South Africa 144 for 2 (Markram 51*, Hosein 1-27) beat West Indies 143 for 8 (Lewis 56, Pretorius 3-17) by eight wickets (CRICINFO) South Africa overcame team turmoil and rallied to complete a third successful chase against West Indies in four attempts and get their T20 World Cup campaign back on track. They did against the backdrop of an instruction […]
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—England launch T20 World Cup campaign with rout of West Indies England 56 for 4 (Buttler 24*) beat West Indies 55 (Rashid 4-2, Moeen 2-17) by six wickets (CRICINFO) There was no thriller in the repeat of the 2016 T20 World Cup final, as West Indies played low-percentage cricket on a difficult pitch to be bowled out for 55, a […]
(BBC SPORT) Mason Mount scored a hat-trick as Premier League leaders Chelsea thrashed bottom club Norwich at Stamford Bridge. Thomas Tuchel’s side were 2-0 ahead inside 18 minutes as Mount and Callum Hudson-Odoi scored their first goals of the season, with Mount turning provider to set up Reece James for a third goal before half-time. Fellow defender Ben Chilwell scored […]
(BBC SPORT) Los Angeles Lakers team-mates Anthony Davis and Dwight Howard were involved in a sideline row during Friday’s 115-105 defeat by Phoenix Suns. Davis and Howard squared up to each other on the bench during a timeout and had to be separated by team-mates in the first half. “We squashed it right then and there,” said Howard about the […]
(BBC SPORT) Australia made hard work of chasing 119 to beat South Africa in a tense opening Super 12 game of the T20 World Cup. Marcus Stoinis and Matthew Wade added an unbroken 40 as Australia won by five wickets with two balls to spare in Abu Dhabi. Steve Smith made 35 from 34 balls after Australia slipped to 38-3. […]
Although the West Indies won both the 2011 and 2016 editions of the T20 World Cup, the build-up to those tournaments was not as pregnant with expectations in our Caribbean as the current one being played in the UAE. The interest is partly due to the fact that like the rest of the cricketing world, we have come to accept […]
Pakistan 131 for 3 (Babar 50, Zaman 46*, Walsh 2-41) beat West Indies 130 for 7 (Hetmyer 28, Hasan Ali 2-21, Rauf 2-32, Afridi 2-41) by seven wickets (CEICINFO) Pakistan brushed defending champions West Indies aside in their first warm-up game, crushing Kieron Pollard’s side by seven wickets with 27 balls to spare. In a comprehensive all-round bowling performance, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Imad […]
—-but Pollard expects ‘complete games of cricket’ from West Indies (CRICINFO) Kieron Pollard feels that flexibility, game awareness, and the ability to tailor their game to situations while not giving up on their core strengths will define West Indies’ 2021 T20 World Cup campaign, as they look to take home their third trophy. The defending champions, led by Pollard, boast […]
Not for the first time, a contemporary West Indies cricketer has publicly sought to embarrass a legend of yesteryear. One remembers in 2012 Dinesh Ramdin flashing a sign to Vivian Richards after the great man criticized him. Ramdin would later express regret for his actions. Now, Chris Gayle has lashed out in the ugliest way at Courtly Ambrose after he […]
…after Chilwell winner at Brentford (BBC SPORT) Chelsea returned to the top of the Premier League as Ben Chilwell’s strike – and some strong work to hold off intense late pressure – clinched victory at west London neighbours Brentford. After Liverpool had gone top by thrashing Watford earlier on Saturday, Thomas Tuchel’s side responded in the late game with a […]
