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Denesh Ramdin announces retirement from international cricket
The Trinidadian made his Test and ODI cricket debut in July, 2005 against Sri Lanka and India respectively.
CPL 2021 | SLK vs TKR: Butchered by Tallwahs, St. Lucia Kings look to bounce back against Knight Riders
It is not going to be an easy task for any team to come back after being defeated in the manner that St. Lucia Kings were by the Jamaica Tallwahs in their opening encounter. They were hammered all around the park while bowling and while batting it was just not their day as they got bowled out 120 runs short of the target. It was not even close to what they would have expected their season opener to be with new captain Faf du Plessis in command. On the other hand are Trinbago Knight Riders, who, after going down narrowly against Guyana Amazon Warriors in their season opener, came back strong against Barbados Royals and went on to register their first win of the season in a comfortable manner by six wickets and with plenty of balls to spare. So two teams with contrasting last match results will now go head to head with one trying to come back from a disaster and another trying to build on the momentum. It won’t be easy for Kings to come back, but sometimes you need early lessons to rise up to the occasion. Also, they need to bowl Cornwall too if they are playing him in the XI. St Lucia Kings vs Trinbago Knight Riders: Match Details Match Number: 07 Date and Time: August 29, 2021, 07:30 pm IST, 10:00 am Local, 02:00 pm GMT Venue: Warner Park, Basseterre Broadcast: Star Sports Live Stream: Fancode Pitch Report The pitch hasn’t really had one face so far as it has been slow at times and at other times the ball has just come on to bat nicely. Thus to say that it would be a belter of a wicket would be a bit too hasty for an assumption. But no doubt, it wouldn’t be dead bat and totals around 160 will be competitive. Weather Forecast and Toss The weather at Warner Park will remain hot and humid with humidity being as high as 72%. The temperatures would remain in the lower thirties with the moderate wind blowing from the northeast and thus helping the bowlers early on in the morning. A captain winning the toss would look to bowl first without any doubt. Probable XI Trinbago Knight Riders Lendl Simmons, Sunil Narine, Colin Munro, Tim Seifert, Darren Bravo, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Kieron Pollard (c), Isuru Udana, Akeal Hosein, Ravi Rampaul, Jayden Seales St Lucia Kings Rahkeem Cornwall, Andre Fletcher (wk), Faf du Plessis (c), Roston Chase, Tim David, Mark Deyal, Keemo Paul, Wahab Riaz, Usman Qadir, Obed McCoy, Kesrick Williams Dream XI fantasy team suggestion Batters Lendl Simmons, Faf du Plessis, Tim David Bowlers Akeal Hosein, Obed McCoy, Usman Qadir All-rounders Kieron Pollard, Sunil Narine, Isuru Udana, Rahkeem Cornwall Wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin Vice-Captain Tim David Captain Sunil Narine
CPL 2021 | TKR vs BR: Isuru Udana, Kieron Pollard get Trinbago back on track
Trinbago Knight Riders’ captain Kieron Pollard blew a flying kiss after he smacked one out of the park for a maximum off Thisara Perera in the 17th over to complete his fifty against Barbados Royals in St Lucia on Saturday. The right-hander struck a boundary on the very next delivery to complete a comprehensive win for TKR by 6 wickets as they chased down a target of 123 runs with more than three overs to spare. Trinbago needed to get the momentum back after they suffered a defeat in the first match of the competition and Pollard along with Denesh Ramdin showed their skills against the Royals to get the side back on track. The Knight Riders had some early hiccups after they were reduced to 18/3 and were left tottering at 38/4 in 8th over when skipper Pollard and wicket-keeper batsman Ramdin joined hands and steadied the ship for the side. The two batsmen made sure that there were no further dismissals and put up an unbeaten stand of 87 runs for the fifth wicket to see the side home. But the game totally changed in the 15th over when Jason Holder took the ball in his hands. He had only given 8 runs in the first three overs that he had bowled but what unleashed next was simply disappointing for his side and left Holder in disarray. He was hit for three sixes in his final over and ended up giving away 22 runs in total which also included a couple of no-balls to eventually return with figures of 0/30 in 4 overs. Pollard (58*) and Ramdin (29*) then took less than two overs to go over the line and hand the side its first win of the season. Mohammad Amir was the pick of the bowlers for Barbados after he scalped a three-for at the cost of 21 runs in 4 overs while Oshane Thomas too had an impressive day at the office as he returned with figures of 1/14 in 4 overs. Earlier in the day, it was Isuru Udana show who ripped through the Barbados batting line up and bagged a five-wicket haul during the course. The Royals had a decent start to the proceedings as the openers Glenn Philips and Charles put up 29 runs for the first wicket. But Charles’ departure broke the shackles and Barbados kept losing wickets at regular intervals to get bundled out for 122 in the final over. However, Charles' wicket was a controversial one as the replays showed that it came off the shoulder and not the bat while the batter went for a hook on a short delivery from the bowler. But he was eventually given out and had to walk back into the hut. Udana’s fifer included the wickets of Philips, Charles, captain Holder, Azam Khan and Thisara Perera. Azam top-scored for Barbados with a 21-ball 30 that included a couple of sixes and as many boundaries but the middle-order failed to fire and the side was pushed on the backfoot. Apart from Udana, Ravi Rampaul picked up two wickets while Hosein and Narine took one wicket apiece. Barbados captain Holder expressed his disappointment and said that the players need to take up the responsibility. “We didn't give ourself a fair chance (with that kind of a score). Guys need to take responsibility. We have had two tough games so far. It's a tricky situation, trying to defend 120 is difficult,” he said after the match. TKR skipper Pollard admitted that the side didn’t really have a good start to the competition but lauded the efforts made by Ramdin and Udana to eventually give them the first win. “Wasn't a great start for us yesterday. Even today it wasn't a great start, but these things happen,” he said. “We were in a spot of bother today, but Ramdin played well. Shows the experience we have in this TKR line-up. I think Udana's come here to make a statement. He got those early wickets and we were able to support him at the backend,” Pollard added. The Royals will now face Jamaica Tallawahs while TKR will be up against Saint Lucia Kings on Sunday.
CPL 2021 | TKR vs GAW: Guyana hold nerves to start campaign on positive note
Guyana Amazon Warriors began the CPL 2021 campaign on a positive note after defeating Trinbago Knight Riders by 9 runs in St Kitts on Thursday. Chasing 148, the TKR side had a disappointing start to the chase after they lost Lendl Simmons early. The Knight Riders kept losing wickets at regular intervals and were reduced to 90/7 with the likes of Kieron Pollard and Darren Bravo back in the hut. Later, Denesh Ramdin tried to steady the ship for the side and stitched a stand of 21 runs with Akeal Hosein for the 8th wicket before departing for 28 off 25, courtesy a good catch on the boundary line by Romario Shepherd off Shoaib Malik. TKR needed 32 runs off the last over and Naveen-ul-Haq was handed over the ball who was smashed for a maximum on the very first delivery of the over which was also a no-ball. The equation came down to 25 needed off the last six balls. But the fast bowler made a good return and gave away just three runs in the next three deliveries to get Warriors back in control and then scalped Ravi Rampaul’s wicket on the fourth ball. He was hit for a couple of sixes on the trot on the final two deliveries of the innings by Hosein but that didn’t really create much of a problem for Guyana as TKR fell short of the target eventually. Shepherd was the pick of the bowlers for Guyana after he scalped a three-for while Imran Tahir and Odean Smith picked up a couple of wickets each. Earlier, the Amazon Warriors rode on a fine half-century from Shimron Hetmyer to score a decent total of 142/7 in 20 overs. The Warriors also lost an early wicket after Brandon King was sent back in the hut for 9 by Hosein. The Guyana team kept losing wickets regularly but Hetmyer held the fort from one end. Sunil Narine and Hosein had a brilliant day on the field with the ball. Both the bowlers returned with figures of 2/17 in 4 overs. TKR captain Pollard said that dropping catches and giving away runs created some pressure on them. “I thought we gave them too many runs in the backend. We dropped a few catches. Those 10-15 runs mattered. We only have ourselves to blame for not getting over the line,” he said after the match. Pooran hailed the team’s efforts after the win but also expressed disappointment on the way the last over went. ”TKR are a very good team but we were very positive. But we fought and fought till the end. We thought if we could save our batters a bit and let Odean know what he can do in the powerplay. The bowlers did well on this track. A little disappointed as to how the last over went,” he said. TKR will now play Barbados while Guyana will be up against St Kitts and Nevis Patriots on Saturday.
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots name the players retained for the upcoming season
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots (SKNP) have announced their final list of players who have been retained for the upcoming edition of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). They have roped in all-rounder Dwayne Bravo who has been traded from the Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) in favour of Denesh Ramdin. Meanwhile, they have also signed a contract with Sherfane Rutherford who they have acquired from the Guyana Amazon Warriors. As far as star players are concerned, SKNP have also retained the likes of swashbuckling opener Evin Lewis. The left-handed opening batsman on his day can be a destructive batsman. Meanwhile, left-arm pacer Sheldon Cottrell, spin all-rounder Fabian Allen, Jon Russ Jaggesar and Rayad Emrit have also been retained. Joshua de Silva who made a name for himself in the previous edition of the CPL has also been retained. The Patriots will still require to fill in 8 spots which they will do in the coming few weeks. The 9th edition of the CPL will kick off on 18th August with the final slated to be played on 19th September. Keeping in mind the prevailing COVID situation across the world, all the 33 matches will be hosted by the Warner Parker in St Kitts and Nevis. Patriots' owner Mahesh Ramani said, “St Kitts and Nevis Franchise extends a warm welcome to the new players joining us this year as well as to our retained core team for yet another exciting season of the Hero CPL. This year makes it extra special with us playing at our home – Warner Park. I would like to thank all our team players, support staff and management as well as our global fan base for their continued love and support. I look forward to an amazing season in 2021,” SKNP owner Mahesh Ramani said. Retained players: Dwayne Bravo (FROM TKR), Evin Lewis, Fabian Allen, Sherfane Rutherford (FROM GAW), Sheldon Cottrell, Rayad Emrit, Jon Russ Jaggesar, Dominic Drakes, Joshua Da Silva
CPL 2021: Dwayne Bravo leaves Trinbago Knight Riders, to join St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
The Trinbago Knight Riders have accepted the requester of Dwayne bravo for his transfer to St Kitts & Nevis Patriots starting the upcoming season of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). He will be replaced by Dinesh Ramdin in the TK Riders team. Dwayne Bravo said that the request of transfer was made by him in search of new challenges but thanked the TKR franchise for all the support and work for Trinidad and Tobago in general. "At this stage of my career, I needed a new challenge, which is to work with the young talent for the benefit of Cricket West Indies. Also becoming part of a new franchise SNKP will provide me with a new challenge in CPL. I want to thank TKR for respecting my wishes and for all their support over the years. I also appreciate everything they've done for Trinidad and Tobago in general,” Bravo said in a statement. Notably, Bravo had led the team for three CPL titles in the 2015,2017, and 2018 edition before being the deputy of Kieron Pollard in the last season. The TKR director Venky Mysore expressed sadness over Bravo’s departure from the side and also recognised his role in team-building and leadership to three CPL titles. "DJ Bravo has been instrumental in not only building TKR into a champion team but also captained the team which earned three championships in 2015, 2017 and 2018. We are sad to see him leave but we respect his wishes,” said team director Venky Mysore. " The ninth edition of the CPL is scheduled to start on August 28 and the whole tournament will be hosted at St Kitts & Nevis' Warner Park.
Super 50: Teams, venues, squads, fixtures and all you need to know about the star-studded domestic ODI tournament of West Indies
The West Indies cricket board decided to make the good use of the pandemic cool off period as they organised the Super 50, the annual domestic ODI competition. With the tournament being played at a time when all big players of the national team are at home (choosing not to tour Bangladesh due to quarantine), the tournament is sure to get a lot of traffic. It will be the first tournament of 2021 in the Caribbeans. The big names at the display will be West Indies Men's ODI Captain, Kieron Pollard, Test skipper Jason Holder, big-hitting young guns in Nicholas Pooran and Shimron Hetmyer and many other players who have represented West Indies fo a long period of time. Sheldon Cottrell, Andre Fletcher, Hayden Walsh Jr., Roston Chase, Denesh Ramdin and Darren Bravo are some of the names whose talents would be at display in the 21-day affair. Talking about the opportunity to represent his home side in List A tournament after a long time, Pollard said, “It is very good that cricket is coming back to the Caribbean. Players will get the opportunity to showcase their skills and entertain our fans.” “It has been a trying 2020 for cricketers and the whole Caribbean, so it is really good that we have the CG Insurance Super50 Cup being played at this time and hopefully, it can unearth some new talent,” added the 33-year-old who would be captaining Trinidad and Tobago. The first-ever ODI tournament between the islands combining West Indies was played in 1976 and this 2021 edition will be the 45th season of it. In this year’s tournament, six teams would be participating in the competition. Among these teams, Trinidad and Tobago have won the most number of titles (11) followed by Guyana (10). While Jamaica, this time around led by Rovaman Powell has eight titles in its kitty so far, Jason Holder led Barbados would be looking to win their eighth title. Other teams which have laid their hands at the title are the Leeward Islands and the Windward Islands, both of which have won four titles each. Combined Campuses and Colleges team, which represented the education institutes in all the islands combined won the tournament in 2018-19 season while the West Indies emerging side won the last edition in 2019-20 and both these sides won’t be part of this year’s edition. Teams Barbados Pride, Guyana Jaguars, Jamaica Scorpions, Leeward Islands Hurricanes, Trinidad and Tobago Red Force, Windward Islands Volcanoes Venue All the matches of the competition would be played in only two grounds on the island of Antigua. The two grounds are Coolidge Cricket Ground, where 13 matches including the semi-finals and the final. The other ground, the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Grounds, North Sound, Antigua will host only six games. Fixtures Each day one game is being played (with an exception of 09th February, when there are no games played) since the tournament started on 07th February and will continue in that fashion till the round-robin league. The round-robin fixtures, where each team play the other once will go on till 22nd February. The semi-finals are scheduled for 24th and 25th February with the fifth-place paly-off on 26th. The final game will be played on 27th February. Squads Trinidad and Tobago Red Force Kieron Pollard (Captain), Darren Bravo (Vice-Captain), Akeal Hosein, Imran Khan, Evin Lewis, Jason Mohammed, Sunil Narine, Kjorn Ottley, Khary Pierre, Nicholas Pooran, Anderson Phillip, Dinesh Ramdin, Ravi Rampaul, Jayden Seales, Lendl Simmons; David Furlonge (Head Coach) Barbados Pride Jason Holder (Captain), Joshua Bishop, Shamarh Brooks, Jonathan Carter, Roston Chase, Dominic Drakes, Jonathan Drakes, Justin Greaves, Keon Harding, Chemar Holder, Akeem Jordan, Nicholas Kirton, Zachary McCaskie, Ashley Nurse, Tevyn Walcott; Dexter Toppin (Head Coach) Guyana Jaguars Leon Johnson (Captain), Shimron Hetmyer (Vice-Captain), Christopher Barnwell, Anthony Bramble, Asad Fudadin, Chanderpaul Hemraj, Tevin Imlach, Keon Joseph, Ramaal Lewis, Gudakesh Motie, Akshaya Persaud, Kemol Savory, Romario Shepherd, Kevin Sinclair, Nial Smith; Esuan Crandon (Head Coach) Jamaica Scorpions Rovman Powell (Captain), Derval Green (Vice-Captain), Fabian Allen, Dennis Bulli, Sheldon Cottrell, Javel Glenn, Brandon King, Andre McCarthy, Jamie Merchant, Romaine Morris, Paul Palmer, Jeavor Royal, Odean Smith, Aldaine Thomas, Oshane Thomas; Andre Coley (Head Coach) Leeward Islands Hurricanes Devon Thomas (captain), Montcin Hodge (Vice-Captain), Colin Archibald, Sheeno Berridge, Quinton Boatswain, Keacy Carty, Nino Henry, Amir Jangoo, Nitish Kumar, Jeremiah Louis, Ashmead Need, Kieran Powell, Ross Powell, Hayden Walsh Jr, Terrance Warde; Stuart Williams (Head Coach) Windward Islands Volcanoes Sunil Ambris (Captain), Andre Fletcher (Vice-Captain), Alick Athanaze, Roland Cato, Keron Cottoy, Kenneth Dember, Larry Edward, Ryan John, Ray Jordan, Desron Maloney, Obed McCoy, Preston McSween, Kimani Melius, Emmanuel Stewart, Kevin Stoute; Andrew Richardson (Head Coach) Note: Ball by ball commentary of every game will be available at our website OneCricket.