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Feb. 5, 2021, 8:44 a.m. West Indies v Bangladesh | 1st Test Day 3 Venue: Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram Scoreboard: https://bit.ly/banvwi1sttest Weather: http://bit.ly/chittagongweather Jermaine Blackwood continued his good batting form with a solid half century while off-spinner Rahkeem Cornwall took two quick wickets with the new ball on an action-packed day. Blackwood made 68 and shared…

Feb. 4, 2021, 8:09 a.m. West Indies v Bangladesh | 2nd Day, 1st Test Venue: Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram Scoreboard: https://bit.ly/banvwi1sttest Weather: http://bit.ly/chittagongweather A maiden Test match century from Bangladesh lower-order batsman Mehidy Hasan kept West Indies at bay for most of the second day’s play. West Indies bowled well in the first session and had…

Feb. 3, 2021, 11:51 a.m. West Indies v Bangladesh | 1st Test Day 1 Venue: Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram Scoreboard: https://bit.ly/banvwi1sttest Weather: http://bit.ly/chittagongweather Left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican made a successful comeback to Test cricket as he took three important wickets. Playing his first International match in over a year, he claimed 3-58 off 24 overs to…

Feb. 1, 2021, 8:59 p.m. Players and match officials for the upcoming CG Insurance Super50 Cup arrived in Antigua as they prepare for the return of cricket in the West Indies. The six franchise teams will do battle in the marquee 50 over tournament, which bowls off on Sunday, February 7. It will conclude with…

Feb. 1, 2021, 8:39 p.m. The West Indies Women continue to fly the flag proudly for the region when it comes to international cricket. Three members of the squad were named by the International Cricket Council among the elite performer for the last decade. Stafanie Taylor, the inspirational leader was named on both the ICC’s…

Feb. 1, 2021, 12:56 p.m. CG Insurance Super50 Cup: the highly anticipated and entertaining regional rivalry The upcoming CG Insurance Super50 Cup promises to be one of the most exciting cricket events in the West Indies in recent years. This will be CG Insurance’s second tournament as the official title sponsor and with cricket making…

Feb. 1, 2021, 1:14 p.m. Shemaine Campbelle, Stafanie Taylor and Afy Fletcher showed their experience and skill with some excellent batting as the West Indies women held their second intra-squad match at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium on Friday. Team One captained by Hayley Matthews posted 167-9 from their 50 overs with Taylor playing a…

Off-spinner Rahkeem Cornwall took a five-wicket haul and Nkrumah Bonner and John Campbell struck half-centuries, as West Indies dominated the second day of their three-day warm-up match against the Bangladesh Cricket Board XI on Saturday. Cornwall finished with 5-47 as the hosts, resuming from their overnight 24-0, were bowled out for 160, about an hour…

Captain Kraigg Brathwaite played a patient innings to top score for West Indies on the opening day of their three-day warm-up match against the Bangladesh Cricket Board XI. The right-hander made 85 and shared an opening stand of 67 with John Campbell made 44. This was the best partnership of the innings as West Indies…

Friday, 29 January 2021   ST JOHN’S, Antigua — Cricket West Indies (CWI) today announced a new two-year agreement with Vibes Radio, in Dominica, for exclusive radio commentary rights to all West Indies home international matches and regional tournaments, ensuring cricket fans across the West Indies can follow every West Indies home international match and all regional tournament matches on their radio. CWI have…

ST JOHN’S, Antigua — Cricket West Indies (CWI) has finalized a groundbreaking new five-year deal with ESPN+ for the exclusive media and digital rights in the United States to all West Indies international home matches and regional tournaments. CWI President Ricky Skerritt said: “This is CWI’s largest ever media rights agreement in the USA and is the first of several new multi-year…

Jan. 27, 2021, 9 p.m. ST JOHN’S, Antigua — Following PCR tests administered on Sunday, January 24, Cricket West Indies (CWI) can confirm that three players from two teams have tested positive for COVID-19 and will now undergo a period of self-isolation. (Kyle & Shai Hope training, 2017) Kyle Hope and his brother Shai Hope…

Jan. 27, 2021, 8:45 p.m. Captains and coaches talk up their chances of taking title ST JOHN’S, Antigua — Cricket West Indies (CWI) today confirmed a host of top West Indian players who will participate in February’s CG Insurance Super50 Cup, as all six teams finalised their 15-member squads. The six major cricketing rivals will…

Jan. 25, 2021, 10:11 p.m. Tournament in Antigua from February 7 to 2; Featuring six regional rival teams playing 19 matches ST JOHN’S, Antigua — Cricket West Indies (CWI) has announced the return of regional 50-over cricket to the Caribbean with the fixtures for the rescheduled CG Insurance Super50 Cup to be played in Antigua…

Jan. 25, 2021, 2:43 p.m. West Indies v Bangladesh 3rd One-Day International Venue: Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chattogram Scoreboard: http://bit.ly/banvwi3rdodi Weather: http://bit.ly/chittagongweather Rovman Powell batted with purpose and Alzarri Joseph bowled with heart but West Indies were out performed by Bangladesh in the third and final One-Day International on Monday night (Monday morning Caribbean time). Powell topscored…

Jan. 22, 2021, 9:26 a.m. West Indies v Bangladesh 2nd One-Day International Venue: Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur Toss: West Indies won and chose to bat Scoreboard: http://bit.ly/banvwi2ndODI Today’s Weather: http://bit.ly/mirpurweather​ West Indies had another below par batting performance and fell to Bangladesh for the second match in a row. The visitors failed to combat the spin threat…

Jan. 22, 2021, 2:24 p.m. So far so good. That’s the consensus shared by the Captain and Vice-Captain of the West Indies Women’s team, Stafanie Taylor and Anisa Mohammed, when asked how has the first week of training camp been. The camp is the first since Courtney Walsh was appointed as the new Head Coach…

Jan. 20, 2021, 9:18 a.m. West Indies v Bangladesh 1st One-Day International Venue: Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur Scoreboard: http://bit.ly/banvwi1stodi Today’s weather: http://bit.ly/mirpurweather​ Akeal Hosein made an impressive start to his international career with a tight and penetrative bowling performance in the opening encounter of the three-match ODI series. The left-arm spinner took three wickets for just 26…

Jan. 14, 2021, 4:55 p.m. Following PCR tests administered on Wednesday, January 13, Cricket West Indies (CWI) can confirm that Hayden Walsh Jr has tested positive for COVID-19 and will now undergo a period of self-isolation. The Leeward Islands and West Indies leg-spinner, who is asymptomatic, first returned a negative test result on arrival into…

Jan. 14, 2021, 1:03 p.m. West Indies start preparations as host for ICC U19 Cricket World Cup in 2022 ST JOHN’S, Antigua — Cricket West Indies (CWI) today named Floyd Reifer as the new Head Coach of the West Indies “Rising Stars” Under-19 team. The former interim West Indies Head Coach, and current Head Coach…

Jan. 13, 2021, 1:04 p.m. West Indies Head Coach Phil Simmons expects a big year of cricket ahead and has urged his players in Bangladesh to cement their spots during the upcoming series. The former West Indies allrounder spoke on Tuesday in Dhaka to members of the media via Zoom conference and he was quite…

Tuesday, 12 January 2021 ST JOHN’S, Antigua — Cricket West Indies (CWI) today paid tribute to Vivalyn Latty-Scott, the outstanding West Indies allrounder and pioneer for women’s cricket in the Caribbean, who sadly passed away on Saturday. She was a member of the first West Indies team to play a women’s Test match in 1976…

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados —West Indies squad members have departed the Caribbean during the course of this past Thursday and Friday for the upcoming tour of Bangladesh. The final group left from Barbados on Friday night, including newly appointed Test Captain, Kraigg Brathwaite. The experienced Test opener expressed confidence that the team will perform well in Bangladesh’s…

ST JOHN’S, Antigua — Twenty-Four (24) leading West Indies Women cricketers will gather in Antigua from this weekend, for a training camp which bowls off on Sunday at The Coolidge Cricket Ground (CCG). The camp will be the first face-to-face assignment with the players for new Head Coach Courtney Walsh and his technical support team, who…