February 12, 2026 9:49 AM

T20 WC: Motie, Chase spin West Indies to 30-run win over England after Rutherford’s 76

Spinners Gudakesh Motie and Roston Chase shared five wickets as West Indies beat England by 30 runs in Match 15 of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at the Wankhede Stadium on Wednesday, after Sherfane Rutherford’s unbeaten 76 powered them to 196/6. Motie returned figures of 3-33 and Chase took 2-29 as England were bowled out for 166 in 19 overs while chasing 197. The win lifted West Indies to the top of Group C with four points, while England slipped to third behind Scotland on net run rate...

October 16, 2025 5:46 PM

Former giants West Indies reeling after five straight defeats

West Indies have suffered back-to-back series whitewashes by Australia and India in a run of five straight losses that has exposed not just technical and structural gaps but a deeper erosion of the pride that once defined the famous maroon cap. The former behemoths of the game have been on a steady decline since the 1990s and often struggle to assemble a decent test squad having lost their best talents to the lure of franchise cricket. Few expected an overnight change in their fortunes when th...

October 10, 2025 10:22 AM

IND vs WI, 2nd Test: Unchanged India elect to bat first, West Indies bring in Phillip and Imlach

An unchanged Indian side won the toss and elected to bat first in the second and final Test against the West Indies at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Friday. India lead the two-match series 1-0 after thrashing the West Indies by an innings and 140 runs inside three days in the first Test at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Shubman Gill, winning his first coin toss as India’s Test captain, said he chose to bat first to post a big total on a pitch expected to assist spinners a...

October 5, 2025 4:08 PM

West Indies captain Roston Chase rues poor finances and infrastructure

The long batting struggle of West Indies is largely due to poor finances and below-par infrastructure in the Caribbean, test captain Roston Chase said after their defeat by India in the series opener in Ahmedabad on Saturday. India triumphed inside three days and will be favourites to complete a 2-0 series sweep in Delhi starting on Friday against a West Indies side, who were blanked 3-0 at home by Australia in July. In Ahmedabad, West Indies managed 162 and 146 and could not bowl out their ri...

June 25, 2025 1:08 PM

Roston Chase ready to lead much-changed West Indies as Australia look to the future

Change will be a key theme for both the West Indies and Australia in their upcoming three-test series in the Caribbean with the visitors set to field a remodelled batting line-up and the hosts being led out for the first time by Roston Chase. Pat Cummins suggested Australia were due a top-order reset after their loss to South Africa in the World Test Championship (WTC) final earlier this month and the skipper said their line-up to face West Indies shows they are looking to the future. Australi...