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India Gazette
20-05-2025
- Sport
- India Gazette
Thailand, Nepal progress to Global Qualifier for ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026
New Delhi [India] May 20 (ANI): Asia's entrants for the upcoming 2026 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier have been locked in, with victories in the final phase of regional qualifying ensuring that Thailand and Nepal go through, according to the ICC. The teams were featured in a Super Three contest along with the UAE, which would've seen the top two sides in the group make it to the Global Qualifier. Nepal completed the chase of UAE's 114 in the final over to seal their progress on Monday, joining Thailand and securing their path to the next round. After electing to field against the UAE in Bangkok, the Nepal side kept a check on the Emirati scoring rate, and despite Esha Oza's patient 39, the Middle East side could reach only 114/7 in the 20-over mark. Manisha Upadhyay starred with 4/20 with the ball. Nepal were clinical with the willow, and never lost sight of the target despite setbacks. Their five-wicket win was sealed in the 20th over, with skipper Indu Barma (30) and Rubina Chhetry (23) making important contributions. Naruemol Chaiwai's side earlier defeated the Emiratis in action on Sunday. With Thailand's match against Nepal the only remaining fixture, neither side can be overtaken on the points tally. Thailand's win over the UAE was a dominant display. The South-East Asian side posted 144/5 in the first innings on the back of Natthakan Chantham's (46* from 20) blazing outing and Nattaya Boochatham's (49 from 48) steady hand. The UAE had lost Esha Oza early and were never in contention to chase thereafter, finishing at 90/5 in their quota of overs. The pair joins Bangladesh and Scotland at the Global Qualifier, who made it to the event via their participation in the last ICC Women's T20 World Cup, and the United States, which claimed victory in the Americas Qualifier, held in Argentina back in March. Two Global Qualifier spots are available through both upcoming Europe and Africa Qualifiers, with one place up for grabs in East Asia-Pacific action. The top four teams at the Global Qualifier will progress to the marquee tournament to be held in England and Wales, with the hosts joined by Australia, India, New Zealand, South Africa, West Indies, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. (ANI)
Hindustan Times
19-05-2025
- Sport
- Hindustan Times
Nepal, Thailand secure berth in Women's T20WC 2026 Qualifier
New Delhi [India], : Asia's entrants for the upcoming 2026 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier have been locked, following victories in the final phase of regional qualifying, which confirmed that Thailand and Nepal progressed through. Both teams, along with UAE, featured in a Super Three contest, which would've seen the top two sides in the group make it to the Global Qualifier. Nepal completed the chase of UAE's 114 in the final over to confirm their progress on Monday, joining Thailand, who also secured their berth to the next round. Coming to the fixture, after electing to field against the UAE in Bangkok, Nepal kept a check on the Emiratis' scoring rate. Despite Esha Oza's patient 39, the Middle East side could manage just 114/7 in the 20-over mark. Manisha Upadhyay played a starring role after returning with figures of 4/20 with the ball. Nepal were clinical with the bat, and never lost sight of the target despite setbacks. Nepal sealed their five-wicket triumph in the 20th over, with skipper Indu Barma and Rubina Chhetry chipping in with important contributions. Naruemol Chaiwai's Thailand side defeated the Emiratis earlier on Sunday. With Thailand's match against Nepal the only remaining fixture, neither side can be overtaken on the points tally. Thailand's win over UAE was a dominant display from the South-East Asian side, who hammered 144/5 in the first innings, courtesy of Natthakan Chantham's blazing exploits, and Nattaya Boochatham's steady contribution. The UAE lost Esha Oza early and were never in contention in the chase thereafter, finishing at 90/5. Thailand and Nepal join Bangladesh and Scotland at the Global Qualifier, who made it to the event via their participation at the last ICC Women's T20 World Cup, as well as the United States, who claimed victory in the Americas Qualifier, which was held in Argentina back in March. Two Global Qualifier spots are available through both upcoming Europe and Africa Qualifiers, with one place up for grabs in East Asia-Pacific action. The top four teams at the Global Qualifier will progress to the marquee tournament which will be held in England and Wales, with the hosts joined by Australia, India, New Zealand, South Africa, West Indies, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Int'l Cricket Council
19-05-2025
- Sport
- Int'l Cricket Council
Asia's entrants for Women's T20WC 2026 Qualifier confirmed
Asia's entrants for the upcoming 2026 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier have been locked in, with victories in the final phase of regional qualifying ensuring that Thailand and Nepal progress through. The teams had featured in a Super Three contest along with UAE, which would've seen the top two sides in the group make it to the Global Qualifier. Nepal completed the chase of UAE's 114 in the final over to seal their progress on Monday, joining Thailand who also secured their path to the next round. After electing to field against the UAE in Bangkok, Nepal side kept a plug on the Emirati scoring rate and despite Esha Oza's patient 39, the Middle East side could reach only 114/7 in the 20 over mark. Manisha Upadhyay starred with 4/20 with the ball. Nepal were clinical with the willow, and never lost sight of the target despite setbacks. Their five wicket win was sealed in the 20th over, with skipper Indu Barma (30) and Rubina Chhetry (23) making important contributions. Naruemol Chaiwai's side had earlier defeated the Emiratis in action on Sunday, and with Thailand's match against Nepal the only remaining fixture, neither side can be overtaken on the points tally. Thailand's win over UAE was a dominant display from the South-East Asian side, who posted 144/5 in the first innings, on the back of Natthakan Chantham's (46* from 20) blazing outing, and Nattaya Boochatham's (49 from 48) steady hand. The UAE had lost Esha Oza early and were never in contention of chase thereafter, finishing at 90/5 in their quota of overs. Thailand v Bhutan | Match Highlights | ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 Asia Qualifier Highlights from Thailand's 45-run win over Bhutan in their ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 Asia Qualifier clash. USA v Canada | Match Highlights | ICC Women's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier USA v Canada | Match Highlights | ICC Women's T20 World Cup Americas Qualifier Two Global Qualifier spots are available through both upcoming Europe and Africa Qualifiers, with one place up for grabs in East Asia-Pacific action. Kathryn Bryce reflects on Scotland's historic run | ICC Women's T20WC Qualifier 2024 Kathryn Bryce reflects on Scotland's historic run | ICC Women's T20WC Qualifier 2024 The top four teams at the Global Qualifier will progress to the marquee tournament to be held in England and Wales, with the hosts joined by Australia, India, New Zealand, South Africa, West Indies, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
The National
15-05-2025
- Sport
- The National
Trading places? UAE men's team look intent on exiting ODI cricket just as their female colleagues are promoted
Maybe UAE cricket is not big enough to have two sides playing one-day international cricket. The national women's team were rightly lauded for promotion to that elite club last week. Esha Oza's side are thriving, to the point where they even attracted worldwide headlines for their razor-sharp thinking in winning a regional T20 qualifying fixture against Qatar on Saturday. The contrast to the listless men's team could not possibly be any starker. They appear to be racing towards an end to ODI status altogether after their latest shambolic display in Cricket World Cup League Two. They were thrashed by eight wickets by Scotland in the Netherlands, with more than half of their bowling effort still to go. The weak display has become their standard in the 50-over format. It was their fourth loss in five matches on tour, and leaves them rooted to the bottom of the division. The competition is nominally the start of the qualifying process for the next ODI World Cup. That is fanciful, though. More realistically, the UAE are playing to safeguard their right to play ODI cricket. The sides who finish in the bottom two of the eight-team league run the risk of losing that status. They could still salvage it via a convoluted process where they finish higher than the teams in the next tier of the competition structure in a qualifying tournament in the future. But, the way they have been playing for such an extended period of time, they really do not deserve it. The ODI side has been rotting for years now. They have three wins in 16 matches in the Cricket World Cup League Two cycle, and were abysmal at the end of the previous one, too. The national team had six months to prepare for the series in the Netherlands. What they spent that time doing, who knows? Even the basics have been beyond them. They had eight run outs in five matches on tour. Half that number would barely be excusable for a discipline which is so clearly controllable. How has it come to this? At the start of 2020, it felt as though the national team had set the foundations for a bright future. Chirag Suri had established himself at the top of the batting order, and other young talents of rare promise were following him through the youth ranks. Players of the calibre of Vriitya Aravind, Karthik Meiyappan, Kai Smith, Ali Naseer, Aayan Khan and Dhruv Parashar. Some have left the game entirely, or felt better served trying out a different system overseas instead. Those who remain appear to be in the doldrums, but there is plenty of time for each of them to have fulfilling international careers. Was there a specific moment which prompted the downturn? Looking back now, allowing Robin Singh, the previous head coach, to skip a tri-series in favour of the IPL might have had a lasting effect. If it is not so important for the coach to attend, that sends a message. It is also telling that it was Ahmed Raza who – as coach – oversaw the decision to retired out 10 batters in the women's game against Qatar at the weekend. That has widely praised as a tactical masterstroke. Since he was replaced as the captain of the men's team, in August 2022, the UAE have won 13 of 45 ODIs. They won that many in 16 fewer games on his watch. It has not been easy for those who have followed. Rahul Chopra is the latest to take on the poisoned chalice of captaincy. He tried his best to stimulate an improvement in the Netherlands, scoring a smart hundred in their one win on tour. But he was at a loss to explain his side's demise by the end of the series. 'We didn't execute our plan, we lost wickets in clusters, and we didn't build partnerships,' Chopra said. 'We continuously threw wickets [away] in clusters early on, and we have had two or three run outs in every match. After that we have been moving backwards. We need more preparation and more discipline.'
United News of India
11-05-2025
- Sport
- United News of India
UAE women make history by retiring all 10 batswomen
Bangkok, May 11 (UNI) In a first-of-its-kind occurrence in international cricket, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) women's team retired out all ten batswomen during a T20 International match against Qatar in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup Asia Region Qualifier here. Opting to bat first at the Terdthai Cricket Ground, the UAE openers — Esha Oza and Theertha Satish — stitched together a commanding 192-run partnership in just 16 overs before each of them voluntarily retired out, along with the remaining eight players, to bring the innings to a close without the loss of a single wicket. This unprecedented move — never before witnessed in any form of international cricket — was reportedly taken by the UAE team management due to looming rain and the desire to force a result in the weather-threatened encounter. Head coach and former international allrounder Ahmed Raza, believing the total was more than sufficient, made the strategic decision to end the innings early. Since declarations are not permitted in limited-overs cricket, each batswomen ran in and retired out in sequence. Esha struck a brilliant 113 off 55 deliveries, hitting 14 boundaries and five sixes, while Theertha contributed an unbeaten 74 from 42 balls. In reply, Qatar were bowled out for just 29 runs in 11.1 overs, with only three batswomen troubling the scorers. Rizpha Bano Emmanuel top-scored with 20, while the rest of the lineup folded meekly, resulting in 15 ducks — a record in women's T20I history. The match forms part of the ongoing Asia Region Qualifier, which acts as the gateway to the global qualifiers for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026. The top two teams from the tournament will advance to the next stage. UNI BDN SSP
