Sri Lanka will be looking for the elusive test match and series win when they tour India for a Three Test, five ODI and Two T20 match series from November to December 2009. The team arrive in India on November 8th for the 55-day tour.
The West Indies selectors ignored the top class players - except fast bowler Daren Powell, 31-year-old veteran of 37 Tests and 55 ODIs who had initially made himself unavailable for the Bangladesh series - for the International Cricket Council’s Champions Trophy limited-overs tournament in South Africa.
Senior players like Chris Gayle, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Dwayne Bravo and Jerome Taylor who chose to strike during the Test, One-day and Twenty20 series against Bangladesh in July in the Caribbean, were left out.
West Indian Team for Champions Trophy: Floyd Reifer (Captain), Darren Sammy (Vice Captain), David Bernard, Tino Best, Royston Crandon, Travis Dowlin, Andre Fletcher, Nikita Miller, Daren Powell, Kieran Powell, Dale Richards, Kemar Roach, Devon Smith, Gavin Tonge, Chadwick Walton.
Bangladesh plays two test matches, three one-day internationals and one Twenty20 match in West Indies before they embark on their Zimbabwe tour to play five One-day internationals. The tour begins on June 30th, and lasts till August 2nd 2009.
Bangladesh vs West Indies Twenty20 International - 2009 Series
Bangladesh vs West Indies T20I: Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts, 2 August 2009
West Indies earn consolation win (WIN 1:0|1)
August 2, 2009
The West Indies romped to a five-wicket victory over Bangladesh, finally winning its first match in the series after the visitors had swept the preceding test and one-day series. Bangladesh who won the toss and elected to bat, were in trouble when three wickets fell in five balls with the score at 12. Captain Shakib-al-Hasan and Naeem Islam revived the visitors in a fourth-wicket stand of 31. Wickets continued to fall including four run-outs.
The West Indies' reply got off to a dreadful start as Dale Richards was bowled first ball. Devon Smith smashed three fours and two sixes in his 37, while Travis Dowlin finished unbeaten on 37 as the Caribbean second-string cruised to their first victory.
West Indies 119 for 5 (Smith 37, Dowlin 37*) beat Bangladesh 118 for 9 by five wickets
Bangladesh vs West Indies One Day Internationals - 2009 series
Bangladesh vs West Indies Third ODI: Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts, 31 July 2009
Bangladesh seals rare WI whitewash (BAN 3:0|3)
July 31, 2009
Chasing 249 the Tigers survived a tense finish to complete unprecedented one-day whitewash of hosts West Indies after winning the final of the series by three wickets at Warner Park in St. Kitts on Friday. They reached the target with seven balls to spare.
All-rounder Mahmudullah, who earlier took 2-38 to restrict West Indies to 248 all out in 48.5 overs, hit an unbeaten 51 to push Bangladesh to 3-0 series sweep. He won the Man of the match award. Captain Shakib Al Hasan won the Man of the series.
Bangladesh 249/7 (Siddique 55, Mahmudullah 51*, Roach 4-63) beat West Indies 248 (Fletcher 52, Mahmudullah 2-38, Mahbubul 2-42) by three wickets
Bangladesh vs West Indies Second ODI: Windsor Park, Roseau, Dominica, 28 July 2009
Bangladesh wins series against Windies (BAN 2:0|3)
July 28, 2009
Bangladesh won its first one-day cricket series against a current test nation when it defeated West Indies by three wickets. After beating West Indies in a one-dayer for the first time two days ago, Bangladesh chased down the home side's 274/6 in 50 overs, by reaching 276/7 with an over to spare.
Captain Shakib-al-Hasan scored 65 off 61 balls and Mohammad Ashraful hit 64 off 77 deliveries.
Bangladesh 276/7 (Shakib 65, Ashraful 64) beat West Indies 274/5 (Dowlin 100*, Smith 44) by three wickets
Bangladesh vs West Indies First ODI: Windsor Park, Roseau, Dominica, 26 July 2009
Bangladesh beats Windies in ODI for 1st time (BAN 1:0|3)
July 26, 2009
Bangladesh beat West Indies for the first time in a one-day international, winning by 52 runs Sunday after left-arm spinner Abdur Razzak took 4-39 to help dismiss West Indies for 194 in 43.4 overs at Windsor Park.
Earlier, Bangladesh made 246 for nine. Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan continued his good form with a half-century (54 from 60 balls) to build on Mohammad Ashraful's 57 from 95 balls. Kemar Roach took 5-44 for West Indies.
The second match in the three-match series is at the same venue on Tuesday.
Bangladesh 246/9 (Ashraful 57, Shakib 54, Roach 5-44) beat West Indies 194 (Smith 65, Razzak 4-39) by 52 runs
Bangladesh vs West Indies Second Test: National Cricket Stadium, St George's, Grenada, July 17-July 21 2009
Grenada Test, Day Four - Al Hasan leads Tigers to first away test series win (BAN 2:0|2)
July 20, 2009
Bangladesh claimed their first overseas test series win with a four-wicket win over a weakened West Indies in Grenada. Acting captain for the test, left-arm spinner Al Hasan, ended with figures of five for 70 as Bangladesh bowled out West Indies for 209 in the morning session. It was the first time Bangladesh had bowled out the opposition for less than 250 in both innings.
Chasing a target of 215 to win, Al Hasan and Raqibul Hasan (65) put on 106 for the fifth wicket to take the tourists close to the target. Sammy took five for 55, but the Tigers comfortably secured their third test win as Al Hasan smashed Roach for a six to finish on 96 not out, and take his team to 217-6 in 54.4 overs.
Bangladesh 232 and 217/6 (Shakib 96, Sammy 5-55) beat West Indies 237 and 209 (Bernard 69, Shakib 5-70) by four wickets
Grenada Test, Day Three - Bernard's 61 boosts Windies
July 19, 2009
David Bernard hit an unbeaten 61 as West Indies limped to 192/8 on the rain-affected third day of the second Test against Bangladesh. The hosts started the day on 56 for one but lost wickets too easily against the Bangladesh spinners. Shakib with four for 61 from 22 overs had the best figures of the day.
West Indies 237 and 192/8 (Bernard 61*, Shakib 4-61) lead Bangladesh 232 by 197 runs
Grenada Test, Day Two - West Indies stifle the Tigers
July 18, 2009
West Indies were 56 for one, a lead of 61 at stumps on the second day of the second and final Test against Bangladesh. Bangladesh, 35-1 overnight in reply to West Indies' first innings of 237, fell five runs short, after a superb exhibition of pace bowling by 21-year-old Kemar Roach, who grabbed six for 48.
West Indies 237 and 56/1 lead Bangladesh 232 (Rahim 48, Raqibul 44, Roach 6-48) by 61 runs
Grenada Test, Day One - Bangladesh spinners dominate
July 17, 2009
Guyanan veteran Travis Dowlin fell five runs short of a maiden Test century as Bangladesh's spinners dominated day one of the second Test in an almost empty stadium in Grenada. The three Bangladesh spinners led by Mahmudullah (3-44) collected three wickets each as the hosts were dismissed for 237.
Bangladesh, who won the first Test in St Vincent, lost opener Imrul Kayes, caught behind off Sammy, as they moved to 35 for one in the ten over session before the close.
Bangladesh 35/1 trail West Indies 237 (Dowlin 95, Richards 69) by 202 runs
Bangladesh vs West Indies First Test: Arnos Vale Ground, Kingstown, St Vincent, July 9-July 13 2009
Bangladesh win historic away Test (BAN 1:0|2)
July 13, 2009
Debutant off-spinner Mahmudullah Riyad finished with a fantastic haul of 5-51 as Bangladesh won the first Test against West Indies on the fifth and final day by 95 runs after dismissing the home side for 181 in 70.1 overs at Kingstown. Set 277 to win, the home side crumbled to 181 all out, with only David Bernard (52 not out) providing any resistance. In the morning session, Bangladesh lost their last five wickets for 23 runs to finish on 345 with Darren Sammy claiming 5-70.
It was the Tiger's second Test win in their 60-Tests, and the maiden victory on foreign soil. Their first success in the Test version was on January 10 2005 when they beat Zimbabwe by 226 runs in Chittagong. They became a full test-playing nation only nine years ago.
West Indies 307 and 181 (Bernard 52, Mahmudullah 5-51) lost to Bangladesh 238 and 345 (Tamim 128, Siddique 78, Sammy 5-70)
Ongoing feud between the West Indies Players Association (WIPA) and the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB)
WIPA asks: Who should apologise?
July 14, 2009
The West Indies Players Association in its response to the WICB’s demand for an apology has issued the following on behalf of its members. Full text:
On behalf of all our members, we wish to apologize to the West Indies Cricket Board for our “unreasonable” behaviour in respect of the following: • For demanding that our members play with a contract clearly outlining the terms and conditions prior to a series or series of matches. • For insisting that all contracts be negotiated by WIPA prior to their being offered to the players, as is provided by the agreements between WIPA and the WICB. • For asking the WICB to honour the agreement and pay the medical treatment when players sustain injuries while representing the West Indies. • For asking that the WICB honour the 2007-2008 agreement that was signed by the Players and compensate the players who have been injured while playing for the West Indies as outlined in the agreement. • For asking the WICB to deposit funds it had deducted from the players’ salaries and which it failed to pay to the Players Provident Fund Account (Pension Plan) for almost a year. • For asking the WICB to reimburse players who sometimes have to purchase their own airline tickets while on duty for the West Indies. • For not having training camps and specialist camps for the preparation of the team so that the players may improve their performances. • For accepting to play in a series against England at a time of year when no other team has ever played in the history of over 100 years of international cricket. • For asking that the WICB not sell players’ intellectual property and image rights without permission. • For tolerating all of the above for far too long out of a desire to wear maroon and for listening to the executive of our association when told that negotiations were in progress and would bear fruit shortly. • For believing that our constitutional right to freedom of association was sacred and would be honoured and respected.
The Players would be willing to apologize if the Players had: • Lost Five (5) million US Dollars in the sanctioning of a one-off international 20/20 match as a result of selling rights to a party that had already been sold. • Lost three (3) million US Dollars as a result of breach of agreement. • Spent one (1) million US Dollars in the courts in London unsuccessfully defending a legal action. • Made an out of court settlement with a broadcaster for breach of contract. • Had to defend several other claims for breach of contract including one where the estimated loss of revenue is $500,000.00 US Dollars per year. • Lost almost US $10 million dollars in almost one year for breach of agreements with third parties. • Were responsible for the debacle in Antigua in which the match was called off because of the poor condition of the ground and for failure to fulfill the expectation that some inquiry or explanation would be forthcoming.
A perusal of the above should indicate from where the apology should come.
West Indies vs India 2009 Cricket Series News
India in West Indies 2009
4th ODI washed out, India win series (IND 2:1|4)
July 5, 2009
MS Dhoni's team won the fifth consecutive ODI series since the defeat in the Asia Cup final at the hands of Sri Lanka last year.
Dhoni won the fourth straight toss in the morning and asked West Indies to bat for the second time in the series, and West Indies suffered an early set back as Ishant Sharma removed Chris Gayle in the very first over for a duck. The hosts who went into the game 2-1 down in the best-of-four contest saw their hopes destroyed by the weather. When the home side was on 27 for one after 7.3 overs a heavy downpour saw the contest called off.
India win 3rd ODI by six wickets to lead series (IND 2:1|4)
July 3, 2009
India won the third ODI with West Indies on Friday in a rain-shortened encounter at St Lucia by six wickets. Rain delayed the start and interrupted play no fewer than four times leading the umpires to shorten the innings and revise the target couple of times.
Dhoni won the third straight toss in the morning and asked West Indies to bat for the first time in the series. Ramnaresh Sarwan, with 62 off 59, top-scored as the hosts made 186-7 from 27 overs.
Set 159 to win from 22 overs, openers Dinesh Karthik (47) and Gautam Gambhir (44) added 84 for the first wicket. Then, skipper Mahendra Dhoni (46 not out off 34 balls) saw India home with one ball remaining.
Third ODI, St Lucia: India 159/4 (Karthik 47, Dhoni 46*, Gambhir 44) beat West Indies 185/7 (Sarwan 62, Nehra 3-21) by six wickets (D/L method)
West Indies thrash India in Kingston, level series (IND 1:1|4)
June 28, 2009
West Indies beat India by eight wickets in the second cricket international at Sabina Park. Chasing 189 to win, Chris Gayle (64) and Renako Morton (85) shared 101 as West Indies won with 15.5 overs to spare.
India won the toss in the morning and batted but they were reduced to 7-3 and 82-8, before Mahendra Singh Dhoni hit a patient 95 and shared a record 101-run ninth wicket parternership with RP Singh, who made 23 off 75 balls, to help India score a modest 188 all out in 48.2 overs. Ravi Rampaul had career-best figures of 4 for 37 and Denesh Ramdin took five catches.
The third one-day international will be played in St Lucia on Friday.
Second ODI, Kingston, Jamaica: West Indies 192/2 (Morton 85*, Gayle 62) beat India 188/8 (Dhoni 95, Rampaul 4-37, Taylor 3-35, Bravo 3-26) by eight wickets
India win high-scoring thriller in Kingston (IND 1:0|4)
June 26, 2009
A 131 in 102 balls with 10 fours and 7 sixes from Yuvraj Singh helped India amass 339 for six in Jamaica on Friday in their first of a four-match series of one-dayers, but the determined hosts ran them close to be bowled out for 319 in the 49th over. India's total was the second highest one-day international score at Sabina Park.
Chris Gayle (37) and Runako Morton (42) put on 65 inside 10 overs for the opening stand before Ramnaresh Sarwan (45) and an aggressive Shivnarine Chanderpaul (63) kept West Indies up with the run-rate. They needed 25 to win off the last three overs with two wickets remaining but Rudra Pratap Singh bowled Sulieman Benn for seven in the 48th over, and then wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin, who had kept the score ticking with a smart 29 off 26 balls, was caught by Harbhajan Singh off Ashish Nehra's first ball of the 49th over.
Earlier, deciding to bat first, India lost Gautam Gambhir and Rohit Sharma cheaply, but Karthik (67) and Yuvraj set them on their way to the big total. Mahendra Singh Dhoni (41 of 46 balls), Yusuf Pathan (40 not out off 38) and Harbhajan Singh (21 not out off 13) chipped in with useful contributions.
First ODI, Kingston, Jamaica: India 339/6 (Yuvraj 131, Karthik 67) beat West Indies 319 (Chanderpaul 63, Ashish Nehra 3-49, Yusuf Pathan 3-56) by 20 runs
India will meet West Indies in the first game of their four-match ODI series at Kingston, Jamaica on Friday. India is looking to restore pride after a horrendous performance at the Twenty20 World Cup in England, where they crashed out after losing to West Indies and then England. It was, in fact, India's seven-wicket loss to the West Indies in the first Super Eights game that started their losing streak in England. Apart from restoring pride, this is India's opportunity to leapfrog Australia, and target chart-toppers South Africa in the ODI rankings. A four-nil victory will take the team, now placed third, to the lead. West Indies Squad (from): Gayle (Capt), Ramdin, Baker, Bravo, Dwayne Bravo, Benn, Bernard Jr, Chanderpaul, Deonarine, Morton, Rampaul, Sarwan, Taylor. India Squad (from): MS Dhoni (Capt), Yuvraj, Gambhir, Rohit, Harbhajan, Ojha, Yusuf, Vijay, Badrinath, RP Singh, Praveen Kumar, Ishant, Nayar, Nehra, Jadeja, Karthik.
Tendulkar and Zaheer rested for West Indies tour, Irfan axed!
June 17, 2009
BCCI Secretary N Srinivasan announced a depleted Indian squad for the one-day tour of West Indies starting later this month, just days after the holders were knocked out of the Twenty20 World Cup. The squad will be captained by Mahendra Singh Dhoni with Yuvraj Singh as his deputy. The team was selected in London after a teleconference between Chairman of the committee Krishnamachari Srikkanth, East Zone selector Raja Venkat, Mahendra Singh Dhoni and coach Gary Kirsten (in London) and three selectors — Yashpal Sharma, Surendhra Bhave and Narendra Hirwani - in Mumbai.
While Sachin Tendulkar opted out, Zaheer Khan, Virender Sehwag and Suresh Raina are out because of injuries, while Munaf Patel and Irfan Pathan were dropped for unknown reasons.
Delhi left-arm seamer Ashish Nehra (who has played 72 ODI matches, taking 92 wickets) is back in the team after a long gap of four years - his last match was in in September 2005, while 25-year-old Mumbai all rounder Abhishek Nayar, RP Singh, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, Tamil Nadu opener Murali Vijay (who has played one Test against Australia) and middle order batsman Subramaniam Badrinath (who has played three one-day internationals against Sri Lanka) also found place in the squad based on their superb performance in the IPL. The four matches against West Indies will be played from June 26 to July 5 in Jamaica and St. Lucia.
India Team for West Indies: MS Dhoni (captain/wicketkeeper), Yuvraj Singh (vicecaptain), Gautam Gambhir (specialist opener), Rohit Sharma, Harbhajan Singh, Pragyan Ojha, Yusuf Pathan, M Vijay (specialist opener), S Badrinath, RP Singh, Praveen Kumar, Ishant Sharma, Abhishek Nayar, Ashish Nehra, Ravindra Jadeja, Dinesh Karthik.
After the completion of 2nd edition twenty20 World Cup in England, Indian team will tour Caribbean for four match ODI series against the West Indies.
India will play their first one day international on 26th June 2009. And the rest of three one day internationals will be played on 28th June, 3rd July and 5th July 2009. Probable venues included in the schedule.
Schedule
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Fri 26 Jun 10:30 EDT/14:30 GMT/15:30 BST/20:00 IST
Tillakaratne Dilshan's 96 not out, and a three-wicket opening over spell for one run by Angelo Matthews took Sri Lanka into an all-Asia final at the ICC World Twenty20 to be played on Sunday. Man-of-the-match Tillakaratne's unbeaten 96, the highest score of the event, came as his team-mates struggled for momentum. He batted through out the innings in Sri Lanka's 158 for five, and was involved in the opening wicket partnership of 73 with Jayasuriya, who looked strangely subdued while making 24 in 46 balls.
Angelo Mathews then stunned West Indies with three wickets in the opening over before the spinners strangled the middle order, leaving Chris Gayle, who played a captain's role, unbeaten on 63 as he carried his bat while no one else reached double figures. The Sri Lankan opening bowler finished with three for 16 from four overs. Muttiah Muralitharan took 3-29 and Ajantha Mendis 2-9 as West Indies was all out in less than 18 overs for 101.
2009 ICC World Twenty20, Second Semi-final at The Oval, SRL vs WIN, June 19 2009: Sri Lanka 158/5 (Dilshan 96*) beat West Indies 101 (Gayle 63*, Mathews 3-16, Muralitharan 3-29) by 57 runs
16:30 GMT | 12:30 EDT | 22:00 IST :: 1st Semi-Final - Thursday, June 18 South Africa v Pakistan at Trent Bridge, Nottingham South Africa is one of the only two teams in the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 to reach the Semis without losing a single match (Sri Lanka is the other). The perennial favorites in any form of cricket, and big time chokers at crunch time, South Africa will have to overcome their nerves to go on to the semis when they meet a resurgent Pakistan team which is looking stronger and stronger with each match. AB de Villiers is currently South Africa's top scorer with 185 runs in five matches, and teammate Jacques Kallis is not far behind with 174 from four matches.
Seamer Roelof van der Merwe is the team's best bowler with 9-106 from 17 overs, while Wayne Parnell has 8-93 from the same number of overs.
Right-arm seamer Umar Gul is the main reason the Pakistanis have progressed so far in the tournament after a stuttering start. Gul, who was the highest wicket-taker in the inaugural World Twenty20 in South Africa when Pakistan ended runners-up to India, again tops the list with 12 scalps in this tournament. Off-spinner Saeed Ajmal is joint second with Sri Lanka's Lasith Malinga in the wicket-taker's list with 11 wickets, while leg-spinning allrounder Shahid Afridi has eight.
Pakistan were routed by South Africa in a practice match ahead of the tournament at Trent Bridge, losing by 59 runs after being bowled out for 127 in reply to South Africa's 186-7.
Tournament Results
South Africa
beat Scotland by 130 runs at The Oval
beat New Zealand by one run at Lord's
beat England by seven wickets at Trent Bridge
beat West Indies by 20 runs at The Oval
beat India by 12 runs at Trent Bridge
Pakistan
lost to England by 48 runs at The Oval
beat Holland by 82 runs at Lord's
lost to Sri Lanka by 19 runs at Lord's
beat New Zealand by six wickets at The Oval
beat Ireland by 39 runs at The Oval
16:30 GMT | 12:30 EDT | 22:00 IST :: 2nd Semi-Final - Friday, June 19 Sri Lanka v West Indies at Kennington Oval, London Sri Lanka, the unbeaten, strongest, and best balanced team in the tournament, will face West Indies in the second semi-final at the Oval on Friday. Three of Lanka's big four batsmen have been in form, with the opening partnership of Sanath Jayasuriya and Tillekeratne Dilshan performing consistently well. Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene showed in the match against New Zealand that they have the class and composure to lead their side to victory on the big stage. Dilshan is the tournament's top runscorer.
While spinner Ajantha Mendis is an absolute terror, veteran spinner Muttiah Muralitharan has been successfully strangling sides in the middle overs. Mendis already has 10 victims in the tournament while sling-shot fast bowler Lasith Malinga lies joint second in the leading wicket-takers in the tournament with 11 and are expected to provide the main obstacle to West Indies' chances of progress.
West Indies skipper Chris Gayle, after beating England in a do-or-die match went on to remark that some teams were now scared of his team. Dwayne Bravo, with 154 runs from 4 matches and eight wickets for 123 runs from 14 overs, has been the best all-rounder in the tournament so far. Lendl Simmons with 150 runs from 4 matches is also in terrific form.
Tournament Results
West Indes
beat Australia by 7 wickets at The Oval
lost to Sri Lanka by 15 runs at Trent Bridge
beat India by 7 wickets at Lord's
lost to South Africa by 20 runs at The Oval
beat England by five wickets at The Oval (D/L method)
Sri Lanka
beat Australia by 6 wickets at Trent Bridge
beat West Indies by 15 runs at Trent Bridge
beat Pakistan by 19 runs at Lord's
beat Ireland by 9 runs at Lord's
beat New Zealand by 48 runs at Trent Bridge
Windies boot hosts England out of the Tournament and head to the Semis
June 15, 2009
In an innings shortened to 9 overs due to rain, West Indies were required to take 80 runs following the Duckworth-Lewis method. England, who batted first, scored 161/6 in 20 overs. Ravi Bopara's 55 runs and Kevin Pietersen's 31 off 19 balls were the highlights of the English innings. Dwayne Bravo took 2 wickets for West Indies giving away 30 runs in 4 overs.
The England innings was followed by a heavy downpour and rain delay. The West Indies team, chasing a target of 80 runs in 9 overs got off to a shaky start, losing Andre Fletcher in the first over for a duck. Chris Gayle, the backbone of the West Indian batting line-up took 15 runs from only 8 balls, but was bowled out by Sidebottom in the second over. Bravo steadied the innings with 18 runs, but the required run rate kept creeping up and West Indies were 45/5 in 5.2 overs. Needing 35 runs in 22 balls, with 5 wickets in hand, the West Indies innings were on shaky grounds and match which could easily go either way at this stage. Thankfully, for the Windies, Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Ramnaresh Sarwan came through for their team and both remained unbeaten with scores of 17 (off 10 balls) and 19 (off 9 balls) respectively. The Windies attained their target with 4 balls remaining.
Ramnaresh Sarwan was named Player of the Match.
2009 ICC World Twenty20 Match 22: WI vs ENG, Group E, June 15: England 161/6 in 20 overs (Bopara 55, Pietersen 31, Bravo 2-30 ) lost to West Indies 82/5 in 8.2 overs (Target D/L Method - 80 in 9 overs) (Sarwan 19, Chanderpaul 17, Bravo 18, Gayle 15) by 5 wickets
South Africa maintains unbeaten record as Windies go down
June 13, 2009
South Africa, batting first, were on course for a huge total as all-rounder Jacques Kallis (45) put on an opening 54-run partnership with Smith (31) and a second wicket 51-run partnership with Herschelle Gibbs (55). But they lost 5 quick wickets for just 34 runs in 25 balls on a typically good batting pitch, accompanied by a fast outfield, to finish 183/7. West Indies, looking for the second consecutive win in consecutive matches, were given hope as Lendl Simmons hit 77 off just 50 balls with a six and 12 fours. But the South African teenager and left-arm fast bowler, Wayne Parnell, took 4-13, including the wickets of openers Andre Fletcher and Chris Gayle in four balls, to put his side firmly on the front foot. In the end, West Indies could manage only 163, falling short by 20 runs.
2009 ICC World Twenty20 Match 17: SAF vs WIN, Group E, June 13: South Africa 183/7 (Gibbs 55, Kallis 45) beat West Indies 163/9 (Simmons 77, Parnell 4-13) by 20 runs
West Indies beat India by seven wickets in a thrilling run chase at the Twenty20 World Cup at Lord's on Friday. After winning the toss and electing to bat first, India lost quick wickets at the top with Rohit Sharma the first to go for 5, caught by Simmons off Edwards in the second over. Suresh Raina was next for 5, giving a catch behind to Denesh Ramdin off Edwards. Simmons then brilliantly caught opener Gautam Gambhir, taking a superb catch running back as Gambhir miscued a Bravo delivery. Dhoni made a painful 11 before he was out caught on the boundary by Andre Fletcher off Bravo as he tried to force a sixer. Yuvraj Singh (67) and Yusuf Pathan (31) gave something to the packed Indian crowd to cheer on, and they looked they were taking the match away from the West Indians, but an ill-timed shot by Yuvraj again gave the momentum back to the Caribbeans. Harbhajan hit three fours off the last three balls to give India a defendable target of 153-7. India celebrated with early wicket of Fletcher for nought, and later when dangerman Gayle was out on 22, but Simmons and Bravo put on 50 from 35 balls, and shifted the momentum decisively in West Indies' favour. Dwayne Bravo who had taken four wickets to keep India down earlier, went on to score a 66 not out and ended up with the Man of the Match award.
2009 ICC World Twenty20 Match 16: IND vs WIN, Group E, June 12: West Indies 156 for 3 (Bravo 66*, Simmons 44) beat India 153 for 7 (Yuvraj 67, Yusuf 31, Bravo 4-38, Edwards 3-24) by seven wickets
June 12 Preview: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, India vs West Indies at the Lord's
June 12, 2009
Pakistan take on Sri Lanka in a Group F match at Lord's on Friday at 18:00 IST which is an important match for both teams. Pakistan has so far shown they can play like winners or losers, depending on the mood of the team. Shahid Afridi's bowling (with his 4-11 against the Dutch ) has picked up, but his batting style has been ridiculed by everyone since the tournament started. Sri Lanka on the other hand are fresh from two morale boosting victories over Australia and West Indies. Batsman Dilshan and veteran all-rounder Sanath Jayasuriya have both already recorded big scores with the bat.
India meet Windies in the second match, scheduled to start at 22:00 IST in a Group E match. Belonging to the toughest group, a win or loss can mean moving to the semis or going home. T20 World Champions India barely had to break sweat progressing from their group with comfortable wins over Bangladesh and Ireland. West Indies on the other hand are inconsistent, depending too much on Captain Chris Gayle's batting. His 88 from 50 balls led the team to a crushing win over Australia, while they lost pathetically to Sri Lanka while Gayle rested, due to an injury.
Jayasuriya demolishes Windies attack, helps Lanka top Group C
June 10, 2009
Jayasuriya entertained the Trent Bridge crowd with explosive hits, and put 81 runs in his name off only 47 balls, in an innings that overshadowed Dilshan's second half-century of the tournament in as many matches. West Indian batsman, in Chris Gayle's absence, couldn't put up a useful fight, eventhough they raced to 65 for 1 after just six overs. Sarwan played 26 balls, scoring 28, without a single hit to the boundary. He and Pollard started the final over needing 28 but managed only 12.
2009 ICC World Twenty20 Match 11: SRI vs WIN, Group C, June 10: Sri Lanka 192/5 (Jayasuriya 81, Dilshan 74, Simmons 4-19) beat West Indies 177/5 (Bravo 51, Mendis 2-25) by 15 runs
Just a month ago, West Indies skipper Chris Gayle caused a storm when he said said he preferred limited overs games to Test cricket as his side slipped to a series defeat in England. Today he caused another storm, this time with his bat, as he led from the front to thrash Australia by seven wickets in the World Twenty20 Group C opener at the Oval.
Chasing 170 for victory, Gayle hit six sixes and six boundaries, while scoring 88, as he and Andre Fletcher put on 133 in just 69 balls to all but seal victory.
2009 ICC World Twenty20 Match 3: WIN vs AUS, Group C, June 6: West Indies 172-3 (Gayle 88, Fletcher 53) beat Australia 169-7 (Warner 63, David Hussey 27, Bravo 2-31) by seven wickets
West Indies to host World T20 Championship in 2010
Oct 18, 2008
The West Indies will host the World Twenty20 Championship in 2010, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Saturday.
The event will be held in place of the Champions Trophy that was to be hosted by West Indies in 2010, ICC chief executive Haroon Lorgat said at a press conference.
"With the Champions Trophy set to be hosted by Pakistan in 2009 after its cancellation this year, we decided to have a Twenty20 World Championship instead in April-May 2010 in West Indies," he said.
"Although World Twenty20 is to be held every second year, we decided to hold it on the trot to set the calendar right and ensure a better spread of tournaments."
The event, slated to be held from April 23 to May 9, will be staged at three venues to be chosen by the ICC Board in January 2009 following nominations from the West Indies Cricket Board.
"With the ICC Champions Trophy being the final major ICC event of 2009, and the ICC Cricket World Cup being the 50 over event in 2011, it makes perfect sense to have a tournament of a different format in between," Lorgat said.
"It means we will avoid staging the ICC Champions Trophy and the ICC Cricket World Cup close together, as happened in 2002-03 and 2006-07.
"We will aim to make both those events special to ensure we have a great blend of the ICC's three majors, with two ICC World Twenty20s (2009 in England and 2010 in the West Indies) as well as an the ICC Champions Trophy (in 2009) and an ICC Cricket World Cup (in 2011) over the next three years."
India won the inaugural World Twenty20 Championship in South Africa in 2007.
WI vs ENG, 2nd Test, Chester-le-Street: England beat West Indies by an innings and 83 runs for series win (ENG 2:0|2)
May 18, 2009
England, needed seven wickets at the start of play, and despite morning showers bowled out West Indies for 176 in the third over after lunch.
James Anderson of England finished with 4-38 and excellent match figures of 9-125.
With the comfortable series win, England now go back up a place to fifth in the ICC Test rankings.
WI v ENG, 2nd Test, Chester-le-Street: England 569-6 dec beat West Indies 310 & 176 by an innings & 83 runs
WI vs ENG, 1st Test, Lords: Emphatic 10-wicket victory for England (ENG 1:0|2)
May 18, 2009
England wrapped up an emphatic 10-wicket victory over the West Indies inside three days at Lord's to win the opening Test of a series.
England, under Andrew Strauss, were frustrated by an impressive 143-run stand between Brendan Nash and Denesh Ramdin, but Graeme Swann and Stuart Broad teamed up to dismiss the tourists for 256.
WI v ENG, 1st Test, Lords: England 377 & 32-0 bt West Indies 152 & 256 by 10 wickets on Day 3
Final ODI WI v ENG, 5th ODI, St Lucia: England beats West Indies by 26 runs, wins ODI series (ENG 3:2)
Apr 03, 2009
All-rounder Andrew Flintoff's hat trick in a career-best 5-19 piloted England to a 26-run win against West Indies and victory in the one-day international cricket series at Beausejour Stadium on Friday.
England earned its first one-day series triumph in the Caribbean by 3-2 from 2-1 down.
In a rain-shortened match, England, on the back of a top score of 48 from Kevin Pietersen, totalled 172-5 off 29 overs.
Opener Ravi Bopara contributed 44 while Paul Collingwood with 35 not out and Matt Prior on 25 not out beefed up the innings towards the end.
Left-arm spinner Sulieman Benn took 2-23 and medium pacer Kieron Pollard claimed 2-31.
Once West Indies lost captain Chris Gayle for a duck, the host was always under pressure. It eventually folded for 146 all out off 28 overs.
WI v ENG, 5th ODI, St Lucia: England 172-5 (29.0 overs) beat West Indies 146 (28.0 overs) by 26 runs
Final & 5th Test, WI v ENG, Trinidad: West Indies clings to a draw, wins series (WI 1:0|5)
Mar 10, 2009
Denesh Ramdin and Fidel Edwards engineered a miraculous escape for the West Indies to earn a nail-biting draw on the last day of the fifth and final Test match.
England needed to win the Test to level the series 1-1, but the Windies hung on for a nail-biting draw, as England's bowlers failed to take the last two wickets.
The day started with England chasing runs in order to give their bowlers a chance to bowl out the opposition.
Captain Andrew Strauss declared at lunch on 237-6, after Kevin Pietersen had made 102.
The West Indies were given a target of 215 in two sessions to win - and after losing three wickets before tea - it became a question of whether England could take the remaining seven wickets they needed to win the match.
WI v ENG, 5th Test, Trinidad: West Indies 544 & 114-8 drew with England 546-6 & 237-6
Final ODI WI v NZ, 5th ODI, Napier: New Zealand claim ODI cricket series over Windies (NZ 2:1)
Jan 13, 2009
An opening batting blitz and timely rain gave New Zealand a nine-run victory in the winner-takes-all final one-day international against the West Indies at Napier Tuesday.
The stars of the game were West Indies captain Chris Gayle, who made 135, and Shivnarine Chanderpaul with 94, but the match and the series were decided by the weather and the Duckworth-Lewis system.
New Zealand, chasing a target of 294, were behind on the calculations as the first drops of rain fell.
WI v NZ, 5th ODI, Napier: New Zealand 211-5 (35.0 overs) beat West Indies 293-9 (50.0 overs) by 9 runs (D/L)
The 2009 ICC World Twenty20 is a Twenty20 cricket tournament scheduled to take place in England in June of 2009. It will be the second World Twenty20 and will consist of 12 teams, contested by all Test-playing nations plus qualifiers (Ireland, Netherlands and Scotland)
The Champions Twenty20 League, formed with the official sanction of ICC will kick off in October 2008. Eight domestic teams from four nations will participate. Cricket Australia will partner the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Cricket South Africa (CSA). The champion team in the Champions Twenty20 league will get US $5 million, which is the highest ever prize money for a cricket event.
Tillakaratne Dilshan's 96 not out, and a three-wicket opening over spell for one run by Angelo Matthews took Sri Lanka into an all-Asia final at the ICC World Twenty20 to be played on Sunday. Man-of-the-match Tillakaratne's unbeaten 96, the highest score of the event, came as his team-mates struggled for momentum. He batted through out the innings in Sri Lanka's 158 for five, and was involved in the opening wicket partnership of 73 with Jayasuriya, who looked strangely subdued while making 24 in 46 balls.
South Africa is one of the only two teams in the 2009 ICC World Twenty20 to reach the Semis without losing a single match (Sri Lanka is the other). The perennial favorites in any form of cricket, and big time chokers at crunch time, South Africa will have to overcome their nerves to go on to the semis when they meet a resurgent Pakistan team which is looking stronger and stronger with each match. AB de Villiers is currently South Africa's top scorer with 185 runs in five matches, and teammate Jacques Kallis is not far behind with 174 from four matches.
In an innings shortened to 9 overs due to rain, West Indies were required to take 80 runs following the Duckworth-Lewis method. England, who batted first, scored 161/6 in 20 overs. Ravi Bopara's 55 runs and Kevin Pietersen's 31 off 19 balls were the highlights of the English innings. Dwayne Bravo took 2 wickets for West Indies giving away 30 runs in 4 overs.
West Indies beat India by seven wickets in a thrilling run chase at the Twenty20 World Cup at Lord's on Friday. After winning the toss and electing to bat first, India lost quick wickets at the top with Rohit Sharma the first to go for 5, caught by Simmons off Edwards in the second over. Suresh Raina was next for 5, giving a catch behind to Denesh Ramdin off Edwards. Simmons then brilliantly caught opener Gautam Gambhir, taking a superb catch running back as Gambhir miscued a Bravo delivery. Dhoni made a painful 11 before he was out caught on the boundary by Andre Fletcher off Bravo as he tried to force a sixer.
Jayasuriya entertained the Trent Bridge crowd with explosive hits, and put 81 runs in his name off only 47 balls, in an innings that overshadowed Dilshan's second half-century of the tournament in as many matches.
Just a month ago, West Indies skipper Chris Gayle caused a storm when he said said he preferred limited overs games to Test cricket as his side slipped to a series defeat in England. Today he caused another storm, this time with his bat, as he led from the front to thrash Australia by seven wickets in the World Twenty20 Group C opener at the Oval.
The West Indies will host the World Twenty20 Championship in 2010, the International Cricket Council (ICC) announced on Saturday.
