the touring side let a winning position slip at Lord's to go 1-0 down in the three-match series. New Zealand were in a commanding position as they led by 242 runs in their second innings with six wickets remaining, but lost three in three balls to open the door for England to fight back and, in the end, complete a comfortable victory.
Kyle Mayers, Shamarh Brooks steer West Indies to ODI series sweep over Netherlands
Kyle Mayers and Shamarh Brooks both scored maiden one-day international centuries as West Indies completed a 3-0 sweep of their series against the Netherlands on Saturday, winning the final match in Amstelveen by 20 runs. Mayers (120) and Brooks (101 not out) added 184 for the second wicket as West Indies reached 308 for five in their 50 overs. The Dutch batsmen battled hard with half-centuries for openers Max O'Dowd (89) and Vikramjit Singh (54) but could not maintain the chase, falling 20 runs short.
WI vs NED, 3rd ODI: Kyle Mayers, Shamarh Brooks Power West Indies To Series Sweep Over Netherlands
Kyle Mayers and Shamarh Brooks both scored maiden one-day international centuries as West Indies completed a 3-0 sweep of their series against the Netherlands on Saturday, winning the final match in Amstelveen by 20 runs. Mayers (120) and Brooks (101 not out) added 184 for the second wicket as West Indies reached 308 for five in their 50 overs. The Dutch batsmen battled hard with half-centuries for openers Max O'Dowd (89) and Vikramjit Singh (54) but could not maintain the chase, falling 20 runs short.
Afghanistan Rise To Third In World Cup Super League With Win Vs Zimbabwe In 1st ODI
Batters Rahmat Shah and Hashmatullah Shahidi and all-rounder Mohammad Nabi starred as Afghanistan climbed to third in the Cricket World Cup Super League after a 60-run one-day international victory over Zimbabwe in Harare on Saturday. Securing 10 points from the win at Harare Sports Club lifted the tourists above India and Australia in the standings and left them trailing only leaders Bangladesh and second-placed England. The top eight finishers in the Super League gain direct qualification to the 2023 World Cup in India.
You make massive difference, please come and support us: Sunil Chhetri to fans
Sunil Chhetri once again appealed to the fans to throng the stadium in large numbers during their upcoming Asian Cup Qualifiers beginning on June 8. It was during the Inter-Continental Cup in Mumbai 2018, Chhetri made an emotional appeal to fans on social media ahead of their match against Kenya. The next day a packed Mumbai Football Arena (MFA) witnessed Chhetri and Co. defeat Kenya 3-0. Back at the football-crazy Kolkata for their Asian Cup qualifiers, Chhetri, who will complete 17 years of International football on June 12, said the fans can make a "massive difference" at the 70,000-capacity Salt Lake Stadium.
Kyle Coetzer Steps Down As Scotland Captain
Kyle Coetzer on Friday announced that he would be stepping down as Scotland captain after his team's World Cup Super League Division Two game against UAE. Coetzer captained Scotland in 110 out of his 214 matches. He made their first-ever century in the ODI World Cup - 156 against Bangladesh in 2015 - and in 2021, he led them past qualifying and into the main round of the T20 World Cup.
Shakib returns as Bangladesh's test captain
Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan will return as the team's test captain, replacing Mominul Haque, the country's cricket board (BCB) announced on Thursday.