Aryaman Uchil inkeeping with tradition receives the match ball from Singapore’s stand in captain for the game Rezza G; for his 6 for 46 in 9 overs during Singapore’s 2nd game Vs Denmark. Singapore won by 36 runs.
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CWC CHALLENGE LEAGUE A 2019
MATCH 2
SINGAPORE VS DENMARK
SELANGOR TURF CLUB
Singapore posted 249 for the loss of 7 wkts on the back of consistent back to back half centuries from Surendran C (80 frm 124) & Tim David (97 off 75 balls). Arjun Mutreja chipped in with a composed 34 before being run out.
Rezza G Captaining in the absence of Skipper Amjad M who had to return to Singapore for a family funeral; marshalled the troops and kept the pressure on Denmark during the defence of 249.
Aryaman U stepped up to take responsibility given that Singapore’s spearhead Amjad M was not available to take the new ball. Aryaman returned figures of 6 for 46 in 9 ovrs removing the opener in his 2nd over and cleaning up the middle and lower order in an impactful spell. He was ably supported by a tactical spell of wicket taking off spin by Navin P who captured 3 for 30 in 10 ovrs. Vinoth B also picked up 1 for 39 in 10 ovrs ensuring Denmark could never come with in striking range.
Singapore won by 36 runs and Tim David was named Man Of The Match for his stroke filled 97 off 75 balls including 9x4s and 3 mammoth 6s.
Singapore play Vanuatu next on Sunday 22nd Sep 2019 AT STC.
Game 1 CWC CHALLENGE LEAGUE A
Singapore took on Qatar in their 1st match on a rather hazy day at the Kinrara Oval in Malaysia.
Amjad M (10 ovrs 3 for 42), Anantha K (10 ovrs 2 for 30) & Aryaman U ( 10 ovrs 2 for 61) together with Vinoth B (10 ovrs 1 for 41) managed to restrict Qatar to 232 for the loss of 8 wkts in 50 Ovrs on what was a wonderful batting wkt.
Singapore’s reply despite the early loss of openers Arjun M & Rohan Ranga was bolstered by Surendran C’s 67(75), Tim D’s 75(86). Manpreet S scored 40 and was dismissed in quick succession right after the fall of Singapore’s No.4 Tim David.
This triggered a collapse or rather an avalanche on what still a very good surface to bat on. Singapore went from 198 for 3 to being 213 All Out with in 31 balls.
Gayan B for Qatar captured a 5 fr including the wkt of Singapore’s opener off the very 1st ball of Singapore’s inns in the chase.
He was ably supported by Qatar Captain Iqbal C who captured 4wkts for 50 in his 10 ovrs.
Qatar won by a narrow margin of 19 runs.
Qatar Captain Iqbal C was declared Player of the Match for his 4 wkts and 23 N.O.
Singapore take on Denmark in their 2nd Game tomorrow at STC ground in KL and are looking forward to bounce back strongly.
Amjad Mahboob, the Captain of the Singapore National Men’s Team has to return home from CWC Challenge League A for a Family funeral. Amjad will be rejoining the Team after attending to the family emergency. The Team and SCA offer their condolences for his loss and wish him a safe trip.
Singapore will be Captained by current vice-captain Rezza Gaznavi in tomorrow’s Game 2 (Singapore Vs Denmark) of the CWC Challenge League A in Malaysia.
The team will be focused on the game against Denmark tomorrow starting at 10am Malaysia time in KL.
Singapore narrowly defeated by Qatar in CWC Challenge League A Opener
Qatar: 232/8 (50 overs)
Zaheer 63
Amjad 3/42
Singapore: 213 (48.2 overs)
Tim 75
Iqbal 4/50
Result: Qatar won by 19 runs.
Singapore National Men’s Team Arrived in KL MALAYSIA
Singapore play their opening game versus Qatar on the 17th of September 2019. Group A: Singapore, Qatar, Denmark, Vanuatu, Canada and hosts Malaysia will be battling it out for honors in their campaign to qualify for the 50 over ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in 2023.
There are two Challenge Leagues A and B, each comprising six teams that will play 15 matches each over two and half years. The other Group B consists of Bermuda, Hong Kong, Italy, Jersey, Kenya and Uganda.
Teams will compete in Challenge League A and B once a year respectively in 2019, 2020 and 2021. The league will see a total of 90 competitive 50 over List A matches for teams ranked 21-32. The top team in each league at the culmination of the competition will secure two of the six places in the Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier Play-Off to be held in 2022, alongside the bottom four of Men’s CWC League 2.
The Singapore updated squad is as follows:
Singapore – Amjad Mahboob (captain); Aahan Gopianth Achar; Rezza Gaznavi; Anantha Krisha; Aryaman Uchil; Manpreet Singh; Vinoth Baskaran; Rohan Rangarajan; Sidhant Singh; Navin Param; Arjun Mutreja; Timothy Hays David; Surendan Chandramohan; Avi Dixit.
For more details: https://www.facebook.com/SingaporeCricket/
ICC Media Release: https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/1345867
Singapore Tri- Nation T20I Series: Singapore | Nepal | Zimbabwe
The Singapore Cricket Association is pleased to announce that we are organizing the Singapore Tri Nation T20I Series and have invited Zimbabwe and Nepal to partake this inaugural ICC sanctioned T20I series.
This will be first T20I status series of matches coordinated by the SCA after ICC had granted international status for all T20 matches played amongst member nations in January 2019.
This series will prove to be a good test for the Singapore team who are currently ranked 21 in official T20I rankings as they come up against Nepal (11) and Zimbabwe (14). This will also bode well for the island nation as they prepare for the ICC T20 World Cup Global Qualifiers to be held in Dubai, UAE in October 2019.
The series will also carry a lot of meaning for Nepal who will look to set the record straight after missing out on the Global Qualifiers after losing to Singapore in the decider while Zimbabwe will be returning to Singapore’s shores after 20 years, having last played in a 50 over Tri series against India and West Indies in the Singapore Coca Cola Challenge in 1999.
The round robin series will see each nation play the other twice after which the team with the most points will clinch the series.
The matches will take place from the 27th September till the 4th of October and all matches will be played at the Singapore Indian Association Ground.
The fixtures are as follows:
The ICC T20 World Cup Global Qualifiers 2019 will take place from 18th October to 2nd November in the UAE.
The teams are divided into two groups, according to the ICC T20 International Rankings on 26th August.
Singapore is placed in Group A.
Group A includes Scotland, Netherlands, PNG, Namibia, Kenya and Bermuda.
Group B includes UAE, Ireland, Oman, Hong Kong, Canada, Jersey and Nigeria.
The Singapore Fixtures are:
- 18th October, 10:00 am: Scotland vs Singapore at ICC Academy 1, Dubai.
- 20th October, 14:10 am: Bermuda vs Singapore at ICC Academy 2, Dubai.
- 22nd October, 14:10 am: Singapore vs Netherlands at ICC Academy 1, Dubai.
- 23rd October, 14:10 am: Singapore vs Kenya at ICC Academy 2, Dubai.
- 25th October, 10:00 am: Singapore vs PNG at Dubai International Stadium. (LIVE BROADCAST)
- 26th October, 19:30 am: Namibia vs Singapore at Dubai International Stadium. (LIVE BROADCAST)
ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League A 2019 Fixtures Announcement
The ICC Cricket World Cup Challenge League A 2019 will take place from 16th September to 26th September in Malaysia.
This will be part of the qualification pathway for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. All the matches will have List- A status.
The tournament format will be teams playing round robin matches.
Singapore will be joined by Denmark, Malaysia, Qatar, Canada and Vanuatu.
ACS (Independent) completed a hat trick of cricket titles, thereby making it a grand slam for the year 2019 when they defeated Raffles in the C Division finals by 40 runs. Earlier the school had won the A & B Division titles in April and May 2019 respectively.
At the CSC grounds on Monday 19 August, ACS won the toss and elected to bat. After a confident start, ACS lost the wicket of Aryan Lad for 13 runs. Inesh Basu and Pranav Nitin batted well to take the score to 40 when Inesh was out after scoring an attacking 18 off 22 balls. Pranav and Thiyanesh then put on a match-winning partnership of 90 runs for the 3rd wicket. ACS Captain Pranav was very impressed with his stroke play all around the wicket. He was dismissed in the last over for a stroke-filled inning of 67 runs off 52 balls with Six 4’s & Two 6’s. His partner Thiyanesh was unlucky to get run out for 19 runs. ACS posted a commanding total of 148 for 4 wickets in 20 overs. Jeevan was the most successful bowler for RI with 2 for 33 off 4 overs.
Raffles were given a good start by their openers Jeevan and Anshul. Just when he looked set Jeevan was caught at point for 18 runs. Rohit joined Anshul and both of them had a steady partnership but they were not able to play the big shots against the accurate ACS Spin bowlers. In their quest to reach the target they looked to play attacking shots and perished. Anshul scored 29 off 32 balls while Rohit got the top score for Raffles with 42 off 45 balls. Raffles finally ended their innings with 108 for 7 off their 20 overs. ACS captain Pranav played a crucial role in the bowling department too by claiming 2 wickets for 18 runs but the pick of the bowlers was Krithik Thota who got 2 wickets for just 16 runs. ACS were deserving winners by 40 runs.
The SCA donated plastic cricket bats, wickets and pro soft balls to the Vaange Anna community initiative.
National player, Aahan Achar, was on hand to donate the kit to Revathi Priya, one of the co founders of the initiative.
Vaangae Anna is a community initiative which aims to break down barriers and create a community, comprising of both our migrant brothers and Singaporeans, by creating a safe space where everyone in the community can come together to share their skills, stories and enjoy the company of one another.
One part of this initiative is a group of migrant workers from India and Bangladesh volunteering their time each Sunday at Boon Keng to teach members of the local community how to play cricket.
The SCA are extremely pleased that the Vaangae Anna program is using cricket as a tool to achieve their organisation’s goals and will be looking to work further with the Vaangae Anna program in the coming months.
