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2024 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series
The 2024 United Arab Emirates Tri-Nation Series was the second round of the 2024–2026 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 cricket tournament took place in the UAE in February and March 2024. The tri-nation series was contested by the men's national teams of United Arab Emirates national cricket team, UAE, Scotland national cricket team, Scotland and Canada national cricket team, Canada. The matches were played as One Day International (ODI) fixtures. Following the tri-series, UAE and Scotland contested a three-match Twenty20 International (T20I) series. Scotland won the series 2–1. Tour matches Scotland and Canada played warm-up matches against the United Arab Emirates Falcons before the League 2 fixtures. ---- ---- League 2 series Squads On 5 March, Scotland named Oli Hairs as a replacement for the injured Andrew Umeed. Fixtures 1st ODI 2nd ODI 3rd ODI 4th ODI 5th ODI 6th ODI The last match, scheduled to be played between UAE and Scotland on 9 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saad Bin Zafar
Saad Bin Zafar (; born 10 November 1986) is a Pakistani-Canadian cricketer who represents Canada in international cricket and is the current captain of the Canadian national cricket team. Saad is a left-handed all-rounder. Saad holds the world record for completing his maximum quota of overs (4 overs in a 20-over match) without conceding a run in a men's T20I match and has the 7th most maiden overs bowled in T20I career. Saad also currently holds the record for the 3rd highest strike rate of 414.28 in a T20I innings. Early career At the age of 10, he started playing tape ball cricket with friends on the streets. Later at the age of 14, his school's sports teacher spotted Saad and introduced him to Leather ball cricket by selecting him for the junior school cricket team. In 2004, he started playing club cricket for Overseas Cricket club in Premier Division. While enrolled at the University of Toronto he got the opportunity to lead CIMA Toronto Mayor's Team XI which toured t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Scotland Tri-Nation Series
The 2024 Scotland Tri-Nation Series was the third round of the 2024–2026 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 cricket tournament, which was held in Scotland in July 2024. The tri-nation series was contested by the men's national teams of Scotland, Namibia and Oman. The matches were played as One Day International (ODI) fixtures. Originally scheduled for May 2024, the series was rescheduled to July due to "unprecedented poor weather" resulting in a delay in the preparation of the playing pitches. A one-off Twenty20 International (T20I) match between Scotland and Oman was scheduled to be held following the League 2 series in May. The T20I match was confirmed to be cancelled in Cricket Scotland's announcement of the series postponement in April 2024. Squads Charlie Cassell was added to the Scotland squad on 15 July 2024 in place of Chris Sole, who was unavailable for personal reasons. Tour matches Ahead of the series, Oman played two 50-over warm-up games against Scotland A at F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024 Nepal Tri-Nation Series
The 2024 Nepal Tri-Nation Series was the first round of the 2024–2026 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 cricket tournament took place in Nepal in February 2024. The tri-nation series was contested by the men's national teams of Namibia, Nepal and Netherlands. The matches were played as One Day International (ODI) fixtures. Following the ODI series, the three sides played a Twenty20 International (T20I) tri-nation series. The Netherlands defeated Nepal in the final by 4 wickets. League 2 series Squads Nepal also named Pratis GC, Dev Khanal Dev Khanal (born 29 May 2005) is a Nepalese cricketer and former captain of the Nepal national under-19 cricket team. Career Khanal made his One Day International (ODI) debut for Nepal against Papua New Guinea in Kirtipur on 25 March 2022. ..., Anil Sah and Bibek Yadav as reserves for the series. Before the start of the series, Rijan Dhakal and Arjun Saud were replaced in the Nepal squad by reserves Dev Khanal and Anil Sah. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brad Currie
Bradley James Currie (born 8 November 1998) is an English born Scotland cricketer. In May 2022, he was named in Scotland's squad as a travelling reserve player for the 2022 United States Tri-Nation Series. Career Currie made his first-class debut on 19 July 2022, for Sussex in the 2022 County Championship, taking bowling figures of 6/93 on his debut at Lord's. He made his List A debut on 2 August 2022, for Sussex in the 2022 Royal London One-Day Cup. In May 2024, he was named in Scotland’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup The 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup was the ninth edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup, co-hosted by Cricket West Indies and USA Cricket from 1 to 29 June 2024. It was the first major ICC tournament to include matches played in the United ... tournament. References External links * 1998 births Living people People educated at Poole Grammar School People educated at Millfield Alumni of Bournemouth University Cricketers from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aayan Afzal Khan
Aayan Afzal Khan (born 15 November 2005) is an Indian-born cricketer who plays for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. In September 2022, he was named in the UAE T20I squad for their series against Bangladesh. He made his T20I debut on 25 September 2022, against Bangladesh. Later the same month, he was named in the United Arab Emirates squad for the 2022 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. In November 2022, he was named in United Arab Emirates' One Day International (ODI) squad for their series against Nepal. He made his ODI debut on 14 November 2022, against Nepal. Personal life Aayan was born in Margao, Goa, India, the son of Afzal and Shahista Khan. He has a younger sister. He soon moved to the UAE with his family, growing up in Sharjah Sharjah (; ', Gulf Arabic: ''aš-Šārja'') is the List of cities in the United Arab Emirates, third-most populous city in the United Arab Emirates, after Dubai and Abu Dhabi. It is the capital of the Emirate of Sharjah and forms par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Munsey
Henry George Munsey (born 21 February 1993) is a Scottish cricketer. He has played for the Scotland national cricket team since 2015. He is a left-handed opening batsman. He also worked as a salesperson for Gray-Nicolls. Early life Munsey was born in Oxford, England. He was educated at Loretto School in East Lothian between 2006 and 2011. He attended the school on a golf scholarship. He moved from Oxford to Edinburgh at the age of 13 initially with the intention of pursuing his career as a pro golfer. He went onto become a scratch golfer by the age of 16 and he also went onto play golf alongside Tyrrell Hatton regularly in Oxfordshire. However, he changed his mind from becoming a pro golfer to a cricketer as he found tough challenges in pursuing his interest in golf. Domestic and franchise career Munsey has played club cricket in Scotland for The Grange Club and Watsonians. He remained in Edinburgh after finishing his school and obtained a first central contract with Cricket S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harsh Thaker
Harsh Tusharbhai Thaker (born 24 October 1997) is a Canadian cricketer. He made his senior debut for the Canada national cricket team in 2018. He plays as an all-rounder batting right-handed and bowling right-arm off spin. Career Thaker represented Canada at the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Bangladesh. He made his List A debut for Canada in the 2018–19 Regional Super50 tournament on 3 October 2018. Prior to his List A debut, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Vancouver Knights franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament. In August 2019, He was named in Canada's squad for the Regional Finals of the 2018–19 ICC T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier tournament. He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for Canada against the United States on 25 August 2019. In September 2019, he was named in Canada's squad for the 2019 Malaysia Cricket World Cup Challenge League A tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Muhammad Waseem (cricketer)
Muhammad Waseem (born 12 February 1996) is an Emirati cricketer who plays for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. He's also the current captain of the T20I side of UAE and the highest ranked batter of the nation in ICC T20 Ranking. Personal life Waseem was born in Pakistan, growing up in the Punjab's city of Mian Channu. His nickname is Babba. He qualified to play for the UAE in April 2021 by meeting the ICC's three-year residency requirement. Franchise career On 3 February 2021, in the 2021 T10 League, Waseem equalled the record for the fastest fifty in a T10 cricket match, doing so in 12 balls. In May 2021, he was called into the Multan Sultans squad as a replacement player for the 2021 Pakistan Super League. In September 2023, he was picked by the Chattogram Challengers following the players' draft to play for them in the 2024 Bangladesh Premier League. International career In October 2021, Waseem was named in the UAE's Twenty20 International (T20I) squad fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richie Berrington
Richard Douglas Berrington (born 3 April 1987) is a Scottish cricketer. He played for Scotland in the 2006 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka, and has since played first-class cricket, first-class, One Day International, and List A cricket for Scotland cricket team, Scotland. In June 2022, Berrington was named as the captain of the national team, after Kyle Coetzer stepped down from leading the side. Early life and youth career Berrington was born in Pretoria, South Africa, but emigrated to Scotland as a child. Berrington played cricket for Scotland at a national level as a teenager, representing the country at every youth level from under-13s up to under-19s. He was so skilled that while he was still eligible to play under-17s cricket, he was already playing for Scotland national under-19 cricket team, Scotland's under-19 team. As an 18-year-old, he went to India as part of the European Cricket Council Development team, and he was also part of the International Cricket Coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024–2026 Cricket World Cup League 2
The 2024–2026 ICC Cricket World Cup League 2 is the second edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup League 2, a cricket tournament which forms part of the 2027 Cricket World Cup qualification process. As a result of the scrapping of Super League, this cycle of League 2 saw an increase from 7 to 8 teams. The rise in team count led to an increase in the total number of fixtures from 126 to 144. Scotland entered the competition as the defending champions. Teams and qualification The previous World Cup qualification cycle allowed for promotion of the League 2 champion to the Super League. However, the scrapping of that tournament meant that the previous League 2 champions, Scotland, remained in this competition, and Netherlands were added having previously played in the Super League. They were joined by the remaining top 5 finishers from the previous League 2 and two teams from the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-off. The play-off resulted in Canada being promoted, with P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rahul Bhatia
Rahul Bhatia (born 24 November 1998) is a cricketer who plays for the United Arab Emirates national cricket team. In May 2022, he was named in United Arab Emirates' One Day International (ODI) squad for the 2022 United States Tri-Nation Series. He made his ODI debut on 1 June 2022, against the United States The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 .... Before making his ODI debut, he had previously played for the United Arab Emirates XI team, also against the United States, during the USA's tour of the UAE in March 2019. References External links * 1998 births Living people Emirati cricketers United Arab Emirates One Day International cricketers Cricketers from Dubai Indian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates {{UAE-cricket-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
