Category: USA Cricket

MARGATE/FL – USA: Cricket Council USA has confirmed that they will be hosting a total of nine tournaments annually moving forward. Chairman of CCUSA Mahammad Qureshi said on Monday that whilst the US Open T20 tournament remains the marquee tournament, the cricket body has added another eight. The nine tournaments are the US Open T20 Men, Women and Youth, the USA Nationals Maq T10 Men, Women and Youth and the Cricket59 Men, Women, and Youth. Nine tournaments in quite an undertaking but Qureshi says that once this is done successfully…

Florida International had a tough time at the 11th US Open T-20 Cricket Tournament as such they lost all three games before exiting the tournament. They faced CT Blizzards in the first match which was reduced to just 6 overs due to heavy rain hitting the state of Florida. Florida International won the toss and chose to field first. Their decision was not supported by their bowling unit as CT Blizzards managed a good total of 82 runs in just 6 overs with the loss of only one wicket at…

One of the strongest teams in the 11th edition of US Open T-20 Cricket Tournament, Multan Sultans-US All Stars started the tournament in a dominant fashion, cruising through to the semi-finals; here is a look at the main performer and the captain of the side: Zishawn Qureshi’s performance. A promising young cricketer from US, Zishawn Qureshi led his team from the front especially with the bat. Being a stylish left-handed batsman, Zishawn opened the innings for his team in all the matches and scored 21 off just 11 deliveries at…

Miami Sharks faced Titans Cricket Club in their first match of US Open T-20 Cricket Tournament. Winning the toss, Miami Sharks chose to bat first. At a run-rate of 9.80, Miami Sharks managed 98 runs with the loss of 3 wickets in ten overs. The openers: Dunae Nuthanial and Prasenjiit Singh had a partnership of 33 runs off 20 balls but lost their wickets at a crucial stage. The middle order batsmen: Jay Singh (27 runs off 18 balls) and Amahl Nathanial (23 runs off 12 balls) built a much…

MARGATE/FL – USA: Respected chairman of Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) Mahammad Qureshi says that USA Cricket must stick with the errant players who crossed the line during their tour of the UAE late last year. A Cricinfo report stated that three players namely Steven Taylor, Nisarg Patel and Monank Patel were under the influence of alcohol during a team meeting prior to a game against Scotland. As a result USA Cricket has removed Taylor as vice-captain of the team. Qureshi who had managed the USA team many years ago said:”…

BOCA RATON/ FL – USA: Cricket Council USA is making a call to all women cricketers from around the world to come on board the Women’s Champion League Cricket59 tournament that takes place from March 13 to 15 in Fort Lauderdale. CCUSA is creating a platform for the women cricketers to showcase their talent internationally as the matches will be carried live on Maqtv during the tournament. At the moment a number of teams and players have registered on the system at www.cricket59.com and chairman of CCUSA Mahammad Qureshi is making a…

MARGATE/FL – USA: He came, he saw and was impressed and now Atlanta businessman CK Yau swears by the US Open T20 tournament. His team the Atlanta Griffin took part at the US Open T20 tournament last year and although they did not have the best time on the field of play in terms of results, what Yaw saw was the bigger picture and what Mahammad Qureshi as Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) chairman was trying to achieve. Yaw bought the Atlanta Griffin team and is looking forward to coming to…

In their first match against Cavalier Kings, Atlanta Griffin lost the toss and were asked to bat first. In 10 overs, they managed a modest target of 99 with the loss of 5 wickets. This was not a tricky target for Cavalier Kings as they chased 100 runs in 9.1 overs with the loss of only 1 wicket. Atlanta Griffin next faced Faislabad Falcons; they won the toss and chose to bat first. Atlanta Griffin could not put up a glimmering show with the bat as they managed to score…