Toute vérité, we’ve been told, n’est pas bonne à dire. Even if is true, yuh doh have to say it… But 26-year-old would-be West Indies white ball captain Nicholas Pooran wouldn’t hesitate to tell you that it’s really sweet when your dreams come true. And 58-year-old former WI pacer Curtly …
Read More »England ditched in Barbados again as Holder takes four wkts from as many balls in thrilling WI series win
An exhilarating series got a storybook ending tonight as West Indies beat England by 17 runs at the Kensington Oval in Barbados to clinch the Betway T20 International Series 3-2. And it was hometown hero, Jason Holder, the man whose initial sidelining from the 2021 T20 World Cup prompted Barbados …
Read More »Ali and Adil double-act puts brakes on West Indies, as Betway Series still alive for game five
Mooen Ali came to the party today, bringing his fastest half-century in T20Is and a couple of wickets to get England to 193 for 6 and restrict West Indies to 159 for 5. His 63 off 28 balls and 2/28 Man-of-the-Match performance helped his team beat Kieron Pollard’s West Indies …
Read More »England win by one run as Hosein and Shepherd nearly pull off thrilling WI rescue mission
England bounced back from their opening T20 International loss to level the Betway Series 1-1 tonight at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. But it was not nearly as comfortable as it could have been. In the final over of the contest, West Indies plundered 28 runs with number 10 batsman …
Read More »Holder, King power West Indies to 9-wkt win over England in Betway series opener
Man-of-the-Match Jason Holder sent back four batsmen for seven runs to dismiss top-ranked England for a paltry 103 in the first of five ODIs at Kensington Oval in Barbados today. And then Brandon King, continuing the rich vein of form he re-found in Pakistan, hit a confident half-century to push …
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