Maq Stars and Spartans share the spoils

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DELRAY BEACH/FL – USA: Cricket action continued on Sunday at the Maq Cricket Stadium in Boca Raton, Florida with Maq Stars and Florida Spartans sharing the matches 1-1. They took part in the Maq T10 tournament that is ongoing as Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) continues their work of bringing cricket back to the people of America. In the first game, Maq Stars batted first and scored 75 for five off their 10 overs with the hard-hitting batsman Zishawn Qureshi top-scoring with 13. Also getting 13 was Rehan Mohammed. In response,…

Qureshi gives a lesson on kindness during COVID 19

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BOCA RATON/FL – USA: Chairman and CEO of Cricket Council USA (CCUSA) Mahammad Qureshi has called on cricket stakeholders to be kind and sharing during the current COVID 19 pandemic. The successful businessman made the comment as Covid-19 cases continue to rise in Florida. He said: “We are all in this together and we must stand strong and help each other to get through this. The situation with the Coronavirus is not good at the moment and we are hoping to get through this. “We have re-started cricket in South…

T&T All Stars lose in US

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DELRAY BEACH/FL – USA: The T&T All Stars cricket team lost both their matches in the Maq T10 triangular series on Sunday at Maq Cricket ground in Delray Beach, as New York All Stars ran away with the title. In their opening game, they were restricted to just 42/9 off their 10 overs with Guyanese Jeetendra Sookdeo taking 2/3 and all-rounder Karan Ganesh 2/10. Ganesh then returned with the bat to slam an unbeaten 23 to take New York to victory at 43/2. In their second game, they came up…

US Cricket can learn from Maq

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ORLANDO/FL – USA: Samih Sadiq one of the top players from Orlando Stars says that the USA Cricket has to learn from Mahammad Qureshi the chairman and CEO of Cricket Council USA (CCUSA). Sadiq was one of the lucky players who was able to get back into the playing field because of the Maq T10 cricket league which started on June 7. Speaking to 925 News Sadiq said: “CCUSA has always been a leader for organizing cricket around the nation. We are blessed to be part of this cricket family.…

Cricket Council USA: determined to promote men’s and women’s cricket in the US

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Cricket in the US is still a developing sport, but has come a long way with a growing participation pool in the country, thanks to the efforts of sport organizations like the Cricket Council USA. In its efforts to promote cricket, CCUSA has successfully established a highly renowned cricket tournament which is the US Open T-20 Cricket that provides opportunity to cricketers worldwide of all levels to play cricket in the US. Its dedication and determination to develop the participation pool and hence the sport itself is proven by the…

Pakistan keep semifinal hopes alive after thrilling win over Afghanistan

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Imad Wasim and Wahab Riaz’s heroics wrestled victory from the jaws of defeat as Pakistan moved into the ICC Men’s World Cup top four with a nerve-jangling three-wicket win over Afghanistan in Leeds.   VIEW MATCH CENTRE Sarfraz Ahmed’s men have invoked the spirt of their 1992 champions following a difficult start to the competition and entered Saturday’s clash at Headingley on the back of successive victories over South Africa and New Zealand. But they were forced to work for victory in the face of an exceptional Afghanistan performance, rallying…

Qureshi stars in Tampa

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TAMPA/FL – USA: All rounder Zishawn Qureshi was in great form on Saturday, as he led his team Rebels to a 26-run win over the Tampa Bay Legends in the latest round of matches in the Tampa league in the US. The US All Stars captain had a major role in his team’s comfortable win, as they defended a score of 137, bowling out Tampa Bay Legends for 111 with three balls to spare. Qureshi was named the joint man of the match with Muneer Merchant for his excellent bowling.…

Cavaliers fall one step short of repeat

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MARGATE/FL USA: Somerset Cavaliers the 2017 US Open T20 champions underlined their status as one of the more consistent teams at the tournament, when they reached the finals of the 2018 event, only to lose by a narrow two-run margin. They were toppled by California Bears and in particular Navin Stewart who grabbed 5/15 to give his team the title, after Somerset dominated three quarters of the match. Batting first, the Bears struggled against the pace of Syed Najafshah and Muhammad Khalil and could put up only 145/9 off their…

US Open T20 gets ICC approval

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MARGATE/FL: The 10th Edition of the US Open T20 cricket tournament has been approved by the International Cricket Council (ICC). Director at CCUSA Amin Markatia revealed on Sunday that all approvals for the tournament have been granted by the controlling body for the tournament that will be played from December 12 to 16 at the ICC approved Central Broward Regional Park. USA Cricket project manager Eric Parthen informed CCUSA owners of the US Open T20 tournament that all is well in terms of the requirements needed by the ICC and…

Qureshi launches $160M cricket fund

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VINODE MAMCHAN Cricket administrator and businessman, Muhammad Qureshi is taking cricket to another level, as he is now launching a US$160M-Dollar Fund to assist cricket teams in the United States to develop into professional units. Qureshi, who has spent over US$22M in cricket development through his US Open T20, as well as a cricket academy and other cricket sponsorship, has  teamed up with Richard Mahee, president of Mahvrick to build a financing platform with its primary lenders which have provided $1+ Billion in funding secured through a national marketplace. With…