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Australia wrapped up their two-match T20I series against West Indies with a comprehensive win in the second match, to take the rubber 2-0. Opening batter and star performer David Warner scored a 41-ball 75 to set the ton for the competitive total of 178 runs, which was too much for the Caribbean team to overhaul.
Rahkeem Cornwall, the West Indies cricketer, achieved one of the rarest feats as he slammed a double century in a T20 game in the USA. Cornwall blasted 22 massive sixes to remain unbeaten on 205 off just 77 balls while playing for Atlanta Fire in a tournament called Atlanta Open T20 Cricket Tournament.
West Indies went down fighting against Australia in the first T20I of the two-match series at the Carrara Oval in Queensland. After being put into bat, West Indies struggled to stitch any valuable partnership and were restricted to 145 for nine in 20 overs. Opener Kyle Mayers top-scored for the visitors with a 36-ball 39, hitting four fours and a six during his stay in the middle. Mayers grabbed eyeballs with a scintillating 105-metre six off Cameron Green's delivery in the fourth over of West Indies' innings.
Aaron Finch dropped to four in the batting order and found some confidence-boosting form Wednesday, hitting 58 to steer Australia to a three-wicket win over the West Indies in the opening T20I at the Carrara Oval in Queensland. The hosts were in trouble when they slumped to 58-5 in the eighth over, but skipper Finch, who usually opens, and Matthew Wade (39 not out) steadied the ship, putting on 69 runs. Finch fell in the 18th over and the game went to the wire, with Mitchell Starc hitting the winning runs with a ball to spare.
West Indies might not be without some of the big stars from yesteryears but they still have enough power hitters who can light up the upcoming T20 World Cup in Australia. There was ample proof of that in the first T20I of their series against the reigning champions as the Windies batters hit a total of six maximums in way to registering 145/9 at the Carrara Oval.
Remember former West Indies pacer Winston Benjamin who had recently urged Sachin Tendulkar to help out with some cricket equipment for youngsters at his cricket academy? At the time of asking for help, he had also revealed that former India captain Mohammed Azharuddin had helped him out with some equipment. After reaching out to Tendulkar, Benjamin ended up receiving help from sports brand PUMA. In a conversation with NDTV, Benjamin spoke about the help he received and he also spoke about why he cannot label Virat Kohli as the greatest Indian captain.
Cricket West Indies (CWI) has announced Shamarh Brooks as the replacement of explosive middle-order batter Shimron Hetmyer in the squad for ICC T20 World Cup 2022 after the latter missed his re-scheduled flight to Australia. "Cricket West Indies (CWI) has today informed the International Cricket Council (ICC) that Shamarh Brooks has replaced Shimron Hetmyer in the West Indies Squad for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup in Australia," said CWI in a statement.
West Indies announced their 15-member squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup in Australia on Wednesday. The squad will be led by wicketkeeper-batter Nicholas Pooran and Rovman Powell as his deputy. The side also saw the return of batter Evin Lewis after his last stint in the previous year World Cup. The announcement also came as a shock as some big names like all-rounder Andre Russell and spin king Sunil Narine were missing. Speaking on Russell's exclusion, CWI chief selector Desmond Haynes stated that the board was not convinced with Russell's performances and form.