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Veterans Cricket Australia Over 40's and New Zealand Over-40s Cricket have had easy wins in Round 1 of the Quad Over 40s World Series Cup today.![]()
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Australia recovered from 82/5 to rack up 244/6, led by a blazing 132 not out by Sri Lankan Test player Suresh Perera. Perera hit 13 fours and 7 sixes in his 85-ball innings, which was the third-highest score in O40I history.![]()
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The shell-shocked Canadians folded for just 118, with only West Indies ODI player Royston Crandon showing any resistance, with 63, hitting 5 sixes of his own. Crandon took 3/34 from 9 overs with the ball in an excellent all-round display.![]()
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Scorecard: www.playhq.com/cricket-australia/org/veterans-cricket-australia/international-competitions-summer...![]()
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New Zealand made a steady start with the bat but threw away their innings somewhat, collapsing from 141/3 to 175 all out and not even using their full allotment of overs. Ajay Sharma took 4/27, including a hat-trick to end the innings.![]()
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However, New Zealand made steady inroads with the ball and none of the American batsmen could pass 25. Four Kiwi bowlers took 2 wickets each as the USA were rolled for 104.![]()
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Scorecard: www.playhq.com/cricket-australia/org/veterans-cricket-australia/international-competitions-summer...![]()
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In the A series, the same two teams had wins. Australia A (280/4) beat Canada A (115) by 165 runs and New Zealand overtook USA's 113 for the loss of just two wickets.
USA v New Zealand, Summer 2024/25, R2 - Game Centre | PlayHQ
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Game Centre for USA v New Zealand in INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS Summer 2024/25 season, Round 2.
The World Series Cup over-40s tournament starts today in Brisbane.![]()
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The competing nations are:![]()
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Canada (CCMC)![]()
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Each country is entering its national side, and also its "A" side. The national teams and "A" teams will compete in separate tournaments.![]()
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The games start at 10 a.m. Brisbane time.![]()
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Recent rain caused the postponement of the Round 1 matches, meaning that today's Round 2 games kick off the tournament. The games today are:![]()
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AUSTRALIA vs CANADA ![]()
Live streaming: www.youtube.com/watch?v=euzRlVtZWlQ![]()
Live scorecard: www.playhq.com/cricket-australia/org/veterans-cricket-australia/international-competitions-summer...![]()
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NEW ZEALAND vs USA ![]()
Live streaming: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EiVFLg2Gos![]()
Live scorecard: www.playhq.com/cricket-australia/org/veterans-cricket-australia/international-competitions-summer...![]()
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AUSTRALIA "A" vs CANADA "A"![]()
Live streaming: [link to be provided]![]()
Live scorecard: www.playhq.com/cricket-australia/org/veterans-cricket-australia/international-competitions-summer...![]()
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NEW ZEALAND "A" vs USA "A"![]()
Live streaming: [link to be provided]![]()
Live scorecard: www.playhq.com/cricket-australia/org/veterans-cricket-australia/international-competitions-summer...
Australia A v Canada A, Summer 2024/25, R2 - Game Centre | PlayHQ
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Game Centre for Australia A v Canada A in INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIONS Summer 2024/25 season, Round 2.
Wales had a thumping win over USA in the Over-60s Cape Town International tournament, being hosted by Veterans Cricket of South Africa.![]()
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Off the back of a massive 206-run opening partnership between Mike Hayden (86) and Neal Williams (94) (believed to be one of the highest in all masters international matches, in any age group), Wales racked up 297/7 from their 45 overs. ![]()
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USA had a 54-run opening partnership of their own, but then things fell away quickly and they were dismissed for just 150 (Paul Murphy took 3/28).![]()
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Scorecard: cricclubs.com/VeteransLeagueofSouthAfrica/viewScorecard.do?matchId=2064&clubId=22082![]()
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There are quite a few non-international matches in this series, which you can find here: ![]()
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cricclubs.com/VeteransLeagueofSouthAfrica/viewLeagueResults.do?league=71&clubId=22082![]()
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Currently, Zimbabwe are top of the table, with 5 wins from 5 games. Here is the points table:![]()
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The Cape Town International Over-60s tournament is underway.![]()
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The tournament involves three international sides - USA, Wales, and Zimbabwe - plus USA "A" and two unofficial sides from South Africa: the "Impalas" and the "Kudus". Only the matches between the international sides are considered full over-60s internationals (O60Is).![]()
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The first O60I was played yesterday between Zimbabwe and USA, with Zimbabwe coming away with a comprehensive 130-run win on Duckworth-Lewis.![]()
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Zimbabwe batted first and piled up 319/3. Wayne Parham (113) and Andy Walton (68 in his first O60I) added 124 for the second wicket and then Rory McWade smashed 101 not out from 75 balls as Zimbabwe scored 190 runs from the last 24 overs.![]()
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USA had a revised target of 260 from 30 overs and never got close, ending on 129/7. Walton rounded off a fine game by taking 4/20 from 9 overs.![]()
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Here is the scorecard:
League: Zimbabwe O60s vs USA O60s - Veterans League of South Africa
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Zimbabwe O60s won by 130 Runs (D/L);Zimbabwe O60s 319/3(45.0 overs) USA O60s 129/7(30.0 overs)
England and Australia played a one-off O50I after the World Cup. ![]()
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Giles Ecclestone continued his great form from the World Cup, hitting a typically aggressive 106 from 97 balls as England racked up 260/9 from their 45 overs. James Morris was again excellent in taking 3/32 from 9 overs.![]()
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Australia's own run machine, Steve Mace, led the reply, scoring 99 before being bowled by Zulfi Butt, who took 3/35. Australia chased hard, with contributions by all of their batters, but England closed out a hard-fought 9-run win to retain the "Platinum Ashes".![]()
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There was no live streaming of the game, but here is the full scorecard:![]()
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Pakistan have defeated Sri Lanka by 6 wickets to win the IMC Over-50s World Cup.![]()
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The match was of an extremely high standard, as one would expect, at the P Sara Test ground in Colombo. Sri Lanka won the toss and batted, and Saman Jayantha - the tournament's leading run-scorer - blazed away, hitting 71 from 59 balls.![]()
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The Pakistan bowlers chipped away, however, and at 133/5 Sri Lanka were starting to lose their momentum. Captain Shane Fernando (45) and Suwanji Madanayake (33) helped the hosts up to what looked like a par score of 233/7. The old campaigner Mohammed Jaffar took 3/34.![]()
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Pakistan started badly and were quickly 14/2 after this incredible catch by Upul Chandana ( youtube.com/clip/UgkxePyt2affzghjtQE12KO3NEQhtczgJvky?si=PkEkSS_GlzaD_tz- ). However, Asif Hamayun then played beautifully, attacking the Sri Lankan bowlers with some graceful shots down the ground. He and Mohamed Shahid (38) got Pakistan back on track, before Sheikh Iqbal (53 not out) and Mohammed Hafeez (28 not out) took Pakistan home in the last over.![]()
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Scorecard: cricheroes.com/scorecard/15450174/imc-over-50s-world-cup-2025-/sri-lanka-(over-50)-vs-pakistan-(o...![]()
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Congratulations to Pakistan and also to Sena Seneviratne and his organising committee for putting on a wonderful tournament.![]()
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At the Tournament Dinner, the following awards were handed out:![]()
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Top run-scorer: Saman Jayantha (Sri Lanka), 360 runs at 51.43![]()
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Top wicket-taker: Ali Bukhari (Wales), 21 wickets at 13.62![]()
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Best all-rounder: Ali Bukhari (Wales): 21 wickets at 13.62 and 278 runs at 39.71![]()
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The following Team of the Tournament was announced:![]()
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1. Simon Holliday (Wales)![]()
2. Giles Ecclestone (England)![]()
3. Saman Jayantha (Sri Lanka)![]()
4. Ruvin Peiris (Sri Lanka)![]()
5. Mandar Phadke (India)![]()
6. Asif Hamayun (Pakistan)![]()
7. Iwan Rees (Wales)![]()
8. Vinayak Samant (India)![]()
9. Ali Bukhari (Wales)![]()
10. Wiaan Smit (South Africa)![]()
11. Rehan Rauf (Pakistan)![]()
12. James Morris (Australia)![]()
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("Team photo" below.)![]()
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IMPORTANT: Despite what was "announced" at the dinner last night, no decision has yet been officially made regarding the location of the next IMC Over-50s World Cup. This decision will be announced HERE in due course.
Here it is - the big one! The Grand Final of the IMC Over-50s World Cup 2025.![]()
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Hosts Sri Lanka play Pakistan Veterans Cricket Association at the famous P Sara Stadium in Colombo, starting at 10 a.m. local time. ![]()
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The two sides lost a game each during the round robin stage - Sri Lanka went down to England and Pakistan lost to Australia - but they have fought their way through to the final and it promises to be a thrilling game.![]()
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Tune in to the live streaming here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPNlG6fzXMY![]()
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Live scorecard here: cricheroes.com/scorecard/15450174/imc-over-50s-world-cup-2025-/pakistan-(over-50)-vs-sri-lanka-(o...
LIVE: Sri Lanka vs Pakistan - Final - IMC Over-50s World Cup 2025
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The Sri Lanka Over-50s team will face the Pakistan Over-50s team in the Final match of the IMC Over-50s World Cup 2025 on 23rd February at the P. Sara Oval G...IMC MEMBER countries
