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Malawi Cricket to host Men’s T20I Tri-series in August 2026

Czarsportz Admin — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 03:30:00 +0000

Malawi Cricket Union will be hosting the Men’s National teams of Rwanda and Zambia for a T20 International Tri-series tournament (with ICC T20I team ranking points) from August 11th – 15th, 2026, at the TCA Oval in Blantyre. This series will see the first-ever meeting in Men’s T20Is between the teams of Malawi and Zambia. The teams will play each other in a triple round-robin group stage format, before the top two (2) teams in the points table compete for the Title.

Malawi Men’s T20I Tri-series 2026 Schedule

Malawi: Sami Sohail, Bricht Balala, Salim Nihute, Nadeem Makan, Donnex Kansonkho, Aaftab Limdawalla, Suhail Vayyni, Daniel Jakiel, Mike Chaomba, Blessings Pondani, Kelvin Tchuchila, Zaidan Waka, Matthew Mount and Chisomo Tchale

Rwanda: Didier Mdikubwimana, Hamza Khan, Isaie Niyomugabo, Daniel Gumyusenge, David Uwimana, Yves Cyusa, Emile Rukiriza, Martin Akayezu, Nadir Muhammad, Chancellier Nzabarinda, Ignace Ntirenganya, Israel Mugisha, Michel Iradukunda and Oscar Manishimwe

Zambia: Javid Patel, Robert Lungu, Musonda Yamba, Shadreck Malama, Joseph Zulu, Joyeb Chand, Jakir Patel, Ismail Kara, Ayaz Dhadabhai, Soeb Pendi, Vasimakram Chand, Asim Mohammed, Irfan Saleh and Zakir Patel

11th – 12th August 2026: Rwanda vs Zambia (Scorecard) ; Zambia vs Malawi (Scorecard) ; Malawi vs Rwanda (Scorecard) ; Rwanda vs Zambia (Scorecard)

14th – 15th August 2026: Zambia vs Malawi (Scorecard) ; Malawi vs Rwanda (Scorecard) ; Rwanda vs Zambia (Scorecard) ; Malawi vs Rwanda (Scorecard)

16th August 2026: Rwanda vs Malawi (Scorecard) ; FINAL (Scorecard)

Romania Cricket to host ECA Women’s Continental Cup in August 2026

Czarsportz Admin — Sat, 08 Aug 2026 14:02:00 +0000

Cricket Federation of Romania will be hosting the Men’s National teams of Turkiye, Austria, Isle of Man, Guernsey, Greece, Czechia and Norway in the Women’s Continental Cup tournament from August 26th – 30th, 2026, at the Moara Vlasiei cricket ground ovals in Bucharest. This edition will the fourth (4th) overall for the Women’s Continental Cup, with Norway Women being the Defending Champions from the previous edition held last year. With eight (8) teams participating this year, it becomes the highest number of entries recorded in all the editions held to this date.

The teams have been divided into two (2) groups of four (4) each, and the tournament will follow a single round-robin group stage format, following which, the top team in both the groups will compete in the Final, along with the runners-up from both the groups competing in the 3rd/4th Play-off game.

This year’s edition will be hosted by the European Cricket Association (ECA), established in 2024 during the ICC Annual General Meeting in Colombo. The ECA now comprises fifteen (15) Associate Cricket Boards from across the European region as its members. The founding Cricket Boards in the ECA are France Cricket, Romania, Malta, Jersey, Austria and Italy. ECA functions as a continental coordination body, providing a formal framework for cooperation between its member federations in matters relating to governance, competitions, development and strategic growth.

ECA Women’s Continental Cup 2026 Schedule

26th August 2026: Türkiye vs Austria (Scorecard) ; Romania vs Isle of Man (Scorecard) ; Austria vs Guernsey (Scorecard)

27th August 2026: Greece vs Isle of Man (Scorecard) ; Czechia vs Türkiye (Scorecard) ; Romania vs Norway (Scorecard)

28th August 2026: Romania vs Greece (Scorecard) ; Türkiye vs Guernsey (Scorecard) ; Austria vs Czechia (Scorecard)

29th August 2026: Norway vs Greece (Scorecard) ; Guernsey vs Czechia (Scorecard) ; Isle of Man vs Norway (Scorecard)

30th August 2026: 3rd/4th Play-off (Scorecard) ; FINAL (Scorecard)

Luxembourg Cricket to host Belgium Women for T20I series in August 2026

Czarsportz Admin — Sat, 08 Aug 2026 07:41:00 +0000

Luxembourg Cricket Federation (LCF) will be hosting the Women’s National team of Belgium for a four (4)-match T20 International series (with ICC T20I team ranking points) on August 22nd and 23rd, 2026, at the Pierre Werner Cricket Ground in Walferdange. For Belgium Women’s team, this series will be their first since their last International matches, that took place over a year ago in May 2025.

Belgium Women’s Tour of Luxembourg 2026 Schedule

22nd August 2026: Luxembourg vs Belgium – 1st WT20I (Scorecard) and 2nd WT20I (Scorecard)

23rd August 2026: Luxembourg vs Belgium – 3rd WT20I (Scorecard) and 4th WT20I (Scorecard)

Cricket Namibia to host South Africa and Zimbabwe for T20I Tri-series and ODI series in August 2026

Czarsportz Admin — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 08:45:00 +0000

Cricket Namibia (CN) will be hosting the Men’s National teams of South Africa and Zimbabwe for a T20 International Tri-series tournament (with ICC T20I team ranking points) from August 15th – September 06th, 2026, at the FNB Namibia Cricket Ground. South Africa will stay back after the completion of the T20I Tri-series, to play a three (3)-match One-day International bi-lateral series with Namibia, which will the first time the two (2) teams will be meeting in the longer format of the while ball game.

Having hosted South African team for a one-off T20I game last year, this arrangement further strengthens the relationship between the three (3) co-host’s of the 2027 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup, who are also part of the Africa Cricket Association (ACA).

FNB T20I Tri-series 2026 Schedule

28th August 2026: Namibia vs South Africa – 1st T20I (Scorecard)

29th August 2026: South Africa vs Zimbabwe – 2nd T20I (Scorecard)

31st August 2026: Zimbabwe vs Namibia – 3rd T20I (Scorecard)

01st September 2026: South Africa vs Zimbabwe – 4th T20I (Scorecard)

03rd September 2026: Zimbabwe vs Namibia – 5th T20I (Scorecard)

04th September 2026: Namibia vs South Africa – 4th T20I (Scorecard)

06th September 2026: FINAL (Scorecard)

South Africa Men’s Tour of Namibia 2026 Schedule

09th September 2026: Namibia vs South Africa – 1st ODI (Scorecard)

11th September 2026: Namibia vs South Africa – 2nd ODI (Scorecard)

13th September 2026: Namibia vs South Africa – 3rd ODI (Scorecard)

Cricket PNG to host Thailand Women for ODI/T20I series in August 2026

Czarsportz Admin — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 05:13:00 +0000

Cricket Papua New Guinea (CPNG) will be hosting the Women’s National team of Thailand for a bi-lateral series, comprising of One-day Internationals (ODIs) and T20 Internationals (with ICC T20I team ranking points) from August 10th – 17th, 2026, at the Amini Park cricket ground in Port Moresby. This will be the maiden bi-lateral series arrangement made between the two (2) cricket boards, with the teams having met against each other on multiple occasions over the years in multi-nation events/tournaments in T20Is, however, they have never met in ODIs till date, and this being the 2nd Women’s Cricket World Cup qualification cycle, where both the teams have retained their ODI status till 2029.

The series will be crucial for Thailand Women, who will travel to UAE post this tour, to compete in the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Women’s Asia Cup tournament, starting 28th August 2026. The Lewas players have prepared for this series by taking part in the domestic One-day tournament, which concluded recently. With no pathway tournament available for the Women’s Associate teams with ODI status like their Men’s counterparts, the teams have to depend on arrangements made between themselves (Scotland, Netherlands, Thailand, Papua New Guinea, United Arab Emirates), to stay in the hunt for Women’s World Cup Qualifier spots, for which the decision is yet to be made official.

Thailand Women’s Tour of Papua New Guinea 2026 Schedule

Papua New Guinea: Brenda Tau, Pauke Siaka, Konio Oala, Hollan Doriga, Tanya Ruma, Sibona Jimmy, Naoani Vare, Henao Thomas, Isabel Toua, Hane Lohia Tau, Geua Tom, Dika Lohia, Buruka Vicky and Kevau Gabe

10th August 2026: Papua New Guinea vs Thailand – 1st WT20I (Scorecard)

11th August 2026: Thailand vs Papua New Guinea – 2nd WT20I (Scorecard)

13th August 2026: Papua New Guinea vs Thailand – 1st WODI (Scorecard)

15th August 2026: Thailand vs Papua New Guinea – 2nd WODI (Scorecard)

17th August 2026: Papua New Guinea vs Thailand – 3rd WODI (Scorecard)

Malaysia Men on tour of Bangladesh in August 2026

Czarsportz Admin — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 01:53:00 +0000

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) will be hosting the Men’s National team of Malaysia for a series of matches in both T20 and 50-over formats from August 08th – 16th, 2026. Malaysian Team will play two (2) T20 matches against Bangladesh High Performance Team in Mirpur, and then play three (3) 50-overs matches against the Bangladesh U13 Team at the Bashundhara Sports City cricket ground.

For Malaysia Men, this is a crucial preparatory series, as they build-up towards their participation in the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan in September 2026, where they will take on Oman and Hong Kong, China in their group for a place in the quarterfinals.

Malaysia Men’s Tour of Bangladesh 2026 Schedule

08th August 2026: Malaysia vs Bangladesh HP – T20 (Scorecard)

10th August 2026: Bangladesh HP vs Malaysia – T20 (Scorecard)

12th August 2026: Malaysia vs Bangladesh U23 – OD (Scorecard)

14th August 2026: Malaysia vs Bangladesh U23 – OD (Scorecard)

16th August 2026: Malaysia vs Bangladesh U23 – OD (Scorecard)

Cricket China to host Women’s T20I Tri-series in August 2026

Czarsportz Admin — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 21:29:00 +0000

Cricket China will be hosting the Women’s National teams of Indonesia and Oman for a T20 International Tri-series tournament (with ICC T20I team ranking points) from August 20th – 24th, 2026, at the Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field in Hangzhou. This tournament will be crucial for China Women’s preparation towards their maiden appearance in Women’s cricket at the Asian Games 2026 at Aichi-Nagoya in Japan in September 2026, where they are scheduled to play against Bangladesh in the quarterfinals.

China Women’s T20I Tri-series 2026 Schedule

20th – 21st August 2026: China vs Oman (Scorecard) ; Indonesia vs China (Scorecard) ; Oman vs Indonesia (Scorecard)

22nd – 23rd August 2026: China vs Oman (Scorecard) ; Indonesia vs China (Scorecard) ; Oman vs Indonesia (Scorecard)

24th August 2026: FINAL (Scorecard)

Cricket Colombia to host Men’s South American Championships in August 2026

Czarsportz Admin — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 06:16:00 +0000

Cricket Colombia will be hosting the twenty-first (21st) edition of the Men’s South American Championships from August 06th – 09th, 2026, at the Los Pinos Polo club grounds in Bogota. Men’s National Teams from Brazil, Panama, Mexico, Turks & Caicos Islands and Peru will be competing with the host’s for the Title, which is currently held by Mexico Team, who won the 20th edition last year in Brazil, against Panama in the Final. Cricket Colombia will be hosting the iconic Championships for the second (2nd) time, having hosted the event previously back in 2018.

Turks & Caicos Islands Men’s team will be making their debut in the tournament, and their matches will not be carrying any T20I team ranking points, along with any matches in the tournament, involving the hosts’ Colombia, who are currently an ICC non-member.

Once again, the most successful Team in the history of the Championships, Argentina, wouldn’t be taking part, which makes this the second (2nd) consecutive edition of the tournament, in which they are not competing. The reasons being unknown, but the Cricket Board is busy preparing for the organization of the sport in the South American Games in September 2026, along with South American Sports Organisation (ODESUR), Argentine Olympics Committee (COA), Government of Argentina and the Province of Santa Fe.

Mens South American Championships Winners List

Argentina: 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022, 2023 (12 titles)

Mexico: 2014, 2018, 2025 (3 titles)

Chile: 2011, 2016 (2 titles)

Guyana Masters: 2004, 2007 (2 titles)

Panama: 2024 (1 title)

Men’s South American Championships 2026 Schedule

Colombia: Dian Perera, Abhas Srivastava, Amit Raj, Ashish Sharma, Chris Laas, Haran, Jason Guti, Joe Mansfield, Lee Bailey, Mark Lamont, Munish Kumar, Paddy Smallwood, Paul Inch, Paul Reid, Ramesh S, Salim Patel, Satnam Sandhu, Siddharth Bharamgunde, Vijay Pratap Singh and Waqar Khan

Brazil: Breno Bagatin Passoni, Chrystian Camara, Gabriel Oliveira, Lucas Maximo, Luiz Morais, Luiz Muller, Luiz Frazao, Michel Assuncao, Miguel Hernandes Dias Luz Da Silva, Richard Avery, Riquelme Nascimento, Willian Maximo and Yasar Haroon

Peru: Hafez Mohammed Farooq, Harshil Brahmbhatt, Joaquin Salazar Massaro, Joel Cricket Ultimo, Nikhil Deshmukh, Pravin Hemant Shamdasani, Ramses Durand, Richard Chatterton, Rohan Kumar, Roshan De Silva, Ross Hardie and Suresh Suryavanshi

Turks & Caicos Islands: Anthony McKnight, Ariharan Kuthalingam, Bradley Singh, Damian St Ange, Daniel Bourne, Ganesan Kuthalingam, Garvin Bruno, Kareem Jack, Kenneth Lewis, Kertley Charlery, Mario Smith, Robert Anthony Johnson, Rohan Hines, Sidue Hunter and Smijo Devassy

Panama: Abdul Makda, Khengar Ahir, Yahya Bawa, Irfan Tarajia, Yusuf Bhoola, Sufyan Tarajia, Salim Patel, Akash Ahir, Bhavik Ahir, Muhammad Sarkar, Kalpesh Ahir, Ahmed Bangali and Chetan Ahir

Mexico: Pratik Singh, Dhananjaya Panda, Mohit Sharma, Siddharth Tallapragada, Emanuel Gutierrez, Matthew Noble, Bhargav Miriyala, Waseem Tabrez, Yashvanth Jasti, Devon Ebersohn and Jayanth Byrappa

06th August 2026: Brazil vs Peru (Scorecard) ; Turks & Caicos Islands vs Colombia (Scorecard) ; Mexico vs Panama (Scorecard) ; Peru vs Colombia (Scorecard)

07th August 2026: Brazil vs Turks & Caicos Islands (Scorecard) ; Panama vs Colombia (Scorecard) ; Panama vs Brazil (Scorecard) ; Mexico vs Turks & Caicos Islands (Scorecard)

08th August 2026: Mexico vs Brazil (Scorecard) ; Panama vs Peru (Scorecard) ; Mexico vs Peru (Scorecard) ; Colombia vs Turks & Caicos Islands (Scorecard)

09th August 2026: Semi-Final#1 (Scorecard) ; Semi-Final#2 (Scorecard) ; FINAL (Scorecard)

Norway Cricket to host Iran and Uzbekistan Men for T20I Tri-series in August 2026

Czarsportz Admin — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 02:27:00 +0000

Norwegian Cricket Federation (NCF) will be hosting the Men’s National teams of Iran and Uzbekistan for a T20I International Tri-series tournament (with ICC T20I team ranking points) from August 13th – 16th, 2026. It will be a historic series, involving two (2) of Asian region’s Associate teams, who have till date, only played in Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Asia Cup qualification pathway events, and this tour being their maiden overseas agreement, outside of their region. In fact, Uzbekistan team made their International debut in 2026, and competed in the upcoming Men’s Asia Cup qualification pathway tournament (50-overs) in Singapore, and followed it up by playing in a T20I Quadrangular Tournament (Asia Pacific Champions Trophy), also in Singapore.

Iran Men were previously seen in International action, that came during their appearance at the 2023 ACC Men’s Challenger Cup event (Asia Cup qualification pathway tournament) in Thailand in the 50-overs format.

NCF President Yousuf Gilani had confirmed this development back in June 2026 about the plans to host the Tri-series, and with the team having played competitive cricket during the recently concluded 2028 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Europe Sub-regional Qualifier B in Denmark, this will be a big opportunity for Iran and Uzbekistan to play against a much higher-ranked Team in the T20I rankings table.

Norway Men’s T20I Tri-series 2026 Schedule

13th August 2026: Norway vs Iran (Scorecard)

14th August 2026: Uzbekistan vs Norway (Scorecard)

15th August 2026: Iran vs Uzbekistan (Scorecard) ; Norway vs Iran (Scorecard)

16th August 2026: Uzbekistan vs Norway (Scorecard) ; Iran vs Uzbekistan (Scorecard)

Cricket Kenya to host Bahrain Men for T20I/OD series in July/August 2026

Czarsportz Admin — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 04:38:00 +0000

Cricket Kenya (CK) will be hosting the Men’s National team of Bahrain for a T20 International series (with ICC T20I team ranking points) and One-day series from July 31st – August 05th, 2026, at the Nairobi Gymkhana cricket ground. With Bahrain scheduled to travel to Tanzania in August 2026 for the final round of 2027 ICC Men’s CWC Challenge League Group B, and Kenya scheduled to travel to Qatar (likely, though not confirmed officially) for the final round of Challenge League Group A, the One-day matches in this bi-lateral series will be crucial for the preparations for both the teams.

This will be the first-ever meeting in T20Is and One-day matches between both the teams, and in turn, is the maiden bi-lateral series arrangement made between the two (2) Cricket Boards. The One-day matches are eligible to be played with List-A status, if the Boards agree upon it, after the amendments made in the ICC rules and regulations, in effect from 01st July 2026.

Bahrain Men’s Tour of Kenya 2026 Schedule

31st July 2026: Kenya vs Bahrain – 1st T20I (Scorecard)

01st August 2026: Bahrain vs Kenya – 2nd T20I (Scorecard)

03rd July 2026: Kenya vs Bahrain – 1st One-day (Scorecard)

05th July 2026: Bahrain vs Kenya – 2nd One-day (Scorecard)