Published: Jul 18, 2015, 02:25 PM (IST)
Edited: Aug 31, 2016, 01:18 PM (IST)
(Welcome to CricketCountry’s coverage of the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2015. A total of six matches will be played in the ICC World T20 Qualifier 2015 on July 18. Nepal vs Jersey, Scotland vs Oman and Afghanistan vs Canada will start first and will be followed by Papua New Guinea vs Namibia, Hong Kong vs USA and Netherlands vs Kenya. It is set to be an exciting day of cricket as there is surely there will be a few ups and downs in the tables. Catch live score and updates of all the matches here.)
Man of the Match: Timm van Der Gugten.
Live cricket score NED 98/6 | Overs 8.3 | BATTING: Pieter Seelaar 0, Peter Borren 0: Netherlands finally achieve victory, though not the way they would have liked. They were cruising at 73 for one in the seventh over and were heading for a crushing victory. In the end, perhaps in a hurry to wrap the game up quickly, wickets began to tumble for the Dutch quickly as they settled for a four-wicket win. Ben Cooper’s 24-ball 59 however was enough to cause enough mayhem, and steal the game away from the Kenyans.
Let us spare a thought for Shem Ngoche, who was the pick among the Kenyans with figures of 3 for 19 from 2.3 overs. Anyway the Kenyans have been eliminated from the competition, while Netherlands qualify for the top four at their expense.
Live cricket score NED 62/1 | Overs 5 | BATTING: Wesley Barresi 27, Ben Cooper 29: The Dutch are mauling the Kenyans at the moment, having notched up 62 quickfire runs in a matter of five overs! Just 36 needed from hereon, with 90 balls left in the Netherlands innings.
Live cricket score Kenya 97 | Overs 20 | BATTING: Eugene Ochieng 3: The Kenyans have been bowled out three runs short of the three-figure mark, as many would have expected. Timm Van Der Gugten emerges the pick among the Dutch bowlers with figures of 3 for 13.
Kenya score 97 against Netherlands. A win sees Kenya qualify for India 2016. http://t.co/LFHEvqMFra #wt20q pic.twitter.com/ONkSXInSyV
— ICC (@ICC) July 18, 2015
Live cricket score Kenya 52/3 | Overs 10 | BATTING: Collins Obuya 27, Morris Ouma 14: Obuya and Ouma have somewhat eased things for the Kenyans, with the partnership between the two worth 41 at the end of 10 overs.
Live cricket score Kenya 21/3 | Overs 5 | BATTING: Collins Obuya 4, Morris Ouma 6: The Kenyans are clearly in a state of trouble at the moment, having lost three quick wickets already in the first five overs.
Teams:
Netherlands: Wesley Barresi (wk), Stephan Myburgh, Ben Cooper, Michael Swart, Peter Borren (c), Max O’Dowd, Roelef van der Merwe, Michael Rippon, Mudassar Bukhari, Pieter Seelaar, Timm van der Gugten
Kenya: Narendra Patel, Irfan Karim (wk), Nehemiah Odhiambo, Collins Obuya, Morris Ouma, Rakep Patel (c), Nelson Odhiambo, Shem Ngoche, Lucas Ndandason, Eugene Ochieng, Elijah Otieno
Toss: Netherlands, who chose to field.
Netherlands vs Kenya at Watson’s
Man of the Match:
Live cricket score USA 128/3 | Overs 18.1 | BATTING: Alex Amsterdam 43, Nicholas Stanford 40: In the end, victory comes in easy for the Americans with 11 balls to spare. Amsterdam and Standford remain unbeaten on 43 and 40 respectively, with the unbroken fourth-wicket stand between the two being worth 68 runs. Standford was especially quick in his innings, smashing three fours and as many sixes in his 25-ball innings.
ALL OVER! USA defeat Hong Kong by 7 wickets to stay in the hunt at #wt20q! http://t.co/UdRp0ti7sd pic.twitter.com/nQRn3bJAuh
— ICC (@ICC) July 18, 2015
Live cricket score USA 85/3 | Overs 13 | BATTING: Alex Amsterdam 26, Nicholas Standford 14: USA have lost the wicket of Fahad Babar, who was dismissed after scoring 15 off 26 deliveries.
Live cricket score USA 35/2 | Overs 5 | BATTING: Alex Amsterdam 0, Fahad Babar 6: The Americans are off to a bad start, losing two wickets early in their innings in their chase of the modest 126-run target. Lets see if Amsterdam and Babar can carry the innings forward from here.
Live cricket score Hong Kong 125/9 | Overs 20 | BATTING: Kinchit Shah 0: Hong Kong manage to bat out for 20 overs, losing three wickets in the last over!
Live cricket score Hong Kong 54/3 | Overs 10 | BATTING: Mark Chapman 8: Hong Kong have lost a couple of more wickets in the last five overs, as the USA will look to capitalise on the situation.
Live cricket score Hong Kong 23/1 | Overs 5 | BATTING: Nizakat Khan 12, Irfan Ahmed 7: Hong Kong have lost the early wicket of Anshuman Rath, who was trapped leg-before off the bowling of Muhammad Ghous.
Teams:
Hong Kong: Irfan Ahmed, Anshuman Rath, Nizakat Khan, Mark Chapman, Babar Hayat, Jamie Atkinson (wk), Aizaz Khan, Tanwir Afzal, Kinchit Shah, Haseeb Amjad, Giacomo Lamplough.
USA: Akeem Dodson, Fahad Babar, Alex Amsterdam, Adil Bhatti, Hammad Shahid, Japen Patel, Muhammad Ghous (c), Mrunal Patel, Naseer Jamali, Nicholas Standford, Timil Patel.
Toss: United States of America, who chose to field.
Hong Kong vs The United States of America at the Clontarf Cricket Club Ground
Man of the Match: Bernard Scholtz.
Live cricket score Papua New Guinea 132 | Overs 19.2 | BATTING: Pipi Raho 0: Namibia finally puts PNG out of their misery, with the latter losing their last wicket in the second ball of the final over to collapse to a 40-run defeat!
ALL OVER! Namibia defeat Papua New Guinea by 49 runs, ending their winning run at #wt20q http://t.co/msdIgDey9E pic.twitter.com/rM9W3P1MVx
— ICC (@ICC) July 18, 2015
Live cricket score Papua New Guinea 90/7 | Overs 13 | BATTING: Jack Ware 0: Whatever hopes PNG had of chasing down the 182-run target set by Namibia has been wiped out after a destructive over by Bernard Scholtz, taking three wickets without conceding a run. Scholtz’s figures read 4/11, as PNG will now struggle to bat their quota of 20 overs out.
Live cricket score Papua New Guinea 57/1 | Overs 5 | BATTING: Assad Vala 10, Tony Ura 27: PNG are cruising at the moment, scoring at over 10 runs per over and progressing at a rate parallel to that of Namibia’s. Lets see if they can convert the good start into the a win, as they need another 125 to win from 90 balls.
Live cricket score Namibia 181/5 | Overs 15 | BATTING: Craig Williams 6, Nicolaas Scholtz 0: The Namibians finish on a strong score of 181, a tough task for PNG. Stephen Baard finishes as the top-scorer for Namibia with a 54-ball 87. Sarel Burger chips in with a useful 20-ball 38.
Live cricket score Namibia 126/3 | Overs 15 | BATTING: Stephen Baard 67, Sarel Burger 9: The Namibians have been rocked by a couple of dismissals, but Stephen Baard is still going strong at 67 at the moment.
Live cricket score Namibia 91/1 | Overs 10 | BATTING: Stephan Baard 51, Raymond van Schoor 20: The Namibians are cruising at the moment, with Baard completing his half-century. The Namibians are currently scoring at a rate of over nine per over.
10 overs gone at Malahide and Namibia still piling on the runs. Will they get past 200? http://t.co/msdIgDey9E #wt20q pic.twitter.com/J5Ncfk8Rah
— ICC (@ICC) July 18, 2015
Live cricket score Namibia 54/1 | Overs 5 | BATTING: Stephan Baard 30, Raymond van Schoor 4: Namibia are off to a flying start, scoring at a rate of more than 10 runs per over! Gerrie Snyman’s dismissal for 19 is not enough to stop their march at the moment!
Teams:
Papua New Guinea: Tony Ura, Lega Siaka, Assad Vala, Kila Pala, Maharu Dai, Charles Amini, Jack Vare (c) (wk), John Reva, Norman Vanua, Willie Gavera, Pipi Raho
Namibia: Stephen Baard, Gerrie Synman, Raymond van Schoor, JP Kotze (wk), Sarel Burger, Craig Williams, Nicolaas Scholtz (c), JJ Smit, Jason Davidson, Louis Klazinga, Bernard Scholtz.
Toss: Papua New Guinea, who chose to field.
Papua New Guinea vs Namibia at the Village
Live cricket score Oman 150/7 | Overs 20 | BATTING: Sultan Ahmed 13, Mohammad Nadeem 7: And it is a 23-run win in favour of Scotland at the end of it! Kaleem’s dismissal on a score of 59 more or less killed Oman’s hopes of chasing the score down, with the dismissal occurring at a time when the required run-rate was climbing.
Live cricket score Oman 112/5 | Overs 15 | BATTING: Aamir Kaleem 48, Sultan Ahmed 4: Oman are losing one wicket after another, although they are not out of the contest as yet, especially with Kaleem on the verge of his half-century. Oman need 62 to win from 30 balls.
5 overs left at Heriot’s with Oman needing 61 to beat Scotland. Will they make it? http://t.co/JG1nxEEa25 #wt20q pic.twitter.com/qyxEpduso9
— ICC (@ICC) July 18, 2015
Live cricket score Oman 67/2 | Overs 10 | BATTING: Jatinder Singh 18, Aamir Kaleem 24: Oman seem to have settled in their innings by now, with the Jatinder-Kaleem partnership now worth 43. The two have to stick to the crease if they are to guide their side home.
Live cricket score Oman 30/2 | Overs 5 | BATTING: Jatinder Singh 4, Aamir Kaleem 2: Oman are off to a shaky start, losing both their opening batsman in the first five overs itself. Things look very difficult for the chasing team hereon. The scoring rate of six per over is still not bad though, and the current pair of Jatinder and Kaleem will have to settle themselves at the crease for now.
The Oman openers Zeeshan Maqsood and Zeeshan Ahmed have walked out to bat, with the formidable target of 174 in mind. Can they pull off an unlikely victory?
Live cricket score Scotland 173/5 | Overs 20 | BATTING: Preston Mommsen 32, Rob Taylor 5: The hosts have finished at what they will perceive as a satisfactory total. After Berring’s dismissal on a score of 26 in the 18th over, Mommsen continues to attack the opposition, helping add 13 runs in the penultimate over.
Kyle Coetzer made 63 as Scotland scored 173 against Oman. Will it be enough to win? http://t.co/JG1nxEEa25 #wt20q pic.twitter.com/NX9aLKo3Kh
— ICC (@ICC) July 18, 2015
Live cricket score Scotland 129/4 | Overs 15 | BATTING: Richie Berrington 18, Preston Mommsen 1: It is the two South African-borns at the crease at the moment. A series of wickets pushed the hosts on the backfoot. The current pair however, will look to leave a couple of deliveries, before launching the final assault against the Oman attack. OUT
Live cricket score Scotland 47/0 | Overs 5 | BATTING: Kyle Coetzer 31, Calum Macleod: Scotland have mafde an excellent start and will look to pile on more misery on OMan, Oman have been good throughout the tournament and will look to cause an upset by beating one of the co-hosts.
TOSS: Oman have won the toss and elected to field first against Scotland
It is a crucial day for most of the teams as for some it will be the end of the road, while for some their hopes of playing in the ICC World T20 2016 will very much be alive. The competition has been extremely tough so far with all the teams eager to make the plane to India. While some of the teams have done extremely well so far, some have not performed to their potential and have ofter fallen short. All teams will have to lift their games from here to ensure that they progress to the next stage. If they are lax on their approach they will surely be dumped out of the competition. Live Cricket Score, Nepal vs Jersey, ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2015
Teams like USA and Canada still have the opportunity to make up for their poor show in the tournament so far, while teams like Afghanistan, Scotland and the surprise package Oman will look to further assert their dominance.
Afghanistan vs Canada at New Williamfield: Match abandoned without a ball being bowled.
