Mumbai, Feb 11 (IANS) West Indies captain Shai Hope praised spinner Gudakesh Motie and all-rounder Roston Chase for helping them beat England by 30 runs as the Caribbean side moved to the top of Group C in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Mumbai on Wednesday.Hope said he was just happy that they got over the line against England, adding that they were playing good cricket in patches. “But it was nice to get a more complete game here,” he said.Gudakesh Motie and Roston Chase shared five wickets bet…
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Mumbai, Feb 11 (IANS) England captain Harry Brook won the toss and elected to bowl first against the West Indies in a clash of two-time champions in Match 15 of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Wednesday.Both teams made one change in the playing XIs that took the field in their previous matches. England brought in Jamie Overton in for Luke Wood, while the West Indies brought in Roston Chase for Matthew Forde.Both teams are coming into this match after winning…
New Delhi, Feb 10 (IANS) After the West Indies began their ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 campaign with a win over Scotland, cricket legend Ian Bishop elaborated on the team’s balance, saying they are missing key pieces like a wrist spinner.Shimron Hetmyer’s fluent 64 and Romario Shepherd’s sensational 5-20, including a hat-trick, propelled the West Indies to a 35-run victory over Scotland in their first Group C game in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturda…
Kolkata, Feb 7 (IANS) West Indies skipper Shai Hope hailed his side’s strong start to the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup campaign with a 35-run win over Scotland at Eden Gardens and credited Shimron Hetmyer’s fluent 64, as well as Romario Shepherd’s match-turning spell of 5-20, including a hat-trick. “There’s no margin for error in these tournaments. It’s not like a bilateral series where you’ve got another game to get back into the series if you come up on the losing end, but a good start is …
Kolkata, Feb 7 (IANS) Shimron Hetmyer’s blazing 64 powered two-time champions West Indies to 182/5 in their 20 overs against Scotland in a Group C clash of the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup at the Eden Gardens on Saturday. Scotland will need 183 to win at a venue known for high-scoring contests. West Indies were circumspect early, making 33 without loss in the power-play. Though openers Brandon King and captain Shai Hope departed in quick succession, Hetmyer, fresh from visa-related travel delays…
Kolkata, Feb 7 (IANS) Scotland have won the toss and elected to bowl first against two-time champions West Indies in their opening Group C clash of the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup at the Eden Gardens on Saturday. The West Indies are returning to the venue where they lifted the Men’s T20 World Cup title in 2016. Meanwhile, Scotland have come into the World Cup after originally missing out on qualification last year and being finalised as the last-minute replacement for Bangladesh.Scotland have h…
New Delhi, Jan 26 (IANS) Two-time champions West Indies named an experienced squad on Monday for the Men’s T20 World Cup, starting on February 7 in India and Sri Lanka, with Shai Hope to captain a side vastly different from the one that faced Afghanistan in the United Arab Emirates.Batters Johnson Charles, Shimron Hetmyer, and Brandon King are the only top-order players carried over from the UAE series, though the pace bowling unit remains largely unchanged. Hard-hitting Guyanese batter Quenti…
St. Johns (Antigua), Jan 13 (IANS) Cricket West Indies (CWI) announced a 16-player squad for the upcoming three-match T20 International series against Afghanistan, set to take place at the Dubai Cricket International Stadium in the UAE from January 19-22.The series will be an important build-up before the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup starting on February 7. The final squad for this highly anticipated event will be revealed before the three-match T20I series against South Africa, scheduled from Janu…
Gqeberha, Dec 30 (IANS) Quinton de Kock’s batting masterclass powered Sunrisers’ Eastern Cape to 48-run bonus point win over Pretoria Capitals at St George’s ParkThe victory propelled the Sunrisers to top of the SA20 table with 10 points, while the Capitals remain winless after two matches.The Gqeberha locals came out in their thousands to deck South Africa’s oldest Test venue in a sea of orange for the first home game of Season 4 with the iconic brass band getting everyone in the festive …
Mt Maunganui, Dec 22 (IANS) Jacob Duffy claimed a fifer in the second innings as New Zealand registered a massive 323-run victory in the final Test against the West Indies and sealed the three-match series 2-0.The first Test at Hagley Oval was drawn, while New Zealand won the second by nine wickets.Duffy’s five-wicket haul in the second innings gave him his career-best match figures of 9 for 128, while Ajaz Patel recorded his best innings and match figures at home (3-23 and 6-136, respectively) …