Simmons scored his 10th IPL fifty
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Lendl Simmons smashed a superb 66 and his West Indian compatriot Kieron Pollard hammered an unbeaten 63 as the Mumbai Indians battered the Delhi Daredevils by 146 runs.
“I think I’ve faced Wasim Akram only a few times (but he was) immensely difficult”
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Kumar Sangakkara is arguably the best wicketkeeper-batsman Sri Lanka ever produced, but while he is one of the greatest players of the modern era, the 39-year-old revealed the one bowler that caused him the most problems while he was at the crease.
“Unfortunately, I still have to go home on [Thursday] morning to play in the Super50 tournament”
Sydney Thunder all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite will conclude his Big Bash League (BBL) campaign after his side’s match against the Adelaide Strikers on Wednesday.
White was named Man of the Match for his brilliant knock of 61
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Melbourne Renegades skipper Cameron White led by example as he hammered a superb 61 to help his side defeat the Sydney Thunder by five wickets and keep their Big Bash League (BBL) campaign alive.
Chappell feels that Gayle should be banned worldwide
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Former Australia captain Ian Chappell believes that a worldwide ban should be imposed on West Indies opener Chris Gayle following the comments he made to Ten Network sports reporter Mel McLaughlin.
Narine will be allowed to get his action re-tested
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West Indies spinner Sunil Narine has been banned from bowling in international cricket after his bowling action was deemed illegal by the International Cricket Council (ICC).
Perera fell one agonising run short of his third ODI century
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Sri Lanka opener Kusal Perera scored 99 and batsman Lahiru Thirimanne made an unbeaten 81 to lead their side to an eight-wicket win via the Duckworth-Lewis method against the West Indies in the second ODI in Colombo.
Dilshan raises his bat after scoring his half-century
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Sri Lanka opener Tillakaratne Dilshan hammered a quickfire 59 to lead his side to a one-wicket win over West Indies in a rain-affected showdown in Colombo.
“I think T20 competitions are certainly destroying West Indies cricket”
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Legendary all-rounder Sir Garfield Sobers has attributed the downfall of West Indies cricket to the growing number of domestic Twenty20 tournaments around the world.
Herath finished with figures of 6-68 off 33 overs
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Sri Lanka spinner Rangana Herath never had a lot of success with the ball when playing against the West Indies in the past as he had taken eight wickets in five Tests. However, he nearly doubled his wicket tally against the men from the Caribbean on the third day of the first Test in Galle as he claimed six wickets in the first innings and one in the second to leave the West Indies reeling.
