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Whatmore to help Associates for WC

May 8, 2014: Dav Whatmore, the former Australia player, will assist Afghanistan, Ireland, Scotland and UAE in their preparations for the 2015 World Cup after joining the ICC High Performance Programme (HPP) in an advisory role

ACC Premier League 2014

All-round Afghanistan cruise to title win

May 7, 2014: A round-up of the last round of the ACC Premier League matches played on May 7, 2014

ACC Premier League 2014

Afghanistan, Nepal wins lead to three-way tie

May 5, 2014: A round-up for ACC Premier League matches played on May 5, 2014

ACC Premier League 2014

Steady Fayyaz steers UAE to win

May 4, 2014: A round-up of ACC Premier League matches played on May 4, 2014

ACC Premier League 2014

Afghanistan, Nepal maintain ascendency

May 2, 2014: A round-up for ACC Premier League matches played on May 2, 2014

ACC Premier League 2014

Afghanistan and Nepal register comfortable wins

May 1, 2014: A round-up of the Asian Cricket Council Premier League matches that took place on May 1 2014

ACC Premier League 2014

Afghanistan begin as favourites

Apr 30, 2014: The Asian Cricket Council Premier League is set to commence from May 1 in Malaysia, with tournament favourites Afghanistan up against Hong Kong in the first match

Zimbabwe v UAE, World T20, Group B, Sylhet

Chigumbura keeps Zimbabwe alive

Mar 21, 2014: In a must-win match, Zimbabwe found themselves in a spot of bother more than once against UAE, but Elton Chigumbura's belted a quickfire 53 from No. 6 to complete the chase in 13.4 overs

Zimbabwe v UAE, World T20, Group B, Sylhet

Zimbabwe eye unlikely progress

Mar 20, 2014: Zimbabwe can still progress to the main draw of the World T20, but they must beat UAE convincingly and hope that Ireland succumb to a big defeat against Netherlands

Ireland v UAE, World T20, Group B, Sylhet

Ireland show who are 'top of the tree'

Mar 19, 2014: There has been this sense of quiet inevitability to Ireland's World T20 campaign so far. From the start, they have maintained that they are here to win three games and get into the Super 10

Ireland v UAE, World T20, Group B, Sylhet

Khurram hopes for UAE investment

Mar 19, 2014: Two tame defeats to Netherlands and Ireland revealed the gap that exists between the amateurs of UAE and the leading lights of the Associate world

Ireland v UAE, World T20, Group B, Sylhet

Win takes Ireland closer to main draw

Mar 19, 2014: Ireland moved closer to qualifying for the main draw of the World T20, beating United Arab Emirates by 21 runs (D/L method)

Ireland v UAE, World T20, Group B, Sylhet

Porterfield lines up 'big hurdle' to cross

Mar 18, 2014: Ireland may have passed their biggest test in the first round in the form of Full Member Zimbabwe, but captain William Porterfield feels another "big hurdle" lies in wait when they face their next opponents, UAE.

Ireland v UAE, World T20, Group B, Sylhet

Ireland look to maintain intensity

Mar 18, 2014: Ireland have taken a big step towards the Super 10 stage by beating Zimbabwe. Now, as favourites to go through from Group B, they cannot afford any complacency against UAE

Netherlands v UAE, World T20, Group B, Sylhet

Khurram points finger at catching

Mar 17, 2014: Khurram Khan, the UAE captain, has said that poor catching and bowling were why his side lost to Netherlands despite posting what he felt was a reasonable total

Netherlands v UAE, World T20, Group B, Sylhet

Myburgh powers Netherlands to six-wicket win

Mar 17, 2014: Netherlands' batsmen came good when it mattered, as they made short work of a potentially tricky target of 152 against UAE

Netherlands v UAE, World T20, Group B, Sylhet

Netherlands seek batting turnaround

Mar 16, 2014: ESPNcricinfo previews the Group B match between Netherlands and UAE in Sylhet

World T20 2014

Afghanistan behind Ireland, Netherlands in T20s

Mar 15, 2014: Going by form and experience, Bangladesh and Ireland are the likely teams to qualify for the main tournament

World T20 2014

First-timers UAE seek further progress

Mar 14, 2014: Success in the World T20s will be the perfect dose for UAE ahead of a more important tournament, the ODI World Cup, less than 12 months away

Under-19 World Cup 2014, playoffs

Bangladesh, NZ in plate final

Feb 25, 2014: A round-up of the Under-19 World Cup playoff matches on February 25, 2014