West Indies are eyeing a strong finish to 2024 as they take on Bangladesh in a two-match Test series, starting tomorrow in Antigua. With a disappointing home series loss to South Africa in August still fresh in memory, head coach Andre Coley believes a victory is essential to build momentum ahead of their Pakistan tour … Read more
Members of the Antigua and Barbuda Falcons and the Trinbago Knight Riders received words of inspiration from the great Sir Vivian Richards on Wednesday morning. The former West Indies captain and batting legend spoke to both camps on the eve of their Republic Bank CPL clash — due to be played on Thursday night at … Read more
Teams West Indies (WI) and South Africa (SA) continue their ongoing T20I series by facing off in the third T20I. Both sides will lock horns at the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba, Trinidad, on Wednesday, August 28. It is worth noting that the West Indies have already won the T20I series, winning the first two … Read more
Jason Holder remains confident that the West Indies can overcome South Africa’s 239-run lead from the second day of the second Test in Guyana. Holder, who hit an unbeaten 54 from 88 deliveries, watched on as the Proteas built a commanding advantage and were left 223-5 in their second innings. Opener Aiden Markram (51) and … Read more
The West Indian top three of Stafanie Taylor, Hayley Matthews and Shemaine Campbelle ensured a triumphant end to a challenging tour of Sri Lanka, as they anchored a six-wicket win in the third and final T20I in Hambantota to complete a come-from-behind 2-1 series win. Campbelle remained unbeaten at the end on a 30-ball 41 … Read more
West Indies captain Rovman Powell acknowledged that his team has areas to improve following a less than convincing victory over Papua New Guinea (PNG) in their 2024 ICC T20 World Cup opener on Sunday. The match, held at Providence Stadium, saw the West Indies narrowly reach their target, scoring 137-5 with six balls to spare … Read more
The players’ auction for the Lanka Premier League 2024 concluded successfully at a hotel in Colombo where rising Sri Lanka cricketer Matheesha Pathirana emerged as the most expensive player in the history of the competition. Only Matheesha Pathirana (US$ 120,000) elicited any sort of high level bidding war at the Lanka Premier League player auction … Read more
Kieron Pollard, a T20 World Cup winner with West Indies and captain as recently as 2022, now wearing an England training jersey instead. Pollard himself would not agree. “Cricket is a business,” he explains. “You have a job to do and you just try to do it to the best of your ability.” Such thinking … Read more
One of the most iconic players in world cricket Brian Charles Lara turns a year older today, 2 May. From 1990 to 2007, he played for the national team for 17 years. Lara is the highest Test scorer for the West Indies. He has scored 11953 runs in 131 matches. It also includes 48 half-centuries, … Read more
Legendary West Indian batsman Sir Vivian Richards is backing the regional side to go all the way and claim a third ICC Men’s T20 World Cup title at the upcoming tournament. The Darren Sammy-coached and Rovman Powell-captained West Indies will square off against some of the world’s best teams at the June 1-29 showpiece, which … Read more