Men's International Tournaments
Johnston turns in Oscar winning performance
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Johnston bows out of Twenty20 arena In true Hollywood style with superlative Man of the Match performance.
Porterfield proud as Ireland prevail in pulsating contest
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Irish skipper William Porterfield once again accepted the Twenty20 World Cup Qualifier trophy following a tremendous final in which Ireland came out on top against the very dangerous Afghanistan.
Rampant Ireland win the Final
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Ireland's domination of the tournament was sealed in sensational style as they easily accounted for Afghanistan after a sublime batting display.
Sorensen blitzkrieg demolishes UAE
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Ireland's opening bowler Max Sorensen turned in a scintillating performance in the semi final taking 4 for 15 to blow away the UAE top order.
Cross seals Scotland win
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It ended in thrilling fashion as Scotland sealed victory with two lusty blows by Matthew Cross from the final deliveries of their clash with Papua New Guinea in Abu Dhabi.
Nasir Aziz reported yet again for suspect action
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Nasir Aziz has been reported for the third time in his career for a suspected illegal bowling action.
Moustachioed Murtagh helps Ireland beat UAE
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Ireland's opening bowler Tim Murtagh was delighted that Ireland's seam bowling attack was called into action today to fire them into the World Cup Twenty20 Qualifying Tournament Final against old rivals Afghanistan.
Porterfield relishing Afghanistan clash
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Irish Skipper William Porterfield is once again looking forward to renewing rivalries with Afghanistan in the final of the Twenty20 World Cup Qualifying Tournament.
Johnston, Mooney and O'Brien to the rescue
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Once again Ireland's long serving talisman Trent Johnston came to the rescue today, helping to dig his team out of an early hole to post what proved to be a more than adequate 147 against UAE.
Ireland march on
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Ireland marched into the final of the World T20 Qualifying Tournament today in Abu Dhabi with a comprehensive win over UAE by 62 runs.
Ireland reach final with emphatic win against UAE
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Ireland have made it safely through to Saturday's World T20 Qualifying final after an emphatic 62-run win over hosts UAE in Abu Dhabi.
Change is needed by Scotland
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Neil Drysdale looks back at the T20 qualifiers and suggests change is needed if Scotland are to progress.
Moner Ahmed reported for a suspect bowling action for the second time
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Moner Ahmed of Hong Kong has been reported for a suspected illegal bowling action.
Sorensen comes of age
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It was this time last year that Max Sorensen came of age in Twenty20 cricket for Ireland.
Barresi delight as Netherlands crush Scotland
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Netherland's Wesley Barresi looked delighted and relieved at the same time as his brilliant knock of 75 in 47 balls guided his country easily past Scotland's 147 with 13 balls to spare.
Stirling hoping history repeats itself
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Paul Stirling is hoping for a repeat of his 2012 T20 World Cup qualifying heroics as Ireland prepare to face the United Arab Emirates in the semi-final in Abu Dhabi
Hong Kong book ticket to Bangladesh
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Hong Kong qualify for their first ICC world tournament after beating Papua New Guinea.
Scotland keep hopes alive
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Scotland beat Italy to remain in the running for a World Twenty20 place.
Papua New Guinea one win away from first world tournament
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Papua New Guinea beat Namibia to put themselves one win away from a historic first world tournament appearance.
UAE returns to the global stage
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UAE became the fourth qualifier as a result of their 10 run victory over the Netherlands.
Nepal qualifies for its first World Twenty20
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Nepal made history when it qualified for its maiden major ICC event by beating Hong Kong by 5 wickets
Tikolo stars as Kenya beat Canada
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Kenya finish 11th after a fine all-round performance by Steve Tikolo.
Shannon joins elite band
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James Shannon joined an elite band of Irish cricketers who have taken a wicket with their first ball in international cricket.
Bagai and Sandri reprimanded
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Ashish Bagai of Canada and Carl Sandri of Italy have been reprimanded for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during their sides' match.
Match official appointments revealed
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The ICC has announced the match official appointments for the cross-over and rankings stage of the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier UAE 2013, to be played on 26, 27 and 28 November.
Scots bowled googly by dodgy ICC calculation
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Scotland's cricketers were last night left with a bitter-sweet taste ñ despite qualifying for the knockout phase of the T20 World Cup qualifier.
Bludgeoning O'Brien batters Hong Kong
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Ireland's power hitter was at his belligerent best bludgeoning 62 from 27 balls with 3 fours and 5 towering maximums.
Sublime Stirling wreaks havoc
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Ireland's mercurial opener Paul Stirling saved his glorious best for the most important game so far in the Twenty20 World Cup qualifying competition.
Khurram Khan leads UAE to victory
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Captain Khurram Khan scores 61 and takes three wickets as the hosts beat the USA.
Papua New Guinea into play-offs
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Papua New Guinea beat Bermuda to reach the play-off stage of the World Twenty20 Qualifier.
Shenwari spins Afghanistan to World Twenty20
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A five wicket haul for Samilluah Shenwari gets Afghanistan into the World Twenty20.
Stirling stars as Ireland crush Hong Kong to reach T20 World Cup
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Paul Stirling produced a stunning Man of the Match performance to guide Ireland to automatic qualification for the ICC World Twenty20 finals in Bangladesh next March.
Scotland thump Denmark to secure play-off spot
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Scotland have guaranteed themselves a place in the play-offs after a big win over Denmark.
Knee injury rules out Hassan
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Hamid Hassan of Afghanistan ruled out of T20 World Cup qualifiers with knee injury.
Crowley delighted with confidence boosting win against UAE
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Italy's captain Damian Crowley was very happy with his team's performance today against the Host country UAE.
Nepal in play-offs after beating Bermuda
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Nepal secure their place in the play-offs after beating Bermuda today in Dubai.
Netherlands win as Kenyan top order collapse
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Kenya recover after a horror start to their run chase, but the Netherlands still end up as the winning team.
Namibia into play-offs after beating Canada
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Canada's batting line-up fails again as they lose to Namibia.
Home board clears Nasir Aziz
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Nasir Aziz of the UAE has been found to employ a legal bowling action after undergoing a Home Board Analysis of his action.
Scotland continue Houdini act
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Scotland stepped-up their World Cup Houdini Act with a stunning victory over the Netherlands and now look poised to escape from Group B with their qualification hopes intact.
Spin king Dockrell back in the groove
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Ireland's spin king George Dockrell was among the wickets again as Ireland wrapped up a relatively routine win today against Uganda on a wicket that helped the spinners.
On form Wilson stars as Uganda beaten
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Ireland's Gary Wilson continued his good form in the Twenty20 World Cup Qualifiers with another fine knock today against Uganda.
Mohammad Shahzad wins it for Afghanistan
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A quickfire 43 from Mohammad Shahzad gives Afghanistan the win in a reduced overs encounter.
UAE into play-offs after Canada win
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The hosts secure their place in the play-offs after beating Canada in Abu Dhabi.
Wilson helps Ireland to easy win against Uganda
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A Man of the Match performance from Gary Wilson helped Ireland to a comprehensive 48 run win against Uganda.
Dutch fall short against Scotland
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Scotland inch closer to a play-off spot after beating the Netherlands in Dubai.
Tikolo stars again as Kenya beat Bermuda
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Steve Tikolo scores 54 and takes 2 wickets as Kenya beat Bermuda.
Scotland bounce back with emphatic win
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Scotland vastly improved their run rate in Group B with an 84 runs win over Papua New Guinea, but they are still outside the top five places needed to make the play-offs in Abu Dhabi next week.
Najibullah Zadran saves Afghans from embarrassment
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Denmark almost cause the shock of the tournament as they come close to upsetting Afghanistan.
Uganda v USA lost to rain
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A second washout in Abu Dhabi prevents any play in the Uganda v USA match.
Rain forces abandonment of Ireland match against Italy
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There was real frustration for Ireland with heavy morning rain in Abu Dhabi meaning that their Group A game against Italy was abandoned without a ball bowled.
Dutch on top in low scoring game
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The Netherlands come out winners in a low scoring game against Nepal.
Porterfield inspires Ireland to record breaking win
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A record breaking unbeaten 127 from Irish skipper William Porterfield inspired his side to a crushing 75 run win against USA in the sweltering desert heat of Abu Dhabi.
Hong Kong back to winning ways
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Namibia beaten heavily as Hong Kong show that UAE defeat was just a blip.
Mooney delighted with huge Irish win
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Ireland's John Mooney hit a devastating 32 not out from 13 balls and bowled a tight spell to take two wickets.
Porterfield a Yankee Doodle Dandy
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Irish captain William Porterfield hit a spectacular 127 not out from 67 balls in the win over the USA.
UAE end Hong Kong run
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Hong Kong's unbeaten run comes to an end as they lose to the hosts in Abu Dhabi.
Italy lose another tight one
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Italy have lost to Namibia in a game that went right down to the last ball.
Hapless Danes crash to another defeat
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The Netherlands get a simple seven wicket win over Denmark in Dubai.
Scotland off the mark with win over Nepal
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An innings of 82 from Calum MacLeod helps Scotland record their first win of the tournament.
Hong Kong remain unbeaten as Canada fall short
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A century from Irfan Ahmed ensures that Hong Kong top group A after three rounds of matches.
Ireland go top after last gasp win against UAE
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Ireland came out on top in the battle of the unbeaten Group A sides on Sunday and are looking good to qualify for the latter stages of the tournament now after another last gasp win, this time over host side UAE.
Afghanistan beat PNG in rain affected match
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Afghanistan beat Papua New Guinea in a shortened match - but it was a close one.
Wilson helps Ireland to vital win against UAE
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Ireland's form batsman Gary Wilson once again came to the party with yet another fine innings. A well crafted 53 on a slow and low wicket and a vital stumping in a pulsating last over which won Ireland the game.
Johnston delighted as Ireland win another thriller
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Ireland's Talisman Trent Johnston was full of praise for his bowling colleagues today, with a special mention for Max Sorenson who he praised for his excellent four overs into a strong breeze.
USA well short against Namibia
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Namibia record their first win of the tournament by beating the USA in Abu Dhabi.
Ireland make it two from two
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Ireland maintained their 100% record in the World T20 Qualifying Tournament when they defeated Canada by just 2 runs.
Nepal beat Kenya in high scoring thriller
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Nepal chase down 182 as Patel's century isn't enough for Kenya.
Gareth Berg leads Italy to win over USA
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Steven Taylor's 91 isn't enough as Middlesex's Gareth Berg wins it for Italy with 90.
Ireland hold nerve to beat Canada in thriller
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Ireland are in a commanding position in Group A after recording their second straight win in as many days following Saturday's nail-biting two run verdict over Canada in Abu Dhabi.
Three players reported for suspect bowling actions
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Three bowlers were reported by the match officials on the opening day of the tournament.
Disastrous start for Scotland
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Scotland suffered a disastrous start to their T20 World Cup qualifying campaign when they were comprehensively outplayed by Bermuda.
Mohammad Azam fifty gives hosts another win
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The UAE pick up another win by beating Namibia in Abu Dhabi.
Bermuda make it two from two
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Bermuda win their second game at the World Twenty20 Qualifier after beating Denmark.
Ireland stroll to Namibian win
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Ireland had a comfortable 32 runs win against Namibia in their opening World T20 Qualifier in Abu Dhabi.
Borren leads Dutch to emphatic win over Afghanistan
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The Netherlands opened their World Twenty20 Qualifier campaign in style with a resounding 7 wicket win over Afghanistan.
Dutch trounce Afghanistan
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The Netherlands got their World T20 Qualifying campaign off to a solid start on Friday with a convincing 7-wicket win over Afghanistan in Sharjah.
Stirling to the fore as Ireland defeat Namibia by 32 runs
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Paul Stirling's Man of the Match performance ensured Ireland got their defence of their T20 crown off to the perfect start as they beat Namibia by 32 runs in Abu Dhabi.
Timroy Allen wins it for the USA
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A fine half-century from Timroy Allen helps the USA beat Canada.
Haseeb Amjad stars on debut as Hong Kong beat Italy
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Hong Kong's Haseeb Amjad takes five wickets on debut as they beat Italy in Abu Dhabi.
Papua New Guinea record famous win over Kenya
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Geraint Jones and Kila Pala help Papua New Guinea chase down 176 against Kenya.
Unconvincing Nepal beat Denmark in opener
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Nepal record a win over Denmark, but they're far from convincing.
Kenya catch the eye as Uganda go under
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If the warm-up games were anything to go by, Uganda will be struggling while a formerly lacklustre Kenya will battle their way through to the finals.
Captain Coetzer confident of qualification
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On the eve of Scotland's latest bid to qualify for an elite tournament, captain Kyle Coetzer has boldly declared that he has never been part of a stronger squad than the one currently on duty in the United Arab Emirates.
Simmons confident Ireland will deliver yet again
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Phil Simmons has known nothing but success with Ireland and is confident his troops will deliver yet again on the big occasion when the T20 World Cup Qualifiers kick off in the UAE.
Wake up call for top teams
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William Porterfield believes that Ireland's defeat by Papua New Guinea in their final warm-up game ahead of the World Twenty20 Qualifiers in the UAE was a wake-up call for the all the top teams in the tournament.
Group A offers chance of upsets
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Group A comprises Canada, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Namibia, Uganda, USA and the UAE.
Group of death proves tough to call
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Tough group sees Afghanistan, The Netherlands, Scotland, Kenya, Bermuda, PNG and Nepal scrambling for qualification.
MacLeod stars as Scotland thump Namibia
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CALUM MacLeod stroked a superb half-century as Scotland completed their build-up for the WT20 qualifiers with a thumping win over Namibia.
Namibia awaits for Ireland
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Ireland's T20 World Cup qualifying campaign kicks off on Friday with Namibia laying in wait.
Wilson confident of Ireland progression
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Everyone expects to qualify for Bangladesh 2014. More than that, we are expected to win the competition over the next two weeks.
Teams ready for action
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Sixteen teams will compete for the six available places in the tournament proper, to be staged in Bangladesh from 16 March to 6 April 2014.
Scotland claim morale boosting win
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Scotland's cricketers claimed a morale-boosting win with victory over the USA in Dubai.
Disappointing Ireland receive timely reminder from Papua New Guinea
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Gary Wilson looks back on Ireland's disappointing defeat by PNG.
Ireland slump to 18 run defeat against Papua New Guinea
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Ireland's T20 World Cup Qualifying warm up preparations were dealt a jolt as they slumped to a shock 18 run loss against Papua New Guinea in the searing heat of Dubai.
Ireland continue winning run against Dutch
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A six wickets win extended Ireland's unbeaten run against the Dutch to 15 games and the only disappointment for William Porterfield was that it was the fourth ball of the last over before they completed victory.
Scotland win first warm up match
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Scotland's cricketers claim a morale-boosting win with victory over the USA in Dubai.
Porterfield happy with Irish win against Dutch
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Irish show strength in depth with six wicket warm up victory over Netherlands
Porterfield leads Ireland to victory against Netherlands
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William Porterfield led from the front scoring an unbeaten 75 as Ireland defeated The Netherlands by six wickets with two balls to spare in the desert heat of Abu Dhabi.
We are in it to win it says Bermuda captain
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Janeiro Tucker targeting a top six finish and a trip to Bangladesh.
ìWe want to show people that we can play,î says Pedersen
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Denmark captain hopes his team can gain popularity back home with its performances in the World T20 qualifiers.
Keep it simple, says Obuya
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Kenya captain Collins Obuya wants to keep it simple and focus on each game as it comes.
Additional hurdles on road to Bangladesh
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While most sports are happy with a four-year cycle between major events, the cash-hungry ICC has held four World Twenty20s since the first in 2007, and the fifth is due along in March.
Amini confident of PNG progression
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PNG captain Chris Amini believes that his side has had the best preparation for the upcoming WT20Q.
Khadka hopes hard work pays off for Nepal
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Nepal captain Paras Khadka says that his young Nepal side has been working hard on its fitness and skills ahead of the upcoming qualifying tournament.
Stirling soars as Ireland beat Wings
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Paul Stirling's half century helped Ireland to a 14 runs win in their T20 friendly against a strong Wings XI in Dubai.
Coetzer confident about Scotland's chances
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Scotland captain Kyle Coetzer is confident about the balance in the current side.
Dutch desperate to qualify
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Captain Peter Borren says they have the players that can take them all the way.
Afghanistan confident of qualification
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Afghanistan captain Mohammad Nabi believes his side will start as favourites to win the tournament.
Match officials announced
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A team of 16 officials from a wide range of countries who will be officiating in the tournament.
ìIt's a chance to show the world our progressî
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To qualify for Bangladesh would be a defining moment for Ugandan cricket, says Uganda captain Davis Arinaitwe.
Italy has the belief to go all the way
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Captain Damian Crowley admits it would be a big achievement for Italian cricket if the side finishes in the top six of the World T20 qualifiers.
Hong Kong pushing for one of the six places
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Hong Kong captain Jamie Atkinson says Ireland will be the toughest test for his ambitious side.
No complacency from Porterfield
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Ireland captain William Porterfield believes that his side cannot afford be complacent going into the tournament.
Global qualifiers beckon for East African sides
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East Africa's two top cricketing nations - Kenya and Uganda - are chomping at the bit to get started into the action.
Qualifying will be icing on the cake
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42-year-old UAE captain Khurram Khan can do little else but dream of qualifying for Bangladesh 2014.
Preparation has been tough for USA
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USA captain Neil McGarrell reckons that beating Canada first up will be a real morale boost for his side.
Youth and experience for Canada
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After a brief spell out of the game Ashish Bagai returns to captain Canada in the UAE.
All 16 squads announced
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Ex-England wicketkeeper Geraint Jones returns to play for PNG, while his former team-mate Paul Collingwood appointed assistant coach to Scotland