West Indies thrashed Afghanistan by 104 runs in the final group stage match of the T20 World Cup on Monday. Nicholas Pooran's whirlwind 98 off 53 balls (six fours, eight sixes) highlighted West Indies' impressive batting effort as they reached 218 for five after playing two Super Eight qualifiers ahead of the next stage of […]
But in the final over of the innings, Umarzai put an end to Pooran's quest for a hundred, with his direct hit from deep cover to the striker's end making the left-hander miss his ground as he dived towards the crease in an attempt to complete a second run. It was some consolation for him […]
After losing badly to Afghanistan in their first match, and hence getting into a winning position, the Black Caps never developed any momentum and could only manage 136 for nine. After this defeat, New Zealand needs a miracle to advance from the group stage. If Afghanistan beats Papua New Guinea on Thursday, the Kiwi team […]
West Indies – Rovman Powell (captain), Brandon King, Johnson Charles, Nicholas Pooran (wicketkeeper), Roston Chase, Sherfane Rutherford, Andre Russell, Romario Shepherd, Alzari Joseph, Akeal Hosein and Gudakesh Moti. New Zealand – Kane Williamson (captain), Finn Allen, Devon Conway (wicketkeeper), Daryl Mitchell, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, James Neesham, Mitchell Santner, Tim Southee, Lockie Ferguson and Trent […]
Debutants Uganda made West Indies work harder than expected as the tournament co-hosts posted a challenging 173 for five after batting first. Opener Johnson Charles led the way with 44 off 42 balls (four fours, two sixes), yet no batsman in the middle order could make many runs as the African team showed plenty of […]
Their only previous meeting in official international action came in the 2018 qualifying tournament in Zimbabwe for the 2019 50-over World Cup, where then-captain Jason Holder's unbeaten 99 led West Indies to a six-wicket win in Harare. Teams: West Indies – Rovman Powell (captain), Brandon King, Johnson Charles, Nicholas Pooran, Roston Chase, Sherfane Rutherford, Andre […]
A few years ago, an award-winning film “Death of a Gentleman” drew attention to the steady decline of Test cricket as it struggled to revive the popularity of the shorter game. However, on Sunday, Test match cricket, which has been in practice since Australia and England faced off for the first time at the Melbourne […]
Chanderpaul got the benefit of that decision in the form of late dismissal. The Australian team had a very poor start to the first innings and were reduced to 24-4 and 54-5. He was saved by a counter-innings from wicketkeeper Alex Carey, who scored 65 runs in just 49 balls. When Carey was out on […]
Teams: Australia: Usman Khawaja, Steve Smith, Marnus Labuschagne, Cameron Green, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey (wk), Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins (c), Nathan Lyon, Josh Hazlewood. West Indies: Kraigg Brathwaite (captain), Tagenarin Chanderpaul, Kirk McKenzie, Alick Athanazé, Kvam Hodge, Justin Greaves, Joshua Da Silva (wk), Kevin Sinclair, Alzarri Joseph, Kemar Roach, Shamar Joseph. Umpire: Sharfuddaula […]
After Friday’s restart at 73-6, still 22 runs behind, much of West Indies’ faint hopes depended on experienced wicketkeeper Joshua da Silva, who was not out for 17 on the night. But after adding one run to his overnight total, Da Silva failed to control his hook shot and was caught at the deep fine […]
But on Thursday morning, after scoring 14 runs in the second over itself, he was caught by wicketkeeper da Silva off the ball of Shamar Joseph, due to which the Australian team fell 69-3. Head came in and looked to attack immediately, while Usman Khawaja, who had started the day on 30, was slowly accumulating […]
The best was yet to come for the 24-year-old, who came in as the first change and had Smith caught at third slip on his very first ball in Test cricket. This was Smith’s first innings at the top of the order after taking over from the now-retired David Warner, and may raise some concerns […]
