Rajasthan Royals legspinner Pravin Tambe participated in a T20 tournament in the USA alongside Mohammad Ashraful, who is serving a ban for fixing during the 2013 BPL

Scotland captain Preston Mommsen has expressed relief at having secured the full four points from a pair of WCL Championship outings against Nepal after both contests were marred by poor weather

Matthew Cross carried over his excellent work from behind the stumps on Friday to in front of the stumps on Saturday, his unbeaten 51 lifting Scotland to a nine-wicket win

Scotland captain Preston Mommsen admitted his side was feeling the after-effects of the World Twenty20 Qualifier, but said he was relieved after Scotland's tense three-run win over Nepal on Wednesday

A thrilling chase from Nepal fell just short of producing victory on their WCL Championship debut as Scotland captain Preston Mommsen's first-innings 62-ball 78 was just enough for the hosts to cling on

Twenty one players from Canada, USA, Bermuda and Suriname have been shortlisted to play for an ICC Americas regional team that will take part in West Indies' Nagico Super50 tournament next January

ESPNcricinfo takes a look at the chances of six Associate teams that progressed to the World T20 in India next year

While two players each from Namibia, Oman and Ireland also find spots in the team of the tournament

Scotland captain Preston Mommsen and his Netherlands counterpart Peter Borren both heaped praise on their respective squads after the two teams were declared co-champions at the World Twenty20 Qualifier following a rained-out final

The weather which had behaved wonderfully in Malahide over the last nine days finally turned sour on Sunday at the World Twenty20 Qualifier, as the third place game and championship match were both abandoned without a ball bowled

A short-pitched barrage from an energised Netherlands bowling attack ran through Ireland's struggling batting unit to dismiss them for 128, to set up a five-wicket win in Malahide

Kyle Coetzer and Matthew Cross romped Scotland into Sunday's final, blazing past Hong Kong by five wickets

ESPNcricinfo previews the two World T20 qualifier semi-finals in Malahide

At a time when opportunities for Associates at major ICC tournaments are shrinking in alarming fashion, the competitive depth of Associates has never been greater

Oman's players racked up a $2500 debt due to lost cricket balls during net sessions on tour, but created a 100-fold return by making it to the World Twenty20 in India, where the participation fee alone is $250,000

Oman not only booked a World T20 spot but also secured T20I status after their historic five-wicket win against Namibia in Malahide

Nawroz Mangal's second consecutive Man-of-the-Match performance put Afghanistan back in the World Twenty20 as the side coasted to a six-wicket win over Papua New Guinea

As a technical advisor with Oman for the World T20 qualifier, former England cricketer Derek Pringle has been sharing tips with the side to get them to play smarter cricket

ICC chief executive David Richardson has said that profitability of fixtures for broadcasters has been a stumbling block for getting top Associates Ireland and Afghanistan fixtures since their inclusion in the ICC ODI rankings table

ESPNcricinfo previews the two World Twenty20 Qualifier playoff matches on Thursday