BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe – Rookie opener Tagenarine Chanderpaul converted his maiden Test hundred into a splendid double and combined with his captain Kraigg Brathwaite to shatter a 33-year-old record for the first wicket, and West Indies took charge of the first Test against Zimbabwe on Monday.With the rain that plagued the first two days of the match staying away, Chanderpaul and Brathwaite exploited the favourable conditions at the Queen’s Sports Club to propel West Indies to an imposing 447 for six declared in their first innings.The 26-year-old Chanderpaul, playing only his third Test, was undefeated on 207 after resuming the third day on 101 not out.He faced 467 balls in a little shy of 10 hours at the crease and struck 16 fours and three sixes, becoming only the 10th West Indies batsman to turn his maiden Test century into a double.Brathwaite, meanwhile, unbeaten on 116 at the start, made 182 – his second highest Test score and fell short of a second Test double hundred. All tol
India extended their white ball dominance over the West Indies with a comprehensive 68-run victory in the opening fixture of a five-match T20 International series at the Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad…
India extended its winning streak on the tour of the West Indies with a 68-run victory on Friday in the first of five Twenty20 internationals. India, which swept the three-match one-day international series, chose to bat first and scored a competitive 190-6. Captain Rohit Sharma hit 64 in 44 balls at the top of the…
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West Indies drew level 1-1 in their One-day International series against Australia, after Nicholas Pooran and Jason Holder hit half-centuries and anchored them to a four-wicket victory.
Pooran led the way with an unbeaten 59 from 75 balls and earned the Player-of-the-Match award, and Holder made 52 from 69 balls, and the Windies successfully chased 188 for victory in the reconvened second ODI under the lights at Kensington Oval.
The pair shared a record 93 for the seventh wicket to revive the Caribbean side after they stumbled to 72 for five in the 15th over.
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