In Focus – 14 players to watch out for at the T20 World Cup Qualifier

The ICC Twenty20 World Cup Qualifier gets underway on October 18, and will feature 14 teams competing in the United Arab Emirates. The top six teams will join Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in the first round of the seventh edition of the men’s ICC T20 World Cup (earlier known as the World T20), to […]

In Focus – Cricket’s very own Euro Cup

As many as 18 Associate nations are set to come together to compete in the ICC World Twenty20 Europe Qualifier, which will be played in the Netherlands from August 29 to September 2. The teams are divided into three groups of six each, with the top two from each group progressing to next year’s […]

In Focus – Pacific quartet set for T20 battle in Fiji

The ICC World Twenty20 East Asia-Pacific (EAP) Qualifier Group A is set to commence tomorrow, with four Pacific nations – hosts Fiji, Papua New Guinea, Samoa and Vanuatu – vying for two spots at next year’s EAP Regional Final, which will be another stepping stone towards qualification for the 2020 World T20 in Australia. […]

In Focus – An East African showdown in Kigali

Come July 7, the picturesque Gahanga Cricket Stadium in Kigali will play host to the all-important ICC World Twenty20 Africa B Qualifier, which will see four Eastern African nations battle it out in a week-long tournament. Hosts Rwanda, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda will be involved in a double round-robin competition to determine the top […]

In Focus – The African Associate cricket weekly 2

Presenting The Cricket Cauldron’s weekly wrap-up on the latest happenings on the African Associate cricket scene. Cricket Cranes begin their WCL Division Four campaign Uganda’s crucial WCL Division Four campaign in Malaysia began with an agonising eight-run defeat to the hosts at the Kinrara Academy Oval on Sunday. After a tidy bowling effort, […]

In Focus – The African Associate cricket weekly 1

Presenting the first of The Cricket Cauldron’s weekly wrap-ups on the latest happenings on the African Associate cricket scene. Ghana, Uganda, Kenya and Namibia were among the countries in focus during the week gone by. Ghana pip hosts Nigeria at the World T20 Regional Qualifier Ghana, led by Issac Aboagye, finished unbeaten to […]

Specials – Australia v Pakistan at the World Twenty20

One of the most crucial games of the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 will unfold tomorrow as Australia and Pakistan lock horns at the PCA Stadium in Mohali. Placed in the tight Group 2 of the Super 10 stage, both the teams need to win this clash in order to remain in contention for a […]