Tag: cricket
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UAE on the brink of automatic qualification
Dubai, Sept 29, 2013: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has recorded back-to-back victories against Namibia in the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League (WCL) Championship to keep its hopes of direct qualification to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 alive. The host defeated Namibia by 135 runs in the second 50-over match at Sharjah Cricket Stadium…
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UAE wins first of two do-or-die matches
Dubai, Sept 27, 2013: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has kept its chances alive for direct qualification to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 by defeating Namibia by 158 runs in their first 50-over match of the final round of the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League (WCL) Championship at Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Friday. With…
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UAE needs clean sweep against Namibia
Dubai, Sept 26, 2013: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) needs a clean sweep of its crucial Pepsi ICC World Cricket League (WCL) Championship double-header against Namibia to keep its hopes for automatic qualification to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 alive when the two sides face off on 27 and 29 September at Sharjah Cricket…
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Netherlands remains in hunt for second qualification
Dubai, August 30, 2013: Netherlands has kept itself in the running for direct qualification to the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 after winning its second ODI in the seventh and final round of the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League (WCL) Championship against Canada at King City, Toronto on Thursday. After the first ODI was declared…
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ICC announces seventh and final round fixtures
Dubai, Aug 12, 2013: The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced the seventh and final round fixtures of the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Championship. The top two sides from this tournament will qualify automatically for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, while the bottom six teams will receive a second chance to qualify at…
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England and Australia teams reiterate support
Dubai, August 8, 2013: The ICC’s General Manager – Cricket, Geoff Allardice, met with the representatives of the England and Australia teams and the ICC umpires in Durham on Wednesday to discuss the recent performance of the Decision Review System (DRS). Allardice described the meetings as “very constructive”, with the teams and umpires reiterating their…
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ICC dismisses reports on investigation into players
Dubai, August 7, 2013: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has today dismissed reports linking it to any investigation into alleged attempts by any player to “cheat” the effectiveness of the Hot Spot technology during the current Ashes series between England and Australia. An Australian television station alleged that ICC General Manager Cricket, Geoff Allardice was…
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ICC World 20-20 Qualifier 2013 schedule announced
Dubai, August 7, 2013: The International Cricket Council (ICC) today announced the schedule of the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2013 which will take place in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from 15 to 30 November, 2013. In exactly 100 days, sixteen sides from across the globe will feature in the 15-day tournament which will be…
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Tendulkar cherishes ICC WC 1992 memories
Dubai, August 03, 2013: Four days after the fixtures of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 were announced for the tournament to be staged in Australia and New Zealand for the first time in 23 years, India’s Sachin Tendulkar has recalled memories of the 1992 event in which he entered as a teenager and today…
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Fixtures of ICC Cricket World Cup 2015
Dubai, July 29, 2013: The pools, venues and fixtures of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 will be announced simultaneously in Melbourne and Wellington at 0000 GMT on Tuesday 30 July 2013. The event in Melbourne will take place at Peninsula, Central Pier, 161 Harbour Esplanade, Docklands, and will start at 1000 local time, while…