Pressure on UAE after Oman defeat in Cricket World Cup qualifier
Ali Naseer says the pressure of having their World Cup dream dashed prematurely could yet bring out the best in the UAE, after their sorry start in Zimbabwe.
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Ali Naseer says the pressure of having their World Cup dream dashed prematurely could yet bring out the best in the UAE, after their sorry start in Zimbabwe.
The likely new chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Zaka Ashraf has rejected his predecessor Najam Sethi's much-publicised "hybrid model" for the upcoming Asia Cup, which is slated to be held in Pakistan and Sri Lanka in September. "The first point is that I had rejected the hybrid model (for Asia Cup) in the past itself - because I do not agree with it. The board of the Asian Cricket Council had decided that it should be held in Pakistan, then we should host it," Ashraf said during a press conference in the Pakistan capital on Wednesday.
It was a tough day at the office for South Africa A on day three of the second unofficial Test against Sri Lanka A on Wednesday.
The year 2023 has seen the rise of the South African sportswoman in various disciplines and next month will be the turn of Proteas captain Bongiwe Msomi as she leads the national netball team at a home World Cup.
Spin duo of Shreyanka Patil and Mannat Kashyap starred with the ball after a sedate batting effort to guide the India U-23 team to the Women's Emerging Asia Cup T20 title with a 31-run win over Bangladesh in the final in Mong Kok on Wednesday. Electing to bat, India first posted a modest 127 for seven before the bowlers rose to the occasion with Patil (4/13) and Kashyap (3/20) sharing seven wickets between them to bundle out Bangladesh for 96 in 19.2 overs. Off-break bowler Kanika Ahuja (2/23) also chipped in with two wickets.
OMA vs UAE, ICC World Cup Qualifiers 2023, Live:Oman skipper Zeeshan Maqsood won the toss and opted to bowl against the United Arab Emirates in the Group B of the ongoing ICC World Cup 2023 Qualifiers on Wednesday, at the Bulawayo Athletic Club, Bulawayo. Oman will be coming to this clash after thrashing Ireland by five wickets in their previous match. On the other hand, UAE faced a big 175-run defeat against Sri Lanka. It will be an interesting clash as both the teams will be putting their best foot forward. (Live Scorecard)
A century from Tristan Stubbs helped South Africa post 287/6 on the second day of the second unofficial Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Tuesday.
After one match of the Qualifier in Zimbabwe, UAE are already playing to maintain their World Cup hopes.