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West Indies’ King, Charles, Put ODI Team In 2 -Nil Lead Position

United Arab Emirates v West Indies 2nd One-Day International Venue: Sharjah Cricket Stadium Toss: West Indies won and batted Result: West Indies won by 78 runs Brandon King continued his good form in the series by following up his maiden ODI century in the first match with a well-played 64 (70 balls), which included four fours and four sixes.  His […]

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Player Of The Match Brandon King Scores Maiden ODI Century As Windies Cruise To Seven-Wicket Win Over UAE

Brandon King scored his maiden ODI century to lead the West Indies cruised to a comprehensive seven-wicket win over the United Arab Emirates with 88 balls to spare in the opening match of their three-match series at Sharjah on Sunday. Captain Shai Hope showered praise on his bowlers for the clinical execution in the lop-sided victory. “There was no hurry. […]

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UAE vs. West Indies ODI Series Opener Moved To June 4

The three-match ODI Series between UAE and the West Indies will now begin a day earlier with the two teams playing the opener on Sunday June 4 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. The first match was originally scheduled for Monday 5 June. The West Indies Men’s team will arrive in Dubai on Thursday 1 June.  The second match will be played […]

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Hope: WI ‘Trying Everything’ To Turn Around ODI Fortunes

A career-defining century by a cricket captain should be enough to win a game of cricket, according to Shai Hope. And he wasn’t talking about himself. “Temba Bavuma – an innings like that deserves to be a victorious innings but it just so happened that we came out on top at the end. I must give him credit for the way he […]

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West Indies Squads Named For White-Ball Series In South Africa

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – The Cricket West Indies (CWI) Senior Men’s Selection Panel today announced the One-Day International (ODI) and T20 International (T20I) squads for the upcoming series against South Africa. The West Indies will play three ODIs on 16, 18, and 21 March, followed by three T20Is on 25, 26, and 28 March. In the ODIs, Shai Hope will […]

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Walsh To Shuffle Batters Ahead Of Final Women’s ODI vs NZ

WEST INDIES women’s head coach Courtney Walsh said there is a possibility his batting line-up for Sunday’s third and final One-Day International series match against New Zealand women will be shuffled to bolster their chances of victory. The maroon slumped to their second straight defeat at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on Thursday as the Kiwis snagged a series-win, […]

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New Zealand Women Prove Too Hot To Handle In ODI Opener

New Zealand took a 1-0 lead in their three-match One-Day International series against the West Indies with a five-run win in the rain-affected series opener at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua. In the rain-affected game, both sides were allowed 35 overs, and New Zealand has the win to show for it.  The West Indies could only manage 168-7 […]

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Windies Fail To Grab ODI Series Against New Zealand

Kyle Mayers scored a brilliant second ODI century and first on home soil but his 105 was not enough as West Indies went under to New Zealand in a high-scoring contest on Sunday night. Under lights at the picturesque Kensington Oval, the visitors produced a superb run chase to overhaul a target of 302 in the decisive third encounter and […]

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Coach Simmons Bets On Windies In T20s

West Indies coach Phil Simmons has backed the One Day International (ODI) team to eventually pull things together after a number of discouraging recent results. The ODI format has been the team’s least productive over the last few years, having won just 9 of 51 series played in the last 10 years, which amounts to a 17 percent win rate.  In the […]