England dismantle West Indies as Adil Rashid, Moeen Ali dominate

England got off to the perfect start to their 2021 T20 World Cup campaign as Eoin Morgan’s side brushed aside the defending champions with authority in their opening fixture in Dubai. It was a day to forget for the West Indies as the English bowlers decimated their destructive batting line-up to dismiss the Men in […]

Cricket news round-up – 21 July: West Indies A win, England Women struggle, Zimbabwe to miss tri-series

West Indies A won the fourth match against India A by a close margin. England Women are struggling to avoid follow on. Zimbabwe will miss the T20 tri-series in Bangladesh.

West Indies vs India T20I Series Report Card

The West Indies handed India a surprise 3-2 defeat in the five-match T20I series in the Caribbean, with Rovman Powell’s side outplaying their counterparts to win their first series against the Men in Blue since 2017. Team India selected an experimental side for the T20I leg of the tour, resting senior statesmen like Virat Kohli […]

Pooran blasts West Indies to 2-0 lead over India

West Indies clinched another thrilling victory over team India to take a 2-0 series lead in Guyana, beating the Men in Blue by two wickets at the Providence Stadium on Sunday. After restricting India to 152 for 7, Nicholas Pooran led the hosts in their reply with a dazzling half-century before tail-enders Alzarri Joseph and […]

Powell, bowlers power West Indies past India in series opener

The West Indies claimed first blood in the five-match T20I series against India with a narrow four-run victory over Hardik Pandya’s side at the Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad. Rovman Powell dragged the hosts to a par score of 149/6 before the new-look Indian batting unit struggled on a slow surface to give the hosts […]

West Indies vs India T20I Series Preview

Team India’s ODI World Cup preparations will be put on pause for ten days as the Men in Blue gear up for a five-match T20I series against the West Indies. Although India’s primary focus in 2023 will be on the 50-over format, this series does hold importance for the visitors. The 2024 T20 World Cup […]

West Indies vs India – ODI Series Preview

Having comfortably beaten the West Indies 1-0 in the Test series, team India turn their attention to the 50-over format as they begin their preparations for the upcoming home World Cup with a three-match ODI series against the men in Maroon. With the quadrennial tournament less than three months away, Rohit Sharma’s side will be […]

West Indies make India toil on rain-hit Day 3

Team India were made to grind on a rain-hit day three of the second Test in Port of Spain as the West Indies batters’ displayed admirable patience on a sluggish pitch at the Queen’s Park Oval. Led by Kraigg Brathwaite’s 75 off 235 deliveries, the hosts finished the day on 229 for 5, cutting down […]

West Indies hold firm on Day 2 after Kohli century

It was an attritional day’s play at the Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain as India posted a first-innings score of 438 before the West Indies produced a strong reply with the bat in the final session. Virat Kohli laced his first overseas Test century since 2018, while Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin posted […]

Pujara dropped, Jaiswal, Gaikwad make the cut for West Indies Tests

Cheteshwar Pujara has been dropped from India’s Test squad for the upcoming series against the West Indies, while Ruturaj Gaikwad, Yashasvi Jaiswal, and pacer Mukesh Kumar are the three uncapped newcomers included in the 16-man unit. The Men in Blue will take on Kraig Brathwaite’s side in a two-match Test series in the Caribbean in […]