Cricket World Cup Qualifier

It was a depressing Monday morning in the Caribbean after the West Indies crashed out of the men's T20 World Cup it was hosting after a 14-year gap. A collective dream of millions in the region came crashing after Marco Jansen deposited a full ball from Obed McCoy for a six down the ground to seal a nervy win for South Africa over the tournament co-hosts. It is difficult to match the frenzied fan following that cricket enjoys in India but if there is any region that comes close to the Asian country, it is the Caribbean. Across the six World Cup venues, the buzz around the tournament was palpable but the loss on Sunday night has sent the happy-go-lucky fans into their shell. "It is depressing but the West Indies had it coming. They were poor in all departments last night," said Papios, a police officer who was guarding an almost empty Darren Sammy Stadium ahead of the India-Australia game here. The stage was set for the West Indies to win a record third T20 World Cup and part of th

New Zealand pacer Lockie Ferguson entered the history books here on Monday, recording the most economical spell for any bowler in T20I history, that too in a World Cup fixture, returning with figures of 4-4-0-3 against Papua New Guinea. Ferguson's stunning spell saw him becoming only the second bowler in the history of the format to have sent down each of the four overs allotted to a player as maidens, joining Canada's Saad Bin Zafar in the process. Zafar had recorded 4-4-0-2 against Canada in November 2021 during T20 World Cup Americas Regional qualifier match, but Ferguson bettered his numbers. The right-arm New Zealand pacer struck on the first ball of his spell to remove PNG captain Assad Vala for six, which set the tone for his following overs as the opposition batters went into a shell. While PNG batters struggled for strike rotation, Ferguson maintained a tight line with pace and slight movement off the surface to make their job tougher. On the second ball of the 12th over,

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Netherlands might be entering the ICC World Cup 2023 as rank outsiders, but their coach Ryan Cook is banking on camps in India and practice matches to make an impact in the quadrennial extravaganza. Netherlands will arrive in India mid-September to have an acclimatization camp in Bengaluru, where they will play a couple of local sides. Following that, they will face India and Australia in the pre-tournament warm-up matches at Thiruvananthapuram. Cook hoped that the time spent in India would blend with his team's inherent desire to win matches. "We are preparing as hard as we can. There will be a couple of camps and practice matches in India. We hope they will serve us well in the tournament proper. Once you enter the tournament, it will be inspirational for everyone to do well," Cook said on Saturday while addressing a select media gathering. The Dutchmen qualified for the World Cup earlier in July ahead of teams like two-time champions West Indies. However, since that day they h

While the opening and final match days haven't generated significant traction, there is immense excitement surrounding the India-Pakistan match

Sri Lanka bowled out the Netherlands for a meagre 105 to win the final by 128 runs and equals their longest winning streak of 10 matches in ODIs

Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka reflected on what the Cricket World Cup Qualifier final victory meant for his team after they claimed a comfortable victory against the Netherlands on Sunday

Sri Lanka, with their spin duo and masterful opening pair, have thwarted every challenge so far. In the final of the World Cup qualifier, they face the team that ran them the closest- the Netherlands

Scotland who beat permanent ICC members Ireland, West Indies and Zimbabwe, will face the Netherlands, another team that played in the ODI Super League. A win here would send the Scots to the World Cup

Chris Sole took three wickets in the powerplay and Zimbabwe never recovered from it as they failed to chase down 235 and crashed out of the World Cup race once again

Zimbabwe, who lost for the first time in this tournament in their last game against Sri Lanka, would look to bounce back and win the tie against Scotland to qualify for the World Cup

The Netherlands beat Oman, thanks to Vikramjeet Singh's century and Wesley Baressi's 97. They scored their Baressisecond-highest ODI total and defended it easily to keep World Cup qualification hopes

The Netherlands have two points from three games and in their remaining two games, they must win to have any hopes of making it to the ODI World Cup 2023. Oman are already out of the reckoning

Sri Lanka were professional in their approach as they brushed aside the Zimbabwean challenge in the CWC Qualifier, beating the hosts by nine wickets and confirming their birth in ODI World Cup 2023

Zimbabwe have won seven matches on the trot to equal their longest winning run-in cricket history. They would eye another win to create history and boost their qualification chances

West Indies lost to yet another associate nation, Scotland, and have been knocked out of the World Cup qualification race. They were rolled over for 181 and Scots chased it with 7 wickets remaining

Zimbabwe who have won six matches back-to-back, will be targeting two points as well as their longest winning streak in ODI history as they face Oman in super six opener

In super six, the teams from group A will play against the three teams from group B and West Indies would not only have to win all their matches but hope for many more permutations and combinations

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