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Singapore Cricket to host ACC Men’s Challenger Cup 2026 in June

Czarsportz Admin — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 08:38:00 +0000

Singapore Cricket Association (SCA) will be hosting the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Men’s Challanger Cup from June 10th – 20th, 2026, and will be the qualification pathway tournament towards the ACC Men’s Premier Cup, where the finalists of Challenger Cup will compete. The Challenger Cup will be played in the 50-overs format, in line with the next edition of the Men’s Asia Cup being played in the same format. The Finalists of the tournament will qualify for the ACC Men’s Premier Cup, the details of which will updated once an official announcement is made.

Men’s National team of Uzbekistan (Tajikistan and Mongolia won’t be participating in the tournament) will be making their debut in the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) qualification pathway events, after being granted their respective ACC Associate membership last year during ACC Annual General Meeting.

Group A: Malaysia, China
Group B: Singapore, Myanmar, Maldives
Group C: Thailand, Bhutan
Group D: Cambodia, Indonesia, Uzbekistan

ACC Men’s Challenger Cup 2026 Schedule

10th June 2026: Malaysia vs China (Scorecard) ; Singapore vs Maldives (Scorecard)

11th – 12th June 2026: Thailand vs Bhutan (Abandoned) ; Cambodia vs Indonesia (Indonesia Win, Cambodia Forfeit Game) ; Cambodia vs Uzbekistan (Uzbekistan Win, Cambodia Forfeit Game) ; Singapore vs Myanmar (Scorecard)

13th June 2026: Maldives vs Myanmar (Scorecard) ; Indonesia vs Uzbekistan (Scorecard)

15th – 16th June 2026: Quarterfinal#1 (Scorecard) ; Quarterfinal#2 (Scorecard) ; Quarterfinal#3 (Scorecard) ; Quarterfinal#4 (Scorecard)

18th June 2026: Semifinal#1 (Scorecard) ; Semifinal#2 (Scorecard)

20th June 2026: 3rd/4th Play-off (Scorecard) ; FINAL (Scorecard)

Malaysia Cricket to host Women’s Premier Cup (Asia Cup Qualifier) in June 2026

Czarsportz Admin — Sun, 31 May 2026 10:09:00 +0000

Malaysian Cricket Association (MCA) will be hosting the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Women’s Premier Cup tournament (which will act as the qualifier for ACC Women’s Asia Cup 2026) from June 03rd – 13th, 2026 at multiple venues across Bayuemas Oval in Kuala Lumpur, YSD-UKM Cricket Oval in Bangi, Selangor Turf Club in Kuala Lumpur and Kolej Tuanku Ja’afar Ground in Mantin, Negeri Sembilan. MCA will be hosting seventeen (17) Associate member teams in the Asian region (with the additional inclusion of Mongolia and Philippines for the first time, after being granted ACC Associate membership in 2025) in the tournament, where teams will be divided into four (4) groups, and the winners of all the group advancing to the semifinals of the tournament. All four (4) semifinalist’s will qualify for the main draw of the ACC Women’s Asia Cup 2026, as it was the case in the 2024 edition, where the total number of participants for the event was increased to eight (8), along with qualification for ACC Women’s Asia Cup Rising Stars tournament as well, next year.

Some of the teams in the competition will already have the experience of playing in Malaysia, with the Asian Games 2026 Women’s Qualifier taking place right before this tournament. However, a majority of the teams in the competition couldn’t be at the Asian Games qualifier, as player eligibility criteria for competing in a Regional Games are different than the ICC player eligibility rules, and this ACC event is an ICC-sanctioned tournament.

Group A: Bahrain, Japan, Mongolia, Myanmar and Thailand

Group B: China, Oman, Philippines, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates

Group C: Indonesia, Kuwait, Malaysia and Singapore

Group D: Bhutan, Hong Kong-China, Nepal and Qatar

ACC Women’s Premier Cup 2026 Schedule

03rd June 2026: Bahrain vs Myanmar (Scorecard) ; China vs Oman (Scorecard) ; Indonesia vs Singapore (Scorecard) ; Bhutan vs Hong Kong, China (Scorecard) ; Malaysia vs Kuwait (Scorecard) ; Saudi Arabia vs United Arab Emirates (Scorecard) ; Mongolia vs Thailand (Scorecard) ; Nepal vs Qatar (Scorecard)

04th June 2026: Japan vs Mongolia (Scorecard) ; Philippines vs Saudi Arabia (Scorecard) ; Indonesia vs Kuwait (Scorecard) ; Qatar vs Hong Kong, China (Scorecard) ; Malaysia vs Singapore (Scorecard) ; Bahrain vs Thailand (Scorecard) ; Oman vs United Arab Emirates (Scorecard) ; Bhutan vs Nepal (Scorecard)

05th June 2026: Bahrain vs Mongolia (Scorecard) ; Oman vs Saudi Arabia (Scorecard) ; Kuwait vs Singapore (Scorecard) ; Nepal vs Hong Kong, China (Scorecard) ; Malaysia vs Indonesia (Scorecard) ; China vs Philippines (Scorecard) ; Japan vs Myanmar (Scorecard) ; Bhutan vs Qatar (Scorecard)

07th June 2026: Bahrain vs Japan (Scorecard) ; Oman vs Philippines (Scorecard) ; Myanmar vs Thailand (Scorecard) ; China vs United Arab Emirates (Scorecard)

09th June 2026: Philippines vs United Arab Emirates (Scorecard) ; China vs Saudi Arabia (Scorecard) ; Japan vs Thailand (Scorecard) ; Mongolia vs Myanmar (Scorecard)

10th June 2026: Thailand vs Nepal (Scorecard) ; Japan vs Hong Kong, China (Scorecard) ; United Arab Emirates vs Malaysia (Scorecard) ; Indonesia vs Oman (Scorecard)

12th June 2026: 1st Semi-Final (Scorecard) ; 2nd Semi-Final (Scorecard)

13th June 2026: 3rd/4th Place Play-off (Scorecard) ; FINAL (Scorecard)

Oman vs Bahrain and Kuwait vs Myanmar Bi-lateral Series Schedule

29th – 30th May 2026: Oman vs Bahrain – 1st WT20I (Scorecard) and 2nd WT20I (Scorecard)

30th – 31st May 2026: Kuwait vs Myanmar – 1st WT20I (Scorecard) and 2nd WT20I (Scorecard)

Warm-up Schedule

01st June 2026: Oman vs Indonesia (Scorecard) ; UAE vs Bhutan (Scorecard)

United Arab Emirates: Esha Rohit Oza, Theertha Satish, Katie Thompson, Vaishnave Mahesh, Suraksha Kotte, Samaira Dharnidharka, Heena Hotchandani, Indhuja Nandakumar, Rinthia Rajith, Lavanya Keny, Mehul Pranav Kulkarni, Simran Sheth, Al Maseera Jahangir and Sashikala Silva

Nepal: Indu Barma, Puja Mahato, Bindu Rawal, Samjhana Khadka, Rubi Poddar, Kabita Joshi, Kabita Kunwar, Riya Sharma, Sita Rana Magar, Anu Kadayat, Manisha Upadhyaya, Rubina Chhetri, Sony Pakhrin and Seemana KC

Hong Kong, China: Natasha Miles, Maryam Bibi, Alison Siu, Dorothea Chan, Emma Lai, Iqra Sahar, Joyleen Kaur, Kary Chan, Marina Lamplough, Mariko Hill, Ruchitha Venkatesh, Sau Ha Chan, Shanzeen Shahzad and Yasmin Daswani

Kuwait: Anna Sharif, Priyada Murali, Suchitha D’Sa, Siobhan Lee Gomez, Mariamma Hyder, Candice Jerica, Rida Zainab, Tshering Yangchen, Maria Jasvi, Zeefajilani, Venora Shaina, Shanthi Balasubramanian, Khadija Khalil and Maryam Omar

Singapore: Shafina Mahesh, Saumya Piumi Ratnakara Gurusinghe, Roshni Ramesh, Roma Raval, Pushpa Murali, Devika Galia, Anushka Tomar, Dhavina Sharma, Laasya Amrutha Reddy Bommareddy, Ella Brooke Ungerman, Vinu Kumar, Riyaa Bhasin, Ananyah Ahuja and Rashmeka Badri Narayanan

Bahrain: Rasangika Herath, Sana Butt, Abeer Waris Ali, Sweeta Corda, Ashwini Anil, Nipuni Nadeera, Tharanga Gajanayake, Saee Parkhi, Shruti Yadav, Sara Vivek, Reema Naseer, Manmeet Kaur, Reshel Dsouza and Disna Jayasooriya

Myanmar: Theint Theint Soe, Zon Lin, May Po Po San, Zarlu Win, Htet Htet Aung, Lin Lin Tun, Thel Thel Aung, Khin Min Myat, Shwe Yee Win, Thiri Sandar Shwe, Moe Ei Phyu, Aye Phyo T K Pyae, Pan Ei Phyu and Wathon Nadi

Bhutan: Anju Gurung, Sonam Choden, Ritshi Choden, Tshering Zangmo, Dechen Wangmo, Ngawang Choden, Chado Om, Sonam, Riya Pradhan, Sonam Pelden, Sangay Yangzom, Samjana Mongar, Tshering Choki Choden and Mamta Rai

Oman: Priyanka Mendonca, Fiza Javed, Jayadhanyha Gunasekar, Hina Javed, Amanda D’Costa, Trupti Pawde, Cynthia Saldanha, Sameera Khan, Nitya Joshi, Alifiya Sayed, Lujaina Sajid, Afida Aftab, Sahana Jeelany and Sushanthika Ashok

Philippines: Katherine Donovan, Jhon Kate Andreano, Reyven Castillo, Maritoni Gatchalian, Karri Gullem Keen, Kyte Gullem Keen, Mericris Hindoy, Jessica Medianesta, Ma. Luz Mandia, Jomae Masaya, Zoe Milag Wong, Simranjeet Sirah, Amelia Valdez and Elyza Delavin Wall

Japan: Ahilya Chandel, Ayumi Fujikawa, Hinase Goto, Haruna Iwasaki, Shimako Kato, Ayaka Kato-Stafford, Elena Kusuda-Nairn, Erika Oda, Kurumi Ota, Seika Sumi, Mamta Kaswan, Mai Yanagida, Nonoha Yasumoto and Bianca Shino-Dyson

Saudi Arabia: Mashae Waqas, Mah Noor, Usrah Omer Farooq, Najwa Akram, Laiba Nasrullah, Mah Noor Aamir, Nimra Ghazanfar, Sara, Abeer Maryam, Ashmal Hashmi, Laiba Arif, Maheen Amir, Afshan Khan and Rizwana Begum

Singapore Cricket to host Asian Games 2026 Men’s Qualifier in May/June 2026

Czarsportz Admin — Sun, 31 May 2026 04:46:00 +0000

Singapore Cricket Association (SCA) will be hosting the Asian Games 2026 Men’s Cricket Qualifier from May 31st – June 09th, 2026 at the SNCG Singa Oval and SNCG Oval grounds. SCA will be hosting the Men’s National teams of Nepal, Oman, Hong Kong-China, Bahrain, Malaysia, Qatar and China in the tournament, where the semifinalists will advance to the main event of Men’s Cricket at Asian Games 2026 (Japan auto-qualified on account of being the host’s).

Asian Games 2026 Cricket Teams

Group A: Nepal, Malaysia, and China

Group B: Oman, Singapore, Bahrain, and Hong Kong-China

The previous edition of Asian Games in Hangzhou, which featured cricket as a medal discipline, did not see any participation from any Gulf region cricket boards, due to player eligibility rules of Regional Games, which are different to ICC eligibility rules. Hence, As per the discussion held in 2024 between the Associate Cricket boards in the Gulf region (UAE, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain), all countries have started developing their own Squads made up of Nationals, with the intention to field them in future Asian Games or Olympics (if there is any qualification events for that). Oman Cricket were the first to announce their development team, which now takes part in domestic T20 competitions and has also played a bi-lateral series with all-Bahraini team. And in the qualifier, the all-Omani, and the all-Bahraini teams will be competing, and all the matches will be carrying ICC Men’s T20I team ranking points.

Asian Games 2026 Men’s Cricket Qualifier Schedule

31st May 2026: Nepal vs China (Scorecard)

01st June 2026: Oman vs Singapore (Scorecard) ; Hong Kong-China vs Bahrain (Scorecard)

02nd June 2026: Malaysia vs China (Scorecard)

03rd June 2026: Oman vs Bahrain (Scorecard) ; Singapore vs Hong Kong-China (Scorecard)

04th June 2026: Malaysia vs Nepal (Scorecard)

05th June 2026: Bahrain vs Singapore (Scorecard) ; Hong Kong-China vs Oman (Scorecard)

07th June 2026: Semifinal#1 (Scorecard) ; Semifinal#2 (Scorecard)

08th June 2026: 3rd/4th Play-off (Scorecard) ; FINAL (Scorecard)

Practice Games Schedule

25th – 27th May 2026: Singapore vs Oman – 1st T20 (Scorecard) and 2nd T20 (Scorecard)

Oman: Muzaffar Shiralkar, Sufyan Mehmood, Mohammed Al Balushi, Shoaib Al Balushi, Zubair Al Balushi, Abdul Jalil, Issa Al Balushi, Samir Yousuf, Naveed Al Balushi, Ahmed Al Zadjali, Wasim Al Balushi, Faris Al Balushi, Rashad Al Balushi and Munthir Al Balushi

Nepal: Dipendra Airee, Rohit Paudel, Kushal Bhurtel, Sandeep Lamichhane, Aasif Sheikh, Sher Malla, Sundeep Jora, Nandan Yadav, Kushal Malla, Aarif Sheikh, Lokesh Bam, Karan KC, Sompal Kami and Shahab Alam

Hong Kong, China: Yasim Murtaza, Babar Hayat, Anas Khan, Anshuman Rath, Ayush Shukla, Ehsan Khan, Ghazanfar Mohammad, Hafeez Khan, Hassan Khan, Nizakat Khan, Mohammad Waheed, Nasrulla Rana, Shahid Wasif and Shiv Mathur

Bahrain: Junaid Aziz, Numan Yousaf Khan, Abdulla Yusuf, Shujat Ali, Sameer Ahmed, Abdulla Pk, Mohammed Sameer Nabi, Yousif Ali, Waleed Ahmed, Mohammed Adil, Hamza Riaz, Mohammed Junaid, Mohammed Hamza Butter and Abdul Samad

Malaysia Cricket to host Asian Games Women’s Qualifier in May 2026

Czarsportz Admin — Tue, 26 May 2026 01:13:00 +0000

Malaysian Cricket Association (MCA) will be hosting the Asian Games 2026 Women’s Qualifier from May 25th – 31st, 2026 at the Bayuemas Oval ground in Kuala Lumpur and YSD-UKM Cricket Oval ground in Bangi. MCA will be hosting the Women’s National teams of Nepal, Thailand, Hong Kong-China, Indonesia and Thailand. Group A of the competition will comprise of teams of Malaysia, Thailand and Hong Kong-China, while Group B will consist of teams from Nepal, China and Indonesia.

Top two (2) teams from both the groups at the end of the round-robin group stage will advance to the semifinals. The finalists and the 3rd place winner will qualify for the main draw of Women’s Cricket at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi–Nagoya from September 19th – October 04th, 2026 (Japan Women qualify directly for the quarterfinal stage, on the account of being the host nation for the event). Women’s teams of Malaysia and Indonesia will be playing a two (2)-match T20I series on May 15th and 17th, before the start of the qualifier.

Asian Games Women’s Cricket Qualifier Schedule

26th May 2026: Hong Kong-China vs Thailand (Scorecard) ; China vs Indonesia (Scorecard)

27th May 2026: Malaysia vs Thailand (Scorecard) ; Nepal vs China (Scorecard)

28th May 2026: Hong Kong-China vs Malaysia (Scorecard) ; Nepal vs Indonesia (Scorecard)

30th May 2026: Semifinal#1 (Scorecard) ; Semifinal#2 (Scorecard)

31st May 2026: 3rd/4th Play-off (Scorecard) ; FINAL (Scorecard)

Hong Kong, China: Natasha Miles, Maryam Bibi, So Wan Tung, Kary Chan, Leung Man Kei, Amanda Cheung, Emma Lai, Chan Sau Ha, Alison Siu, Poon Hoi Ching, Shanzeen Shahzad , Lemon Cheung, Wong Wing Kiu and Dorothea Chan

Nepal: Indu Barma, Puja Mahato, Bindu Rawal, Samjhana Khadka, Rubi Poddar, Kabita Joshi, Kabita Kunwar, Riya Sharma, Sita Rana Magar, Anu Kadayat, Manisha Upadhyaya, Rubina Chhetri, Sony Pakhrin and Seemana KC

Malaysia: Mas Elysa Yasmin, Mahirah Izzati Ismail, Dhanusri Sri Muhunan, Elsa Hunter, Winifred Duraisingam, Nurin Imanina Mohd Ikrimah, Ainna Hamizah Hashim, Irdina Beh Nabil, Nur Dania Syuhada, Nur Qalysha Noreffendi, Aisya Eleesa Erni Firdauz, Wan Julia, Aina Najwa Abdul Rahman and Arianna Natasya

Indonesia and Nepal Women’s Tour of Malaysia Schedule

15th – 17th May 2026: Malaysia vs Indonesia – 1st WT20I (Scorecard) and 2nd WT20I (Scorecard)

20th – 22nd May 2026: Malaysia vs Nepal – 1st WT20I (Scorecard) and 2nd WT20I (Scorecard)

Asian Games 2026 Cricket Tournament to Feature 10 Men’s and 8 Women’s Teams with Direct Knockout Format

Czarsportz Admin — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 06:18:00 +0000

How many teams will play cricket at Asian Games 2026

The Olympic Council of Asia (OCA) and Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games and Asian Para Games Organizing Committee (AINAGOC) will be hosting the sports discipline of Cricket during the 2026 Asian Games programme, to be co-hosted by Japan’s Aichi Prefecture and its capital Nagoya from September 19th – October 04th, 2026. At the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Meeting held in Bangladesh on 24th July 2025, it was decided that the Top Ten (10) Men’s and Top Eight (8) Women’s teams from across the continent will take part in the competition, who will be qualifying directly based on their ICC T20I team rankings.

Asian Games 2026 cricket teams and tournament format

The Women’s event will take place from September 17th – 22nd, with all teams starting directly in a knock-out format in the quarterfinals. The Men’s event will be taking place from September 24th – October 03rd, 2026. Four (4) teams from the Ten (10) will get automatic byes into the quarterfinals, while the remaining Six (6) teams will be divided into Two (2) groups of Three (3) teams each. The Teams will play each other in the group in a single round-robin format, following which the Top Two (2) teams from both the groups will advance to the quarterfinals stage. The Finalists and the winner of the 3rd/4th play-off in both Men’s and Women’s events will get the medals.

The previous edition of Asian Games in Hangzhou, which featured cricket as a medal discipline, did not see any participation from any Gulf region cricket boards, due to player eligibility rules of Regional Games, which are different to ICC eligibility rules. Hence, As per the discussion held in 2024 between the Associate Cricket boards in the Gulf region (UAE, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Bahrain), all countries will be developing their own Squads made up of Nationals, with the intention to field them in future Asian Games or Olympics (if there is any qualification events for that). Best players from these squads will also be integrated in the senior squad for ICC events as well. Bi-lateral series will happen for the Nationals squads every now and then and also plans are on the table for Gulf region tournament for all Nationals squads of each member.

More to follow.

Cricket Thailand to host Asia Cup Rising Stars Women’s 2026 Tournament in February

Czarsportz Admin — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 19:03:00 +0000

Cricket Association of Thailand (CAT) will be hosting the Asia Cup Rising Stars Women’s T20 tournament from February 13th – 22nd. CAT will be hosting the Women’s A teams of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, while the Senior teams from the host’s, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Nepal and Malaysia will be competing with them for the Title. The tournament replaces the ACC Women’s T20 Emerging Teams Asia Cup tournament, whose inaugural edition was held in Hong Kong, China in June 2023, which was won by India A Women’s team.

Group A will feature teams of India A, Pakistan A, UAE and Nepal, while Group B will feature teams of Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia. The top two (2) teams in the points table after the conclusion of the single round-robin group stage format, will advance to the Semifinals. The tournament will have T20 List-A status, and the matches involving only the Associate members with themselves, will be played with T20I status, and will have ICC team ranking points on offer.

Asia Cup Rising Stars Women’s 2026 Tournament Schedule (Associates Only)

Thailand: Naruemol Chaiwai (Captain), Nannapat Khoncharoenkai, Natthakan Chantham, Chanida Sutthiruang, Suleeporn Laomi, Onnicha Kamchomphu, Thipatcha Putthawong, Nannaphat Chaihan, Chayanisa Phengpaen, Kanyakorn Bunthansen, Aphisara Suwanchonrathi, Sunida Chaturongrattana, Arrikan Phuengkho, Onauma Senanok and Phannita Maya

Nepal: Puja Mahato (Captain), Bindu Rawal, Samjhana Khadka, Rubi Poddar, Rubina Chhetri, Kabita Joshi, Kabita Kunwar, Sita Rana Magar, Riya Sharma, Roma Thapa, Suman Bista, Anu Kadayat, Manisha Upadhayay, Kajal Shrestha and Seemana KC

Malaysia: Mas Elysa Yasmin (Captain), Arianna Natasya, Nur Izzatul Syafiqa, Mahirah Izzati, Aisya Eleesa, Irdina Beh, Nur Syuhada, Amalin Sorfina, Suabika, Ainna Hamizah, Aina Najwa, Nur Isma Dania, Wan Julia, Musfirah Nur and Nazatul Hidayah Husna

United Arab Emirates: Esha Oza (Captain), Heena Hotchandhani, Samaira Dharnidharka, Theertha Satish, Indhuja Nandakumar, Siya Gokhale, Al Maseera Jahangir, Keziah Miriam, Suraksha Kotte, Archara Supriya, Lavanka Keny, Udeni Chathurika, Athige Silva, Rinitha Rajith and Vaishnave Mahesh

13th – 14th February 2026: Nepal vs Pakistan A (Scorecard) ; UAE vs India A (Scorecard) ; Thailand vs Malaysia (Scorecard)

15th – 16th February 2026: UAE vs Nepal (Scorecard) ; Malaysia vs Sri Lanka A (Scorecard) ; Thailand vs Bangladesh A (Scorecard)

17th – 18th February 2026: Nepal vs India A (Scorecard) ; UAE vs Pakistan A (Scorecard) ; Malaysia vs Bangladesh A (Scorecard) ; Thailand vs Sri Lanka A (Scorecard)

20th February 2026: Semifinal#1 (Scorecard) ; Semifinal#2 (Scorecard)

22nd February 2026: FINAL (Scorecard)

Afghanistan Cricket to host ACC U19 Men’s Asia Cup 2025 in December in UAE

Czarsportz Admin — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 22:51:00 +0000

Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) has been awarded the hosting rights for the ACC U19 Men’s Asia Cup 2025 for the very first time, which will be taking place from December 10th – 21st, 2025 in United Arab Emirates (UAE). The tournament will be crucial for preparations for the Full Member teams in the region and Japan (if they qualify from the U19 Men’s Premier Cup) before the 2026 ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup in Zimbabwe and Namibia.

The ACC (Asian Cricket Council) U19 Men’s Premier Cup will be taking place in November 2025 in UAE, where fourteen (14) ACC Associate Member teams will compete for three (3) qualification spots into the main event. The Winner and the 3rd place play-off winner will join India and Pakistan in their group, while the Runners-up will join Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan in their group.

ACC U19 Men’s Asia Cup 2025 Schedule (Associates Only)

12th – 13th December 2025: India vs UAE (Scorecard) ; Pakistan vs Malaysia (Scorecard) ; Sri Lanka vs Nepal (Scorecard)

14th – 15th December 2025: UAE vs Malaysia (Scorecard) ; Bangladesh vs Nepal (Scorecard)

16th – 17th December 2025: Pakistan vs UAE (Scorecard) ; Malaysia vs India (Scorecard) ; Nepal vs Afghanistan (Scorecard)

Emirates Cricket to host 14-Nation ACC U19 Men’s Premier Cup 2025 in November

Czarsportz Admin — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 04:17:00 +0000

Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) will be hosting the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) U19 Men’s Premier Cup 2025 tournament from November 19th – 01st December, 2025. This will be followed by the ACC U19 Men’s Asia Cup, which will be hosted by Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) in UAE in December 2025. The tournament will see single round-robin group stage format (4 groups), followed by Semifinals and the Final, with all the matches taking place across 4 venues (Karwan Ground, Seven Districts 1 and 2 and Royal Ground) in Ajman.

Group A: Nepal, Saudi Arabia and Hong Kong, China

Group B: United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain

Group C: Japan, Oman, Qatar and Maldives

Group D: Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Iran

The two (2) Finalists and the winner of the 3rd/4th Play-off game will advance to the ACC U19 Men’s Asia Cup tournament, to be hosted by Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) in the UAE in December 2025.

ACC U19 Men’s Premier Cup 2025 Schedule

21st November 2025: Japan vs Maldives (Scorecard) ; Kuwait vs Bahrain (Scorecard) ; Oman vs Qatar (Scorecard)

22nd November 2025: Singapore vs Malaysia (Scorecard) ; Saudi Arabia vs Hong Kong, China (Scorecard) ; Thailand vs Iran (Scorecard)

24th November 2025: UAE vs Kuwait (Scorecard) ; Qatar vs Maldives (Scorecard) ; Japan vs Oman (Scorecard)

25th November 2025: Nepal vs Saudi Arabia (Scorecard) ; Malaysia vs Thailand (Scorecard) ; Iran vs Singapore (Scorecard)

26th November 2025: Japan vs Qatar (Scorecard) ; Bahrain vs UAE (Scorecard) ; Oman vs Maldives (Scorecard)

27th November 2025: Singapore vs Thailand (Scorecard) ; Hong Kong, China vs Nepal (Scorecard) ; Malaysia vs Iran (Scorecard)

29th November 2025: Semifinal#1 (Group B 1st vs Group C 1st – Scorecard) ; Semifinal#2 (Group A 1st vs Group D 1st – Scorecard)

01st December 2025: 3rd/4th Play-off (Scorecard) ; FINAL (Scorecard)

ACC U19 Men’s Premier Cup 2025 Squads

United Arab Emirates: Yayin Rai, Ahmed Khodadad, Aliasgar Shums, Ayaan Misbah, Karan Dhiman, Madhav Manoj, Naseem Khan, Noorullah Ayobi, Prithvi Madhu, Rayan Khan, Saleh Amin, Uddish Suri, Yug Sharma and Zainullah Rahmani

Japan: Charlie Hara-Hinze, Nihar Parmar, Gabby Hara-Hinze, Chihaya Sekine, Monty Hara-Hinze, Hugo Tani-Kelly, Kazuma Kato-Stafford, Aaryan Waduge, Kaisei Kobayashi-Doggett, Kai Wall, Skyler Nakayama-Cook, Alex Watanabe-Dawson, Ryuki Ozeki and Taylor Waugh

Malaysia: Muhammad Akram, Nagineshwaran Sathnakumaran,Hairil Harisan, Aalif Shamsul, Fathul Muin, Deeaz Patro, Hamzah Panggi, Hariz Afnan, Azib Wajdi, Nurhanif Maliki, Asyraf Rifaie, Che Ahmad Al Atif, Jaashwin Krishnamurthi and Syakir Izzudin

Hong Kong, China: Shiv Mathur (Captain), Preet Mangukiya, Aarez Dar, Reyansh Sharma, Veer Mathur, Abdul Samad Khan, Harishanker Venkatesh, Seth Perera, Mohammad Aftaab, Daniel Mapp, Jude Li, Harry Hodgson, Abhimanyu Ganesan and Mohammad Fazeel Awan

Bahrain: Muhammad Basil, Sai Sarthak, Sunish Sunil, Muhammad Adil, Mohammed Rehaan, Aashish Sadashiva, Ayan Khan, Muhammad Hamdan, Abdulla Yousuf, Ayan Obaid, Anas Obaid, Abhinav Girish, Arron Xavier and Muhammad Basim

Singapore: Jonty Scott Iggo, Arush Kappala, Arnav Manoj, Riaan Rohan Naik, Aahan Vuthandam, Aslan Ali Jafri, Mason Arthur Sherry, Neel Mittal, Kabir Berlia, Vedant Nagpaul, Venkatram Harsh, Vedansh Gupta, Pranav Pokala and Yuvaan Pandey

Maldives: Mabsar Ibrahim, Mohamed Shifau, Adam Khaleel, Mohamed Saabir Siraj, Yoosuf Raishaan Aflah, Shakeeb Ahamed Shafraz, Ahmed Naisam Nisah, Mohamed Shium Shareef, Mohamed Zuhan Razee, Hamdh Hussain Ali, Mizyan Ibrahim Mueen, Muhammad Ahmed Mansoor, Nihal Abdulla, Abdullah Kayan Ali, Umair Ibrahim Nasyh and Yusuf Ahmed Mansoor

Nepal: Ashok Dhami, Dayanand Mandal, Niraj Yadav, Dilsad Ali, Nischal Chhetri, Nitesh Patel, Ashish Lohar, Chandan Ram, Sushil Rawal, Roshan BK, Cibrin Shrestha, Aparajit Poudel, Darsh Sonar and Vansh Chhetri

Oman: Jeet Shah, Saumya Sampat (vice-captain), Nitish Nadendla, Rishab Gupta, Ojjus Pachisia, Aryan Joshi, Varshieth Sai Dinesh, Prathiesh HR, Vihaan Chauhan, Kavish Shah, Mohammad Aseel, Mohammad Eisa, Mohammad Hamid and Jeyapranesh

Kuwait: Thewan Dion, Het Kishorbhai, Jay Maheshkumar, Ummer Ali, Muhammad Aqif, Usman Ghani, Dhaksh Lakshman, Kandarp Tushar, Arsh Sahil, Asmeet Avinash Jadhav, Hussain Burhanuddin, Rayan Aiden and Janath Jeewanga

Qatar Cricket to host ACC Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025 in November 2025

Czarsportz Admin — Sun, 26 Oct 2025 18:35:00 +0000

Qatar Cricket Association (QCA) will be hosting the ACC Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025 from November 14th – 23rd, 2025 in Doha. The tournament, which was previously being played as the ACC Emerging Nations Asia Cup (last edition played in 2024 in Oman), will continue to be played in the T20 format.

The Full Member teams in the region (India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh) will be fielding their “A” squads, and will be joined by the Associate Member teams from United Arab Emirates (UAE), Oman and Hong Kong, China. The teams will be played in two (2) groups, and after the single round-robin group stage format, will see the top two (2) teams from both groups advance to the semifinals. The 2024 edition saw Hong Kong, China register a win over Afghanistan A in the group stage, who became the eventual Champions of the tournament, with a win over Sri Lanka A in the final.

Group A: Afghanistan A, Sri Lanka A, Bangladesh A, Hong Kong-China

Group B: India A, Pakistan A, UAE, Oman

ACC Asia Cup Rising Stars 2025 Schedule

United Arab Emirates: Alishan Sharafu (Captain), Aayan Khan, Ahmed Tariq, Ethan D’ Souza, Haider Shah, Harshit Kaushik, Mayank Kumar, Muhammad Arfan, Muhammad Farazuddin, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Jawadullah, Rohid Khan, Sohaib Khan, Yayin Khan and Zahid Ali

Oman: Hammad Mirza (Captain), Wasim Ali, Sufyan Yousaf, Aryan Bisht, Saishiv Narayan, Zikria Islam, Hassnain Ali Shah, Shafiq Jan, Samay Shrivastava, Muzahir Raza, Md Yousuf, Jay Odedra, Pruthvi Machhi, Ubaidullah and Shuaib Ismail Al Balushi

Hong Kong, China: Yasim Murtaza (Captain), Babar Hayat, Shiv Mathur, Zeeshan Ali, Ehsan Khan, Kinchit Shah, Nizakat Khan, Kalhan Challu, Md. Waheed, Nasrulla Rana, Md. Ghazanfar, Hassan Khan, Aizaz Khan, Anshuman Rath and Ateeq Iqbal

14th November 2025: Pakistan A vs Oman (Scorecard) ; India A vs UAE (Scorecard)

15th November 2025: Hong Kong, China vs Bangladesh A (Scorecard)

16th November 2025: UAE vs Oman (Scorecard)

17th November 2025: Sri Lanka A vs Hong Kong, China (Scorecard)

18th November 2025: UAE vs Pakistan A (Scorecard) ; India A vs Oman (Scorecard)

19th November 2025: Afghanistan A vs Hong Kong, China (Scorecard)

UAE Cricket to host 2025 Men’s Asia Cup Tournament in September

Czarsportz Admin — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 12:22:00 +0000

Asian Cricket Council (ACC) will be hosting the Men’s Asia Cup tournament in United Arab Emirates (Dubai and Abu Dhabi) from September 09th – 28th, 2025. The tournament will feature Nationals teams of India (Defending Champions), Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates, Oman and Hong Kong-China competing for the Title. UAE, Oman and Hong Kong-China secured their places for the ACC Emerging Nations Cup 2025 through the ACC Men’s Premier Cup tournament held in April 2024 in Oman, and while the Winner of the Premier Cup was originally scheduled to compete in the Asia Cup, the runners-up (Oman) and 3rd placed team (Hong Kong-China) have also been added now into the mix.

The tournament will be crucial for both Oman and UAE, who will compete in the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Asia – East Asia-Pacific (EAP) Qualifier in Oman in October 2025 for three (3) qualification spots into the main event in India and Sri Lanka next year.

ACC Men’s Asia Cup 2025 Schedule (Group Stage)

Group A: India, Pakistan, UAE and Oman

Group B: Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Hong Kong-China

Hong Kong-China: Yasim Murtaza (Captain), Babar Hayat, Zeeshan Ali, Shahid Wasif, Niazakat Khan, Nasrulla Rana, Martin Coetzee, Anshuman Rath, Ehsan Khan, Kalhan Marc Challu, Ayush Shukla, Mohammad Aizaz Khan, Ateeq Ul Rehman Iqbal, Kinchit Shah, Adil Mehmood, Anas Khan, Haroon Arshad, Ali-Hassan, Ghazanfar Mohammad, Mohammad Waheed

Oman: Jatinder Singh (Captain), Hammad Mirza, Vinayak Shukla, Sufyan Yousuf, Ashish Odedera, Aamir Kaleem, Mohammad Nadeem, Sufyan Mehmood, Aryan Bisht, Karan Sonavale, Zikriya Islam, Hassnain Ali Shah, Faisal Shah, Mohammad Imran, Nadeem Khan, Shakeel Ahmad and Samay Shrivastava

United Arab Emirates: Muhammad Waseem (Captain), Alishan Sharafu, Aryansh Sharma, Asif Khan, Dhruv Parashar, Ethan D’Souza, Haider Ali, Harshit Kaushik, Junaid Siddique, Matiullah Khan, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Jawadullah, Muhammad Zohaib, Rahul Chopra, Rohid Khan, Simranjeet Singh and Saghir Khan

09th – 12th September 2025: Afghanistan vs Hong Kong-China (Scorecard) ; India vs UAE (Scorecard) ; Hong Kong-China vs Bangladesh (Scorecard) ; Pakistan vs Oman (Scorecard)

13th – 15th September 2025: Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka (Scorecard) ; Pakistan vs India (Scorecard) ; Oman vs UAE (Scorecard) ; Sri Lanka vs Hong Kong-China (Scorecard)

16th – 19th September 2025: Afghanistan vs Bangladesh (Scorecard) ; UAE vs Pakistan (Scorecard) ; Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan (Scorecard) ; India vs Oman (Scorecard)