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Jason Holder’s third multiple-wicket haul in his last eight white ball matches should have earned the Nicholas Pooran-led West Indies some World Cup Super League points in the third and final game of the three-match day/night ODI series. But India’s challenging 265 at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad again …

With India unsteady on 43 for 3 in the 11th over, the Nicholas Pooran-led West Indies looked to have a sniff in the second ODI in the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad today. But after that, the visitors smelled only leather as Rohit Sharma’s batsmen powered their way to 237 …

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 …

It was, I swear, a completely innocent comment. But the cricket coaches at Queen’s Royal College in the 1960s must take some of the blame. They taught us to try to see any cricket match through the eyes of the opposing captains. On 22 January in Wired868, this paragraph appeared …

Cricket West Indies (CWI) president Ricky Skerritt has blamed ‘well-known mischief makers’ for rumours of a rift within the West Indies cricket team, as the regional governing body attacked ‘unfounded and mischievous allegations’ in a press release tonight. At the heart of the speculation appears to be 34-year-old team captain …

Rovman Powell was the only change in the West Indies XI today. But he made quite the impact at Kensington Oval with a sensational knock of 107 from 53 balls as West Indies beat England by 20 runs to take a 2-1 lead in the Betway T20 International (T20I) Series. …

A third batting collapse in as many games saw Kieron Pollard’s West Indies go under to stand-in skipper Paul Stirling’s Ireland by two wickets at a sun-drenched Sabina Park in Jamaica yesterday. The historic 2-1 win in the three-match ODI series catapulted the busy Irish, who have now played 18 …

Four days ago, Ireland were uncertain about whether they could put together a full XI to complete the CG Insurance One-Day International series against the West Indies owing to five Covid-19 cases and two injuries. Today, the Irish did far better than just show up as they downed their hosts …

West Indies middle-order batsman Shamarh Brooks was the difference today as the Maroon Men held off Ireland to win the first of three CG Insurance One-day Internationals (ODI) at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica. Brooks, who made his ODI debut at the ripe age of 33, scored 93 runs (89 …

“[…] 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 …

“[…] Assuming everyone is fully fit and in sufficiently good form, if the 2022 World Cup 15-member squad were to be picked today, there would be at least eight players who would be considered by most to be automatic selections. “Discounting Kieron Pollard’s participation in any possible manner, the referenced …

The West Indies cricket team conceded their three-match T20 International series away to Pakistan today, losing their second match in as many days at Karachi National Stadium. An improved bunch with bat and ball today, stand-in captain Nicholas Pooran’s troops did not do quite enough to snatch a win, losing …