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Feb. 21, 2020, 11:31 a.m. Freddie Wilde of CricViz identifies four talking points ahead of the West Indies series against Sri Lanka. OPPORTUNITY FOR WINDIES BATTERS The absence of Evin Lewis and Shimron Hetmyer from the series due to failed fitness tests has opened up two spots in the West Indies’ top order. In the two warm-ups…

Feb. 20, 2020, 9:37 p.m. This Friday, the Womens T20 World Cup kicks off in Australia. Two groups of five will compete for progress to the semi-finals, with the top two from each group making it through. In Group A, we have Australia, New Zealand, India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. The strong favourites for the competition, Australia look primed…

Feb. 20, 2020, 4:24 p.m. Her teammates had tears in their eyes, the support staff watched with paused breaths as Shakera Selman was stabilized, placed in a neck brace and driven off the field by the emergency medical personnel during the West Indies Women’s warmup match against India last Saturday in Brisbane. Diagnosed with a case of…

Feb. 20, 2020, 2:37 p.m. Big opener vs Thailand as T20 World Cup gets cracking in Perth 1st ODI set for showdown against Sri Lanka in Colombo West Indies Men’s and Women’s teams will both be in action on Saturday as they start their bids to supremacy on two different part of the world. Over…

Feb. 20, 2020, 12:57 p.m. Hey fans, Starting on Saturday, our West Indies women will be in action Down Under for the BIG DANCE . They start against newcomers Thailand (yeah Thailand play cricket and they’re quite good) in the opening match at the WACA Ground on the west coast of Australia. Here are three things you…

Feb. 20, 2020 Shakera Selman – Selman is the Windies most experienced seam bowler, having bowled 1154 deliveries in T20I cricket, and taking 41 wickets. She is also their most economical seam bowler, and is the only seamer in the squad to have an economy rate below a run a ball. The best time to bowl…

Feb. 20, 2020, 3:44 a.m. Stafanie Taylor – Captain Taylor has an extremely impressive T20I average of 35.80, which is the second highest on the list of batters to have made 100 runs in T20I. Higher than players such as Meg Lanning, Suzie Bates and Dan van Nierkerk. She excels when she faces the slower bowlers,…

Feb. 19, 2020, 4:43 p.m. It was lights, cameras and soon time for action as the West Indies get ready for “showtime” on the tour of Sri Lanka. Head Coach Phil Simmons and captain Kieron Pollard had “meet the press” as the series organisers and sponsors staged the official unveiling of the trophy, with confetti and a…

BRISBANE, Australia- The West Indies Women lost a nail biter by two runs to India in their final warmup match before the start of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup. In the spirit of warming up, the two teams also participated in a SuperOver which West Indies won. On a blisteringly hot day at the Allan…

Darren Bravo marked his return with a stroke-filled century as West Indies had their first warm-up match on the ongoing tour against the Sri Lanka Cricket XI on Monday at the P Sara Oval. The experienced left-hander hit 14 fours and a six in an even 100 – before he retired. He faced just 88…

This Friday, the Womens T20 World Cup kicks off in Australia. Two groups of five will compete for progress to the semi-finals, with the top two from each group making it through. In Group B, we have West Indies, England, South Africa, Pakistan and Thailand. West Indies had a successful tournament in 2018, reaching the semi-finals before being…

Stafanie Taylor joined her nine other counterpart captains at the Captains Media Day hosted by the ICC at the picturesque Taronga Zoo, overlooking Sydney Harbour. During the session hosted by former Australian player turned commentator, Mel Jones, the captains were asked about their preparations and expectations for the tournament. Stafanie expressed her and the team’s…

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Following are the Official Points Standings in the 2019-20 West Indies Championship after the fifth round of matches which ended on Sunday. Abbreviations: PTS-total points, M-matches, W-won, L-lost, D-drawn, T-tied, NR-no result, MP-match points, BAT-batting points, BOWL-bowling points, PB-pace bowling points FRANCHISES PTS M W L D T NR MP BAT BOWL PB…

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – A career-best spell of fast bowling from Keon Harding handed Barbados Pride a commanding 299-run win over Trinidad & Tobago Red Force and extended their lead on top of the table in the West Indies Championship on Sunday. Harding grabbed 5-19 from 10.2 overs on the final day of fifth round…

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Double strikes from pacers Chemar Holder and Kemar Roach in their opening bursts put front-runners Barbados Pride within sight of victory over Trinidad & Tobago Red Force in the West Indies Championship on Saturday. This followed a career-best hundred from left-handed opener Shayne Moseley that led sound batting and helped the…

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Their bowlers, led by a destructive spell of fast bowling from Keon Harding, set things up and their batting, lifted by a half-century from their captain and West Indies opener Kraigg Brathwaite, extended Barbados Pride’s lead over Trinidad & Tobago in the West Indies Championship on Friday. Harding, the leading bowler…

The ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 warm-up fixture between West Indies and hosts Australia has been cancelled after heavy rain over the past few days rendered the conditions at Allan Border Field unplayable. The city of Brisbane has been pounded with storms and heavy rain in recent days. That precipitation followed weeks of wet…

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Pacers Uthman Muhammad and Terrance Hinds shared six wickets and gave Trinidad & Tobago Red Force an early edge over front-runners Barbados Pride in the West Indies Championship on Thursday. Muhammad and Hinds exploited a green-top Kensington Oval pitch to lead the Red Force attack and the Pride were dismissed in their…

Feb. 12, 2020, 7:22 p.m. ✅ 15 hours flying from West Indies to Sri Lanka – DONE ✅ Beating the ills of jetlag with a gym session – DONE ✅ Hitting the ground running with first training session – DONE That’s how the week started for our inspiration skipper Kieron Pollard and his team as…

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Another weekend of absorbing rivalries awaits fans in the fifth round of matches of the West Indies Championship, starting on Thursday. The return of West Indies left-hander Shimron Hetmyer to the Championship will add further interest to the contest between Windward Islands Volcanoes and five-time defending champions Guyana Jaguars at the…

The International Cricket Council today announced the match officials for the league phase of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020, with three match referees and 12 umpires set to take the reins for the 23-match tournament. A record six women match officials among 15 named for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 in…

QUEENSLAND, Australia- The West Indies Women defeated Pakistan women by 19 runs in the third unofficial practice match at the Tewantin cricket ground, thereby winning the three-match series two nil. The second match of the series was called off due to rain. The West Indies Women won the toss and elected to bat first. Hayley Matthews…

Rain forced the 2nd unofficial practice match between the West Indies Women and Pakistan Women to be cancelled. Persistent overnight rains prevented the ground from being dry enough to allow players to safely play on it. The first match saw West Indies Women winning by 6 wickets with Deandra Dottin and Shemaine Campbelle reminding their opponents of what a fearless duo…