Malaysian cricket lost a long-serving and dedicated official with the passing of Johor Cricket Council (JCC) president Dato Dr Harjit Singh on Monday. He was 70.A lifelong cricketer, Dr Harjit's contribution to the sport was immense from playing cricket for club, state and country to serving as an official in various capacities at state and national level.Dr Harjit was recognised and awarded the Johor Sports Leadership Award in 1989, 1995 and 2007. In appreciation of his services to cricket[...]

Northern Strikers earned a spot in the qualifier against Central Smashers after beating Southern Hitters by seven wickets in a low-scoring affair to conclude the preliminary round of the MCA T20 Super Series at the Kinrara Oval on Sunday.Bhushan Save guided the Strikers to 56 for three in just 7.2 overs with an unbeaten 43 after Aimal Khan took four wickets to help dismiss the Hitters for 52 runs in 15.4 overs in overcast conditions following rain in the early morning.With the win, the Strikers[...]

Central Smashers clinched an exciting five-wicket win over Western Warriors at the Kinrara Oval on Saturday to book a spot in the MCA T20 Super Series qualifier.A century partnership between Shafiq Sharif and Dhivendran Mogan guided the Warriors' to 185 for seven in 20 overs before opening batsman Alam Muhammad Saif responded with an unbeaten 69 as the Smashers reached 187 for five with two balls to spare.Ahmad Faiz Mohammed Noor and Fitri Sham both played vital roles with the ball and bat [...]

Siblings Pavandeep and Virandeep Singh carried Northern Strikers on their backs to register a 69-run win over Western Warriors in the MCA T20 Super Series at the Kinrara Oval on Friday and avenge a defeat to their rivals a fortnight ago.Virandeep scored a half-century to lead the Strikers to 138-8 before Pavandeep grabbed four wickets, including three in six balls, during a deadly period of spin bowling, to dismiss the Warriors for 69 with 39 balls to spare.The win was the third for the Striker[...]