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Lumb and Jordan saved England from being whitewashed 3-0
England opening batsman Michael Lumb hammered a spectacular half-century and pace bowler Chris Jordan smashed a quickfire 27 and took three wickets to lead their side to a nail-biting five-run consolation win over the West Indies in the third and final Twenty20 International in Barbados.
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Cottrell has yet to represent the West Indies in limited overs cricket
West Indies left-arm pace bowler Sheldon Cottrell is set to make his Twenty20 debut after he replaced Kieron Pollard, who is still recovering from a knee injury, in the country’s World Twenty20 squad.
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Narine picked up 12 wickets in his last series against New Zealand
West Indies spinner Sunil Narine has been drafted into the Test squad for the national team’s upcoming three-Test series against New Zealand, which gets underway on December 3 in Dunedin.
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Sammy will continue to captain the Test side
Despite being whitewashed 2-0 by India, the West Indies have retained their Test squad for the upcoming tour of New Zealand, which will consist of three Test matches, five ODIs and two Twenty20 Internationals.
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Shami registered his maiden five-wicket haul on debut
Debutants Mohammed Shami, who took nine wickets, and Rohit Sharma, who smashed 177, helped India demolish the West Indies by an innings and 51 runs on the third day of the first Test in Kolkata.
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Sharma scored an unbeaten century in his debut Test match
India batsman Rohit Sharma’s unbeaten century on debut gave his side a solid 120-run lead over the West Indies at the end of the second day of the first Test in Kolkata.
