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IMC Over-40s World Cup - Day 2The eagerly anticipated clash between India and Pakistan Veterans Cricket Association quickly looked like it would become a mismatch as India slumped to 38/7 before Murtaza Ali (48*) and Amit Mishra (38) helped the total up to 143. At 19/3 it looked like it could be a contest, but 21-Test veteran Adnan Akmal and former first-class batsman Sheharyar Ghani each scored 63 not out, adding 125 unbeaten runs for the 4th wicket to see Pakistan home.Scorecard: cricheroes.com/scorecard/27739343/imc-over-40s-world-cup-2026-guyana/india-vs-pakistan/scorecardCricket Australia Masters Over 40's absolutely thrashed Veterans Cricket Association of Namibia by 9 wickets, chasing the target of 227 in just 15.3 overs - going at a scarcely believable 14 runs an over in pursuit of what seemed a reasonable score. The Namibians would have been fairly happy with their 222, led by 63 to Gerrie Snyman. Aussie captain Steven Paulsen followed his 5-fer against Cricket West Indies Masters Association yesterday with 4/35 today. But Australian opener Glen Batticciotto went berserk, smashing 126 not out from just 46 balls, with 11 sixes and 12 fours. Paulsen joined in the fun with 72 not out from 34 balls and Batticciotto hit three consecutive sixes to finish the game.Scorecard: cricheroes.com/scorecard/27742466/imc-over-40s-world-cup-2026-guyana/namibia-vs-australia/scorecardVeterans Cricket of South Africa burst through the 400-run barrier, piling on 408/6 against Wales Over 40's Cricket, led by 134 (98 balls) to Brandon Buckley and 126 (68 balls) to Christiaan Ritter, the pair adding 195 for the third wicket. Ritter was particularly savage, blazing 13 sixes. Reinhard Strydom then came in and whacked 7 sixes of his own as he clattered 77* from 43 balls. The shell-shocked Welsh made no real attempt to chase the massive target and their innings drifted to a close at 156 from 38 overs, with Piet Botha taking 3/20 from 7.Scorecard: cricheroes.com/scorecard/27738284/imc-over-40s-world-cup-2026-guyana/south-africa-vs-wales/liveEngland Over 40s Cricket outclassed New Zealand Over-40s Cricket , winning by 129 runs at Mt St George. Led by 90 to the consistent James Duffy - who now has 493 runs at 82.16 in O40Is - and 57 from 36 balls to Ben Frazer, the English posted 286/9, despite slowing down towards the end of the innings as Ben Rapson took 3/51.New Zealand raced after the target, with Dewald Strydom playing some beautiful shots off his legs in reaching 73 from 49 balls before suffering an eye injury. The wheels fell off NZ's chase at that point and they tumbled from 84/1 to 157 all out, as Steven Naylor took 5/25.Scorecard: cricheroes.com/scorecard/27740989/imc-over-40s-world-cup-2026-guyana/england-vs-new-zealand/score...CaCCMC CCMC piled on a massive 443/4 against a Colombian side making its international debut. Nitin Gosain walloped 11 sixes and 11 fours en route to 145 not out from just 69 balls. Former West Indian Test player Shane Shillingford joined in the fun, smacking 9 sixes in his 139 not out from a relatively sedate 77 balls. (However, records from this match won't count in the official stats because Colombia are not a full IMC member country.)The outclassed Colombians could only manage 112 in reply, with Sugith Karunaratne taking 3/25 with his leg spin.Scorecard: cricheroes.com/scorecard/27758589/imc-over-40s-world-cup-2026-guyana/canada-vs-colombia/scorecard
Day 2 of the IMC Over-40s World Cup will see 3 key match-ups.The big one, in terms of international rivalries, will be Veterans Cricket India vs Pakistan Veterans Cricket Association at the Providence National Stadium. Pakistan had a simple win against Rest of the Caribbean today, but this will be India's first game of the tournament.Scorecard: cricheroes.com/scorecard/27739343/imc-over-40s-world-cup-2026-guyana/pakistan-vs-india Another key contest will be the game between 2024 runnerNew Zealand Over-40s Cricketaland and one of the early tournament favouriteEngland Over 40s Cricketgland. Scorecard: cricheroes.com/scorecard/27740989/imc-over-40s-world-cup-2026-guyana/new-zealand-vs-england Finally, 2024 champVeterans Cricket of South Africafrica takWales Over 40's CricketWales. Scorecard: cricheroes.com/scorecard/27738284/imc-over-40s-world-cup-2026-guyana/wales-vs-south-africaThe exact live streaming links are not available as of time of writing this post, but should be available here once play starts: www.youtube.com/@246sports/streams
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IMC Over-40s World Cup - Day 1 resultsCricket Australia Masters Over 40's have put on a clinical display to tip over a star-studded Cricket West Indies Masters Association side at the Providence Stadium. Australia accumulated nicely to score 266/5. All of the top 4 reached 40, with Ryan Broad's 58 the only 50+ score.The much-vaunted Windies batting lineup, which featured 4 former Test players, quickly allowed the required run rate to get away from them and limped to just 178, as no one could pass Denesh Ramdin's 31. Aussie Steve Paulsen backed up his 45 runs by takiEngland Over 40s Cricket.England started their campaign with a thumping 134-runMasters Cricket USAn over USA. Batting first after winning the toss, England piled up 264/8 from their 45 overs, led by 89 from 75 balls (5 sixes) to the prolific Sean Heather and 61 to skipper Darren Stevens.Former Ranji Trophy player Prasanna Ramaswammy started brightly at USA were 54 in the 6th over before he fell, which precipitated a collapse to 130 all out. Former IPL player Iresh Saxena took 3/16 for Veterans Cricket of South Africauth Africa had a first-up win ovCCMCanada CCMC but it wasn't at all one-way traffic for the defending champions. Canada posted 162, led by 63 from 56 balls to Royston Crandon, the world's top-ranked over-40s player, although no one else could pass 22. Ryan Reeves started his tournament well with 4/30.Crandon then took 3/35 to have South Africa in some trouble at 95/5, but the lower order crept home with just 2 wickets Pakistan Veterans Cricket Association.Finally, Pakistan made light work of the Rest of the Caribbean, winning their opening match by 9 wickets. RotC could only scrape together 71, as Waseem Ali took 6/30. Imran Khan (38*) made light work of the chase, which took less than 11 overs.All of the scorecards can be found here:worldcup.windiesmasters.org/live-scores-and-stats/The match video for all games can be found here:www.youtube.com/@246sports
The IMC Over-40s World Cup kicks off on Saturday (Guyana time) with four matches.The match of the day will pit hosts Cricket West Indies Masters Association against T20 World Cup winners Cricket Australia Masters Over 40's. The Windies side is packed full of former internationals, such as Ramnaresh Sarwan and Denesh Ramdin, but the Aussies have shown that a team of stars doesn't necessarily guarantee anything, as they showed when they defeated a high-proPakistan Veterans Cricket Associationistan side in the T20 final in Karachi recently.Another interesting match-up willEngland Over 40s Cricketgland Masters Cricket USAy USA. England have swept all before them at home this year, and also have a team brimming with high-pedigree players, but the USA team could be more used to the conditions, time zone, etVeterans Cricket of South Africafrica are the defending champions, having won the inaugural World Cup in Cape Town in 2024. They will take on a Canadian side that features the world's top-ranked player in Royston Crandon and former West Indies Test player Shane Shillingford.Pakistan will play the Rest of the Caribbean (RotC) in the day's final game. Matches involving RoTC, Rest of the World and Colombia will not be counted as official O40Is because those teams are not full IMC members. However, they will count towards the tournament standings and results.These games all start at 9:30 a.m. Guyana time.The following link will take you to the Match Centre, where all the live scores and links to streaming can be found: worldcup.windiesmasters.org/fixtures-results/The other teams will play their first games on October 18.Note that Sri Lanka have unfortunately had to withdraw from the tournament due to travel difficulties.
The Over-50s Africa Cup takes place in Harare, Zimbabwe +50 Cricket Association, later this month. The tournament will feature hosts Zimbabwe, plus Veterans Cricket of South Africa and England and also South Africa A.Here is the full schedule.
Here are some of the big-name players to watch out for in the IMC Over-40s World Cup, which starts in Guyana on October 17 ...DENESH RAMDIN (Cricket West Indies Masters Association) - With 74 Tests and 139 ODIs to his name, Ramdin is one of the most decorated player in the tournament. The keeper-batsman was a mainstay of the West Indies side for a decade and captained the side in 13 Tests.DARREN STEVENS (England Over 40s Cricket) - Stevens played first-class cricket until the age of 46, by which time he had played over 850 county-level games, scoring over 28,000 runs and taking nearly 900 wickets. In O40Is, he has scored 392 runs at 43.56 and taken 10 wickets at 16.30.RAMNARESH SARWAN (West Indies) - Sarwan has an outstanding international record, playing 87 Test matches with 15 centuries, including a high score of 291, as well as 181 ODIs - both with batting averages over 40. SHEHARYAR GHANI (Pakistan Veterans Cricket Association) - Left-handed batsman who played over 150 matches at First-Class/List A/T20 level, hitting 8 centuries with a best of 194*GREG HUNT (Cricket Australia Masters) - A former Australia Under-19 player, Hunt is the leading run-scorer in all O40Is, with 767 at 47.94. He also has 5 wickets at 17.40.DEVENDRA BISHOO (West Indies) - Another West Indian with extensive international experience, Bishoo played 36 Tests, 42 ODIs and 7 T20Is as a leg-spinner. His greatest achievement was taking 8/49 against Pakistan in 2016.GERRIE SNYMAN (Veterans Cricket Association of Namibia) - One of Namibia's best ever cricketers, all-rounder Snyman played in the 2003 World Cup and also racked up 72 first-class games, 130 List-A games and 53 T20s. He is a powerful hitter and was a star at the 2024 IMC O40s WC, averaging 60 with the bat and 20 with the ball, making the Team of the Tournament.SHANE SHILLINGFORD (Canada) - Dominican-born Shillingford took 70 wickets in 16 Test matches for the West Indies, including 10-wicket match hauls against Australia and Zimbabwe. Overall, he took 587 first-class wickets at just 24.32 and a further 107 wickets in List-A matches.KYLE COETScotland Seniors Crickettland) - Koetzer played for Scotland 159 times (89 ODIs and 70 T20Is) over 15 years, scoring 5 centuries - including a high score of 156 vs Bangladesh - and 26 half-centuries. When he retired in 2023 he was Scotland's leading run-scorer in ODIs. He has played 2 O40Is, with a best of 77.RICHARD SIMS (England) - Born in Zimbabwe, Sims played 3 ODIs for them against Pakistan and South Africa before moving to England. He also has a first-class double century and a first-class 6-fer to his name.ROYSTON CRANDON (Canada) - Crandon scored an amazing 143* for Canada O40s vs the USA in 2025 and has 2 other 50s, in addition to 9 wickets at 20.67, which puts him at the top of the IMC World Rankings. He played over 80 FC/List A/T20 matches for his native Guyana before moving to Canada.JAWED MANSOOR (Pakistan) - Keeper-batsman who played 100+ times for Karachi and took over 250 dismissals.RYAN CANNING (England) - Another keeper-batsman, Canning played 105 first-class matches, mostly in his native South Africa, scoring over 5000 runs and effecting over 350 dismissals. In 7 O40Is, Canning has an average of 85.33 and a strike rate of 120, including a century against Wales.MICHANew Zealand Over-40s Cricketew Zealand) - Opening bowler who played for Wellington, taking 32 first-class wickets at 27.93. He has taken 7 wickets at 21.57 in O40Is.RYAN NURSE (Rest of the Caribbean) - Fast bowler Nurse played 16 first-class games, mostly for Barbados, with a best performance of 7/41. He will likely spearhead the RotC attack.
With less than a week to go before the IMC Over-40s World Cup in Guyana, let's take a look at some of the stats and numbers around Over-40s Internationals (O40Is) ...Since the last Over-40s World Cup, held in Cape Town, South Africa, in 2024, there have been 24 O40Is (in addition to some T20 games). England have played in 7 of these O40Is, winning all of them, while Australia have won 8 of the 9 games they have played.Australia - Played 9, won 8New Zealand - Played 9, won 4England - Played 7, won 7Canada CCMC - Played 6, won 1USA - Played 5, won 2Wales - Played 5, won 0India - Played 3, won 1Scotland - Played 2, won 1LEADING RUN-SCORERS (* indicates playing in this World Cup)* Greg Hunt (Australia): 767 runs at 47.94* Sion Morris (Wales): 721 runs at 42.41* Muhammad Farrukh (USA): 584 runs at 53.09Cos Beadle (Australia): 539 runs at 41.46Hardeep Singh (New Zealand): 523 runs at 65.38LEADING WICKET-TAKERSAjay Sharma (USA): 27 wickets at 23.96 (5.08 rpo)* Scott Jarvis (Australia): 24 wickets at 16.67 (3.95 rpo)Lundi Mbane (South Africa): 21 wickets at 12.76 (3.88 rpo)Abdul Qadir (Pakistan): 20 wickets at 11.75 (4.99 rpo)* Daniel Styer (SA/Scotland): 20 wickets at 19.55 (4.55 rpo)MOST DISMISSALS* Steven Baker (Australia): 26 (incl. 3 stumpings)* Sean Park (England) 18 (3)Werner Moolman (South Africa): 16 (3)* Steve Paulsen (Australia): 13* Ryan Canning (England): 13 (4)MOST SIXES HIT* Ben Frazer (England): 20* Darren Stevens (England): 18* Royston Crandon (Canada): 17Rehan Khan (UAE): 17Tassawar Abbas (Pakistan): 17You can see all the players from all 16 teams here: worldcup.windiesmasters.org/teams/The tournament starts on October 17 and runs through until November 1. All matches will be covered on the International Masters Cricket Facebook page, so make sure you "follow" it to keep up with all the action.Tomorrow we will look at some of the big name players in the tournament.
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