ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda– West Indies will prepare for the defence of their T20 World Cup crown with three home series between June and August against South Africa, Australia and Pakistan, Cricket West Indies (CWI) announced on Friday.
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Bravo century steers West Indies to Sri Lanka series sweep
NORTH SOUND, Antigua and Barbuda – Darren Bravo’s fourth One-Day International century guided the West Indies to a five-wicket victory over Sri Lanka and a clean sweep of the three-match series at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on…
West Indies sweep Test series against listless Bangladesh
DHAKA —A reckless batting led Bangladesh to a disappointing 17-run defeat to a rejuvenated West Indies in the second and final Test, which forced them to be whitewashed in a Test series at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium here today. Bangladesh…
West Indies complete clean sweep of Bangladesh
Bangladesh on Sunday endured its second defeat in the two-match Test series against the West Indies despite a late heroic display from Mehidy Hasan Miraz.
Need to play our best cricket to beat West Indies Test team: Minhajul
DHAKA—Chief selector Minhajul Abedin Nannu believes that Bangladesh would face a sterner challenge in the forthcoming two-match Test series against West Indies unlike the ODI series which was a lopsided one. Bangladesh swept the three-match ODI series with ease as…
Bangladesh wary of West Indies backlash
CHATTOGRAM – Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal warned his side about the possible backlash of West Indies, saying that the visitors are capable of turning the things around. Having said that Tamim further reminded that they need to collect the 10…
Bangladesh, West Indies reach Chattogram
DHAKA —Bangladesh and the visiting West Indies cricket team reached Chattogram today to play the third and final ODI of the series at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) confirmed. They will play the first of the…
Tigers eye to seal ODI series against West Indies Friday
Dhaka – Tamim Iqbal-led Tigers made a flying start to the Bangabandhu Bangladesh vs West Indies Cricket Series, winning the first ODI on Thursday comfortably. The Tigers are now eying to clinch the series on Friday with one match in…
Tigers to wear special jersey in series against West Indies
DHAKA —The Bangladesh national cricket team will wear special jersey in the home series against West Indies to mark two great occasions—the Golden Jubilee of the country’s Independence and the birth centenary of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh…
West Indies to start training from Friday
DHAKA – The visiting West Indies Cricket team is set to start their training in Bangladesh on Friday after the doubts regarding this were quelled. As per the training schedule sent by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BC), the visiting side…
West Indies to arrive Bangladesh tomorrow
DHAKA —West Indies is set to arrive in Bangladesh Sunday for a two-match Test series and three-match ODI series in their month-long tour here. The team got weakened significantly because of the absence of 12 first choice players. Amongst the…
Bangladesh starts practice tomorrow for West Indies series
DHAKA —The Bangladesh national cricket team begins their official training session for the upcoming home series against West Indies Sunday. The players who will return negative in the second phase Covid-19 test, will take the field only. At the first…
No place for Mashrafe as BCB announces team for West Indies series
DHAKA –The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) today announced the preliminary ODI and Test squads for the home series against West Indies. Veteran pacer Mashrafe Bin Mortaza who was the part of ODI team in Bangladesh’s last International series against Zimbabwe…
West Indies T20 series in Australia called off
Australia’s October Twenty20 series against the West Indies was called off Tuesday, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect the international sporting calendar.
West Indies bowl in England decider
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom – West Indies captain Jason Holder won the toss and elected to field against England in the deciding third Test at Old Trafford on Friday. England made two changes to the side that won the second Test…
Cricket: England v West Indies 2nd Test scoreboard
MANCHESTER, United Kingdom – Scoreboard after rain washed out the whole of the third day’s play in the second Test between England and the West Indies at Emirates Old Trafford on Saturday: England 1st Innings 469-9 dec (B Stokes 176,…
England captain Root returns as West Indies eye series win
LONDON – England will hope the return of captain Joe Root proves inspirational in the second Test against the West Indies at Old Trafford starting Thursday. Star batsman Root missed England’s four-wicket defeat at Southampton in international cricket’s return from…
West Indies arrive in England for unique Test series
West Indies captain Jason Holder hailed a “huge step forward” for cricket as his side became the first international sports team to arrive in Britain since the coronavirus lockdown.
West Indies approve ‘bio-secure’ Test tour of England
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda – West Indies cricket chiefs have given their approval to a Test tour of England where the team will stay in a “bio-secure environment”. The Windies were due to play three Tests in England in…
West Indies opt to bat first against Afghanistan
Dhaka – West Indies won the toss and opted to bat first against Afghanistan in their last match of the ongoing ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 at the Headingley in Leeds on Thursday. Chris Gayle is likely to play his…
West Indies opt to bowl against New Zealand
Dhaka – New Zealand were invited to bat first in their 6th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup at the Old Trafford in Manchester on Saturday. West Indies captain Jason Holder won the toss and decided to bowl first…
Shakib, Liton stars as Tigers maul West Indies
Shakib hits back-to-back centuries, becomes top scorer Dhaka, June 17 – Riding on the back-to-back tons by Shakib Al Hasan and a brisk half-century by Liton Das, Bangladesh outclassed West Indies by seven wickets with 51 balls to spare in…
ICC WC: Tigers need record 322 against West Indies
Dhaka – Bangladesh need to produce their record chase of 322 to beat West Indies in their fifth game of the ongoing ICC World Cup at Taunton on Monday.Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Bin Mortaza won the toss and opted to bowl…
Bangladesh takes on West Indies in a must-win WC game Monday
DHAKA, June 16, 2019 (BSS)-Emboldened by their recent record, Bangladeshwill take on West Indies in a World Cup match at Taunton on Monday thatturned out to be a must-win game for them in a bid to stay alive in thesemifinal…
ICC World Cup:Bangladesh keen to beat West Indies once again
Dhaka -With a sweet memory of the first-ever multinational cricket trophy, the Tri-nation series in Ireland, beating West Indies thrice last month, the Tigers are keen to beat the Caribbean boys once again in their 5th match of the ICC…
England opt to bowl first against West Indies
Dhaka – England have won the toss on Friday against West Indies and opted to bowl first in their fourth game in the ongoing ICC Men’s World Cup at The Rose Bowl, Southampton. England captain Eoin Morgan said the broadcaster…
Rain unlikely to affect Bangladesh-West Indies clash
Dhaka – Rain is unlikely to affect the Bangladesh’s next ICC World Cup match against West Indies at the Cooper Associates County ground in Taunton on June 17. The recent weather forecast report suggested that the chance of rain in…
Australia beats West Indies by 15 runs at CWC
London (AP/UNB) – Australia made it two wins from two games at the start of its Cricket World Cup title defense by eking out a 15-run win over West Indies. Chasing 289 to win at Trent Bridge, West Indies had…
Australia all out for 288 vs West Indies
London (AP/UNB) – Nathan Coulter-Nile stroked a career-best 92 off 60 balls after Steve Smith led Australia’s recovery from 38-4 as the defending champions reached 288 all out against West Indies at the Cricket World Cup. Coulter-Nile, a fast bowler,…
West Indies beat Pakistan by 7 wickets
Dhaka – West Indies smashed Pakistan by seven wickets in their first World Cup game on Friday at the Trent Bridge, Nottingham. Pakistan batted first after losing the toss and were bundled for 105 in 21.4 overs. West Indies chased…