The ICC Cricket World Cup qualifiers are underway. The first day of warm-up fixtures witnessed incredible cricket being played as teams will keep battling to acclaim a spot in the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup.
Sri Lanka beat the Netherlands by three wickets.
Ireland beat the USA by five wi
All 10 teams will play a total of two warm-up matches ahead of the start of the Qualifier on June 18, with sides to get some valuable match practice in prior to the commencement of the crucial event.
The Bangladesh side will also play two warm-up matches against Pakistan (February 6 in Cape Town) and India (February 8 in Stellenbosch) before they kick off their World Cup campaign against Sri Lanka on February 12.
Participating teams will play two official warm-up matches on 9 and 11 January 2023 in four venues around the Gauteng province, namely, St Stithians College, Steyn City School, Tuks Oval and Hammanskraal Oval.
Ireland will travel to Melbourne to play two official ICC Men's T20 World Cup warm-up matches, before moving to Hobart for the first round of the tournament proper.
USA Cricket also announced dates for a preparation tour in the build-up, playing two T20s against Namibia and Jersey in Windhoek, before warm-up matches against the Netherlands before their first Qualifier fixture on July 11.
London [UK], April 8 (ANI): India men's cricket team will be playing two warm-up matches against Derbyshire and Northamptonshire during their tour of England.
Potchefstroom [South Africa], March 31 (ANI): The Indian Junior Women's Hockey team led by Salima Tete and vice-captained by Ishika Chaudhary is all geared up for the FIH Hockey Women's Junior World Cup which gets underway from April 1.
Christchurch [New Zealand], March 2 (ANI): Rain interrupted the final day of warm-up matches for the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2022 but the sun shone on England as they earned a six-wicket win over South Africa.
Georgetown [Guyana], January 13 (ANI): On the final day of 2022 ICC Under 19 Men's Cricket World Cup warm-up matches, South Africa edged out hosts West Indies while England, Sri Lanka, and Ireland all secured convincing victories.
Georgetown [Guyana], January 12 (ANI): Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan all recorded impressive victories as the warm-up matches for the 2022 ICC Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup continued on Tuesday with the tournament just around the corner.