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January 28, 2026 10:00 AM

Skipper Aiden Markram leads South Africa to victory over West Indies

South Africa captain Aiden Markram scored an unbeaten 86 to help his side to a nine-wicket win over the West Indies in the first Twenty20 of their three-match series at Boland Park on Tuesday. South Africa chased down the Windies' score of 173-7, securing a comfortable victory with 13 balls to spare as both sides prepare for next month’s T20 World Cup. Markram’s runs came off 47 balls and he was ably supported by Ryan Rickelton, who made 40 for an unbeaten second-wicket partnership of 93. ...

December 22, 2025 10:33 AM

New Zealand seal 2-0 series win after Duffy and Patel rout West Indies

Fast bowler Jacob Duffy and spinner Ajaz Patel routed West Indies as New Zealand won the third and final test by 323 runs to complete a 2-0 series victory in Mount Maunganui on Monday. The hosts were in the box seat since taking a first-innings lead of 155, and few expected West Indies to succeed in their pursuit of a record victory target of 462. Duffy claimed 5-42 and Patel returned figures of 3-23 as New Zealand bundled out West Indies for 138 in the final session of the test match at Bay O...

December 9, 2025 1:52 PM

Depleted New Zealand to meet upbeat West Indies in Wellington

New Zealand will pin their hopes on a rookie attack and field a new wicketkeeper when they take on the West Indies in the second test in Wellington starting on Wednesday following a slew of injuries. The Black Caps lost the services of pacers Nathan Smith and Matt Henry during the drawn series-opener in Christchurch, all but crushing their victory hopes. With Kyle Jamieson also unavailable for the Basin Reserve, the hosts have dug deep into their pace reserves to bring the uncapped duo of Mich...

December 7, 2025 3:31 PM

‘Herculean’ Greaves savours ‘special day’ for West Indies

Justin Greaves produced a nine-and-a-half-hour batting masterclass before walking into Caribbean lore after his maiden test double hundred secured an unlikely draw for West Indies in the opening test against New Zealand on Saturday. The 31-year-old's unbeaten 202 was the bedrock of West Indies' 457-6, the second-highest fourth-innings total in test match history, in pursuit of an improbable victory target of 531 at Christchurch's Hagley Oval. His method was more metronome than fireworks and wh...

November 2, 2025 6:19 PM

New Zealand’s Kyle Jamieson back for West Indies T20Is, Matt Henry rested

Kyle Jamieson was included in the New Zealand squad for the Twenty20 series against West Indies on Sunday despite missing the one-day series against England with a side injury, but his fellow paceman Matt Henry has been rested. Spinner Ish Sodhi also returns for the five-match series beginning in Auckland on Wednesday, which offers coach Rob Walter a final chance to see his team in action before he names a provisional squad for the World Cup in India early next year. Henry, who missed the Engl...

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 14, 2025 2:38 PM

Gambhir lauds Gill’s captaincy after sweeping West Indies series

India head coach Gautam Gambhir heaped praise on Shubman Gill's leadership following their 2-0 test series sweep against West Indies at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Tuesday. The seven-wicket victory was the perfect birthday gift for Gambhir, who turned 44, at his home ground where the former India batter has a stand named after him. Gill's captaincy received a baptism of fire when he led the side out for the first time in a five-match series in England, which India split 2-2 despite the test re...

October 13, 2025 5:24 PM

India close in on victory despite Campbell and Hope hundreds

India closed in on a comprehensive victory, and a 2-0 series sweep, in the final test against West Indies on Monday but it was far from a cakewalk as the touring side offered spirited resistance thanks to hundreds by John Campbell and Shai Hope. Chasing 121 for victory, India were 63-1 at stumps and West Indies will draw solace from being able to force a final-day finish after being made to follow on. B Sai Sudharsan (30) and KL Rahul (25) were in the middle for India, who need 58 more runs to...

October 10, 2025 7:52 PM

Second Test: Jaiswal nears double hundred as India reach 318-2 against West Indies on day 1

India opener Yashasvi Jaiswal feasted on a modest West Indies attack and struck a majestic 173 not out to power the hosts to a commanding 318-2 on the opening day of the second and final test at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Friday. Jaiswal hit 22 fours in his fifth 150-plus score in tests to show why he is one of the world's most exciting batsmen. India captain Shubman Gill was batting on 20 at stumps and would be pleased at how his batters vindicated his decision to bat first in the bid to sec...

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...