…GCB gives details at press briefing By: Calvin Robers WITH the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) getting ready to roll out a full Professional First Class Franchise System, in which a cadre of 90 players will be engaged in a professional cricket structure on a day-to-day basis all year round, the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)
Rachna Shetty (ESPNcricinfo) A calculated performance with the bat and ball helped Hobart Hurricanes rout Northern Knights by 86 runs in Raipur, keeping their chances of taking a knock-out spot alive. While Knights’ decision to bowl first after winning the toss seemed to have provided them with an advantage – given their recent form and
A three-wicket haul from Morna Nielsen set New Zealand Women up for a seven-wicket win over West Indies women in the first T20 in St Vincent. Having chosen to bowl, New Zealand made the perfect start, Nielsen and Holly Huddleston running through the top order to leave West Indies reeling at 5 for 3. The
By: Rachna Shetty (ESPNcricinfo) A stunning 43-ball 90 from Suresh Raina was the cornerstone of Chennai Super Kings’ 54-run win over Dolphins in Bangalore but the contest, at least for the early part of the Dolphins chase, was far more closely matched than the eventual victory margin suggested. Dolphins captain Morne van Wyk had opted
Siddarth Ravindran (ESPNcricinfo) Kolkata Knight Riders’ four-wicket victory over Lahore Lions followed the template that has largely been the basis of their 11-game winning run: bowl first to allow Sunil Narine and the other spinners to smother the opposition, before Robin Uthappa and the rest of the top order click to set up the chase