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Challenge League Play-off Long Read: Eight-team tournament to decide Challenge League line-up for next Cricket World Cup cycle

Kuala Lumpur: The final four spots to complete the line-up of teams in the pathway system for the Men’s Cricket World Cup 2027 are...

Malaysia escape with narrow 2-1 victory over Hong Kong in One Day Series

Hong Kong needed just seven runs to win in the final over of the Men’s One Day Series.  But after Malaysia’s skipper Virandeep Singh restricted...

Hong Kong drops opening match to Malaysia amid nail-biting finish in Men’s One Day Series

Hong Kong lost just one wicket at the forty-over mark of its run chase.  The early fall of right-hand batsman Martin Coetzee brought captain Nizakat...

Asia Qualifier Preview – Stakes raised, jeopardy abundant

If you feel like the ongoing ODI Cricket World Cup is lacking something when it comes to the quality of the entertainment, that the...

Talking points: ACC Premier Cup Day 1

Hong Kong’s spin group could power them to a title challenge One match won’t define the Hong Kong playing group in Nepal, though the spin...

Ten teams in search of ACC Premier Cup Glory

The first running of the ACC Men’s Premier Cup is set to begin in Nepal, with 10 team vying for glory and one place...

Who benefits from T20 World Cup expansion?

The dust may only just have settled on the 2022 T20 World Cup, but already eyes are turning to the 2024 event, hosted across...

Four Associates to host Under-19 World Cups

Four associate members will host editions of the ICC Under-19 World Cups over the coming 5 years, the ICC has announced. The four associations...

Challenge League Day 7: Canada unbeaten and Denmark chasing second place

Canada (246/4 in 38 overs; Kirton 108*, Nipiko 2/19) defeated Vanuatu (42; Rasu 10, Shahzad 4/8) by 244 runs. Denmark (242/6 in 49 overs; Shah...

Challenge League Day 5: Qatar and Singapore too good for battling Vanuatu and Malaysia

Qatar (293/8 off 50 overs; Rizlan 77, Wotu 2/28) defeated Vanuatu (197 off 44.4 overs; Kaltapau 67, Babu 3/45) by 96 runs. Malaysia (210/8 off...

Challenge League Day 4: Canada and Denmark get home with bowling

Canada (239/8 in 50 overs; Thaker 57*, Mogan 2/29) defeated Malaysia (118 in 29.3 overs; Muniandy 48, Zafar 5/31) by 121 runs. Denmark (267/7 in...

Challenge League Day 2: Vanuatu and Singapore win despite missing stars

Malaysia (124 in 37.5 overs; Hayat 42*, Nipiko 3/42) lost to Vanuatu (125/8 in 32.3 overs; Allan 39*, Aziz 3/36) by 2 wickets with...

Uncertain times ahead for Malaysian Cricket as Kinrara Oval closes down

In sad news for Associate cricket, Malaysia's premier cricket venue, the Kinrara Academy Oval in Puchong, has been forced to shut down its operations. The...

Challenge League venues and dates announced

Dates and venues have been revealed for the remaining rounds of the Cricket World Cup Challenge League. After a hiatus stretching back to December 2019,...

Bangladesh survive early collapse to beat Kenya

Bangladesh made it two wins out of two at the Commonwealth Games Qualifier with a 80-run win over Kenya in Kuala Lumpur. The win...

Athapaththu demolishes Scotland

A belligerent 86 off 45 balls from Chamari Athapaththu laid the foundations for a comfortable win for Sri Lanka over Scotland on day one...

Scotland announces squad for Commonwealth Games Qualifier

Cricket Scotland have announced a 14-player squad for the upcoming Commonwealth Games Qualifier in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia later this month. Scotland’s squad will be led...

Six Associate Members express interest to host ICC events

A number of the game's emerging markets have put forward plans to host global events, as the ICC maps out its schedule after 2023. Six...

Karan KC special scripts Nepal victory over Malaysia

Nepal asserted their dominance in the Tri-Nation T20I Series with a comfortable 69-run win over Malaysia in the last round robin game of the...

Malaysia awards contracts to fifteen national women cricketers

In a landmark move, Malaysia has announced 12-month contracts for fifteen national women cricketers. Players will be paid allowances according to the 'Grade' in...

Truncated thriller between Malaysia and the Netherlands ends in tie

If you thought you had seen it all at the Nepal Tri-National T20I Series, you thought wrong. A nervy, but ultimately brilliantly executed last...

Nepal flex muscles in another 9-wicket win

Nepal 113/1 (12.1) (Kushal Bhurtel 61*, Aasif Sheikh 42, Virandeep Singh 1-7) defeated Malaysia 109/10 at 16.5 overs (Syed Aziz 27, Sharvin Muniandy 20,...

Malaysia push the Netherlands all the way

An irrepressible Malaysian side fought all the way against the Netherlands in the second match of the T20I tri-series in Kathmandu on Sunday and,...

Nepal stream issues mar Tri-Series opener

Buoyed by a unified bowling performance and the electric new opening partnership of Kushal Bhurtel and Aasif Sheikh, an emphatic Nepali side hit the...

Preview: The Bajaj Pulsar Tri-Nations Series

The countdown has finally come to an end. The Bajaj Pulsar Tri-Nations Series, hosted by the Cricket Association of Nepal, begins in under twenty-four...

ICC Development Award Nominees – 100% Cricket Female Cricket Initiative of the Year

The International Cricket Council has announced its regional winners and global nominees for its 2020 Development Awards, celebrating the work of the game’s 92...

Malaysia announces squad for T20 international tri-series in Nepal

Malaysia has announced its squad for the upcoming T20 international tri-series involving hosts Nepal and the Netherlands. Veteran top-order batsman Ahmed Faiz Bin...

Without county stars, Netherlands pick a strong squad for Kathmandu

Even without his County-contracted players and New Zealand-based Logan van Beek – at least eight would very probably make the full squad for a...

Nepal Tri-Series series with Malaysia and the Netherlands announced

The Cricket Association of Nepal (CAN) has announced a T20I triangular series next month in Kathmandu. Issuing a media release on Friday, CAN announced...

Malaysian dual international player Ranjit Singh Sidhu passes away

The sporting community in Malaysia has been rocked by the death of Ranjit Singh Sidhu. He was one of the country's leading dual sport...

Malaysia Cricket signs with FanCode to stream 500 MCA matches into India

Under a freshly-inked partnership with streaming behemoth FanCode, the Malaysian Cricket Association (MCA) will see 500 of its matches broadcast across the digital platform...

Emerging cricket one hundred years ago

A century ago the world was recovering from a War to End All Wars and a global influenza pandemic, but outside the ICC’s then...

2020: The year that mostly wasn’t

2020 should have been the year of Twenty20, with the Women’s World Cup in the shortest format in February and March balanced by the...

130,000 kids, World Cups & Birmingham 2022: Malaysia announces US$1.12m sponsorship

The Malaysian Cricket Association is set to receive MYR 4.6 million (~US$1.12 million) over three years under the Yayasan Sime Darby sponsorship programme. The news...

Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 revised qualification pathway schedule announced

Following the postponement of 20 series due to the effects of the ongoing global pandemic, the ICC has announced the rescheduled qualification pathway for...

Qatar series postponed

The planned quadrangular series between Qatar, Nepal, Uganda and Malaysia has been postponed until further notice, sources have told Emerging Cricket. The Qatari government...

Excitement as ICC Women’s Asia Qualifier is announced

Following the announcement of the expansion of the ICC Women’s Qualifier Americas to include Argentina and Brazil, the World Cup news continues. Cricket Bhutan...

Coronavirus control measures halt Malaysia T20 Super Series, playoffs postponed

Due to a recent increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in Malaysia a raft of restrictions to movement within the country have been...

Malaysia T20 Super Series: Hitters bowled out for 52 as Strikers March into Qualifier

Malaysia T20 Super Series Game 12: Southern Hitters 52 ALL OUT (Syed Aziz 13, Aimal Khan 4-14, Syazrul Ezat 3-14) lost to Northern Strikers...

Malaysia T20: Smashers time 186 chase to perfection against Warriors

A day after the Western Warriors were bowled out for 69 against Northern Strikers, Warriors' skipper Shafiq Sharif won the toss and chose to...

Malaysia T20: Pavandeep takes 4 as Strikers defend 134 against Warriors

Malaysia T20 Super Series Game 10: Northern Strikers 8/138 (Virandeep 55, Abdul Rashid Ahad 2-27, Rajendran 2-29) defeated Western Warriors 69 ALL OUT (Mogan...

Malaysia T20: Central Smashers chase 194 to go top

Malaysia T20 Super Series Game 9: Southern Hitters 6/194 (Syed Aziz 69, Mohamed Imam Jawfer 43, Wafiq Irfan 3-39, Fitri Sham 2-30) lost to...

Malaysia T20 Super Series: Hitters chase down 167 to beat Warriors

Following the Central Smashers' Victory against the Northern Strikers, the Western Warriors came up against the Southern Hitters.  The Warriors won the toss and elected...

Malaysia: Central Smashers thump Northern Strikers by 125 runs in T20 Super Series

Malaysia T20 Super Series Game 7: Central Smashers 190/7 (Anwar Arudin 69, Ammar Zuhdi 35, Syazrul Ezat 2-31, Virandeep 2-32) defeated Northern Strikers 65...

Malaysia T20: Warriors win rain-affected match

The latest match from the T20 Super Series in Malaysia saw the Western Warriors come up against the Central Smashers, one day after the...

Northern Strikers impress during Malaysia T20 Super Series

This week's Malaysian Super Series action started with the Northern Strikers batting first against the Southern Hitters. Both teams were coming off the back...

Smashers win low scoring thriller in Malaysia T20 Super Series

A triple-wicket over by opening bowler Wafiq Irfan set up a maiden victory for the Central Smashers, with the devastating spell earning the left-arm...

Western Warriors get off the mark at the Malaysia T20 Super Series

An unbeaten 50 from skipper Shafiq Sharif on the back of a team bowling effort helped Western Warriors gun down a target of 159...

Northern Strikers start Malaysia T20 Super Series campaign with victory

Following the opening game of the MCA T20 Super Series, which saw the Southern Hitters victorious, the tournaments second game saw the tournaments other...

Syed Aziz powers Southern Hitters to opening day win

Southern Hitters 186/6 (Syed Aziz 61, Ainool Hafizs 49, Amir Azim 2-24) defeated Western Warriors 167/7 (Mogan 52*, Sharif 31, Vijay Unni 2-31) by...

MCA T20 Super Series to feature 8 women’s players

The Malaysia Cricket Association (MCA) has announced the squads for the MCA T20 Super Series set to get underway on Tuesday behind closed doors...

Global audience planned for rescheduled Malaysian T20 Super Series

Following the recent success of the Malaysian T10 Bash, which saw the Northern Strikers win the final, the Malaysian Cricket Association has taken the...

ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Challenge League A postponed again

After already having been pushed from its original dates in March the second of three ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Challenge A series, which...

Northern Strikers win inaugural Malaysian T10 Bash: Finals Day wrap

The Northern Strikers have won the inaugural Malaysian T10 Bash, defeating the Southern Hitters by 29 runs on Sunday after the event concluded with...

Malaysian T10 Bash: Day 2 Wrap

Day 2 of the Malaysian T10 Bash saw the Southern Hitters top the table with a convincing win over the Warriors and a thrilling tie against the Smashers

Malaysian T10 Bash: Day 1 Wrap

With all Malaysia T10 Bash taking place at the beautiful Kinrara Oval and players eager to get back to playing after a five-month enforced...

Malaysia T10 Bash to get underway on August 7th

Cricket is set to resume in Malaysia with the Malaysian T10 Bash on August 7-9. The three-day tournament will be held at the iconic Kinrara Oval and will feature four teams — the Central...

Emerging Women’s Players to Watch Under 21

Record-breakers and game changers. The women's game is flooded with both of these, though what is perhaps most exciting is that many of its...

EC weekly roundup: Precipitation and postponements, runfests and retirement

The Thai women this week wrapped up their T20 World Cup campaign with a frustrating washout, as Sydney rain denied them their best chance...

ACC Eastern Region T20, Day 3 Reports

ACC Men's Eastern Region T20 Day 3; Singapore 239 for 3 (T.David 92*, Siddhant 77, S.Chandramohan 47) defeated Malaysia 111 (A. Krishna 4-28) by...

EC weekly roundup: Thailand women headline a feast of Asian cricket

There was Asian cricket aplenty this week in the Emerging Cricket world, as the Thailand women continued their T20 World Cup campaign, their men...

EC weekly roundup: 35 all out and other stories

Nepal grabbed the Emerging Cricket headlines this week, trouncing the USA in the final match of their Cricket World Cup League 2 leg in...

Malaysia-Vanuatu bilateral series wrap

The first World Cup Challenge League in Malaysia presented the participating sides with yet another opportunity to play consequential Twenty20 international (T20I) cricket in and around the...

CWC Challenge League A – points table, schedule, previews & match reports

Canada, Denmark, Malaysia, Qatar, Singapore and Vanuatu played the first of three round robin CWC Challenge League A events in Malaysia from 16-26 September...

Match reports: CWC Challenge League A, Days 7 & 8

Canada 302 for 8 (Wijeyeratne 84, Ravinderpal 43, Hald 2-60, Henriksen 1-27) beat Denmark 172 (Zameer 60, Hamid 52, Dutta 3-38, Saad Bin Zafar 3-28)...

Canada v Singapore | Qatar v Vanuatu live streams – CWC Challenge League A, Round 1, Malaysia Final Day

Canada v Singapore blockbuster last day action - can Canada go undefeated or will Singapore draw level at the top of Group A after...

Match reports: CWC Challenge League A, Days 5 & 6

For all your Challenge League A info including standings, stats and streaming links go to our event home page. In the meantime, here is Jay...

Match reports: CWC Challenge League A, Matchdays 3 & 4

Group A of the ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League kicked off on Monday in Kuala Lumpur. This is the first of three 15-game...

CWC Challenge League Group A – Day 1 & 2 match reports

Group A of the ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League kicked off on Monday in Kuala Lumpur. This is the first of three 15-game...

Nepal’s flaws exposed by Asia T20 World Cup Qualifier

After a miracle run over the past 18 months in international cricket, Nepal's luck ran out at the Asia T20 World Cup Qualifier, falling...

Asian T20 Qualification Review & Team of the Tournament

Singapore will play its first World Cup Qualifier in almost twenty years after thumping Nepal by 82 runs on the final day of the ICC Men’s...

All to play for at the halfway mark of the Asian T20 World Cup Qualifiers

We currently sit at the halfway mark of the Asian T20 World Cup Qualifiers and like the recent European qualifiers, we look to be...

Preview: ICC T20 World Cup Asia Final in Singapore

Pan-Asian emerging cricket is a relatively rare phenomenon these days. The Asian Cricket Council’s tournaments are predominantly sub-regional affairs, pitting the same geographically proximate teams against each...

Tournament Review: ACC U19 Eastern Region 2019

Nepal made short work of Hong Kong (in the finals) and Malaysia (in the semi-finals) to win the ACC U-19 Eastern Region Tournament in Kuala Lumpur...

Hosts Malaysia go down to Hong Kong in Kinrara thriller, will now face Nepal in semi-finals

ACC U19 Eastern Region Tournament 2019Hong Kong 9-172 in 50 overs beat Malaysia 169 all out in 49.1 overs by 3 runs at Kinrara...

Nepal and Malaysia join Singapore in the semi-finals of ACC U19 Eastern Region Tournament

Day 2 saw routine wins for three of the ACC U19 Eastern Region tournament’s fancied sides. Nepal got its campaign off to a fine start...

Malaysia survive close encounter with Thailand on Day 1 of ACC U19 Eastern Region Tournament

Malaysia overcame a major batting collapse to edge Thailand by 16 runs on the first day of the ACC U19 Eastern Region Tournament. The...

Nepal eyes final berth in the U19 Asia Cup 2019, ACC U19 Eastern Region Tournament Preview:

The ACC U19 Eastern Region tournament kicks off in Malaysia next week. Nepal, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand, Bhutan, Myanmar, and China square off for the final...

ICC T20I Rankings Released

The International Cricket Council has rolled out an 80-team rankings list for men's T20 Internationals, with 52 members making up the women's rankings. Dubbing T20I...

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