Category: Cricket

  • West Indies defeats Bangladesh by an innings and 219 runs

    West Indies defeats Bangladesh by an innings and 219 runs in 1st test in Antigua after drawing 3 test series 1-1 with Sri Lanka. Scores: Banglades: 43 & 144 West Indies: 406 Congratulations to the West Indies. Is this the start of something good or just a fluke? Stay tuned.

  • Sri Lanka draws test series 1-1 vs West Indies

    The West Indies lost a low scoring 3rd test by 4 wickets in the Caribbean to Sri Lanka. In the process, Sri Lanka pulled out an improbable 1-1 series draw. The WIndies did themselves no favors in the batting arena, scoring a paltry 93 runs in 2nd innings, giving Sri Lanka 144 to win. Sri…

  • West Indies wins one, draws 2nd test against Sri Lanka

    West Indies won the first test match convincingly but struggled against Sri Lanka in the 2nd test match which ended today. In the second test, after 3 days, the West Indies seemed like they were on their way to winning and go up 2-0.  However, day 4 belonged to the Sri Lankans who ultimately made…

  • West Indies wins only 2 matches of 9 in England

    In the West Indies tour of England ending today (September 29, 2017), the West Indies lost the test series 1-2 won the only T20 international lost the 5 match ODI 0-4, with one match rained out.  England basically scored at 7 – 8 runs per game in almost every match, something unheard of.  Even when…

  • Ireland and Afghanistan now both Test cricket nations

    In an unprecedented move, the  International Cricket Council (ICC) have upgraded both Afghanistan and Ireland to “Test Cricket status”, up from next level of “Associate nations”, joining the other ten (10) full test playing nations of England – 1877 Australia – 1877 South Africa – 1889 (12 years later) West Indies – 1928 (39 years…

  • Pakistan cricket team demolishes India in Champions League

    In a surprising performance, it was Pakistan defeating India to win the 2017 Champions league trophy. The fact that Pakistan defeated their heated rivals was not the biggest surprise. It was the way in which they won, by 180  runs!  Pakistan scored 338-4 which was a huge total.  India, in reply, were skittled out for…