The West Indies Rising Stars ended their 2022 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup campaign on a winning note today against Zimbabwe—their only win of the competition against a fellow Test-playing nation. However, the triumph was only enough for the host nation to secure 11th place among the 16 participating teams. …
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Led by an outstanding rear-guard 93 from Man-of-the-Match Aayan Afzal Khan, the UAE moved past a disappointingly feckless West Indies U19s by 82 runs in the Plate semifinal of the ICC Under-19 World Cup at the Queen’s Park Oval in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad today. In reply to the UAE’s 224 for …
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A rapid, Man-of-the-Match century by stand-in West Indies U19 captain Matthew Nandu was enough to leave a hapless Papua New Guinea floundering in the plate quarterfinals of the ICC U19 World Cup in Diego Martin today. And not content to have taken the opposition bowlers for 128 off only 134 …
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Down to the wire it went, today’s ICC World Cup Group D decider between Sri Lanka Under-19 and West Indies Under-19 at Conaree Sports Ground in St Kitts. And at the end of it, Dunith Wellalage’s side got to their 251 target with three wickets in hand and ten balls …
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The West Indies Rising Stars began their 2022 Under-19 Cricket World Cup campaign with a defeat today, going under by six wickets to Australia by six wickets in the tournament opener at Providence in Guyana. West Indies won the toss and chose to bat. But by the sixth over, the …
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“[…] Since making his debut on 10 June against South Africa, 20-year-old Jayden Seales has captured 16 wickets in just four Tests, while demonstrating the pace and accuracy that are the hallmarks of all great fast bowlers. “[…] However, during 2021, the West Indies’ […] final win/loss ratio was a …
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“[…] It would verge on the immoral for the ICC and/or CWI to repeat the unfortunate 2007 World Cup experience of setting ticket prices that the local fans simply cannot afford. “Speaking of affordability, CWI also now needs to seriously reconsider the current online pricing of its West Indies team …
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