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Openers perish to leave Windies with tall order

October 16, 2015 in Sports

[caption id="attachment_8260" align="alignleft" width="300"] The bat of opener Kraigg Brathwaite breaks in two during his brief appearance at the crease. West Indies face an uphill battle at 66 for two chasing 484. (WICB media)[/caption] GALLE, Sri Lanka (CMC) – West Indies lost both their openers cheaply...

Windies fielders struggle as Karunaratne blasts century

October 15, 2015 in Sports

[caption id="attachment_8247" align="alignleft" width="300"] Sri Lanka batsman Dimuth Karunaratne celebrates his century on day one of the first Test match against the West Indies at the International Cricket Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka, yesterday.[/caption] GALLE, Sri Lanka (CMC) -- West Indies made a sluggish start to the...

Sir Viv Supports Simmons, Blasts WICB

October 13, 2015 in Sports

[caption id="attachment_8208" align="alignleft" width="300"] Sir Vivian Richards (right) is seen here with Pakistan’s former cricketer Mushtaq Ahmed during the IPL.[/caption] Former national and West Indies batsman Sir Vivian Richards stopped short of labeling the WICB hypocritical, accusing the body of wanting to crucify coach of the...

Windies Made To Toil Under Siriwardana Century

October 12, 2015 in Sports

Sri Lanka, CMC – West Indies were kept in the field all day ahead of Wednesday’s start of the opening Test as Milinda Siriwardana dominated with an unbeaten hundred for Sri Lanka Cricket President’s XI, on the final day of the drawn three-day tour game...