Thanks to Fabian Allen and their highest 2024 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) score so far, 176 for 6, the Antigua and Barbuda Falcons were good enough to finally earn their first points of the season. At the Sir Vivian Richards Ground in Antigua on Thursday, they restricted four-time …
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Not even the brilliance of their passionate coach Curtly Ambrose could spare the struggling Antigua and Barbuda Falcons the ignominy of a fourth successive defeat on Tuesday. Led by Noor Ahmad, the St Lucia Kings’ trio of spinners set them up for a seven-wicket loss at the Sir Vivian Richards …
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With 16 needed off the last over on Friday, Dwaine Pretorius powered three fours off Mohammad Amir’s first five balls and a six off the last. The maximum took the Guyana Amazon Warriors total to 171, three more than the 168 for 6 the Antigua and Barbuda Falcons had managed …
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In the opening 2024 Republic Bank CPL match that seesawed wildly from over to over, Antigua and Barbuda Falcons’ teenager Jewel Andrew and medium-pacer Shamar Springer stole the show. But it was Andre Fletcher’s St Kitts and Nevis Patriots who stole a single off the last ball to win by …
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In Dubai today, in the first of two warm-up games before their opening T20 World Cup cricket contest, Kieron Pollard’s West Indies failed to get going. In a comprehensive defeat to Pakistan, they managed only 130 for 7, going down by six wickets with 27 balls to spare. The ‘Maroon …
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