Category: Games

Dubai, September 30, 2022 (PPI-OT):The International Cricket Council (ICC) confirmed today that the team that earns glory at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 on 13 November in Melbourne, will take home a cheque of $1.6 million.

The total prize pot of $5.6m will see the runners-up assured of $800,000 and the losing semi-finalists will receive $400,000 each at the end of the 45-match tournament being played across seven venues in Australia from 16 October.

Following the same structure as the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021, the eight teams that exit at the Super 12 stage will receive $70,000 each, with a victory in each of the 30 games in that phase worth $40,000.

Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan and South Africa are confirmed to start their tournament at the Super 12 stage.

The same structure is in place for the first-round victories – with $40,000 available to those who win each of the 12 games, amounting to $480,000.

The four teams knocked out in the first round will get $40,000 each.

Teams whose campaigns begin in the first round are Namibia, the Netherlands, Sri Lanka, the United Arab Emirates, Ireland, Scotland, the West Indies and Zimbabwe.

Prize Money table

Stage – Unit – Per Team – Total

Winners – 1 – $1,600,000 – $1,600,000

Runners-Up – 1 – $800,000 – $800,000

Losing Semi-finalists – 2 – $400,000 – $800,000

Super 12 Wins – 30 – $40,000 – $1,200,000

Super 12 Exit – 8 – $70,000 – $560,000

First Round Win – 12 – $40,000 – $480,000

First Round Exit – 4 – $40,000 – $160,000

Total – $5,600,000

*All amounts are in US Dollars.

For more information, contact:
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Phone: +97-143828800
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E-mail: enquiry@icc-cricket.com
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Dubai, September 30, 2022 (PPI-OT):Singapore and Hong Kong recorded convincing victories on day two of the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup Division 2- Asia Qualifier at the Oman Cricket Academy (OCA) grounds in Al Amerat on the outskirts of capital Muscat on Friday.

A strokeful century by Sidhant Srikanth and a half-century by Aaryan Modi powered Singapore to a convincing 155-run win over Qatar while Ahan Trivedi’s five-wicket haul guided Hong Kong to a nine-wicket win over Thailand in Group B opening round matches.

Opting to bat first at the OCA 1 ground, Singapore skipper Jeevan Santhanam’s decision seemed to have backfired. Qatar bowlers met with early success as Singapore lost Santhanam and Vihaan Maheshwari with the total at 17. Pratham Somani (16) and Abhuday Chhajer (29) tried to rebuild the innings but by the 20th over were back in the pavilion.

It was Srikanth who then got the team firmly back on track as he first shared a 63-run fifth wicket stand with Pranav Maheshwari (23).

After Pranav’s exit, Srikanth found an able ally in Aaryan Modi and both the batters sent the Qatar bowlers on a leather hunt as they smashed them all around the park to share a 133-run sixth-wicket partnership.

Modi’s 41-ball 53 knock ended when he was run out and Srikanth in an effort to accelerate departed soon after for a 117-ball 122 with the total at 289. His inning was studded with eight boundaries and a maximum. Singapore managed to cross the 300-run mark in the penultimate over and finished their innings at 310/9.

For Qatar, Aryan Ramesh Surani and Riyan Khan took three wickets each.

Chasing a formidable target, Qatar’s opener Anantha Madhavan started on a positive note, slamming three boundaries but his knock was brief and his 10-ball 13 ended when he was caught by Aaryan Menon off his own bowling in the third over. Qatar suffered a double blow in the seventh over when Aryaveer Chaudhary sent back Jayden Fernando and Hetul Patel to leave them at 27/3. At the innings’ halfway stage, Singapore had a firm grip on the match with Qatar down to 74/5.

The team’s hopes were all but over when Taha Shahbaz was caught by Chaudhary off Santhanam in the 40th over for a 100-ball 77 and the team’s total at 144/7. With the target beyond reach for the tailenders, Qatar was bowled out for 155 in 42.1 overs.

Santhanam was the pick of bowlers with 4/16 while Chaudhary claimed two wickets. Pranav, Menon and Adwitya Bhargava bagged a wicket each.

Man of the match Srikanth said: “I’m very pleased with the way we dominated the game in all aspects. A plan was given to us by our coaches and we stuck to it.

“It is nice to see our team gel well and adjust to the conditions well. Our early arrival in Muscat certainly helped us.”

On his century, he said: “I’m very much looking forward to contributing with more runs and with the same intent in the games ahead.”

Allround display by Hong Kong

Hong Kong raced to victory, backed by an all-round display at the OCA 2 ground.

Captain Trivedi’s call to bowl first after winning the toss was justified as the Thai batters failed to counter the strong rival bowling attack.

Right-arm off-spinner Trivedi led from the front as Thailand were skittled out for 89 in 27.2 overs.

Trivedi was the most successful bowler, picking up 5/30 in his nine overs and was ably assisted by Parth Bhagwat (2/10). Darsh Vora, Mudassar Khan and Aarush Garg took a wicket apiece.

Thailand captain Chalermwong Chatphaisan was the top run-getter with 25 while Danuphon Fuangyotpinit (12) and Thanadon Buri (14) were the only other batters with scores in double digits. Thailand lost their opener Jirasak Pakhiaokajee for a duck in the very first over and by the 10th over they were struggling at 37/3. Chatphaisan departed next in the 12th over with the total reading only 41/4.

Trivedi continued to trouble the middle and lower order and struck at regular intervals as Thailand innings folded for 89.

Hong Kong strolled to victory with opening batters, Jayden Botfield and Daksh Mangkukia, sharing a 68-run stand to put them on course for a massive win.

After Botfield’s departure for a 50-ball 35, Hong Kong needed 17 more deliveries to achieve victory as they scored 92/1 in 19.1 overs with Mudassar Khan (19) completing the victory in style with a six. Mangkukia stayed unbeaten for a well-compiled 51-ball 33.

Ahan Trivedi, Hong Kong skipper and man of the match, said: “I am absolutely delighted with the way the boys turned up today. We believe in such games where we dominate the opposition in all departments.

“I am happy to lead the team from the front and hope we continue the same ahead in the tournament.”

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Dubai, September 29, 2022 (PPI-OT):Oman skipper Arjun Dhiman’s all-round performance, which included a career-best haul of six for 18, powered the hosts to a 201-run victory over Bhutan while Bahrain defeated Saudi Arabia by 57 runs on the opening day of the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup Division 2- Asia Qualifier at the Oman Cricket Academy (OCA) Ground on Thursday.

The opening day’s action saw two matches in Group A and it was hosts’ skipper who stole the limelight. Having called the toss correctly, Oman’s hopes for a flying start at the OCA 1 ground were dashed by the Bhutan bowlers.

Oman openers – Devansh Loya and Lakshmi Satish – returned to the pavilion early and when Aditya Gurumukhi departed for a duck, becoming the second victim of Regser Namgyel, the hosts were in a precarious situation at 26/3 in the ninth over.

Skipper Dhiman got into the rescue act and along with Aryan Bisht stitched a 64-run fourth wicket partnership.

Dhiman departed in the 20th over for 47 off 39 balls that included six boundaries. Bisht continued to score runs sedately and dropped anchor. Along with Tanuj Sivakumar, the pair forged the highest partnership of the innings with a stand of 73 runs. However, both departed at 163 as Anand Mongar struck off successive deliveries in the 33rd over.

Bisht, who emerged as the match’s top-scorer with 60, faced 77 balls and hammered the only six of the match.

Oman’s lower-order batters came up with handy contributions as Siddh Mehta (23), Glen Menezes (30 n.o.) and Rahil Habibulla (23) guided the team to reach 255/9 in 50 overs.

Karma Dorji (3-47) was the most successful bowler for Bhutan while Mongar and Namgyel picked up two each.

Chasing a challenging total, Bhutan batters were caught in a spin web of Dhiman, who ran through the rival batting to finish with figures of 6.5-2-18-6.

Sivakumar, another off-spinner, gave Dhiman good support as he claimed 3/18 while pacer Mohammed Arafat Islam took the other wicket as Bhutan were skittled out for 54 in 21st over.

Except for Tashi Dorji, who made a 31-ball 22, no batter could enter the double digits. Five of the batters even failed to open their account.

Arjun Dhiman, Oman Captain said: “We did well in the match. It is a good start to the tournament. We still have a long way to go.

“We had a topsy-turvy start batting at the start but then myself and Aryan [Bisht] steadied the ship. Our lower and middle order provided a good finish. The bowlers did well and I bowled decently. Overall, it was a great win. Hopefully, we can continue with the winning momentum.”

Easy for Bahrain

Aryan Pande’s knock of 47 and Muhammed Ali’s tidy spell of 3/11 led Bahrain to a 57-run win over Saudi Arabia in a Group A match at the OCA 2 ground on Thursday.

Put to bat first, Bahrain were restricted to 159 in 37.1 overs.

Saudi bowlers justified their skipper’s decision to bowl first and had Bahrain batters in all kinds of trouble in the early overs.

Bahrain skipper Aryan Ashwin was the first to go in the sixth over and what followed was a procession as Bahrain were left struggling at 57/4 in 13th over.

Opening batter Ananth Krishnan Natesan (30) kept one end intact while his teammates came and went as Sashwath Prasad and Varun Mudaliar struck in tandem.

Natesan’s exit had Bahrain slide further to 78/6 in the 20th over but Pande forged a crucial stand of 45 runs with Muhammad Ali (16) to give his team a fighting total as Bahrain were bowled out for 159. Pande’s knock came off 58 deliveries and included a four and a six.

Zuhair and Mudaliar took three wickets each while Prasad had two in his kitty.

Saudi Arabia lost two quick wickets in the second over and were 3/13 in the seventh over. A 45-run stand with Mohammad Sunasara (54) and Zuhair (25) was the only time Saudi Arabia had their hopes high of a fightback. But once the stand was broken, the other batters faded away as Saudi Arabia were bowled out for 102 in 30.5 overs.

Muhammad Ali, who made his debut, was the pick of bowlers with three wickets in his seven overs that included a maiden. Wazir Ahmad, Nadith Tennakoon, Shashank Shukla were among the wickets with two wickets each.

Bahrain’s Muhammad Ali, Player of the Match, said: “Very happy with the win. It was my debut and I am glad to have contributed in the victory. Overall, it was a good result for us.”

On Saturday, Oman will play Saudi Arabia while Bahrain will take on Bhutan.

Friday will witness Group B matches with Qatar taking on Singapore at OCA 1 ground and Hong Kong meeting Thailand at the adjoining ground.

For more information, contact:
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Street 69, Dubai Sports City,
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