Usain Bolt, the fastest man on earth and a cricketer in his youth, has been unveiled as the ambassador of the 2024 men’s T20 World Cup, to be played in the West Indies and the USA in June. “Coming from the Caribbean where cricket is a part of life, the sport has always held a
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Cricket West Indies have named a number of strong list of T20 specialists in their 15-member ‘A’ squad that will tour Nepal for five T20s later this month. Fabian Allen, Johnson Charles, Mark Deyal, Andre Fletcher, Obed McCoy and Hayden Walsh are all part of the side, which will be led by Roston Chase, who
Sunil Narine has ruled himself out of a recall to West Indies’ squad for the forthcoming T20 World Cup in the Caribbean and USA, insisting that “that door is now closed” despite his stellar form for Kolkata Knight Riders at the IPL. Narine, 35, is currently leading the tournament’s MVP standings after a remarkable run
West Indies 225 for 8 (Taylor 73, Campbelle 52, Dar 4-52, Umm-e-Hani 2-38) beat Pakistan 223 (Maroof 65, Ameen 50, Henry 3-37, Ramharack 3-48) by two wickets The game all but seemed to be heading in West Indies’ direction when they were placed at 180 for 3 after 41 overs, chasing 224. However, captain Nida
Is Sunil Narine being coaxed into coming out of international retirement for the T20 World Cup in the Caribbean and USA that follows IPL 2024? Three nights ago, Narine, who had announced his international retirement in November 2023, was dead certain he’d be watching the tournament from home. But on Tuesday night, after hitting a
CWI has appointed three women to the board as independent directors, for a one-year period ending in March 2025. Diann Campbell and Louise Victor-Frederick have joined as new appointees, while Debra Coryat-Patton, who served in the role from 2019 to 2021, returns. Campell is a distinguished Jamaican cricket administrator with nearly three decades of experience.
A West Indies ‘A’ side will tour Nepal for five T20 games as part of an A team tour in April-May to help both sides prepare for the upcoming T20 World Cup in the Caribbean and the USA in June. It will be the first time that a West Indies side will tour Nepal. All
Joseph took eight wickets in her five appearances in the Women’s Super50 Cup, which took place in March. Chedean Nation took six wickets in five games in the Women’s T20 Blaze. Djenaba Joseph, Ashmini Munisar, and Shabika Gajnab are the ones to miss out after being part of the squad for the Australia tour last
Antigua & Barbuda Falcons, the newly unveiled franchise, will replace Jamaica Tallawahs in the Caribbean Premier League. Worldwide Sports Management Group, owners of the franchise, made the announcement on Tuesday, February 20, in an opening ceremony at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, which is set to be their home ground. “The Antigua & Barbuda Falcons
West Indies won the toss and decided to bat against Australia Quick Xavier Barlett will get his chance to bowl immediately in his T20I debut after Rovman Powell won the toss and elected to bat as West Indies seek a consolation victory in the third and final T20I against Australia at a hot Optus Stadium.
Australia were denied a run out in bizarre circumstances during the closing stages of the second T20I against West Indies in Adelaide when umpire Gerard Abood ruled they had not appealed. In the 19th over, Alzarri Joseph drove to cover and ran. Mitchell Marsh collected the ball and threw it to Spencer Johnson who broke
West Indies fast bowler Shamar Joseph has joined Lucknow Super Giants as replacement for England quick Mark Wood. He will join Super Giants for INR 3 crore, an IPL statement on Saturday said. ESPNcricinfo understands that the ECB pulled Wood, a centrally contracted player, out of IPL 2024 to manage his workload, with the T20
West Indies won the toss and decided to bowl against Australia Captain Rovman Powell won the toss and elected to bowl on a grassy Bellerive Oval surface with West Indies boosted by the return of key players in the T20I series-opener against Australia. After being whitewashed in the three-match ODI series, punctuated by humiliatingly being
The third ODI between Australia and West Indies was completed well inside the length of a T20, but now that format comes properly into view as the two teams switch their focus to building up to the World Cup in June. Australia have six matches in the next three weeks, with another set of games
West Indies 86 (Bartlett 4-21) vs Australia Lance Morris‘ spectacular return was cut short by a side strain injury, but Xavier Bartlett continued a strong start to his international career with four wickets as Australia tore through a hapless West Indies in the ODI series finale at Manuka Oval. Playing their 1000th ODI, the second
One of the first people involved in West Indies cricket to set eyes on Shamar Joseph has recalled the excitement at seeing him bowl. Roland Butcher, who played international cricket for England, was a West Indies selector until earlier this year and was present at various stages through Joseph’s rapid rise which made global headlines
West Indies Test hero Shamar Joseph could force his way into the T20 World Cup calculations this year despite not playing in the two limited-overs series against Australia with coach Daren Sammy admitting he has created a selection headache. Joseph created shockwaves around the cricket world last Sunday when he took 7 for 68 to
Steven Smith had the perfect response to critics who declared he shouldn’t be opening for Australia in Tests. Smith, who has scored 27 of his 32 Test centuries at No.3 or No.4, insists he didn’t overthink his approach to opening. After scores of 12, 11 not out and six, the star batter belted an unbeaten
Shamar Joseph has been ruled out of his ILT20 stint with Dubai Capitals due to the toe injury he picked up during the Gabba Test. Although scans showed no fracture after he was clattered on the boot by a Mitchell Starc yorker, Joseph battled pain on the fourth day to produce one of the greatest
West Indies fast bowler Shamar Joseph‘s match-winning spell against Australia at the Gabba on Sunday has helped him land a deal at the PSL, with Peshawar Zalmi signing him up. He is expected to join the franchise at the start, and remain with them for the entirety of the tournament. While Joseph was announced by
Joseph bowled unchanged for 11.5 overs despite injuring his toe while batting on Saturday and finished with 7 for 68 in only his second Test to level the two-match Test series 1-1. “[There is] disappointment after a loss [but] that was a fantastic Test match and a fantastic series,” Cummins said at the presentation. “In
Joseph, starting to bowl towards the end of the first hour of day four, took seven wickets in a spell that saw him bowl 11.5 overs on the trot with only the dinner break offering him some respite. “I wasn’t even coming out to the ground this morning to be fair. I must give a
West Indies 311 and 193 beat Australia 289 for 9 dec and 207 (Smith 91*, Green 42, S Joseph 7-68) by 8 runs Shamar Joseph defied his injured toe and sprinted around the Gabba in jubilation after his remarkable seven-wicket haul powered West Indies to a monumental upset of Australia in a pulsating eight-run victory
West Indies faced the prospect of being a bowler down as they attempted to defend 216 for a famous victory at the Gabba after Shamar Joseph suffered a toe injury from a Mitchell Starc yorker. Starc speared the delivery into Joseph’s boot and it was initially given lbw before the third umpire called a no-ball,
Cricket West Indies (CWI) and the West Indies Players’ Association (WIPA) have signed a “historic” four-year MoU to promote gender pay equity within West Indies cricket. A media release said that the MoU “outlines plans to achieve parity in international and regional match fees, international captain’s allowances, international team prize money and regional individual prize
Joseph struck with his first ball in Test cricket when he removed Steven Smith, then finished with 5 for 94 and also showed his prowess with the bat to suggest he won’t be staying at No. 11 for long. His rise to Test cricket has been remarkable on the back of just five first-class games,
Australia could release Matt Renshaw to play in the BBL Challenger on Monday, and the final on Wednesday if Brisbane Heat qualify, despite the second Test starting at the Gabba on Thursday and Usman Khawaja needing to be monitored following his head knock in the first Test against West Indies. It left Australia without a
Joseph and McKenzie were the shining lights in West Indies’ ten-wicket loss at Adelaide Oval, which handed Australia a 1-0 series lead. Joseph became just the 14th player in Test history, and the first West Indian, to take a five-wicket haul and score more than 50 runs on Test debut having made 36 and 15
Australia 283 (Head 119, S Joseph 5-94) and 26 for 0 beat West Indies 188 (McKenzie 50, Cummins 4-41, Hazlewood 4-44) and 120 (Hazlewood 5-35) by 10 wickets Australia wrapped up a 10-wicket victory before lunch on the third day in Adelaide as Josh Hazlewood claimed career-best match figures, but there was late drama when
Offspinner Mohammed, who made her ODI debut as a 15-year-old in 2003, retires as the leading wicket-taker for West Indies in both ODIs and T20Is. She took 180 wickets in 141 ODIs and 125 wickets in 117 T20Is. She was also the first West Indies woman to take a T20I hat-trick, and was part of
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