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Japan were drawn to face North Korea and Syria in Asia's preliminaries for the 2026 World Cup on Thursday, while South Korea will face China and Thailand when the second round of the continent's qualifiers kick off in November.
The UAE will take on Bahrain and another two first-round qualifiers on the early road to the 2026 World Cup, after the draw for the second round of qualification was made in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday.
KUALA LUMPUR : Malaysian seamer Syazrul Ezat Idrus became the first bowler to claim a seven-wicket haul in a men's T20 International at the 2024 World Cup Qualifier tournament against China at the Bayuemas Oval in Kuala Lumpur.
Malaysia's Syazrul Ezat Idrus made history on the opening day of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 Asia Regional Qualifier B tournament In Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Wednesday as the seamer recorded the first seven-wicket haul in a Men's T20I. Idrus registered the feat during the first match of the event against China. He ended with figures 7/8 of as Malaysia recorded an eight-wicket win at Bayuemas Oval.
The Asia Cup 2023 schedule was announced on Wednesday. Asian Cricket Council (ACC) head Jay Shah, who is also the BCCI secretary, was the first to announce the schedule. Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), co-hosts of the continental event, also organised an unveiling ceremony to announce the schedule with its head Zaka Ashraf present on the occasion along with former Pakistan players. There, Ashraf inadvertently committed a comical blunder. When talking about the potential of Pakistan in ODIs, he mistakenly called fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi, a top 10 batter.
There have been recent reminders that cricket and politics are never far apart. This was most obviously apparent from the ongoing farrago between the Pakistan Cricket Board and the Board of Control for Cricket in India.
The President of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), Jay Shah, announced the schedule for the Asia Cup 2023, less than an hour before Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief was about to do the same during an event in Lahore. As per the schedule, the opening match of the tournament will be played between co-hosts Pakistan and Nepal on August 30. Meanwhile, the blockbuster match between arch-rivals India and Pakistan will be held in Kandy on September. Clubbed in the same group, India and Pakistan could face off three times during the tournament.
After a dominant show in the league phase, India A will be favourites to seal a spot in the final of the Emerging Asia Cup when they face Bangladesh A in the semifinal on Friday. The most refreshing aspect about India's undefeated run so far in the tournament is that they have found multiple heroes in times of need. India will be hoping for an encore of that all-round show against a tricky and competitive opponent in Bangladesh.