Tag: West Indies
Veteran batsman Chris Gayle has said that he is not going to turn down anything pertaining to West Indies cricket after he left the Pakistan Super League (PSL) to play in the upcoming three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka which starts on March 4. ....
West Indies captain Kieron Pollard on Thursday became the second batsman after India's Yuvraj Singh to hit 6 sixes in an over in a T20 International. Pollard's rampage came against Akila Dananjaya in the first T20I between West Indies and Sri Lanka, who had taken a hat-trick in only his previous over. ....
Cricket West Indies (CWI) on Wednesday announced a change to the start time for the third CG Insurance One-day International between West Indies and Sri Lanka on Sunday. The match will now start at 9:30am (8:30 am Jamaica Time) at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium. It was originally slated to be a day-night fixture and was to start at 1:30 pm. All other matches in the CG Insurance ODI series will be played as originally scheduled, with the first match of the CG Insurance ODI series scheduled for Wednesday, followed by the second match on Fr....
Sri Lanka opener Danushka Gunathilaka became the first Sri Lankan player and only the eighth in the history of ODI cricket to be given out for obstructing the field. ....
Opening batsman Kraigg Brathwaite has replaced all-rounder Jason Holder as captain of the West Indies Test team. Brathwaite, 28, recently led West Indies in their 2-0 series win in Bangladesh in the absence of Holder. ....
A record opening stand of 192 runs between Evin Lewis and Shai Hope followed by composed batting by Nicholas Pooran at the end guided West Indies to a five-wicket victory over Sri Lanka in the second ODI. ....
Kyle Mayers took his first Test wickets when he produced two critical strikes in two overs to get West Indies back into the game on Day 3 of the first Test against Sri Lanka. ....
Debutant Pathum Nissanka scored his maiden Test century as Sri Lanka turned the tables on the West Indies on Day 4 of the first Test. Nissanka's 103, along with wicketkeeper-batsman Niroshan Dickwella's 96, helped the Lankans score 476 runs and post a target of 375 for the hosts. ....
West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite completed his ninth Test century to place his team in a strong position at the close on the second day of the second Test against Sri Lanka. ....
When Punjab Kings batsman Chris Gayle hoisted Rajasthan Royals' Ben Stokes for a six in his first over, he became the first batsman in Indian Premier League history to hit 350 sixes. ....