Mahammad Maq Qureshi put the worry of family’s tragedy with the passing of his sister, to score a fine 32 to lead USA to victory over the World XI in the Legends World Cup at the Central Broward Regional Park in Fort Lauderdale on Wednesday. The opener scored 32 with four fours and together with Anwar Ahmed 39 was able to take USA to 163/7 off their allotted 20 overs. Towards the back end of the innings Tariq Hussain made 21 off just 14 balls with a six and a…
India opened the Legends World Cup with a big win over Pakistan on the opening day of the series at the Central Broward Regional Park on Wednesday. Batting first on a good track India made 198/3 off their 20 overs and then restricted Pakistan to 151/8 – winning the match by 47 runs. When India batted they got a brilliant 76 from opener Ketan Patel. The right hander was smooth in his stroke play and counted three sixes and two fours off 56 balls. He and Rocky Singh with 42…
The 2023 US Open T20 tournament has been sanctioned by USA Cricket and also the International Cricket Council (ICC) and all is set for play to commence on December 8 at the Central Broward Regional Park in Fort Lauderdale, USA. Chairman and CEO of Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) Mahammad Qureshi revealed that his organisation who owns the tournament has met all the necessary criteria for the tournament to be sanctioned and they have received all approvals. This year will be the richest in the tournament’s history with prizes totalling US$250,000.…
Palm Beach Lightening struck on Sunday when they defeated Coconut Creek by — runs in the final of the USA T10 tournament held by Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) at the Central Broward Regional Park in Fort Lauderdale, USA. Batting first Palm Beach made 89/9 off their 10 overs. Leading the way was opener Hensworth Wallace who made 44 off 26 balls with six fours and a six. The only other player to get into double figures was Antonico Scott who made 12. The pick of the bowlers for Coconut Creek…
SUNRISE/FL – USA: The 2023 Maq T10 USA Nationals carded to get underway on Saturday, October 21 at the Central Broward Regional Park in Sunrise, Fort Lauderdale, will be held in memory of former Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) director Aijaz Qureshi. Aijaz, an executive member of Cricket Council USA( CCUSA) unfortunately passed away last weekend and was buried on Monday at the Muslim cemetery in Hialeah. He had been a long standing member of CCUSA and a great supporter of cricket. His younger brother Mahammad Maq Qureshi is the chairman of…
BOCA RATON/FL – USA: Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) was thrown into mourning early Sunday morning October 8 by the passing of executive member Aijaz Qureshi. The elder in the Qureshi family was the bigger brother of chairman of CCUSA Mahammad Qureshi and had left Karachi Pakistan and settled into Boca Raton for the past few decades. Aijaz was ailing for a while and although he put up a brave fight he succumbed on Saturday. He leaves to mourn his wife as well as his children Tania, Sana and Yasir. Maq Qureshi said of…
Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) will host a Legends cricket tournament in Grenada from November 4 to 11 at the National Stadium. That’s according to news coming from CCUSA’s headquarters in Margate, Florida. The tournament which is for players over 50 will see five teams battling for the first prize. There will be four teams from over the world, flying into beautiful Grenada with one local team participating . The team will also be sponsored by CCUSA. The format of the tournament will be a round-robin one, at the end of…
MARGATE/FL – USA: Businessman and cricket administrator Mahammad Qureshi has been honored for his contribution towards building the society by The Indian Cultural Committee (ICC) of Tampa. Qureshi came to the United States decades ago and has made a name for himself in both business and sporting administration. He has spent millions of dollars into the development of cricket and many from the Indian diaspora has benefitted from this. The ICC in Tampa recognized his efforts and honored him at their recent function. The humble Qureshi said his work is…
The Super 4 matches of the ongoing Asia Cup 2023 are currently surrounded by uncertainty due to the bad weather and prediction of rain in the next 15 days in Colombo, Sri Lanka. On top of that, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has announced to keep all the matches in Colombo despite knowing that the weather will disrupt the matches. Keeping that in view, if the remaining Super 4 matches are washed out, Pakistan — which defeated Bangladesh by seven wickets on Wednesday — will qualify for the final with four…
The inaugural Dubai Legends Cup will take place from September 26 to October 1 at the Ocean cricket ground in Dubai from September 26 to October 1. This is the news coming from Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) the organisers of the tournament. The tournament will see four teams vying for the title namely UAE, USA, Pakistan and West Indies. The matches will be played as 20 over games and is expected to create tremendous excitement. The West Indies team having won the Legends World Cup back to back in 2021…