Pakistan Cricket Board has released the details of the departure of the national cricket team to England and the West Indies. According to the PCB, the national squad members will join the BioSecure Bubble in Lahore on June 20. The first test of the members will be held at their homes on June 16. The […]
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South Africa take total control of first Test against West Indies
South Africa’s relentless pace attack left the West Indies facing the prospect of an innings defeat inside three days as they limped to 82 for four, still needing 143 runs to make the tourists bat again, at stumps on the second day of the first Test in St Lucia on Friday. The West Indies were […]
PCB: Squads named for upcoming tours of England, West Indies
LAHORE: PCB has named squads of all three formats for the upcoming tours against England and the West Indies. Babar Azam will captain the side in all three formats. Haris Sohail and Imad Wasim have returned to the ODI and T20I teams, respectively, while Azam Khan, who has yet to make his debut, has been […]
Babar looks to West Indies after Pakistan’s latest series success
Harare: Pakistan captain Babar Azam lauded his players after they completed a successful southern Africa tour with a second straight innings victory over Zimbabwe on Monday –- then looked ahead to his team’s planned tour of the West Indies in July. It took Pakistan five overs to take the remaining Zimbabwe wicket to seal a […]
Shakib-less Bangladesh take on West Indies in tri-series final today
Two big questions will be answered when Bangladesh take on West Indies in the tri-series final in Malahide on Friday (today). Can they win a tournament final, potentially without Shakib Al Hasan, who suffered a side strain in the previous game? Can West Indies beat Bangladesh’s consistency and resist their fightback from crucial positions? West […]
Hope’s century in vain as Bangladesh down West Indies by eight wickets
West Indies completely lost their way after Shai Hope had set them up for a really substantial total against Bangladesh at Castle Avenue in Dublin on Tuesday. Hope got his second successive century, but his side slipped from 205 for 2 in the 41st over to finish on 261 for 9 in 50 overs. Mashrafe […]
Gayle named West Indies vice captain for World Cup
BARBADOS: The West Indies cricket board has named opening batsman Chris Gayle as the deputy to skipper Jason Holder for the 50-over World Cup, which begins at the end of this month in England and Wales. Former captain Gayle, 39, will be playing in his fifth World Cup and has amassed over 10,000 runs in […]
Former West Indies batsman Seymour Nurse dies aged 85
Former West Indies batsman Seymour Nurse died on Monday after a long illness. Nurse, 85, played 29 Tests between 1960 and 1969. Desmond Haynes, the former West Indies and Barbados opening batsman, shared the news via a Facebook post. “My coach my mentor, we all from the holders hill area love this man, we used […]
Bangladesh face West Indies in their tri-nation ODI today
West Indies began the tri-series with a bang, trouncing hosts Ireland by 196 runs in the opening game. Their next game is against Bangladesh in Clontarf on Tuesday (today) and for West Indies, the opposition is one that has emerged as their closest competitor on the rankings table, and a side they haven’t dominated in […]
Campbell 179, Hope 170 set record ODI opening stand as West Indies crush Ireland by 196 runs
Between those two moments, separated by two days, Ireland bowled 62.1 overs, conceded 463 runs, and failed to take a single wicket. The bulk of those 463 runs — 365 of them — came on Sunday, as John Campbell and Shai Hope put on the biggest opening partnership in ODI history. They came within seven […]