After Kraigg Brathwaite West Indies’ largely encouraging First Test performance, the selectors surprised many with the XI they announced for the Second Test against Dimuth Karunaratne’s Sri Lanka. But the unchanged side earned an honourable draw, entirely justifying the panel’s faith in them and reinforcing the idea that the best …
Read More »WI clinch ODI series with game to spare, as Lewis and Hope break opening record—again!
Two days after setting a record opening stand against Sri Lanka, Evin Lewis and Shai Hope raised the bar further still with a new landmark partnership of 192 runs, as West Indies defeated Sri Lanka by five wickets at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua. West Indies made 274-5 …
Read More »Hope joins illustrious WI centurion club, as hosts beat Sri Lanka in opening ODI
Openers Shai Hope and Evin Lewis set a new record opening stand of 143 runs against Sri Lanka today, as West Indies whipped the visitors by eight wickets in the first CG Insurance One-Day International at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua. The partnership eclipsed West Indies’ previous best …
Read More »Aussies too good for Sri Lanka; Afghans too bad to beat South Africa
Australian captain Aaron Finch smashed his way to a tournament-best century against Sri Lanka at the Oval in London earlier today to power his side to the top of the ten-team table. And his opposite number, Dimuth Karunaratne, fell just three runs short of his own century but his side …
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