When young West Indies cricket fast bowler Jayden Seales gets an opportunity to play in his first One Day International, you won’t hear him say he wants to get five wickets. “I tend to set very realistic goals. I am not one to say I am going to get a dream debut,” said the 20 […]
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Kraigg Brathwaite previews 2nd Test vs Sri Lanka
West Indies Test Captain Kraigg Brathwaite seemed undaunted when he spoke with the media the day before the second Test bowls off against Sri Lanka on November 29, 2021. Having been spun into defeat by 187 runs, Brathwaite said his batsmen need to have clarity on what they want to do, and do it for […]
My best memory of Dwayne Bravo
On November 4 during this year’s T20 Cricket World Cup, West Indies cricket all-rounder Dwayne Bravo, announced his retirement from international cricket. This was his second retirement and it came as his team, the defending champions, crashed out of the tournament. At the virtual post-match press conference after the loss to Sri Lanka, I asked […]
PATRIOTS CROWNED 2021 HERO CPL CHAMPIONS IN LAST BALL THRILLER
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots 160/7 (Drakes 48*, Da Silva 37; Riaz 2/36, Chase 1/17) beat Saint Lucia Kings 159/7 (Cornwall 43, Chase 43 ; Naseem 2/26, Fawad 2/32) by three wickets. St Kitts and Nevis Patriots claimed their first ever Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) title as they defeated the Saint Lucia Kings by […]
POLLARD AND KHAN TAKE TKR TO TOP OF THE TABLE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEBasseterre, St Kitts & Nevis, 12 September 2021 2021 HERO CARIBBEAN PREMIER LEAGUE – MATCH REPORT 30 Trinbago Knight Riders 150/6 (Pollard 51, Udana 25; F Ahmed 2/16, F Allen 1/9) beat St Kitts & Nevis Patriots 147/7 (Da Silva 50, Bravo 25, Rutherford 25; Ali Khan 3/19, Udana 2/28) by four wickets The Trinbago Knight Riders finished in top […]
TIMES FOR HERO CPL KNOCKOUT MATCHES CONFIRMED
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEBasseterre, St Kitts & Nevis. 9 September 2021 TIMES FOR HERO CPL KNOCKOUT MATCHES CONFIRMED The start times for the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) knockout matches have been confirmed. They will start at the following times: Tuesday 14 September Semi-final 1 – 1st vs 4th – 10:00am Semi-final 2 – 2nd vs 3rd – […]
BRANDON IS THE KING AS HE LEADS WARRIORS TO VICTORY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEBasseterre, St Kitts & Nevis, 8 September 2021 Guyana Amazon Warriors moved back into the top four of the 2021 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) table with a 17-run victory over the Saint Lucia Kings. The Amazon Warriors won the toss and elected to bat first, but they had to overcome an […]
Nicholas Pooran interview July 31, 2021
West Indies batsman Nicholas Pooran scored 62 off 33 balls but it wasn’t enough for West Indies to overhaul the Pakistan team’s total of 157 at the Providence National Stadium in Guyana. Today was the first T20 played in full, after rain prevented completion of the match on July 28, 2021 in Barbados. Here, Nicholas […]
Windies looking to show more consistency against Pakistan
Yesterday’s third One Day International did not go West Indies’ way. Winning the toss and uncharacteristically batting first, the batsmen again disappointed their fellow bowlers, only batting for 45.1 overs to reach 152 runs, which the Australians reached with 117 balls remaining. Indeed, it might be said that the batsmen have not “earned their keep” […]
Pooran/Holder partnership ties the ODI series
After a rescheduling of the second One Day International from Thursday July 22 to today due to a positive COVID result among the West Indies camp, Kieron Pollard’s men used the extra practice days to their advantage, beating Australia by 4 wickets with 72 balls remaining. West Indies were made to chase 188, this after […]