Awarding test status to Netherlands may be too optimistic at this point. Compared to other countries such as Scotland and Ireland, cricket in Netherlands have been on the decline for some time. There is no help from the ICC and with every passing year less number of native players are seen in club cricket. As per some estimates, around 70% of the players now in Netherlands are non-native (mostly from India and Pakistan). This trend will continue as locals continue to lose interest in the sport (Scotland and Ireland are far better in this regard).

ENGLAND WOMENS MAKE THE SEMI-FINAL!
A 100-run victory by England over Bangladesh earned them a spot in the semi-finals of the World Cup! I wish all the best for the next matches of the England women's teams. After a horrendous start at the World Cup, they have won their last four games in a row. I agree that Bangladesh, Pakistan, and West Indies were free points in this World Cup. These countries have made progress in women's cricket, but they still have a long way to go.

Don't know what's going on with England team at the moment. This will be upset and i am sure lots of people will lose their bets. England were favorites and more people bet in their favor.

With this win, West Indies will also with the test series. That's something big for the WI and again this result is not what every gambler anticipated and again a loss in bets by masses.

An exciting news to share:
For the first time since 2016, Australia will be touring Sri Lanka for an all-format series. During June-July this year, two Tests, five one-day internationals and three Twenty-20 matches will be played. The test matches are expected to be played in Galle and Colombo, while the limited overs matches will be played in Kandy and Colombo. June will be a difficult month for Aussies, especially with the hot weather. All of these games will be important to the team.

Mate, you are going into wrong way right now it's very profitable business without any match fixing as well because now franchise teams have too many options for better profit with having some good performance as well which is possible without fixing any match or involving gambling.
 
Secondly if we have any proof then still no one can do anything because it's all manipulated under supervision of ICC, so we don't need to in more details but just want to clear few things with involvement of television rights and advertising they can take some good profit as we watch recently in PSL even it's small league in comparison for IPL, but all franchise have some good profit from PCB which is very good just because of this now many countries trying to have their own Leagues but still and without any doubt IPL could be leaders in fan base and profit no one can challenge their spot for this.

I was really excited when the ICC included Netherlands in the ODI super league. But even after 3 years, they have played only two or three matches against the full members, as the test nations continue to ignore the scheduling requirements. And now the ICC has also backtracked and they have removed the ODI super league as well. This is going to be very demoralizing for the smaller teams like Netherlands. Already the number of teams with native players are going down, and cricket can't afford to lose countries such as the Netherlands.

True. At first, I thought that Pat Cummins was a complete idiot, after he declared with a lead of just 351 runs. The pitch was very flat and not offering much support for the bowlers. Somehow Nathan Lyon managed to bowl exceptionally and combined with some senseless batting display from the Pakistanis, they managed to win the match as well as the series. And the Pakistanis should be ashamed that they managed to lose the series despite preparing such substandard pitches. Next time hopefully they would refrain from going in to 100% defensive mode.

Draw not going to happen now. Just one wicket left for Pakistan and soon Pakistan will be all out. With this, the Australians will not only win the match but also a test series. How good is it that you visit a country after twenty-four years and succeed in winning the historic moment?

All credit goes to the Australian captain Cummins, who had the faith in his bowling and took a good declaration.

I am not much interested in the IPL. I have always preferred international cricket over franchise cricket. And IPL may have the star power, but at the same time, it is full of negative influences. There have been multiple instances of match fixing within the IPL. While players like Sreesanth and Shakib al Hassan were punished for their roles, the franchise owners were let off. As far as T20 cricket is concerned, I still prefer ICC tournaments such as the T20 World Cup and Asia Cup over IPL and other franchise leagues.

The way the Australian women's team is moving forward, no other team can afford to hold them back. They are playing great. Won all 6 matches. And every match they have dominated. They are equally strong in both bowling and batting. The title cannot be snatched from the Australian women's team unless a miracle occurs. Although India and England are good teams, they are failing to perform as well on a regular basis as Australia.

Really surprised with the aggressive stance taken by Australia. They set a target of 351 runs, which is clearly not enough in batting friendly conditions. And Pakistan has got a good start, and they just need 278 runs more. Right now, I would say that Pakistan are the favorites to win this match (and the series as well). The Australian captain made a mistake here, and he should have also remembered that his spinners are not performing well. And now Pakistan is going to end up with some valuable points in the WTC table.

As per the ICC rules for the World Test Championship (WTC), each full member need to conduct at least one test series against each of the remaining 9 full members, and there should be a minimum of 2 test matches in each of these series. So the national boards are forced to include test matches in their itinerary, even if they have little interest in doing so. And this is one of the reasons why I always say that the WTC has made cricket more boring. Ideally national teams should only play one test series (2-3 matches) per year.

Don't expect any leniency from the BCCI. There are 38 first class teams in India and that means that we have some 500-600 regular first class players. Out of this pool, only around 20% get an opportunity to participate in the IPL. For the remaining players, there are hardly any avenues to showcase their talent. If they were allowed to participate in some of the foreign leagues, then it would have been mutually beneficial for both the sides. I don't think that the IPL will suffer a big setback, if players such as Siddhesh Lad, Sai Sudharsan or Dhruv Patel participate in a few foreign leagues.

Congratulations to Bangladesh. But at the same time, I am appalled at the horrific state of cricket in South Africa. How can they lose like this? It was a completely lopsided match, with Bangladesh winning by 9 wickets (24 overs to spare). Those who have been around for a while would remember that South Africa was the strongest cricketing nation during the 1990s. They were the favorites to win the 1999 World Cup (in which they lost the semi-finals). I guess two decades of quota policy and the installation of a quota product as the captain has completely destroyed them.

That's not dominating record looks like imo.

Pak vs SA,   series draw 1-1 (2013-2014)
Pak vs SL,   series draw 1-1 (2013-2014)
Pak vs Aus,  Pak won 2-0 (2014-2015)
Pak vs NZ,   series draw 1-1 ( 2014-15)
Pak vs Eng,  Pak won 2-0 (2015-16)
Pak vs WI,   Pak won 2-1 (2016-17)
Pak vs SL,   SL won 2-0 (2017)
Pak vs Aus,  Pak won 1-0 ( 2018-19)
Pak vs NZ,   NZ won 2-1 ( 2018-19)

If we're going by the norms then top teams definition is dominating at home and more or less competitive when playing away from home

So atm Pakistan is hardly a top team in the Red ball cricket. They have a long way to go if they want to be a top tier team, ingredients and signs are there to reach the top but they have to play at least 3-4 years of good cricket against top ranking teams.

In future if they manage to conquer at least 2 SENA countries and start dominating at home then i would say yeah they are strong team, till then this sort of statement doesn't hold any weightage IMO.  

This is wrong as last IPL season (partly) was held in the UAE with all Indian top players were involved in this, and they have some good practice on these pitches with this all they can manage some good but sadly their time were not good and they completely down and out in this event.

BCCI not allowing their players for other T10 or T20 Leagues it is completely their own decision with just for greediness and having some good advantage in their own league and if this is hurting their players then is just their own mistake they have to manage things for them as they prepare for all conditions if they feel not good about this system that their players will not play in any other franchise league. Now we have next world cup in Australia after seven months, hopefully things could be completely different for these Asian teams.

Eight wickets already down, Bangladeshi bowlers are in such attack mode that they are not letting any runs through, while also ensuring regular wickets. With the calculated bowling, Taskin Ahmed gives minimal runs and registers 5 wickets for himself. Throughout the entire series, South Africa has been very unsettled, but Bangladesh has a well-settled side.

Is Bangladesh in with a chance of winning its first series in South Africa? Definitely, but it depends on Bangladesh's batters.

If this scenario pans out then final day is going to be very exciting  or what if Australia also face some sort of collapse tomorrow? After all Pakistan bowlers are not dummy.