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'Ben Stokes, Ben Stokes...': Ishant Sharma Gets Hysterical On Live TV After Mukesh Kumar-Blackwood Controversy
The Misery Upon West Indies Can Only Be Ended By The West Indies Themselves
SA vs WI, 3rd Session Report: Rabada's Smearing Bowling Spell Tear West Indies Away In The Chase
SA vs WI, Tea Report: Test Match Evenly Poised As West Indies Self-Destruct
The start of the third session couldn't have been worse for the Windies, as they lost Raymon Reifer for just 8.
SA vs WI: Gritty Reifer And Gutsy Blackwood Steady The Ship For West Indies
Raymon Reifer and Jermaine Blackwood added 64 runs for the third wicket to stabilise the West Indies innings.
SA vs WI, Session Report: Elgar, Markram Push Toothless West Indies On Backfoot
The Proteas openers have looked positive and have not afraid to put away the bad deliveries
AUS vs WI 2022 | Skipper Kraigg Brathwaite has a big dilemma on his hands
The second and final Test will be played at the Adelaide Oval on December 8, which will be a day'night encounter.
Youngster earns maiden call-up as West Indies announce squad for Australia Tests
Veteran opener Kraig Brathwaite will lead the team, with Jermaine Blackwood set to play his deputy.
WI v BAN | 2nd Test, Day 2 | Dominating ton from Mayers puts WI in total control in St Lucia
The southpaw brought up his hundred with a disdainful six off Shoriful, and along with Joshua De Silva, ensured that his side did not lose any more wicket in the session.
Jamaica Cricket Association launches 6-team T10 Blast
The Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) have partnered with title sponsors Dream11 to launch the Jamaican T20 Blast competition. The tournament will consist of six teams, and a total of 33 matches will be played, with Middlesex Titans and Surrey Kings kickstarting the battle in the first game of the double-header at the iconic Sabina Park. The second game will see Cornwall Warriors lock horns with Surrey Risers. A plethora of West Indian players are set to feature in the T10 Blast. Test opener and Jamaica Scorpions skipper John Campbell will lead the Middlesex United Stars, and he will have the likes of Alwyn Williams and off-spinner Damani Sewell for company. Jermaine Blackwood, the bedrock of the West Indian middle-order in Test match cricket, will spearhead the Surrey Kings. They will also have the services of blistering opener Kennar Lewis and batsman Andre McCarthy. Brandon King, one of the leading batsmen in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) in recent seasons, will lead the Surrey Royals and have the likes of Nicholson Gordon and rookie opener Leroy Lugg in their ranks. Former West Indies international Krishmar Santokie will lead Middlesex Titans, while the Cornwall Warriors will have the likes of Paul Palmer Jr, Derval Green and Marquino Mindley leading the charge. Chadwick Walton will take over the leadership duties of the Risers, which also has fast bowlers Sheldon Cottrell and Oshane Thomas in their ranks. Speaking on the launch of the T10 tournament, Jamaica Cricket Association CEO Courtney Francis said, “Cricket is back, and it is very important for us at the JCA to restart. We tried to have this tournament last year, but due to the pandemic, we had to reschedule,: Now that we have gotten the go-ahead, we are using this competition to kickstart our white-ball programme. We will be having our 50-over tournament right after this competition,” he said as quoted by jamaica-gleaner.com. The winner of the inaugural T10 Blast will be handed a cash prize of US$4,000, while the runner-up will walk away with a prize of US$2000. The spectators have been allowed free entry at the George Headley Stand at Sabina Park, and the matches can be streamed live on JCA social media platforms.
"I love to see a bit of passion out there, "- David Gower on heated exchange between Stokes & Blackwood
Blackwood, who scored a brilliant hundred in West Indies' first innings, seemed to be charging towards the Durham all-rounder, in response to the latter's statement: "Let’s get you in England boy, let’s get that average down to 26.”
SL vs WI | 2nd Test | Day-2: Men in maroon on top courtesy great effort from spinners and openers
The West Indies managed to get on top of the game in the second Test against Sri Lanka at Galle International Stadium even as rain spoiled the last day of the second day of the match. Its openers and also the two most experienced batters in the side, skipper Kraugg Brathwaite and vice-captain Jermaine Blackwood steered the team past the 50 run mark without the loss of any wicket. Blackwood eventually got out becoming the first and only Windies casualty on the day even as Brathwaite and Bonner saw it throw until the rain came and never went away. Blackwood was out for 44 off 99 balls while at the time of stoppage of play, Brathwaite remained unbeaten on 22 off 71 balls and Bonner had just opened his account. Praveen Jayawickrama was the lone wicket-taker for the Lankan unit. Earlier in the day, West Indian spinners scurried through the Sri Lankan batting order as they dismissed the nine Sri Lankan batters for only 65 runs as the Lankan Lions collapsed from 139-1 t0 204 all out. Veerasammy Permaul picked five wickets whale Jomel Warrican picked four. Roston Chase picked one wicket as well to make it an all spin affair as far as taking Sri Lankan wickets was concerned.
WI vs PAK | 2nd Test Preview: Windies bank on pacers to deliver series win over battered tourists
When teams are touring countries across the world, the theme and objective of the tours have been the preparation for the upcoming ICC World T20. But, India are touring England for a full-fledge Test series, Pakistan are there in the West Indies for a full series comprising of two Tests as well. There could have been a narrative that the flow and wider reach of the high-profile series between England and India will overshadow the West Indies vs Pakistan series. However, all those concerns and narratives were put down to rest when the Kraigg Brathwaite’s men snatched victory from the jaws of defeat against Babar Azam’s men who were equally competent to deserve a Test victory at the iconic Sabina Park in Jamaica. The win by the barest of a margin through the bat of Kemar Roach sparked fans of the game to discuss the flow of that game albeit there was a high-octane clash between India and England were underway at Lord’s. The first Test was dominated by pacers across the sides and the game went in the favour of the side that batted least bad across both innings of the game. Both the skippers were some of the few bright spots with the bat but they did not find ample support from their teammates to bat their sides into a comfortable position. It’s unlikely that the second Test of the series will be any different with the quality of pace attack on both sides and the inconsistency of the batting lineup. The tourists will be hopeful of their star duo Babar Azam and Mohammed Rizwan to stand up with the bat while the hosts will love to see the likes of Nkrumah Bonner and kyle Mayers regain the touch that made them heroes right at the start of their career. West Indies vs Pakistan: Match Details Match Number- 02 Date and Time: August 20-24, 2021, 08:30 pm IST, 11:00 pm Local, 03:00pm GMT Venue: Sabina Park, Jamaica Live Stream: FanCode Pitch Report The pitch at Sabina Park is expected to give a lot of assistance to pacers and the sides will be looking forward to strong performances from their batsmen. There will be the pace and carry for the pacers and if the bowlers will pitch in the right areas around the off stump line, there will be more and more trouble for batsmen on either side of the fence. Team News West Indies The hosts will be tempted to give Shai Hope a chance at the top of the order after Kieran Powell failed in both in the innings of the last Test. However, there is no certainty that Brathwaite will overlook the difficult batting conditions and the struggles of the other batsmen as well while making that decision. Jomel Warrican produced a subdued performance in the first game and the hosts could be tempted to bring the raw seam bowling option of Alzarri Joseph in his place. Rest nine players select themselves for the Test which the hosts will be desperate to win to clinch the series which will be a happy end of the season for them after suffering massive defeats at the hands of South Africa. Probable XI Kraigg Brathwaite (C), Shai Hope, Nkrumah Bonner, Jermaine Blackwood, Roston Chase, Kyle Mayers, Jason Holder, Joshua Da Silva (WK), Alzarri Joseph, Kemar Roach, Jayden Seales Pakistan The visitors were in the game right till the last ball of the game which Kemar Roach hit through the infield to win the game, and in all fairness, they played their best possible playing XI. The result did not go their way but they are unlikely to make any change in their playing XI except for some untoward problems right close to the start of the game. Probable XI Abid Ali, Imran Butt, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam (C), Fawad Alam, Mohammad Rizwan (WK), Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Yasir Shah, Mohammad Abbas, Shaheen Afridi Fantasy XI M Rizwan (WK), F Alam, K Brathwaite, J Blackwood, R Chase, K Roach, Hasan Ali, M Abbas, J Seales Captain: Babar Azam Vice-captain: Jason Holder
WI vs SA | 2nd Test: Keshav Maharaj’s historic hattrick plunders Windies to a 0-2 whitewash at home
When Wiaan Mulder held on to knick by Joshua da Silva at the leg slip, Keshav Maharaj, the bowler off whose delivery all that action unfolded, ran off like a man possessed, he was sprinting around the park at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, diving like a football player, who had just hit the best goal of his career and the rest of the South African players were chasing him, trying to catch him and hug him down to the ground, because Maharaj was literally flying. And why shouldn’t have he been? After all the spinner had achieved something that none of the South African bowlers in the last 81 years of the team’s history were able to. With the wicket of da silva, Maharaj became only the second Proteas Men’s player and first spinner ever to take a Test hat-trick in the country’s cricketing history. Prior to Maharaj, only Geoff Griffin, a fast bowler had taken a hat-trick in Test cricket for South Africa. He took it in 1960 at Lord’s against England. Bowling in the 37th over, the 31-year-old left-arm spinner removed Kieran Powell on the third delivery where the half centurion was caught by Anrich Nortje at deep square leg. On the very next ball, Jason Holder got an arm ball that hit his bat and pad at the same time and was grabbed by Keegan Petersen at short leg. And then there was the da Silva dismissal. Eventually, Maharaj ended up with a five-wicket haul, his 7th in only his 36th Test. With the help of this five-wicket haul, he was able to reduce the hosts West Indies to 165-9 and crushed them to a 158 run defeat as their last man Shanon Gabriel didn’t come out to bat, as he was absent hurt. With this win, South Africa claimed the two-Test series 2-0 having already won the first game by an innings and 63 runs. Earlier in the day, Windies skipper Kraigg Brathwaite and Powell, the two overnight openers started from the score of 15. But it didn’t take too long for Kagiso Rabada to break the partnership as he removed Brathwaite and Shai Hope in quick succession. Kyle Mayers then joined Powell and tried building a partnership as the duo 74 for the fourth wicket. It was also the highest partnership in the entire innings for the men from the Caribbean. Later on, Jermaine Blackwood and Kemar Roach added 40 for the seventh wicket, but could not delay the Proteas wicket much. Apart from Maharaj, Rabada picked three wickets while one wicket went to Lungi Ngidi. After winning the toss on the first day, Windies skipper Brathwaite had decided to bowl first. South Africa scored 298 in their first innings courtesy of Quinton de Kock’s 96. In its reply, even after Blackwood’s half-century, the maroon capped team fell for 149 in their first innings. They came back well with the ball removing seven Proteas batters with just 73 on the board. However, Rassie van der Dussen in partnership with Rabada sailed the ship as far as it could have been. With the help of van der Dussen’s 75*, the men from the cape of good hope posted a target of 323 for the West Indies. Rabada was named Man of the Match while de Kock for his 237 runs in three innings was declared Man of the Series. As the Test series has concluded, the caravan would now move from St. Lucia to Grenada, where the five T20Is would take place, starting with the first one on June 26.