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Holder: Big effort needed by Windies on final day Friday 2 April 2021 Lahiru Thirimanne (2L) and Dinesh Chandimal (2R) of Sri Lanka laugh with Jason Holder (L) and Hayden Walsh Jr. (C) of West Indies while walking off the field at the end of day 4 of the 2nd Test at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Stadium in North Sound, Antigua, on Thursday. - (AFP PHOTO) WEST Indies all-rounder Jason Holder said a “big effort” is needed on Friday for West Indies to complete a victory in the second Test ma...

Article by Rain cut short play in the second Test between West Indies and Sri Lanka in Antigua. (Photo courtesy David Greene) Social Share NORTH SOUND – World No.1 all-rounder Jason Holder grabbed two crucial wickets with the second new ball and West Indies were making headway against Sri Lanka in the second Test in Antigua, before rain curtailed play. Holder took two for 40 from 21 overs and fellow pacer Alzarri Joseph snared two for 64 from 22 overs, and the Sri Lankans reached 250 f...

Shannon Gabriel finally claimed his first wicket of the series.

NORTH SOUND – West Indies made a shaky start to their second innings before lunch, after pacer Kemar Roach brought the Sri Lanka first innings to a swift end, giving the hosts a 96-run lead in the second Test in Antigua. Windies captain Kraigg Brathwaite was not out on 22 and left-hander Kyle Mayers was not out on nine, and the Caribbean side were 69 for two in their second …

Windies prep for Test match Article by March 16, 2021 ST JOHN’S, Antigua – A handful of players who are expected to feature in the first Test against Sri Lanka will get to finalise their preparations, when a Cricket West Indies President’s XI take on Sri Lanka in a two-day tour game starting Wednesday. The quartet of Darren Bravo, Kyle Mayers, Shannon Gabriel and Kemar Roach, recently named in the 13-man squad next weekend’s opening Test, have all been included in th...

Windies look to sweep Sri Lanka, Pooran targets 1,000 ODI runs West Indies Nicholas Pooran. - (AFP PHOTO) WEST INDIES (WI) return to the Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua, on Sunday, goal-bound on completing a One-Day International (ODI) three-match series sweep against Sri Lanka from 9.30 am. The hosts will be once again banking on the good form of their opening batsmen Evin Lewis and Shai Hope, who have since produced stern contributions in the top order throughout the past two ODIs. The pai...

NORTH SOUND: Jason Holder retained his place in the West Indies Test squad on Friday despite being stripped of the captaincy. Holder was replaced by Kraigg Brathwaite who has been rewarded for the West Indies’ unexpected success in Bangladesh last month by being appointed full-time skipper. His fellow-Barbadian Holder served over five years at the helm of the Caribbean side in the Test format but opted to miss the Bangladesh campaign due to Covid 19 concerns. In his absence, the West Indies s...

West Indies have named a 13-man Test squad for the two-match series against Sri Lanka in the ICC World Test Championship.

Holder, Bravo return to Test squad Article by March 12, 2021 ST JOHN’S, Antigua – All-rounder Jason Holder and batsman Darren Bravo have been recalled to a 13-man squad to face Sri Lanka in the opening Test of the two-match series later this month, with selectors opting to retain the core of the side that pulled off a stunning whitewash of Bangladesh last month. Both players had skipped the Bangladesh series due to COVID-19 fears, joining eight other players who also cho...

A 13 man squad has been announced by West Indies for the upcoming Test series versus Sri Lanka. The experienced Jason Holder, who was recently replaced as captain by Kraig Braithwaite, and Darren Bravo are included in the team. Speaking on the squad, Lead Selector Roger Harper said: “It is good to be able to…