Opening batsman Hanif Lalla was the star of the show for Chicago Catchers as they defeated Noor by seven runs in a high scoring encounter at Warren Park on Chicago. Lalla struck 13 sixes and six fours off 55 balls to take his team to 184/2 off their allotted 15 overs in their 2023 Chicago MCL Cup match against Noor. Noor in response made a gallant attempt to get the runs but fell short at 177/6 – losing the match by 7 runs. Getting runs for Noor were Mauzam Shah…
Deccan Hyderabad was in great form in the opening match of the 2023 MCL Chicago as they crushed Team USA by eight wickets at Warren cricket ground. Batting first USA made only 118/7 off their 14 overs and this represented a slide as they had an opening partnership of 55 between Mahammad Qureshi and Syed Hassan. The hard hitting Hassab made 46 off 31 balls while the patient Qureshi scored 15. Jubir Ahmed from Bangladesh made 14. In response Deccan Hyderabad scored a powerful 118/2 off just 10.4 overs. Habib…
Major Cricket League Chicago begins on Friday with one match at the Warren cricket field. Defending champions in the C90 format team USA led by Mahammad Qureshi will come up against Hyderabad Deccan Cricket Club at 3.30pm. This format of 15 overs with all the over being bowled from one end was introduced last year by Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) and has been a tremendous success. This time around four teams will again be vying for the title in Chicago with the USA team starting as favorites. Apart from the…
Andre Russell’s last over exploits help the Tigers sail home Brampton, August 6th, 2023: The TD Cricket Arena in Brampton was packed to the rafters as Montreal Tigers were anointed champions of season three of Global T20 Canada, following a sensational last ball victory against the Surrey Jaguars. The Montreal Tigers chased down the target of 131, with five wickets in hand. Jatinder Singh’s (56*) half century and Iftikhar Ahmed’s (2/8) crafty spell kept the Jaguars in the mix till the very last delivery, however, Sherfane Rutherford (38*) and Andre Russell…
Global T20 Canada MVP to Receive Real Estate Property in Prize Unique in North American Professional Sport U.S. Real Estate Investment Company to Award Tournament MVP a Half Acre of Land in Florida, with Emerging Canadian Receiving $2,500 TORONTO (August 5, 2023) – Unique in North American professional sport, real estate will be awarded to a competition’s top player as Global T20 Canada announced today the Dean Jones MVP of the Tournament will receive the prize of property in a luxury residential community in Florida. MAQ Group, a Margate, Florida-based real estate investment company, will award…
Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) chief executive officer (CEO) Mahammad Qureshi held an audience with the chief executive officer of Microsoft Satya Nadella at the finals of the MLC over the weekend. Both gentlemen were there to support the league as the inaugural MLC finals was played in front of a big crowd at Grand Prairie cricket stadium in Dallas, Texas. New York Mumbai Indians went on to win the title on the back of a magnificent 137 from West Indian Nicolas Pooran. Qureshi who has done a lot for the…
Chairman of Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) Mahammad Qureshi recently visited the finals of the inaugural MLC in Houston and came away with positive comments for the organizers. The Mumbai Indians on the back of a magnificent century from West Indian Nicolas Pooran took the title. Qureshi was on hand to witness the finals and it gave him great hope for the future of the sport in the country. “The support for Cricket in the US for this tournament was great and I was happy to be there. “There was so…
BRAMPTON/CANADA – Cricket fans across the world can now catch all the action in the ongoing third edition of the GT20 on Maqtv.com. The announcement was made by chairman of MaqTv Mahammad Qureshi in Brampton, Canada yesterday. MaqTv started broadcasting the GT20 from match number two on Sunday that involved Brampton and Surrey. Qureshi and vice chairman of MaqTv Sofian Qamar flew across to Canada to ink the deal with owner of the tournament Ashit Patel. This is an unprecedented move by MaqTv according to Qureshi. “We see great value…
MARGATE/FL -USA: The Legends T20 Cup will be played in Dubai from September 26 to 30 this year. This was announced by chairman of Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) Mahammad Qureshi on Thursday. The matches will be played at Dubai 7 cricket ground and will see four teams taking part. Battling for the title will be West Indies, USA, UAE and World XI. The format of the tournament will see a round-robin phase followed by the top two teams going to the finals. Chairman Qureshi is excited about this: “This is…
MARGATE/FL – USA: Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) has opened registration for the 2023 US Open T20 tournament that is to take place at the Central Broward Regional Park in Fort Lauderdale from December 8 to 16. Teams wishing to take part in the tournament that carries prizes in range of US$250,000 are asked to contact Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) to express their interest. Those interested can go to the link http://cricketusopen.com/team/ and indicate their willingness to play. Teams will be offered a five year license and only 10 teams will be taken…