John Mooney followed up a late cameo with two wickets as Ireland held off USA for a 46-run win at Stormont

The memories of two previous heartaches are now serving as fuel for inspiration at the World Twenty20 Qualifier for Papua New Guinea

Despite the stark differences between the teams, Jersey scrapped and fought their way to a memorable victory over Hong Kong, underlining a passion and desperation to succeed

A sparkling 112-run opening stand between Peter Gough and Edward Farley led Jersey to a shock nine-wicket win against Hong Kong in Bready

A stifling spell of left-arm spin by Shakti Gauchan halted a runaway start by USA to set the stage for a six-wicket win by Nepal at Stormont on Friday

John Mooney's man-of-the-match winning spell of 3-23 restricted Namibia to 124 for 8 before Ireland, riding on captain William Porterfield's unbeaten half-century, knocked off the runs with 16 balls to spare

Fast bowling spearhead Hammad Shahid told ESPNcricinfo, on the eve of the team's opening match against Nepal, that he has no doubt USA will qualify for next year's ICC World Twenty20 in India

Former USA assistant coach, Asif Mujtaba, says that the lack of organisation and team chemistry has held the national side back from progressing in world cricket, despite an abundance of talent

Players from the lesser-known nations who could light up the World T20 Qualifier

Fourteen Associate teams attempt to outwit, outplay and outlast one another in Ireland and Scotland starting Thursday at the World Twenty20 Qualifier

Fourteen Associate teams attempt to outwit, outplay and outlast one another in Ireland and Scotland starting Thursday at the World Twenty20 Qualifier

After the devastating earthquake that struck Kathmandu in April, Gyanendra Malla is hoping that securing a World T20 berth could lift the spirits of the Nepali citizens

Suriname's anticipated debut at the ICC Americas U-19 Division One championship will have to wait at least another two years after the team was forced to withdraw from the event starting on Sunday in Bermuda

Canada offspinner Nikhil Dutta, who has chosen to remain in the CPL with the St Kitts & Nevis Patriots, has been replaced by Hiral Patel in the Canada squad for the ICC World T20 Qualifier

A leaked document authored by an ICC review group to investigate the USA Cricket Association's state of affairs described the board as "unprofessional and not trustworthy"

The ICC's ACSU has recently received a formal complaint related to national team selection procedures of the USA Cricket Association, according to information contained in a 40-page report delivered at the ICC annual conference last week in Barbados

The brunt of USACA's maladministration has often been borne by the players, especially after previous suspensions. It is far better for them to have the ICC's active assistance than the passive disinterest they have been used to from USACA

The common thread through all three suspensions - 2005, 2007 and 2015 - has been Gladstone Dainty. His reign, which began in 2003, has been an unmitigated disaster through and through

An ICC plan is being organised to appoint a local advisory board in America to help the USA Cricket Association rectify numerous issues that resulted in suspension on Friday

ESPNcricinfo presents the five main factors that led to the ICC suspending the USACA from its membership