Phil Simmons has been reinstated as West Indies’ coach by the WICB. Simmons was suspended as coach in September after he had expressed his unhappiness with the ODI squad selected for the Sri Lanka tour. His reinstatement, the WICB said in a statement, was “conditioned upon” two criteria: “issuance to him of a letter of
Embattled West Indies failed to arrest their losing skid on their already failed tour of Sri Lanka when they crashed to a 30-run defeat in the opening Twenty20 International here Monday. Chasing an imposing 216 for victory at the Pallekele International Stadium, the Caribbean side were dismissed for 185 with one delivery remaining in the
A cool hand from Ajantha Mendis clinched a sensational one-wicket victory for Sri Lanka, in a rain-reduced, 26-over-a-side match that featured several sharp turns, and riveting twists of fortune. Mendis’ high, handsome six over long-on sealed the result in the penultimate over, after Sunil Narine, in his first international match in 14 months, had brought
West Indies Women romped to a comfortable eleven run victory over Pakistan to secure the T20 International series, taking an unassailable two –nil lead at the National stadium here on Saturday. The home side was cruising to an easy win when a sharp late afternoon shower interrupted play with five runs needed for victory and
West Indies Women trounced Pakistan Women by six wickets in the final One-Day International on Saturday night to clinch the four-match series, 3-1, and join Australia at the top of the ICC Women’s Championship. Chasing a modest 183 for victory at the Beausejour Cricket Stadium, the hosts cantered home in the 43rd over with their