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SNOC MAP Awards Presentation & Appreciation Night on 29 November 2023

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It was truly a night of celebration as our National Men’s Cricket Team was presented with the well-deserved Major Games Award Programme (MAP) cash payout for winning the Gold Medal for the 6-aside event at the 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in Cambodia, in May 2023.
The Tote Board family comprising Tote Board, Singapore Pools and the Singapore Turf Club is the primary sponsor of the SNOC MAP awards. A total of 121 medalists from the Asian and SEA Games were rewarded with almost $2.3 million in cash.
The event was graced by Minister Edwin Tong, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth and Second Minister for Law and Mr Teo Chee Hean, Senior Minister and Coordinating Minister for National Security.

Safe Sport – an important message to all our stakeholders

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Singapore Cricket Association is committed to ensuring that all participants in its community play, practice, compete, officiate, work, volunteer and interact in a positive environment, free from harassment and abuse. SCA ensures that all our stakeholders exist within a psychologically, emotionally and physically safe cricket environment.

It has established a Safe Sport Policy to ensure that all participants are aware of their rights, responsibilities and the standards of behavior expected of those participating in our sport.

This Policy also sets out procedures to report any abuse and harassment (including protections from any retaliation or repercussions for such reporting).

SCA is obliged to communicate our Safe Sport Policy to all stakeholders. This is available at the SCA website at https://singaporecricket.org/safe-sport-policy , providing guidance on how to report a concern, as well as the response and resolution process.

We have also formally appointed 2 trained Safeguarding Officers, Mr Mohamed Shoib s/o Abdul Razak and Mr Muthumuni Chamal De Silva Siriwardena, and also ensure that our coaches in the national team set-up complete the online Safe Sport modules.

 

ACC Men’s U19 Premier Cup 2023 – Updates 19 Oct 2023

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Singapore U19 won by 9 Wickets
After Singapore won the toss and elected to bowl, Captain Jeevan Santhanam attributed this decision to the wicket conditions and the strong bowling attack that the team possesses. Thailand’s openers attempted to see the pacers off, however fell short to the brilliance of Aryaveer Chaudhry – picking 2 crucial wickets.
This was followed by perhaps one of the best debut spells by Pranav Dhanuka, creating a record during his first match at the international stage.
Another debutant Hariharnan Ganesh Ramani, cleverly made his way through the Thai batters and perplexed them with his variations and googlies. A massive bowling effort by the Singapore team contained Thailand to a mere total of 52.
The Singapore batsmen looked dominant and set to chase the total from the start. A steady start by the openers Rahil Khan and Kabir Zandani followed by a gritty and skilful knock by the wicketkeeper batsman Pratham Somani, saw the team through to the semi-finals of the ACC U19 Men’s Premier Cup 2023.
PRANAV DHANUKA 4 wicket and Man-of-the-Match on his debut.
Debutant Pranav Dhanuka displayed a sterling performance with the ball. Panav managed to take 4 wickets in 4.4 overs while conceding just 4 runs. His spell further consisted of 3 maidens as the Thai batsmen struggled to deal with his pace and swing. Pranav was awarded the Man-of-the-Match award and had this to say on his performance.
“I just tried focusing on bowling with good rhythm, staying consistent and building pressure to coerce the batsmen into making mistakes…”.
His level of maturity not only aided in Singapore’s victory and progress towards the semi-finals of the tournament but also left a mark in the history of Singapore Cricket as he may just be the first player to debut with a four-wicket haul and receive the Man-of-the Match award. We wish Pranav and Singapore U19 best of luck for the rest of the tournament. Majulah!
Full Scorecard

19th Asian Games Cricket Update (Day 3)

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Second Game: Singapore vs Thailand

Toss: Singapore won the toss and elected to bat first.

Singapore won by 99 runs.

https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/asian-games-men-s-cricket-competition-2023-1398685/singapore-vs-thailand-6th-match-group-c-1399109/full-scorecard

 

 

ICC Men’s T20I World Cup Asia Finals 2023 – Schedule

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SCA is pleased to announce that our Men’s National T20I Team will be participating at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier, a tournament which is part of the qualification process for the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.
The Asia Regional Final is scheduled to take place from 28 October to 5 November, 2023. The participating teams from Groups A & B are Nepal, Singapore, Oman, Malaysia, UAE, Bahrain, Hong Kong and winner of SRQA. The winners of the Asia Regional Finals will advance to the 2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.

A Special Tribute to our Men’s National Team Captain, Mr Amjad Mehboob

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SCA paid tribute to our Men’s National Cricket Team Captain, Amjad Mahboob on 15 September 2023.

At an appreciation dinner on 15 September 2023, President of SCA, Mr Mahmood Gaznavi announced that Singapore’s 1st T20I Captain (2019-2023) has retired from playing competitive Cricket.

Amjad made his debut for Singapore in 2009 against Malaysia and went on to play 30 T20Is (Captaining 27) and 13 List A games.

Player profile (https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/amjad-mahboob-554068/bowling-batting-stats).

Having received his T20I debut cap on 22 July 2019 from his mentor Saad Khan Janjua, former Singapore’s Men’s Captain, in a match against Qatar, Amjad lead the team with an impactful performance to wing the ICC T20I World Cup Qualifiers East Asia Finals. He led the Singapore team to our 1st ever WC Qualifier major group stage.

Amjad was an exemplary role model both on and off the field. He contributed significantly towards the growth and development of Cricket in Singapore, taking time to nurture and inspire young talent by volunteering his time for youth development initiatives and community outreach programmes (COP) by SCA.

With an off the field demeanour that was friendly and approachable, he was able to earn the respect of those around him. On the field, he was a fierce competitor, disciplined, self-motivated and with a tremendous will to win. As SCA president stated during his appreciation speech,

“Amjad won many a game defending less than 8 runs in the last over when all seemed lost.” That was a testament to the man’s character.”

During his acceptance speech, Amjad expressed that he looked forward to contributing to the development of Singapore’s youth and groom them towards sports excellence and achieving glory for Singapore.

Fittingly, on 15th May 2023 Amjad Mahboob signed off at the international stage with yet another match winning performance for Singapore as they pulled off an astounding feat by winning the Gold Medal at the 32nd SEA Games 2023 in Cambodia, winning the Sixes crown after defeating hosts Cambodia.

He has always led the National Team with fortitude, skill and courage, never daunted by challenging times. The steady hands and stout heart that consistently, guides and inspires his teammates in the pursuit of excellence and sporting honour.

The Singapore Cricket Association wishes Mr. Amjad Mehboob all the very best for his future. While we will miss one of our most prolific players and leader, there will be no doubt in anyone’s mind that he will continue to make a difference in Singapore Cricket. He will be fondly remembered as a pioneering player of the modern era to play white ball cricket for Singapore.