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Emirates Cricket to host ACC Women’s Asia Cup 2026 in August/September

Czarsportz Admin — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 04:25:00 +0000

Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) will be hosting the Women’s National teams of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Thailand, Indonesia and Hong Kong, China for the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Women’s Asia Cup 2026 tournament from August 28th – September 13th, 2026, in Dubai. This will be the tenth (10th) edition of the Women’s Asia Cup overall, with Sri Lanka Women being the Defending Champions from the previous edition held in 2024 in Sri Lanka.

Women’s teams of Thailand, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Indonesia and Hong Kong, China qualified for the tournament through the ACC Women’s Premier Cup tournament held in Thailand in July 2026. Thailand and Hong Kong, China have been grouped alongside India and Pakistan, while UAE and Indonesia have been grouped alongside Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. The tournament will follow a single round-robin group stage format, following which, the top two (2) teams in the points table in both the groups will advance to the semifinals.

For Thailand Women, it will a busy schedule through August and September, with their tour of Papua New Guinea to begin from 10th August, followed by the ACC Asia Cup and the Asian Games 2026 in Japan.

ACC Women’s Asia Cup 2026 Schedule

28th – 30th August 2026: Thailand vs Hong Kong, China (Scorecard) ; Sri Lanka vs United Arab Emirates (Scorecard) ; India vs Thailand (Scorecard)

31st August 2026: Bangladesh vs Indonesia (Scorecard)

01st – 03rd September 2026: Pakistan vs Thailand (Scorecard) ; Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh (Scorecard) ; India vs Hong Kong, China (Scorecard)

04th – 06th September 2026: United Arab Emirates vs Indonesia (Scorecard) ; India vs Pakistan (Scorecard) ; Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh (Scorecard)

07th – 08th September 2026: Pakistan vs Hong Kong, China (Scorecard) ; Bangladesh vs United Arab Emirates (Scorecard)

10th – 11th September 2026: Semifinal#1 (Scorecard) ; Semifinal#2 (Scorecard)

13th September 2026: FINAL (Scorecard)

Malaysia Cricket to host ACC Men’s Premier Cup 2026 in August/September

Czarsportz Admin — Sat, 08 Aug 2026 02:09:00 +0000

Malaysian Cricket Association (MCA) will be hosting the Men’s National teams of Nepal, Oman, Singapore, Hong Kong-China, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and United Arab Emirates (UAE) in the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Men’s Premier Cup tournament from August 30th – September 12th, 2026, across four (4) venues in Bangi and Kuala Lumpur. This year’s edition will be the third (3rd) edition of the Premier Cup tournament, and will be played in the 50-overs format, as like the inaugural edition held in 2023, which was won by Nepal.

Any matches during the course of the tournament, involving both teams with ODI status (Nepal, Oman and UAE) will be played with the status with ODI rankings points, while the matches involving Hong Kong-China, Singapore, Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar, with the three (3) ODI status teams or played within themselves will be eligible to be played with List-A status.

Group A: Nepal, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Malaysia, Hong Kong-China

Group B: Singapore, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar and United Arab Emirates

ACC Men’s Premier Cup 2026 Schedule

30th August 2026: Oman vs Singapore (Scorecard) ; Hong Kong, China vs Saudi Arabia (Scorecard)

31st August 2026: Kuwait vs Qatar (Scorecard) ; Malaysia vs Bahrain (Scorecard)

01st September 2026: Nepal vs Saudi Arabia (Scorecard) ; United Arab Emirates vs Singapore (Scorecard)

02nd September 2026: Oman vs Kuwait (Scorecard) ; Hong Kong, China vs Malaysia (Scorecard)

03rd September 2026: Bahrain vs Nepal (Scorecard) ; Qatar vs United Arab Emirates (Scorecard)

04th September 2026: Saudi Arabia vs Malaysia (Scorecard) ; Singapore vs Kuwait (Scorecard)

05th September 2026: Kuwait vs United Arab Emirates (Scorecard) ; Malaysia vs Nepal (Scorecard)

06th September 2026: Qatar vs Oman (Scorecard) ; Bahrain vs Hong Kong, China (Scorecard)

07th September 2026: Nepal vs Hong Kong, China (Scorecard) ; United Arab Emirates vs Oman (Scorecard)

08th September 2026: Singapore vs Qatar (Scorecard) ; Saudi Arabia vs Bahrain (Scorecard)

10th September 2026: Semifinal#1 (Scorecard) ; Semifinal#2 (Scorecard)

12th September 2026: 3rd/4th Play-off (Scorecard) ; FINAL (Scorecard)

Malaysia Cricket to host ACC U19 Women’s Premier Cup in July 2026

Czarsportz Admin — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 09:22:00 +0000

Malaysian Cricket Association (MCA) will be hosting the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) U19 Women’s Premier Cup tournament from July 11th – 18th, 2026, at various venues across the country, namely Bayuemas Oval, STC Oval and YSD UKM Oval grounds. MCA will be hosting the U19 Women’s National teams of Thailand, Myanmar, Japan, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Bhutan, Indonesia, Kuwait, Nepal, Hong Kong-China, Singapore and Qatar in the competition, with four (4) groups segregating the Teams. After the round-robin group stage format is completed, the top two (2) Teams from all the groups will advance to the Quarterfinals stage of the competition.

The tournament will provide crucial preparation for all the Teams, who will once again be part of the 2027 ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier (except Nepal, who are the host’s, and Japan and Indonesia, who are part of ICC East Asia-Pacific region in ICC pathway tournaments).

Warm-up Fixtures

04th July 2026: Hong Kong-China vs Selangor (Scorecard) ; Malaysia vs Thailand (Scorecard)

06th – 07th July 2026: Oman vs Hong Kong-China (Scorecard) ; Thailand vs Malaysia (Scorecard)

08th – 09th July 2026: Oman vs Thailand (Scorecard) ; Qatar vs Oman (Scorecard)

ACC U19 Women’s Premier Cup 2026 Schedule

11th July 2026: Nepal vs Qatar (Scorecard) ; UAE vs Oman (Scorecard) ; Indonesia vs Kuwait (Scorecard) ; Hong Kong, China vs Singapore (Scorecard) ; Thailand vs Myanmar (Scorecard)

12th July 2026: Malaysia vs Kuwait (Scorecard) ; Nepal vs Singapore (Scorecard) ; Hong Kong, China vs Qatar (Scorecard) ; Oman vs Bhutan (Scorecard) ; Japan vs Myanmar (Scorecard)

14th July 2026: Nepal vs Hong Kong, China (Scorecard) ; Indonesia vs Malaysia (Scorecard) ; Thailand vs Japan (Scorecard) ; UAE vs Bhutan (Scorecard) ; Qatar vs Singapore (Scorecard)

15th July 2026: Quarter Final 1 (Scorecard) ; Quarter Final 2 (Scorecard) ; Quarter Final 3 (Scorecard) ; Quarter Final 4 (Scorecard) ; Placement Match 1 (Scorecard); Placement Match 2 (Scorecard)

17th July 2026: Semi Final 1 (Scorecard) ; Semi Final 2 (Scorecard)

18th July 2026: 3rd/4th Place Playoff; FINAL

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

Czarsportz Admin — Fri, 19 Jun 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. The qualifying tournaments for both Men’s and Women’s competitions were organized by Asian Cricket Council (ACC) in May and June 2026.

Women’s National teams of Thailand, Malaysia and China qualified through the Qualifier held in Malaysia in May 2026, while Men’s National teams of Nepal, Malaysia, Hong Kong-China and Oman qualified through the Qualifier held in Singapore in June 2026.

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. The Finalists and the winner of the 3rd/4th play-off in both Men’s and Women’s events will get the medals. The groupings for both Men’s and Women’s competitions will be taking place by a Team draw on 23rd July 2026.

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.

Men’s National Teams of India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh have got direct entries into the quarterfinals stage, while the Qualifiers and Afghanistan will have to compete in the group stages to claim the four (4) spots into the quarterfinal stage.

Group A: Nepal, Afghanistan and Japan

Group B: Malaysia, Hong Kong-China, Oman

Asian Games 2026 Cricket Schedule – Women’s

17th September 2026: India vs Japan (Scorecard) ; Bangladesh vs China (Scorecard)

18th September 2026: Sri Lanka vs Malaysia (Scorecard) ; Pakistan vs Thailand (Scorecard)

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

22nd September 2026: Bronze Medal (Scorecard) ; Gold/Silver Medal (Scorecard)

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)

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)