Tendulkar, Laxman guide India to Test victory

2011-11-09T06:30:17Z

Sachin Tendulkar missed out on an unprecedented 100th international century before India raced to a comfortable five-wicket win over the West Indies in the opening Test on Wednesday.

The master batsman scored a solid 76 and Venkatsai Laxman made a stylish 58 not out as India achieved a 276-run victory target on a low, slow pitch...

Tendulkar's historic runs lift India victory hopes

2011-11-08T11:30:11Z

Debutant Ravichandran Ashwin grabbed six wickets and Sachin Tendulkar completed 15,000 Test runs to boost India's hopes of winning the opening Test against the West Indies on Tuesday.

Tendulkar was unbeaten on 33 as India reached 152-2 in their second innings ...

Sammy, Bishoo spark India collapse vs Windies

2011-11-07T11:02:08Z

Darren Sammy and Devendra Bishoo shared five wickets to trigger India's collapse on the second day of the opening Test against the West Indies on Monday.

Seamer Sammy took three wickets off 11 balls while leg-spinner Bishoo bagged 2-55 as India failed to capitalise on a brisk...

Five-star Bishoo hands West Indies Test series

2011-11-07T11:01:20Z

Leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo grabbed 5-90 as the West Indies trounced Bangladesh by 229 runs in the second and final cricket Test in Dhaka on Wednesday to wrap up the series 1-0.

Bangladesh, who were set an improbable victory target of 508 runs, were shot out for 278 soon after lu...

Windies hope to bat better in Dhaka

2011-11-07T09:01:14Z

West Indies skipper Darren Sammy wants his batsmen to fire in a bid to win the series-deciding second and final cricket Test against Bangladesh in Dhaka from Saturday.

The tourists conceded a 106-run lead in the rain-hit opening Test in Mushfiqur Rahim and Tamim Iqbal cracked impressive half-centuries to help Bangladesh post 255-4 against the West Indies on the opening day of the first Test on Friday.

Wicket-keeper Rahim scored an unbeaten 68 in his first Test as captain and left-handed opener Tamim ...

Windies eye one-day sweep in Bangladesh

2011-10-17T11:30:31Z

The West Indies are determined to make a clean sweep of the one-day series against Bangladesh with a victory in the third and final match, skipper Darren Sammy said on Monday.

The tourists have already gained an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the series after winning the opening one-dayer by 40 runs and the second by eight wickets in ...

West Indies vow to bounce back in Bangladesh

2011-10-13T02:32:32Z

West Indies captain Darren Sammy said he was confident his team will come back strongly in the one-day series after opening the Bangladesh tour with a close defeat.

The tourists lost the one-off Twenty20 international by three wickets in a thrilling finish in Dhaka on Tues...

Windies vow to bounce back in Bangladesh

2011-10-12T20:30:13Z

West Indies captain Darren Sammy said Wednesday he was confident his team will come back strongly in the one-day series after opening the Bangladesh tour with a close defeat.

The tourists lost the one-off Twenty20 international by three wickets in a thrilling finish in Dhaka

Sammy looks to make most of conditions

2011-07-05T19:30:21Z

West Indies captain Darren Sammy said he hoped the Windsor Park pitch would assist his side's bowlers when they face India in the third Test, starting on Wednesday here.

But he has again urged his side's frontline batsmen to get the kind of runs that would put West Indies in a matc...

Sammy wants more from West Indies batsmen

2011-07-03T15:30:15Z

His own form with the bat may still be suffering, but West Indies captain Darren Sammy felt his batsmen stepped up for the first time in the drawn second Test against India.

The victim of a wicked yorker from Indian bowling hero Ishant Sharma in the second innings, S...

Gibson admits WIndies 'behind' India with day to go

2011-07-02T07:30:10Z

He may have hated to admit it, but West Indies coach Ottis Gibson said his side was behind in the second Test against India after four days.

Gibson said it would take a special effort from the home team's bowlers, but also their batsmen in particular to earn a series-levelling victory against Rahul Dravid and the new-ball pair of Ishant Sharma and Praveen Kumar put India in a strong position for victory in the first Test against West Indies on Wednesday.

Dravid made 112 - his 32n...

Dravid's class and pacemen hand India initiative against Windies

2011-06-22T21:30:08Z

A typically resolute century by Rahul Dravid and the new-ball pair of Ishant Sharma and Praveen Kumar put India in a strong position for victory in the first Test against West Indies on Wednesday.

Dravid made 112 - his 32n...

Clinical India ease to victory over West Indies

2011-06-08T19:30:19Z

Half-centuries from Virat Kohli and Parthiv Patel followed up Amit Mishra's career-best bowling to lead India to a seven-wicket victory over West Indies in the rain-affected second One-day International on Wednesday.

Kohli struc...

India show class in first T20I win over West Indies

2011-06-04T15:30:10Z

India withstood a late charge from rookie Christopher Barnwell to collect their maiden Twenty20 International victory over West Indies by 16 runs at Queen's Park Oval here on Saturday.

The Indians successfully defended a target of 160, but Barnwell gave them some late jitters with two fours and three sixes in 34 not out ...

Sammy, Rampaul lead Windies to win over Pakistan

2011-05-15T16:30:19Z

Skipper Darren Sammy took five wickets and Ravi Rampaul claimed four as the West Indies defeated Pakistan by 40 runs on Sunday in the first Test.

Chasing 219 for victory, the Pakistanis were dismissed for 178 in their second innings about 50 minutes after lunch on the fourth ...

'Calypso collapso' could signal Chanderpaul rethink

2011-03-21T04:30:16Z

West Indies captain Darren Sammy fears his team's top-order collapses could scupper their World Cup hopes but hinted a recall for grizzled batsman Shivnarine Chanderpaul may be the answer.

Before West Indies are one step closer to the World Cup quarter-finals after their awesome demolition of Bangladesh, but captain Darren Sammy is not getting carried away.

"We are taking it step by step," Sammy said after his team bowled out Bangladesh for their lowest on...

West Indies rout Bangladesh in W. Cup clash

2011-03-04T09:30:23Z

West Indies took a giant stride towards the World Cup quarter-finals by pounding lacklustre Bangladesh by nine wickets in a key Group B match on Friday.

Lanky spinner Sulieman Benn grabbed 4-18, and fast bowlers Kemar Roach and skipper Darren Sammy believes spinners will be crucial on the turning wickets at the World Cup, tipping his own slow bowlers to have a major impact.

The West Indies have left-armer Sulieman Benn, right-arm off-break bowler

Steady Sammy facing mission impossible

2011-02-04T02:30:04Z

Egos to the left of him, record-setters to the right: Darren Sammy, unheralded captain of the West Indies, faces mission impossible at the World Cup.

In a squad which features four former captains, three of whom can boast over 20,000 ODI runs between them, and a host of players who went on strike two years ago, Sammy has a disparate bunch to unite.

If he feels like an out...

Sri Lanka struggle as Roach strikes

2010-11-23T08:30:28Z

West Indies fast bowler Kemar Roach grabbed two quick wickets in a lively opening spell to put Sri Lanka under pressure on the first day of the second Test on Tuesday.

Roach removed openers Tillakaratne Dilshan and Tharanga P...

Paranavitana, Jayawardene help Sri Lanka draw Test

2010-11-19T08:30:47Z

Tharanga Paranavitana hit an impressive 95 and Mahela Jayawardene a solid 58 to help Sri Lanka draw the opening Test against the West Indies on Friday.

Sri Lanka, following on 202 runs behind, reached 241-4 in their second innings when play was...

Caribbean T20 2010 team reviews: Windward Islands

2010-11-04T14:41:22Z

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South Africa hold nerve to deny West Indies victory

2010-05-25T08:15:47Z

South Africa withstood a late West Indies fight-back led by Darren Sammy to prevail by 17 runs in the second One-day International on Monday and take a 2-0 lead in the five match series.

The South Africans appeared to be coasting to victory, when West Indies, chasing 301 for victory from their 50 overs, slumped to 236 for eight in t...

South Africa hold nerve to deny West Indies unlikely victory

2010-05-24T16:16:09Z

South Africa withstood a late West Indies fight-back led by Darren Sammy to prevail by 17 runs in the second One-day International on Monday and take a 2-0 lead in the five match series.

The South Africans appeared to be coasting to victory, when West Indies, chasing 301 for victory from their 50 overs, slumped to 236 for eight in t...

Irish teenager has Windies in a spin

2010-04-30T17:15:43Z

Teenage spinner George Dockrell took three wickets for 16 runs as Ireland held West Indies to 138 for nine in the teams' World Twenty20 opener here on Friday.

Dockrell, a 17-year-old off-break bowler, struck twice in three balls to remove opener Andre Fletcher and sen...

Zimbabweans undermined by Sammy, Benn

2010-02-28T14:15:24Z

Zimbabwe's batting was demolished by Darren Sammy and Sulieman Benn in their Twenty20 International against West Indies on Sunday at Queen's Park Oval.

Zimbabwe, choosing to bat, failed to ease concerns about their durability, and were dismissed for 105 in 19.5 overs, as Sa...

Cremer, spinners help Zimbabwe stun Windies in T20I

2010-02-28T14:15:25Z

Graeme Cremer captured three wickets for 11 runs as Zimbabwe's spinners bowled the visitors to a stunning, 26-run victory over West Indies in a Twenty20 International here on Sunday.

Zimbabwe exploited West Indies' susceptibility to spin, as the home team, chasing a modest 106 for victory, was restricted to 79 for seven from the...

Captain courageous Shakib celebrates Bangladesh cricket's finest moment

2010-04-16T11:14:18Z

Bangladeshi stand-in captain Shakib Al Hasan led from the front with 96 not out as his side beat the West Indies in the second and final test here on Monday and he declared the 2-0 series win was the biggest thing for the cricket side in nine years.

Shakib hit the winning runs in style with a six to seal a first ever series win away from home - admittedly against a weaken...

Nervy Bangladeshis stumble towards historic landmark

2010-04-16T11:14:29Z

Bangladesh stumbled to 103 for four in their second innings at tea, as they chased 215 for an unprecedented second straight Test win in the second and final Test against West Indies on Monday.

At the break, Raqibul Hasan was not out on 39 and stand-in Bangladesh captain Tamim Iqbal cracked a maiden Test hundred to lead Bangladesh to 321 for five in their second innings against West Indies in the opening Test on Sunday.

Tamim, who made 128, took advantage of a depleted West Indies attack, operating on an unresponsive pitch in sweltering temperatures, to smash 17 fours from 243 balls in close to ...

Bangladesh win toss, bat against West Indies

2010-04-16T11:25:29Z

Bangladesh won the toss and decided to bat on the rain-affected opening day of the first Test against West Indies on Thursday at the Arnos Vale Sports Complex here.

Not a ball was bowled before the scheduled lunch interval, after intermittent rain delayed the start of play.

The West Indies Cricket B...

Windies find replacement players for first Test

2010-04-16T11:25:51Z

The West Indies have been forced into assembling a new-look side for the opening Test against Bangladesh, starting at the Arnos Vale Sports Complex on Thursday.

A contract dispute with players led to a boycott by the 13-member squad which was announced on Monday, protesting outstanding payments and other issues.

But the West Indies have named an unchanged 13-member squad for the last two One-day Internationals in their series of four against India.

The decision means that St. Lucians will not get a chance to see their hometown cricket hero Darren Sammy this coming Friday and Sunday at the Beausejour Cricket Ground.

Windies make one change to A-Team squad to face visitors

2010-04-16T17:24:13Z

Injury has prompted West Indies to make one change to their A-Team that will face England in a three-day, tour match, starting next Thursday in nearby St.Kitts.

Uncapped fast bowler Nelon Pascal, the spearhead of the Windward Islands attack, suffered a side strain last weekend in a West Indies domestic first-cl...

Moore braced for Pietersen onslaught

2010-10-13T21:21:33Z

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