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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 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)

Cricket Scotland to host Ireland U19 Women for Celtic Cup in July 2026

Czarsportz Admin — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 07:08:00 +0000

Cricket Scotland (CS) will be hosting the U19 Women’s National team of Ireland for a five (5)-match T20 series from July 27th – 30th, 2026, at the Strathallan School cricket ground in Perth. The annual series this year will be crucial for both the teams, as Ireland U19 begin preparing themselves for the 2027 ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup in Bangladesh and Nepal, while Scotland U19 will start their preparations towards the Europe Qualifier for the same.

U19 Women’s Celtic Cup 2026 Schedule

27th July 2026: Scotland vs Ireland – 1st T20 (Scorecard)

28th July 2026: Ireland vs Scotland – 2nd T20 (Scorecard) and 3rd T20 (Scorecard)

30th July 2026: Scotland vs Ireland – 4th T20 (Scorecard) and 5th T20 (Scorecard)

Singapore Cricket to host 2nd edition of Asia Pacific Champions Trophy in June 2026

Czarsportz Admin — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 05:07:00 +0000

Singapore Cricket Association (SCA) will be hosting the Men’s National teams of Indonesia, Thailand and Uzbekistan in the second (2nd) edition of the Asia Pacific Champions Trophy tournament (with ICC T20I team ranking points) from June 22nd – 26th, 2026, at the Singapore National Cricket Ground. With all the teams already in Singapore since the beginning of the month for the ACC Men’s Challenger Cup tournament (which was played in the 50-overs format), this tournament will be a continuation of their stay in the country, and will provide competitive game-time in the T20 format.

For Uzbekistan Men, this tournament will be their first-ever competition in the T20 format with ranking points, and will be the first-ever meeting for them with the remaining teams in T20Is. The inaugural edition was hosted last year in July, and included the host’s Singapore, and the eventual Champions, Malaysia, alongside Hong Kong-China and Samoa.

Asia Pacific Champions Trophy 2026 Schedule

22nd June 2026: Indonesia vs Thailand (Abandoned) ; Singapore vs Uzbekistan (Scorecard)

23rd June 2026: Uzbekistan vs Indonesia (Scorecard) ; Thailand vs Singapore (Scorecard)

25th July 2026: Thailand vs Uzbekistan (Scorecard) ; Singapore vs Indonesia (Scorecard)

26th July 2026: 3rd/4th Play-off (Scorecard) ; FINAL (Scorecard)

Cricket Sweden to host 2nd edition of Men’s Viking Cup in June 2026

Czarsportz Admin — Thu, 28 May 2026 04:07:00 +0000

Cricket Sweden will be hosting the Men’s National Teams of Finland, Norway and Austria in the second (2nd) edition of Viking Cup from June 11th – 14th, 2026 at the Botkyrka Cricket Center ground in Stockholm. Austria Men are the Defending Champions from the inaugural edition hosted last year, where they won against Norway in the Final.

The event will mark the first international tournament organized by the European Cricket Association (ECA) as part of its finalized international schedule for the year. Their schedule for this year also includes the inaugural editions of European Championships for Men, Women, and the Under-19 category.

Established in 2024 during the ICC Annual General Meeting in Colombo, the ECA now comprises fourteen (14) Associate Cricket Boards from across the region as its members. The founding Cricket Boards in the ECA were France Cricket, Romania, Malta, Jersey, Austria and Italy.

Viking Cup T20I 2026 Schedule

11th – 12th June 2026: Sweden vs Norway (Scorecard) ; Finland vs Austria (Scorecard) ; Sweden vs Finland (Scorecard) ; Austria vs Norway (Scorecard)

13th June 2026: Norway vs Finland (Scorecard) ; Austria vs Sweden (Scorecard)

14th June 2026: 3rd/4th Play-off (Scorecard) ; FINAL (Scorecard)

Hong Kong Cricket to host Women’s T20I Tri-series in May 2026

Czarsportz Admin — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 07:01:00 +0000

Cricket Hong Kong, China (CHK) will be hosting the Women’s National teams of Malaysia and China for a T20 International Tri-series tournament (with ICC Women’s T20I team ranking points) from May 07th – 11th, 2026, at the Mission Road Ground in Mong Kok. All the teams will play against each other in a double round-robin group stage format, followed by the FINAL between the top two (2) teams in the points table.

While China and Hong Kong, China Women’s teams have met each other thirteen (13) times in T20I cricket, China and Malaysia Women have met only twice in T20Is till date. With rankings movements around them from teams competing in the ICC Women’s Challenge Trophy in Rwanda (USA, Nepal, Italy, Rwanda and Vanuatu), this series will be crucial for Hong Kong and Malaysia Women, to win matches and get enough ranking points to maintain or improve their overall rank in the table.

Women’s T20I Tri-series 2026 Schedule

07th May 2026: China vs Malaysia (Scorecard) ; Malaysia vs Hong Kong, China (Scorecard)

08th May 2026: China vs Malaysia (Scorecard) ; Hong Kong, China vs China (Scorecard)

10th May 2026: Malaysia vs Hong Kong, China (Scorecard) ; Hong Kong, China vs China (Scorecard)

11th May 2026: FINAL (Scorecard)

Indonesia Men to tour Malaysia for T20I series before T20 World Cup EAP Qualifier

Czarsportz Admin — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:57:00 +0000

Malaysian Cricket Association (MCA) will be hosting the Men’s National team of Indonesia for a four (4)-match T20 International series (with ICC T20I team ranking points) from May 01st – 05th, 2026, at the Bayuemas Oval ground in Kuala Lumpur. This series will be final preparations for the Indonesian Men’s team, before they travel to Japan for the 2028 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup East Asia-Pacific (EAP) Qualifier.

The two (2) teams have met only twice in T20Is, with their last game coming during the SEA Games 2025, held in Thailand in December. Malaysia have won both the games and will be looking to extend their winning streak against the visitors.

Indonesia Men’s Tour of Malaysia Schedule

01st May 2026: Malaysia vs Indonesia – 1st T20I (Scorecard)

02nd May 2026: Indonesia vs Malaysia – 2nd T20I (Scorecard)

04th May 2026: Malaysia vs Indonesia – 3rd T20I (Scorecard)

05th May 2026: Indonesia vs Malaysia – 4th T20I (Scorecard)

Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Hong Kong begin U19 Women preparation for Regional Qualifiers in 2026

Czarsportz Admin — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 03:01:00 +0000

The Cricket Boards of Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Hong Kong, China are beginning the preparation for their U19 Women’s National teams, ahead of the regional qualifiers towards 2027 ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup in Bangladesh and Nepal. Malaysia, Thailand and Hong Kong, China U19 Women teams will be part of the Asia qualifiers, while Indonesia will be competing in the East Asia-Pacific (EAP) qualifier in April 2026 in Papua New Guinea.

Hong Kong, China U19 Women will be in Thailand for a bi-lateral T20 Youth International series, comprising of five (5) matches from April 01st – 06th, 2026, while Indonesia U19 Women will be in Malaysia for their bi-lateral T20 Youth International series, comprising of five (5) matches from March 31st – April 03rd, 2026.

Indonesia U19 Women’s Tour of Malaysia Schedule

31st March 2026: Malaysia vs Indonesia – 1st YT20 (Scorecard)

01st – 02nd March 2026: Indonesia vs Malaysia – 2nd YT20 (Scorecard) and 3rd YT20 (Scorecard)

03rd March 2026: Malaysia vs Indonesia – 4th YT20 (Scorecard) and 5th YT20 (Scorecard)

Hong Kong, China U19 Women’s Tour of Thailand Schedule

Hong Kong, China U19 Women: Poon Hoi Lam Karen, Storm Parker, Akeisha Sahni, Arna Senthilvel, Emily Dickinson, Fatima Amir, Kashvi Thakkar, Leung Man Kei Megan, Myra Mukherjee, Nimbra Arab, Poon Hoi Ching Siena, Sakura Panckhurst, So Wan Tung Vanessa, Tejasvi Rajaram, Wong Ho Ka Janice and Xanthe Ganesan

Thailand U19 Women: Natthika Rueannoi, Kanlaya Khongpanapraison, Thanrada Seesawan, Koranit Suwanchonrathi, Kewarin Saechao, Kunanya Inwin, Patcharaporn Sorntha, Chanidapha Photharam, Chanoknan Phanao, Pattamawadee Suriya, Phimonrat Saowarod, Phonphimon Khongdee, Phichamon Darajaraoen and Kesinee Keawjumpol

01st March 2026: Thailand vs Hong Kong, China – 1st YT20 (Scorecard)

02nd – 03d March 2026: Hong Kong, China vs Thailand – 2nd YT20 (Scorecard) and 3rd YT20 (Scorecard)

05th – 06th March 2026: Thailand vs Hong Kong, China – 4th YT20 (Scorecard) and 5th YT20 (Scorecard)

How Dhangadhi Talent Hunt Became Nepal Cricket’s Hidden Goldmine

Czarsportz Admin — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 02:21:00 +0000

Back in the early days of the Dhangadhi Premier League, a simple talent hunt initiative promised to unearth the next generation of Nepali cricketers. At the time, it felt like just another grassroots exercise. When 12 young cricketers were shortlisted through the Dhangadhi talent hunt, the goal was clear – bridge the gap between raw, untapped talent in Sudurpashchim and Nepal’s growing franchise ecosystem.

The players selected were:

1. Prakash Jaishi

2. Narayan Joshi

3. Subodh Air

4. Bijay Rana

5. Lokesh Bam

6. Bikram Thagunna

7. Kiran Kumar Aagri

8. Basant Singh Karki

9. Sher Malla

10. Purna Singh Thakuri

11. Prakash Singh

12. Sagar Bhandari

The likes of Sher Malla, Lokesh Bam and Bhim Sharki have since gone onto represent Nepal Men’s National team in International Cricket. Talent hunts continue to identify players like Abhishek Pal, cricketers grinding through domestic circuits, waiting for their breakthrough moment. The original talent hunt list may not have immediately produced international stars. But it did something more important – it proved that talent exists beyond Kathmandu.

The Dhangadhi Premier League (2017–2019) acted as a scouting ecosystem Backed by Dhangadhi Cricket Academy, which is now widely seen as a feeder system.