The 2007-08 Intercontinental Cup was one of Namibia’s most successful ICC tournaments. Despite being one of the two teams without ODI status in the eight-team competition, Namibia finished only one point behind leaders Ireland in the league table – not losing a single game – before going down by nine wickets in the final. […]
Read More Who Would Have Thought It – Gerrie Snyman’s Sharjah stunnerNewly-elevated full member nation Afghanistan ended their last ICC Intercontinental Cup as deserving champions, finishing unbeaten with 121 points, 12 clear of Ireland, their fellow new entrants into Test cricket. Here is a look back at a few key numbers from the tournament, which began in May 2015 and spanned over 30 months. Afghanistan’s […]
Read More Record Book – Numbers from the Intercontinental CupThe Papua New Guinea national team, also known as the Barramundis, wrote a new chapter in their cricketing history when they defeated Netherlands by five wickets in their opening Intercontinental Cup match at the VRA Ground in Amstelveen yesterday. The ongoing edition of the Intercontinental Cup, slated to reach its climax at the […]
Read More In Focus – Barramundis take another significant strideA typically spirited Irish performance saw off a tough challenge from defending champions Afghanistan in the final of the sixth ICC Intercontinental Cup, thereby enabling the boys in green to regain the trophy and achieve their dream of securing a historic treble of ICC titles in the year 2013. There were euphoric scenes […]
Read More REVIEW – Masters of the Intercontinental againThe final of the sixth edition of the ICC Intercontinental Cup, the premier first-class tournament for non-Test nations, will be fittingly played between the two best Associate teams, namely Ireland and Afghanistan. The current tournament started in June 2011 and the defending champions are the Afghans, who defeated Scotland in the final of the […]
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