WI bowl; India pick Rahane and Pandey

Toss West Indies chose to bowl v IndiaLive scorecard and ball-by-ball details Play 04:37 ‘Virat is the main focus’ – Brathwaite The toss at the Wankhede stadium can be vital, but also straightforward. With its small boundaries, a true pitch and the prospect of dew, captains prefer to chase and that’s exactly what Darren Sammy did. Sammy said West Indies “came here on a mission,” but India have not been…

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Bresnan blow for Yorkshire

Reigning champions Yorkshire have received a blow ahead of the start of the Specsavers County Championship with news Tim Bresnan will miss the first six weeks of the campaign. The former England seamer has torn his lower calf and is expected to miss the first four games as the White Rose look to win the championship for a third successive year. Yorkshire physiotherapist Kunwar Bansil said: “It is unfortunate for…

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Cooper, spinners push West Indies Women to maiden final

West Indies Women 143 for 6 (Cooper 61, Taylor 25, Devine 4-22) beat New Zealand Women 137 for 8 (McGlashan 38, Satterthwaite 24, Taylor 3-26) by six runsScorecard and ball-by-ball details Britney Cooper’s maiden T20I fifty lifted West Indies to 143, a score they defended by six runs © AFP All along, batsmen have had to find innovative ways to keep the runs ticking. Scoops, paddles, dabs and strike rotation…

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India vs West Indies World T20: Unfancied Caribbeans Out to Win Back Respect, Says Darren Sammy

West Indies captain Darren Sammy (centre), coach Phil Simmons (right) and bowling coach Curtly Ambrose share a light moment during a training session ahead of the semifinal clash against India. © AFP Highlights Mumbai: West Indies’s tumultuous build-up to the World T20 has knit the players together and they will have no better stage than Thursday’s semi-final against India to express themselves, captain Darren Sammy said on Wednesday. (West Indies…

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Somerset snap up Jayawardene

Somerset have pulled off another major coup for their NatWest T20 Blast campaign after signing Mahela Jayawardene for 12 of the their 14 group games this summer. Jayawardene will now join up with big-hitting West Indian Chris Gayle after he announced his return to the Cooper Associates County Ground earlier in the year as Somerset will boast one of the best batting line-ups in the competition. The former Sri Lanka…

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Mahendra Singh Dhoni Brushes Off Retirement Speculations in Style After World T20 Semi-Final Loss to West Indies

Mahendra Singh Dhoni was confronted with a question that whether he would retire from international cricket following this loss to the West Indies. © ICC Highlights Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s quest for a second World T20 title were dashed after West Indies defeated India by seven wickets in the semi-final at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Thursday. (Mahendra Singh Dhoni Should be India Captain Until Next World Cup: Virender Sehwag)…

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Chris Gayle is The Best But West Indies Have 15 Match-Winners: Darren Sammy

Darren Sammy celebrates with West Indies team after it entered the World T20. © AFP Highlights It was a double whammy for the West Indies on Thursday. After their women’s team entered the final, Darren Sammy men booked a berth in the title round with a stunning seven-wicket win against tournament favourites India in Mumbai. (India Out Of World T20 Despite Virat Kohli’s Valiant Effort) The match was billed as…

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India vs West Indies World T20 Semis: Bad Toss to Lose, Spinners Ineffective, Laments Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Mahendra Singh Dhoni watches as Lendl Simmons hits a shot during their World T20 clash. © AFP Highlights Mahendra Singh Dhoni is a disappointed man. World No. 1 and tournament favourites India were knocked out by West Indies in a thrilling World T20 semifinal match in Mumbai on Thursday night. West Indies play England in the final in Kolkata on April 3. (Heartbreak for India as West Indies win thriller)…

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India vs West Indies, World T20: Two No-Balls That Cost Mahendra Singh Dhoni's Men A Final Berth

West Indies batsman Lendl Simmons plays a shot during the World T20 semifinal match against India at Wankhede Cricket Stadium in Mumbai. © AFP Highlights Mumbai: India seemed to be doing almost everything right versus West Indies in the World T20 semifinal, till two small errors happened. They were two no-balls by Ravichandran Ashwin and Hardik Pandya. It cost Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s men the chance to win the tournament for…

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Isobel Joyce steps down as Ireland Women captain

Isobel Joyce captained Ireland Women in 62 matches across formats © PCB Isobel Joyce has stepped down as Ireland Women’s captain, though the 32-year-old allrounder has said she will continue to play. Her decision comes following her team’s group-stage exit from the Women’s World T20 in India. No new captain has been named as yet. Having captained Ireland in 62 matches across formats, Joyce said she thought the time had…

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