West Indies

The West Indies Test team arrived in Centurion after a disappointing tour of Australia and then a series win in Zimbabwe, and will now come up against a changed-up South Africa side. But captain Kraigg Brathwaite insists that his team will not be focusing on the past — that of their own or their opponents’

Big picture: Winds of change in SA cricket Cricket and South Africa seem to have a love-hate relationship of late. The wheels for that were set in motion with the SA20 auction in September last year. Since then, the men crashed out in the group stages of the T20 World Cup and later wrote themselves

West Indies 116 for 6 (Williams 30, Dar 2-13) beat Pakistan 113 for 5 (Riaz 29, Matthews 2-14) by three runs Skipper Hayley Matthews led from the front as West Indies kept their slim semi-final hopes alive after a tense three-run victory over Pakistan in Paarl. Defending a modest 116 to avoid elimination, West Indies

Toss Ireland chose to bat vs West Indies Ireland captain Laura Delany won the toss and opted to bat against West Indies at Newlands. West Indies made three changes to the side that had lost to India on Wednesday, although two of them were forced. Stafanie Taylor and Chedean Nation were out injured, while Shakera

Barring an improbable set of results in the final few Super League fixtures, West Indies would have to earn their spot at the ODI World Cup in India later this year via the global qualifier in Zimbabwe, which is scheduled for June-July. They are currently eighth on the table, way behind seventh-placed Afghanistan Hope, who

West Indies have called up the uncapped left-hander Alick Athanaze for their upcoming Test tour of South Africa. In 2017, he survived Hurricane Maria, which claimed over 3,000 lives in Dominica. “Such situations teach you the value of one’s life,” he told ESPNcricinfo in an interview the following year. Desmond Haynes, West Indies’ lead selector,

West Indies 290 for 8 (Chase 70, Reifer 53, Nyauchi 3-56) lead Zimbabwe 115 by 175 runs Heavy rain brought an early close to the second day’s play in Bulawayo, but not before West Indies had put Zimbabwe under pressure with a 175-run first-innings lead. Roston Chase hit 70 and Joshua Da Silva got a

West Indies 133 for 4 (Reifer 53, Mavuta 2-24) lead Zimbabwe 115 (Kaia 38, Motie 7-37) by 18 runs Just like a more high-profile surface several thousands of kilometres away, the pitch at the Queens Sports Club in Bulawayo offered plenty of turn as early as the first session on day one, and West Indies’

Zimbabwe 379 for 9 dec (Ballance 137*, Kaia 67, Joseph 3-75) and 134 for 6 (Chibhabha 31, Tsiga 24, Motie 4-50, Chase 2-9) drew with West Indies 447 for 6 dec (Chanderpaul 207*, Brathwaite 182, Mavuta 5-140) and 203 for 5 dec (Reifer 58, Blackwood 57, Masakadza 3-71, Evans 2-41) Gudakesh Motie put in a

West Indies 447 for 6 dec and 21 for 0 (Brathwaite 11*, Chanderpaul 10*) lead Zimbabwe 379 for 9 dec (Ballance 137*, Kaia 67, Mavuta 53, Joseph 3-75) by 89 runs Gary Ballance marked his second coming in Tests – this time for Zimbabwe – with a composed and crucial century that helped his team

Zimbabwe 114 for 3 (Kaia 59*, Brathwaite 1-5, Motie 1-25) trail West Indies 447 for 6 dec (Chanderpaul 207*, Brathwaite 182, Mavuta 5-140) by 333 runs The name Chanderpaul has a rich presence in West Indies cricket history, and Tagenarine Chanderpaul carried the legacy forward by becoming just the tenth player from the region to

West Indies 112 for 0 (Brathwaite 55*, Chanderpaul 55*) vs Zimbabwe Amid the Bazball era and a trillion T20 leagues, Kraigg Brathwaite and Tagenarine Chanderpaul brought out the good old-fashioned Test match cricket grind to gain ascendancy over Zimbabwe on a rain-curtailed opening day of the first Test in Bulawayo. With the weather always expected

Toss India chose to bowl vs West Indies India captain Harmanpreet Kaur won the toss and chose to bowl against West Indies in the final league game of the women’s T20I tri-series at Buffalo Park. Fast bowler Renuka Singh, who missed all of India’s previous games in the series, returned to the XI replacing left-arm

Cricket West Indies (CWI) has roped in Brian Lara as a performance mentor to work with the West Indies international teams across formats and with the board’s academy. Lara will be supporting the various head coaches “in providing players with tactical advice and improving their game sense, as well as working closely with the Director

India 167 for 2 (Mandhana 74*, Harmanpreet 56*, Bruce 1-25) beat West Indies 111 for 4 (Campbelle 47, Matthews 34, Deepti 2-29) by 56 runs A humongous, authoritative partnership followed by a clinical bowling display helped India notch up their second win in the women’s T20 tri-series. Smriti Mandhana and Harmanpreet Kaur added an unbroken

West Indies cricket will “cease to exist as an entity” if the best players in the region represent it only on an “optional” basis while featuring in all T20 leagues. This was one of the conclusions drawn by the review group that Cricket West Indies recently appointed to probe West Indies’ failure to get past

Shannon Gabriel could play his first Test in over a year after being recalled for West Indies’ Test squad to tour Zimbabwe later this month. Spinners Jomel Warrican and Gudakesh Motie will also come back into contention after being included in the 15-man party. Gabriel, 34, last featured in the Test side in Sri Lanka

Allrounder Stafanie Taylor and middle-order batter Britney Cooper have returned to West Indies’ squad for the upcoming T20I tri-series against South Africa and India. Shamilia Connell and Shakera Selman have also come back after injuries to bolster the pace attack, with West Indies naming 16 players for the tournament, which will act as their final

Cricket West Indies has announced a new domestic red-ball tri-series, the Headley-Weekes series, which will be played at the end of the West Indies Championship, the regional four-day tournament. The series will feature three four-day matches and will be played from April 18 to 6 May at Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua. Team Headley and

Butcher, the first black man to play for England, played three Test matches, all on the 1980-81 tour of the West Indies, and three ODIs. After his playing career – 277 first-class games and 271 List A games, the bulk of them for Middlesex – he went into coaching, not just cricket but football too,

West Indies have appointed Andre Coley as their interim coach for their men’s team’s upcoming tours of Zimbabwe and South Africa. Coley takes over from Phil Simmons, who resigned as head coach after West Indies crashed out in the first-round stage of the T20 World Cup in October. Cricket West Indies has also confirmed that

“The tour to Zimbabwe early in 2023 will be an important part of our 2023 Test programme, which also includes series against South Africa and India,” Jimmy Adams, CWI’s director of cricket said in a release. “Having produced some good results early in 2022, the team will be eager to begin the year with strong

England 157 for 6 (Dunkley 44, Knight 43, Matthews 1-19) beat West Indies 140 for 8 (Williams 38, Dean 4-19) by 17 runs Offspinner Charlie Dean followed up her 3 for 22 in the second T20I with her career-best figures of 4 for 19 in the third match against West Indies to help England seal

West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite lamented that his team “didn’t show any fight” in Adelaide but believed that overall they had produced a successful year in Test cricket. They crashed to a 419-run defeat within the opening session of the fourth day, their heaviest runs defeat in Test cricket, having shown heart to take the

Stand-in Australia captain Steven Smith won the toss and elected to bat against a revamped West Indies line-up in the day-night Test in Adelaide. Australia too were forced to make changes from the side that claimed the first Test by 164 runs. They had a new-look attack, with regular captain Pat Cummins failing to overcome

Big picture The Frank Worrell trophy remains in Australia’s hands, as it has since 1995, and there was hardly any doubt it would be that way although they were made to work for their victory in Perth. It is that fact, the fight West Indies showed, which offers hope that the now traditional day-night Test

Phil Simmons enters his final days as West Indies coach believing he has given his all in the role and hopes the foundations are in place for a revival of their Test cricket. Simmons’ departure was announced after the team’s early exit from the 2022 T20 World Cup when they failed to make it out

West Indies will assess their walking wounded over the next couple of days before trying to pull together a side they hope can challenge Australia in the second day-night Test, but have been buoyed by the fighting spirit shown by the batters in Perth and the hostile burst from Alzarri Joseph that briefly ruffled Marnus

England 307 for 7 (Sciver 90, Wyatt 68, Henry 3-59) beat West Indies 165 (Knight 39, Dean 4-35) by 142 runs Brisk half-centuries from Nat Sciver and Danni Wyatt, and a four-for from offspinner Charlie Dean, powered England to a 142-run win and a 1-0 lead in the three-match series against West Indies. England posted

A beleaguered West Indies can muster an improved performance in the second Test against Australia if their misfiring middle-order takes heed of the gutsy approach from captain Kraigg Brathwaite and debutant Tagenarine Chanderpaul, according to allrounder Roston Chase. In their first Test match in Australia since January 2016, West Indies suffered a 164-run defeat in