By: Karthik Krishnaswamy West Indies had batted poorly against India in a seven-wicket defeat on Sunday. Their batsmen didn’t look entirely convincing against Bangladesh either, but they scored 171, thanks to Dwayne Smith’s 43-ball 72 and some amateurish work in the field. The target proved well beyond the reach of the hosts, who were bowled
Yadram to skipper Demerara in Inter-County U-15
By: Clifton Ross (Stabroek News) Opening batsman Bhaskar Yadram was yesterday retained as Captain for the Demerara Under-15 team ahead of the upcoming Guyana Cricket Board (GCB)/Limacol U15 tournament which gets underway shortly. Yadram will seek to lead the defending champions with success as he did last April aided by a team of capable young
Benn, Nurse bowl Barbados to innings win
Four-wicket hauls by Sulieman Benn and Ashley Nurse helped Barbados to an innings win over Trinidad and Tobago at Kensington Oval with a day to spare. Nurse followed up his first-innings century with six wickets in the match, while Benn finished with a match haul of eight. Barbados opted to bat first and got off
Taylor, Dottin star in tense WI win
ESPNcricinfo staff West Indies Women relied on performances from their two star players – Stafanie Taylor and Deandra Dottin – to make a winning start to their Women’s World T20 campaign, beating England Women by nine runs. Chasing West Indies’ modest target of 134, England were comfortable at 63 for 2, their start powered by
West Indies shackled by swing and spin
By: Mohammad Isam in Mirpur In Twenty20 cricket, West Indies are often known to start slowly with the bat and look to preserve wickets, banking on their big hitters to make up with rapid scoring later in the innings. Against India, their openers began slowly yet again, but this time it might not have been