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Uganda have created history by qualifying for the T20 World Cup for the first time in their history. The Cranes beat Rwanda in their final group game to seal qualification behind hosts Namibia. The 2024 T20 World Cup will therefore have South Africa, Namibia and Uganda as its three African representatives.

Why didn’t Zimbabwe qualify for the 2024 T20 World Cup?

Two early defeats- one to Nambia and the other to Uganda, sealed Zimbabwe’s fate. The Chevrons were in particular left ruing the defeat to Uganda, where Tendai Chatara’s 20-run 18th over proved very costly. Zimbabwe had a better net run rate than Uganda, but finished two points lower than them.

Kenya started the campaign well and were in the hunt for qualification until their penultimate game against Uganda, but lost a crucial game against the Cranes, and then capitulated against Zimbabwe in their final clash to ultimately settle for fourth spot.

The Legends League Cricket have announced the fixtures of upcoming edition scheduled to take place from November 18 to December 09.

The first match will be played between India Capitals and Bhilwara Kings.

LLC Fixtures 2023

November 18, Saturday: Match 1, India Capitals vs Bhilwara Kings, 07:00 pm IST/ 01:30 pm GMT, Kings won by 3 wickets

November 20, Monday: Match 2, Manipal Tigers vs Gujarat Giants, 07:00 pm IST/ 01:30 pm GMT, Tigers won by 10 runs

November 21, Tuesday: Match 3, Urbanrisers Hyderabad vs Southern Super Stars, 07:00 pm IST/ 01:30 pm GMT, Urbanrisers won by 13 runs

November 22, Wednesday: Match 4, Bhilwara Kings vs Gujarat Giants, 07:00 pm IST/ 01:30 pm GMT, Giants won by 3 runs

November 23, Thursday: Match 5, India Capitals vs Urbanrisers Hyderabad, 03:00 pm IST/ 9:30 am GMT, Urbanrisers won by 3 runs

November 24, Friday: Match 6, Bhilwara Kings vs Manipal Tigers, 07:00 pm IST/ 01:30 pm GMT, Tigers won by 89 runs

November 25, Saturday: Match 7, India Capitals vs Southern Super Stars, 07:00 pm IST/ 01:30 pm GMT, Capitals won by 7 wickets

November 26, Sunday: Match 8, Gujarat Giants vs Urbanrisers Hyderabad, 03:00 pm IST/ 9:30 am GMT, Giants won by 1 run

November 27, Monday: Match 9, Manipal Tigers vs Southern Super Stars, 07:00 pm IST/ 01:30 pm GMT, Superstars won by 5 wickets

November 29, Wednesday: Match 10, Bhilwara Kings vs Southern Super Stars, 07:00 pm IST/ 01:30 pm GMT, No result

November 30, Thursday: Match 11, India Capitals vs Gujarat Giants, 07:00 pm IST/ 01:30 pm GMT, Match abandoned without a ball bowled

December 01, Friday: Match 12, Bhilwara Kings vs Urbanrisers Hyderabad, 03:00 pm IST/ 9:30 am GMT, Urbanrisers won by 7 wickets

December 02, Saturday: Match 13, India Capitals vs Manipal Tigers, 07:00 pm IST/ 01:30 pm GMT, Tigers won by 4 wickets

December 03, Sunday: Match 14, Giants vs Southern Super Stars, 03:00 pm IST/ 9:30 am GMT, Giants won by 5 wickets

December 04, Monday: Match 15, Manipal Tigers vs Urbanrisers Hyderabad, 07:00 pm IST/ 01:30 pm GMT, Match delayed by rain

December 05, Tuesday: Qualifier 1 – Rank 1 vs Rank 2, 07:00 pm IST/ 01:30 pm GMT

December 06, Wednesday: Eliminator – Rank 3 vs Rank 4, 07:00 pm IST/ 01:30 pm GMT

December 07, Thursday: Qualifier 2 – Loser of Qualifier 1 vs Winner of Eliminator, 07:00 pm IST/ 01:30 pm GMT

December 09, Saturday: Final – Winner of Qualifier 2 vs Winner of Qualifier 1, 07:00 pm IST/ 01:30 pm GMT

Here are the list of players that will be featuring in the second season of the Legends League Cricket 2023 beginning November 18.

The teams featuring in this competition are Bhilwara Kings, Gujarat Giants, India Capitals, Manipal Tigers, Southern Super Stars and Urbanrisers Hyderabad.

The first match will be played between India Capitals and Bhilwara Kings on 18 November.

LLC Squads 2023

Bhilwara Kings

Lendl Simmons, Shane Watson, Solomon Mire, William Porterfield, Chris Barnwell, Iqbal Abdulla, Irfan Pathan (c), Jesal Karia, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Yusuf Pathan, Pinal Shah (wk), Anureet Singh, Dhammika Prasad, Prosper Utseya, Rahul Sharma, Ryan Sidebottom & Tim Murtagh

Gujarat Giants

Abhishek Jhunjhunwala, Chris Gayle, Nathan Reardon, Richard Levi, Ahmed Raza, Chirag Khurana, Elton Chigumbura, Kevin O’Brien, Seekkuge Prasanna, Dishant Yagnik (wk), Parthiv Patel (c & wk), Abhimanyu Mithun, Ben Laughlin, Dane Piedt, Liam Plunkett, Rayad Emrit, Sarabjit Ladda, Sreesanth & Sulieman Benn

India Capitals

Bharat Chipli, Gautam Gambhir (c), Hashim Amla, Kevin Pietersen, Kirk Edwards, Ricardo Powell, Y Gnaneswara Rao, Yashpal Singh, Ben Dunk (wk), Morne van Wyk (wk), Ashley Nurse, Dilhara Fernando, Fidel Edwards, Ishwar Pandey, Kotarangada Appanna, Munaf Patel, Pravin Tambe & Rusty Theron

Manipal Tigers

Amitoze Singh, David White, Hamilton Masakadza, Kyle Coetzer, Mohammad Kaif, Subramaniam Badrinath, Colin de Grandhomme, Corey Anderson, Thisara Perera, Chadwick Walton (wk), Robin Uthappa (wk), Harbhajan Singh (c), Imran Khan, Mitchell McClenaghan, Pankaj Singh, Parvinder Awana, Praveen Gupta & Praveen Kumar

Southern Super Stars

Aaron Finch (c), Andre McCarthy, Cameron White, Rajesh Bishnoi, Rameez Khan, Ross Taylor, Tanmay Srivastava, Upul Tharanga, Amit Verma, Bipul Sharma, Farveez Maharoof, Jesse Ryder, Johan Botha, Manvinder Bisla (wk), Shreevats Goswami (wk), Abdur Razzak, Amila Aponso, Ashok Dinda, Pankaj Rao & Suranga Lakmal

Urbanrisers Hyderabad

Asghar Afghan, Martin Guptill, Mohnish Mishra, Peter Trego, Shivakant Shukla, Suresh Raina (c), Tirumalasetti Suman, Dwayne Smith, Milind Kumar, Stuart Binny, Yogesh Nagar, Amit Paunikar (Wk), Chamara Kapugedera (wk), Chris Mpofu, Devendra Bishoo, Jerome Taylor, Morne Morkel, Pawan Suyal, Pragyan Ojha, Sudeep Tyagi & Tino Best

Here are the list of Hongkong Women players that will feature in the upcoming T20 series scheduled to be held from November 10 to 12.

The teams featuring are Jade Jets Women and Bauhinia Stars Women. The Jade Jets Women will be captained by Natasha Miles and Bauhinia Stars Women will be led by Kary Chan.

Hong Kong Women All Stars T20 Series 2023 Squads

Jade Jets Women:

Betty Chan, Natasha Miles (c), Shanzeen Shahzad, Shing Chan, Elysa Hubbard, Fatima Amir, Mariko Hill, Shizuka Miyaji, Sita Magar, Heiley Lui (wk), Alison Siu, Gurkamal Kaur, Maheen Haider, Maira Saleem Balochh & Pushti Lakhani

Bauhinia Stars Women:

Mas Elysa, Tammy Chu, Yee Shan To, Kary Chan (c), Rubina Chhetry, Sin Yee Ho Cindy, Emma Lai (wk), Hiu Ying Cheung (wk), Joyleen Kaur (wk), Iqra Sahar, Karen Poon, Mahekdeep Kaur, Maryam Bibi, Mya Gardner & Ruchitha Venkatesh.

Here are the list of top five wicket takers in Nepal T20I Tri Series 2023- Last updated after Nepal vs United Arab Emirates match on 27 October 2023 Continue reading “List of Top 5 Wicket Takers In Nepal T20I Tri Series 2023-Most Wickets”

Here are the list of top five run scorers in Nepal T20I Tri Series 2023- Last updated after Nepal vs United Arab Emirates match on 27 October 2023 Continue reading “List of Top 5 Run Scorers In Nepal T20I Tri Series 2023-Most Runs”

Here are the list of players that will be featuring in the inaugural edition of the Uttar Pradesh T20 League, beginning on Wednesday, August 30. Continue reading “List of Uttar Pradesh T20 League Squads 2023”

Here are the list of players that will be featuring in the second season of the International League T20 scheduled to begin in South Africa from January 13 2024. Continue reading “Full List of International League T20 Squads 2024 – ILT20 League 2024”

The BCCI has named the 15-member squad for the upcoming Asian Games 2023 scheduled to be held from September 28 to October 8 .

The team will be captained by Ruturaj Gaikwad. The likes of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh and Prabhsimran Singh received their maiden call up.

Continue reading “India Men’s Squad For Asian Games 2023- Ruturaj Gaikwad to lead”

Cricket South Africa have released their fixtures for the second season of SA20 League scheduled to be held in South Africa from January 10 to February 10 2024. Continue reading “Full list of SA 20 League Fixtures 2024- Cricket South Africa League Schedule 2024”

Here are the list of players that have been retained for the second edition of the SA20 League 2023. The teams featuring in this competition for the upcoming season are Durban Super Giants, Joburg Super Kings, MI Cape Town, Paarl Royals, Sunrisers Eastern Cape and Pretoria Capitals. Continue reading “List of Players Retained in SA20 League 2024”

Afghanistan batter Sediqullah Atal created a feat by smashing left-arm spinner Amir Zazai for seven sixes in a single over, which also included a no-ball in the Kabul Premier League.

The left hander took on Zazai for 48 runs in the penultimate over. Sediqullah scored a 56-ball 118 which included 7 fours and 10 sixes. Continue reading “Sediqullah Atal 7 sixes in an over off Amir Zazai- Afghanistan vs Abasin Defenders | Kabul Premier League 2023”

Malaysia fast bowler Syazrul Idrus created a history by becoming the first player to take seven wickets in Men’s T20 international. He achieved this feat against China during the opening fixture of the T20 World Cup Asia B Qualifier on Wednesday.

He claimed figures of 7/8 in this four overs. He bagged wickets of Wei Guolei, Wang Liuyang, Tian Senqun, Chen Zhuoyue, Wang Qi, Xie Kunkun and Zhao Tianle.

Continue reading “First Malaysia bowler to take seven wickets in T20Is against China- Syazrul Idrus”

MI New York have released their new shirt ahead of the first ever edition of Major League Cricket. This therefore will be MINY’s first ever uniform, and it uses the same blue base as their parent outfit Mumbai Indians.

The team will be captained by Kieron Pollard and have the likes of Tim David, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada and Trent Boult in their line up (all of whom have played for MI or MI related franchises in the world in the past)

The side will be coached by former South Africa left arm spinner Robin Peterson with Lasith Malinga being named as bowling coach.

This is the new Texas Super Kings MLC cricket shirt 2023, the uniform that TSK will wear for the inaugural edition of Major League Cricket in 2023.

The team are captained by former South Africa skipper Faf Du Plessis, who has previously been associated with the Chennai Super Kings in the IPL. Other notable players include Dwayne Bravo, Mitchell Santner, Devon Conway and Gerald Coetzee.

Alliance Texas are the official sponsor of this kit, while Access Healthcare also appear on it, as can be seen below.

Here are the list of players that will be featuring in the first season of the Major League Cricket scheduled to be held from July 13 to July 30.

The teams participating are Washington Freedom, Los Angeles Knight Riders, MI New York, San Francisco Unicorns, Seattle Orcas and Texas Super Kings.

Major League Cricket Squads 2023

San Francisco Unicorns

Aaron Finch (c), Marcus Stoinis, Lungi Ngidi, Corey Anderson, Liam Plunkett, Tajinder Singh, Chaitanya Bishnoi, Amila Aponso, Shadab Khan, Carmi Le Roux, Brody Couch, David White, Smit Patel (wk), Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Matthew Wade (wk), Mackenzie Harvey, Qais Ahmad, Finn Allen & Haris Rauf.

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San Francisco Unicorns roped in Haris Rauf and Shadab Khan for the upcoming MLC 2023.

Washington Freedom

Moises Henriques (c), Anrich Nortje, Marco Jansen, Glenn Phillips, Adam Milne, Josh Philippe, Andries Gous, Mukhtar Ahmed, Usman Rafiq, Obus Pienaar, Saurabh Netravalkar, Saad Ali, Dane Piedt, Sujith Gowda, Justin Dill, Akhilesh Bodugum, Ben Dwarshuis, Tanveer Sangha & Akeal Hosein

Seattle Orcas

Wayne Parnell (c), Harmeet Singh, Shehan Jayasuriya, Shubham Ranjane, Cameron Gannon, Aaron Jones, Nauman Anwar, Phani Simhadri, Angelo Perera, Matthew Tromp, Quinton de Kock (wk), Dasun Shanaka, Andrew Tye, Heinrich Klaasen, Izharulhaq Naveed, Dwaine Pretorius, Nisarg Patel, Shimron Hetmyer, Imad Wasim & Hayden Walsh Jr

Texas Super Kings

Faf Du Plessis (c),Devon Conway, Mitchell Santner, Daniel Sams, David Miller, Gerald Coetzee, Dwayne Bravo, Rusty Theron, Calvin Savage, Lahiru Milantha, Milind Kumar, Sami Aslam, Cameron Stevenson, Cody Chetty, Zia Shahzad, Imran Tahir, Saiteja Mukkamalla & Mohammad Mohsin

MI New York

Kieron Pollard (c), Trent Boult, Rashid Khan, Tim David, Dewald Brevis, David Wiese, Kagiso Rabada, Nicholas Pooran, Jason Behrendorff, Steven Taylor, Hammad Azam, Ehsan Adil, Nosthush Kenjige, Monank Patel (wk), Sarbjit Ladda, Shayan Jahangir (wk), Kyle Phillip, Ali Shafiq, Saideep Ganesh & Jasdeep Singh

Los Angeles Knight Riders

Andre Russell, Sunil Narine (c), Jason Roy, Lockie Ferguson, Martin Guptill, Adam Zampa, Rilee Rossouw, Spencer Johnson, Ali Khan, Unmukt Chand, Jaskaran Malhotra (wk), Nitish Kumar, Corne Dry, Ali Sheikh, Saif Badar, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Bhaskar Yadram & Gajanand Singh

Here are the list of players that will be featuring in the third edition of the Global T20 league scheduled to take place in Canada on July 20. Continue reading “Full list of Global T20 Canada Squads 2023”

The inaugural edition of the Major League Cricket will begin on July 14, 2023. The teams featuring are Texas Super Kings, Seattle Orcas, MI New York, San Francisco Unicorns, Los Angeles Knight Riders and Washington Freedom.

The likes of Jason Roy, Marcus Stoinis, Aaron Finch, Quinton de Kock, Dasun Shanaka, Anrich Nortje are a part of this competition.

The first match will be played between Texas Super Kings and Los Angeles Knight Riders at the Grand Prairie Stadium on July 14, Thursday. The final will be played on 31 July.

Continue reading “Full list of MLC Fixtures 2023- Major League Cricket Schedule 2023”

The Sri Lanka Cricket Board have announced the fixtures of the fourth edition of the Lanka Premier League scheduled to be held from July 30 to August 20.

The opening match will be played between Jaffna Kings and Colombo Strikers on July 30 at R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo.

Lanka Premier League Schedule 2023

Jul 30, Sun

Jaffna Kings vs Colombo Strikers, 1st Match, Kings won by 21 runs

Jul 31, Mon

Galle Titans vs Dambulla Aura, 2nd Match, Match Tied, ( Titans won the one-over eliminator)

B-Love Kandy vs Colombo Strikers, 3rd Match, Strikers won by 27 runs

Aug 01, Tue

Dambulla Aura vs Jaffna Kings, 4th Match, Aura won by 8 wickets

Galle Titans vs B-Love Kandy, 5th Match, Titans won by 83 runs

Aug 04, Fri

B-Love Kandy vs Dambulla Aura, 6th Match, Titans won by 83 runs

Galle Titans vs Jaffna Kings, 7th Match, Kings won by 8 wickets

Aug 05, Sat

Colombo Strikers vs Dambulla Aura, 8th Match, Aura won by 10 runs

Jaffna Kings vs B- Love Kandy, 9th Match, Kandy won by 8 wickets

Aug 07, Mon

Jaffna Kings vs Dambulla Aura, 10th Match, Aura won by 9 runs

Galle Titans vs Colombo Strikers, 11th Match, Strikers won by 7 wickets

Aug 08, Tue

Colombo Strikers vs Jaffna Kings, 12th Match, Kings won by 6 wickets

B-Love Kandy vs Galle Titans, 13th Match, Kandy won by 89 runs

Aug 11, Fri

Dambulla Aura vs Galle Titans, 14th Match, Aura won by 7 wickets

Aug 12, Sat

Jaffna Kings vs B-Love Kandy, 15th Match, Kandy won by 8 runs

Dambulla Aura vs Colombo Strikers, 16th Match, Aura won by 50 runs

Aug 13, Sun

Jaffna Kings vs Galle Titans, 17th Match, Titans won by 7 wickets

Colombo Strikers vs B-Love Kandy, 18th Match, Strikers won by 9 runs

Aug 14, Mon

B-Love Kandy vs Dambulla Aura, 19th Match, Aura won by 20 runs

Aug 15, Tue

Colombo Strikers vs Galle Titans, 20th Match, Titans won by 8 wickets

Aug 17, Thu

Dambulla Aura vs Galle Titans, Qualifier 1, Aura won by 6 wickets

B Love Kandy vs Jaffna Kings, Eliminator, Kandy won by 61 runs

Aug 19, Sat

B-Love Kandy vs Galle Titans, Qualifier 2, Kandy won by 34 runs

Aug 20, Sun

Dambulla Aura vs B Love Kandy, Final, Kandy won by 5 wickets

Here are the list of players and teams that will be feature in the 4th edition of the Lanka Premier League scheduled to be played from 31 July to 22 August 2023. Continue reading “List of Lanka Premier League Squads 2023”

Here are the list of Pakistan players that will be featuring in the upcoming edition of the Major League Cricket 2023 season. Continue reading “List of Pakistan Players in MLC 2023 | Pakistan cricketers in this Major League Cricket 2023 season”

A fantastic official crowd of 75,655 was present at the Narendra Modi (Motera) stadium in Ahmedabad for qualifier 2 (playoff) on 26 May, 2023 (Friday) between Gujarat Titans and Mumbai Indians. The Titans, defending champions, beat MI thanks to a stunning century by Shubman Gill that powered them to 233/3 in 20 overs. In response, the likes of Tilak Varma and Suryakumar Yadav tried their best for MI, but they fell short by 52 runs.

GT will now meet CSK in the grand final at the same venue on Sunday, and the attendance stats for that 2023 IPL final game are expected to surpass that of qualifier 2.