Jubilant Afghan cricketers said Sunday they were ready to take on the world's best players and strive to make their war-ravaged country proud after they qualified for the World Twenty20 finals.

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Afghanistan's fairytale story in the world of cricket continued on Saturday as they defeated hosts United Arab Emirates to reach their first major tournament, the World Twenty20 finals in the West Indies which runs from April 30 to May 16.

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Afghanistan's fairytale story in the world of cricket continued on Saturday as they defeated hosts United Arab Emirates to reach their first major finals, the World Twenty20 finals in the West Indies which runs from April 30 to May 16.

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Afghanistan's seemingly inexorable rise in the cricket world took another step in the right direction here on Tuesday as they defeated favourites and joint-defending champions Ireland in their opening world Twenty20 qualifiers.

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Afghanistan's seemingly inexorable rise in the cricket world took another step in the right direction here on Tuesday as they defeated favourites and joint-defending champions Ireland in their opening world Twenty20 qualifiers.

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Dubai, Feb.4 : The ICC has announced the match officials for the ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier 2010 which takes place in the United Arab Emirates from 9 to 13 February,

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Kyle McCallan, Ireland's former captain and the island's most capped player, has announced his retirement from international cricket after deciding against extending his career until the next World Cup.

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Host nations at the 2011 World Cup in Asia are set to be allowed to play quarter and semi-final matches on their own soil, according to plans submitted to the International Cricket Council (ICC).

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Mumbai, Oct 14 (IANS) The 2011 Cricket World Cup final will be played in Mumbai and one of the semi-finals at Mohali in Punjab.Two other matches will also be played at Mohali's Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) stadium.

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Bangladesh will host the opening ceremony of the 2011 Cricket World Cup Feb 17.The Central Organising Committee (COC) of the World Cup met here Wednesday and also decided that the inaugural match of the World Cup will be held in Bangladesh Feb 19. The full schedule of the tournament will be released Nov 9.

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India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Sri Lanka's explosive batsman Tillakaratne Dilshan have both been nominated in three different categories of the International Cricket Council's (ICC) Awards 2009.

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England's Ashes heroes were given a reality check as they spluttered to 203 for nine against Ireland in Thursday's one-day international in Belfast.

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England's Ashes celebrations almost came to an embarrassing end when they narrowly avoided defeat against Ireland, claiming a three-run victory under the Duckworth/Lewis method in Thursday's one-day international in Belfast.

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Six of England''s Ashes-winning heroes flew to Ireland last night for a match that has left them angry and frustrated.

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Ireland defeated Kenya by 52 runs on Saturday to take an unassailable 2-0 lead in their one-day international series.

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Pakistan ended Ireland's slim hopes of qualifying for the World Twenty20 semi-finals with a 39-run victory at the Oval here on Monday.

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Kamran Akmal's 57 was the cornerstone of Pakistan's 159 for five against Ireland in their World Twenty Super Eights match at the Oval here on Tuesday.

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Kamran Akmal's 57 was the cornerstone of Pakistan's 159 for five against Ireland in their World Twenty Super Eights match at the Oval here on Tuesday.

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Pakistan captain Younus Khan won the toss and elected to bat against Ireland in their World Twenty Super Eights Group F match at the Oval here on Monday.

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Ireland captain William Porterfield said his side had given everything after they came within a whisker of adding to their country's record of shock cricket wins against Sri Lanka.

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Sri Lanka preserved their unbeaten record at the World Twenty20 with a nine run Super Eights win over Ireland at Lord's on Sunday but only after they'd been given a huge fright by the minnows.

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Outsiders Ireland held Sri Lanka to 144 for nine in their World Twenty20 Super Eights match at Lord's here on Sunday.

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Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara won the toss and elected to bat against Ireland in their World Twenty20 Super Eights Group F match at Lord's here on Sunday.

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New Zealand batsman Aaron Redmond admitted his sudden elevation from the backwaters of English league cricket to the World Twenty20 left him with no time to suffer stagefright.

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Late entrant Aaron Redmond smashed 63 off 30 balls as New Zealand hammered hapless Ireland for 198-5 in the World Twenty20 Super Eights game at Trent Bridge on Thursday.

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Ireland's captain William Porterfield won the toss and elected to field in the group F Super Eights match against injury-hit New Zealand at Trent Bridge on Thursday.

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Reigning champions India warmed up for the Super Eights of the World Twenty20 by crushing hapless Ireland by eight wickets on Wednesday.

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India left-arm seamer Zaheer Khan enjoyed a four-wicket boost on Wednesday as he continued his rehabilitation from a shoulder injury.

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Jesse Ryder is set to miss New Zealand's opening World Twenty20 Super Eights match against Ireland at Trent Bridge on Thursday as he undergoes hospital treatment.

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Turn and trickery, rather than raw pace, are proving match-winners at the World Twenty20 as slow bowlers put the brakes on the game's big hitters.

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Ireland's cricketers were hailed as sporting heroes here on Tuesday after they sent Test side Bangladesh crashing out of the World Twenty20 in Nottingham on Monday.

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Trent Johnston and the O'Brien brothers combined to help Ireland send Bangladesh crashing out of the World Twenty20 here on Monday.

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Ireland knocked Bangladesh out of the World Twenty20 at Trent Bridge here on Monday with a six-wicket victory.

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Ireland knocked Bangladesh out of the World Twenty20 at Trent Bridge here on Monday with a six-wicket victory.

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Ireland's captain William Porterfield won the toss and elected to field in the World Twenty20 group A match against Bangladesh at Trent Bridge here on Monday.

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Bangladesh take on Ireland in a tricky group A clash on Monday that will almost certainly take the winner into the next round of the World Twenty20.

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Ireland made 130 for seven against the West Indies in their ICC World Twenty20 warm-up match at the Oval here on Tuesday.

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West Indies captain Chris Gayle led his side to a crushing nine-wicket win over Ireland in their ICC World Twenty20 warm-up match at the Oval here on Tuesday with a blistering innings of 88 not out.

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Ireland captain William Porterfield won the toss and elected to bat against the West Indies in their ICC World Twenty20 warm-up match at the Oval here on Tuesday.

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Trent Johnston was Ireland's hero as they beat the Netherlands in an eliminator finish to their ICC World Twenty20 warm-up match at Lord's here on Monday.

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Netherlands captain Jeroen Smits won the toss and elected to bat against Ireland in their ICC World Twenty20 warm-up match at Lord's here on Monday.

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Ireland will be looking to build on their reputation for causing cricket shocks in the World Twenty20 but they face some potentially gruelling encounters against the 'big boys'.

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Not many people who've already made 23 one-day international appearances can contemplate the prospect of a debut on the world stage.

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The future of international cricket's controversial umpiring referral system will be up for discussion when a group of leading administrators gathers here at Lord's.

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Manager Roy Torrens on Monday hailed the Ireland team that won the 2011 Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in South Africa as the best to represent the country."They are even better than the side that shocked Pakistan and Bangladesh at the last World Cup," said the man involved for 40 years with the national team as a player, selector, official and manager.

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William Porterfield and Trent Johnston shone as Ireland crushed Canada by nine wickets in the 2011 Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament final on Sunday.

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Ireland will lack star batsman Eoin Morgan whey they face Canada here on Sunday in the 2011 Cricket World Cup Qualifier final.

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The Afghanistan cricket dreamers are at it again. Not satisfied with a meteoric rise from fifth-division non-entities to the verge of World Cup qualification within one year, they have adjusted their sights to facing the likes of Australia and Pakistan at one-day level.

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Canada, Ireland, Kenya and Netherlands will represent the minnows of cricket at the 2011 World Cup after a thrilling climax to the qualifiers Friday.

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Canada, Ireland, Kenya and Netherlands will represent the minnows of cricket at the 2011 World Cup after a thrilling climax to the qualifiers Friday.

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Ireland beat the Netherlands by six wickets in Pretoria on Wednesday to clinch a second consecutive appearance at the World Cup.

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Minnows Afghanistan received a twin boost ahead of a make-or-break 2011 Cricket World Cup Qualifier Super 8 clash against mighty Ireland in South Africa Saturday.

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Ireland outplayed Canada in the 2011 Cricket World Cup Qualifier feature match here on Monday while fairytale contenders Afghanistan lost again.Undefeated knocks by Kevin O'Brien (89) and Eoin Morgan (84) steered pre-tournament favourites Ireland to a six-wicket triumph over Canada at Willowmoore Park.

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