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Uganda are runaway leaders at the halfway mark of the first leg of group B of the ICC Challenge League. The East African side handsomely defeated Bermuda by seven wickets with 59 balls to spare.

Two out of two for Hong Kong and Uganda Two out of two for Hong Kong and Uganda ( )

Day 3 of the ICC Challenge League B pitched two teams that had won their opening games against two that had instead lost theirs. In both cases the winning teams confirmed their positive trends leaving the losers to ponder their 0 - 2 records.

Tale of two centuries Tale of two centuries ( )

A hundred on debut by Nikolai Smith helped Italy stun Kenya, while Kinchit Shah's century saw Hong Kong chase down a formidable Bermuda total.

Uganda beat Jersey in tournament opener Uganda beat Jersey in tournament opener ( )

Uganda defeat Jersey in a contest that ebbed and flowed throughout.

CWC Challenge League B begins next week CWC Challenge League B begins next week ( )

Bermuda, Hong Kong, Italy, Jersey, Kenya and Uganda will compete in Oman.

Canada captain Navneet Dhaliwal batting against Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur. ©ICC

League A

                        P  Pts     NRR
Canada                  5    8     2.25
Singapore               5    8     0.38
Qatar                   5    6    -0.57
Denmark                 5    4     0.34
Malaysia                5    2    -0.84
Vanuatu                 5    2    -1.02

League B

                        P  Pts     NRR
Uganda                  3    6     0.55
Hong Kong               2    4     0.47
Jersey                  3    2     0.43
Italy                   2    2    -1.10
Kenya                   2    0    -0.20
Bermuda                 2    0    -0.65

Worldwide News

The ICC Board meeting at which it was decided to end the suspensions of Zimbabwe and Nepal. ©ICC

Scotland name CWC League 2 squad Scotland name CWC League 2 squad ( )

Cricket Scotland name their squad to play against the UAE and USA in Sharjah and Dubai.

Oman to replace Hong Kong as hosts of CWC Challenge League B Oman to replace Hong Kong as hosts of CWC Challenge League B ( )

Oman will host the inaugural Cricket World Cup Challenge League B bin December, after the event was relocated from Hong Kong.

ICC readmits Zimbabwe and Nepal ICC readmits Zimbabwe and Nepal ( )

There will also be a substantial increase in the prize money for ICC women's tournaments.

Singapore win over Zimbabwe highlights week of associate T20s Singapore win over Zimbabwe highlights week of associate T20s ( )

A four run over Zimbabwe by Singapore is the highlight of a busy week for associate T20Is.

Hosts start with a win in Oman Hosts start with a win in Oman ( )

Hosts Oman secure a straightforward win over a new look Hong Kong team.

Scotland to play New Zealand in 2020 Scotland to play New Zealand in 2020 ( )

The Blackcaps will visit Scotland for an ODI on Friday 26 June.

Ireland

Boost for women's cricket in Northern Ireland Boost for women's cricket in Northern Ireland ( )

IN a boost for women’s cricket in Northern Ireland, six Ulster girls have been selected for next year’s Ireland Senior Performance and Academy squads.

Thompson and Getkate left out of Ireland squads Thompson and Getkate left out of Ireland squads ( )

Ireland have named their squads for the forthcoming tour of West Indies, axing all-rounders Stuart Thompson and Shane Getkate.

Delany facing knee surgery Delany facing knee surgery ( )

David Delany will have an operation on his knee later this month, ruling him out of action for at least two months.

Ireland announce Women's squads Ireland announce Women's squads ( )

The Performance squad consists of 16 players that form the nucleus of the Ireland Women’s senior squad, while the Academy squad consists of emerging players who are part of a comprehensive training and fitness programme that forms a key part of the performance pathway for aspiring women cricketers.

How Ireland can improve further at T20 How Ireland can improve further at T20 ( )

While Ireland achieved their goal of qualifying for the First Round of the World T20 in the UAE, their performance in the tournament was not without hiccups and a third-place finish may disappoint both players and supporters.

Ireland to look to future? Ireland to look to future? ( )

THE Irish squad for their tour of West Indies in January is not due to be announced until next Tuesday but Cricket Ireland has wasted no time in confirming two decisions taken by the selectors at their meeting this week — Tim Murtagh will not be involved and Andrew Balbirnie will lead the T20 side.

Wilson replaced as T20 skipper Wilson replaced as T20 skipper ( )

Andrew Balbirnie will assume captaincy of the Ireland T20 side, meaning he will lead Ireland in all three formats.

Ireland Women's Review of the Year 2019 Ireland Women's Review of the Year 2019 ( )

2019 was always going to be a difficult year for Ireland Women given the high profile retirements of four of their most talented players at the end of 2018.

Kenealy retires from international cricket Kenealy retires from international cricket ( )

Amy Kenealy has announced her retirement from international cricket after an 11-year career with the senior side.

Garth returns to Big Bash with Scorchers Garth returns to Big Bash with Scorchers ( )

Ireland Women’s vice-captain Kim Garth will return to play in the Women’s Big Bash League in Australia after signing with the Perth Scorchers

Academy bat out the day for draw Academy bat out the day for draw ( )

Ireland's Academy batted through a rain shortened day to earn a draw against Gloucestershire 2nd XI in Bristol with fifties from Alistair Frost and Mitchell Thompson who was 69* when the captains shook hands.

Wolves snap back but end the day cornered Wolves snap back but end the day cornered ( )

Ireland’s wolves have it all to do on the final day as they lead by only 26 and have already lost 4 second innings wickets.

Ireland Academy facing uphill battle Ireland Academy facing uphill battle ( )

But it has been a hard day field for the Academy players, with Matty Foster making the only breakthrough in 45 overs, before bad light ended play early.

Wolves get a Day 2 batting lesson Wolves get a Day 2 batting lesson ( )

Ireland's Academy side were given a lesson in multi-day batting by Gloucester Seconds as the replied to Ireland's 289 reaching 163/1 in a shortened day's play.

Cornered Wolves put up a fight Cornered Wolves put up a fight ( )

Ireland's Academy side showed resilience on Day 1 of their 4-day friendly with Gloucestershire 2ndXI, recovering from a precarious 27/4 to finish the day on 251/8.

Ireland seal U17 Celtic Cup win over Scots Ireland seal U17 Celtic Cup win over Scots ( )

Ireland completed a 3-1 Celtic Cup series win over traditional rivals Scotland with a 68 run win in the final T20 game of the series.

Honours even between Ireland and Scotland U17 Honours even between Ireland and Scotland U17 ( )

Ireland and Scotland played back-to-back matches at Oakhill on Thursday with the Scots winning the 50-over clash and the Irish coming out on top in the T20 contest.

Hunter stars as Ireland beat Scotland in U17 clash Hunter stars as Ireland beat Scotland in U17 clash ( )

James Hunter and Mitchell Thompson's 120-run stand helped Ireland beat Scotland by 24 runs in their opening Under 17 Celtic Cup international clash at Oakhill.

Forbes to the fore as Ireland U15s beat Scotland Forbes to the fore as Ireland U15s beat Scotland ( )

Jamie Forbes scored a match-winning 69 as Ireland Under 15s beat Scotland by two wickets in a tense encounter at Cambusdoon in Ayr.

Ireland U17s gain revenge against Worcester Ireland U17s gain revenge against Worcester ( )

Ireland U17's gained revenge for their two heavy losses in the 50-over contests by recording back-to-back wins against Worcestershire in their T20 matches.

Jersey

CE Jersey

Jersey announce CWC Challenge League squad Jersey announce CWC Challenge League squad ( )

Jersey's squad of 14 players will compete in the Cricket World Cup Challenge League B tournament in Oman starting on 2 December.

Jersey's young cricketers support charities Jersey's young cricketers support charities ( )

The six teams inf the Fairway Group Super League Cricket raised £2,314 for their chosen charities this summer.

World T20 Qualifier schedule is announced World T20 Qualifier schedule is announced ( )

Jersey will be in Group B along with UAE, Ireland, Oman, Hong Kong, Canada, and Nigeria.

Three in a row for Jersey Three in a row for Jersey ( )

Jersey defeated Guernsey for the third successive year to retain their inter-insular crown.

Jersey team for Inter Insular Jersey team for Inter Insular ( )

Charles Perchard captains Jersey in this weekend's clash in Guernsey.

Jersey's women head for France Jersey's women head for France ( )

Jersey women's cricket team travel to Nantes in France to compete in a four nation T20I tournament.

Cricket World Cup League 2

Results Reports Photos Statistics

Namibia v Papua New Guinea at Lauderhill, Florida.
Namibia won by 27 runs.
Toss: Nambia.

Namibia 260-9 (50 overs) S Baard 73, Z Green 41, J Smit 33, C Williams 32; N Pokana 3-32

Papua New Guinea 233 (47.3 overs) A Vala 104; B Scholtz 4-27

Scotland name squad to play USA and UAE Scotland name squad to play USA and UAE ( )

Cricket Scotland name their squad to play against the UAE and USA in Sharjah and Dubai.

Series 3 schedule announced Series 3 schedule announced ( )

The fixture schedule for series three of CWC League 2 in the UAE involves the hosts, USA and Scotland.

Namibia finish in Florida with another win Namibia finish in Florida with another win ( )

The tri-series between Papua New Guinea, Namibia and hosts USA ended with Nambia easing to a 27 run victory over Papua New Guinea

Erasmus leads Namibia to second win Erasmus leads Namibia to second win ( )

Namibia captain Gerhard Erasmus made a 100-ball 88 as his side beat Papua New Guinea by four wickets.

Namibia inflict heavy defeat on USA Namibia inflict heavy defeat on USA ( )

Namibia beat USA by 139 runs after a rapid century from Jean Pierre Kotze and 5 wickets from Zhivago Groenewald.

Gore and Patel star as USA continue unbeaten run Gore and Patel star as USA continue unbeaten run ( )

USA were bowled out for 177 by Papua New Guinea but Karima Gore's 4 for 20 helped them maintain their winning streak.

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Gerhard Erasmus made 88 from 100 balls as Namibia defeated Papua New Guinea.

                        P  Pts     NRR
Scotland                4    6     0.56
Namibia                 4    6     0.51
USA                     4    6     0.02
Oman                    4    6    -0.23
Nepal                   0    0     0.00
UAE                     0    0     0.00
Papua New Guinea        8    0    -0.46

World Cup League 2

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