West Indies pace quintet led by Kemar Roach was sensational during five days in Antigua as the hosts won a first Test match at home in two years, against the very same opposition as they beat Bangladesh by a massive margin of 201 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the two-game series.
Andre Russell is a big miss for West Indies who are already trailing 2-0 and are in a must-win situation to stay alive in the series. The 3rd T20I of the series will be played at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in Gros Islet, St Lucia.
Romario Shepherd was adjudged the Player of the Match (POTM) for his spectacular bowling performance that allowed West Indies to take an unassailable lead in the three-match T20I series.
West Indies batters' disappointing show overshadowed Shamar Joseph's five-wicket haul in his first Test at home in Guyana as South Africa sneaked ahead in terms of advantage on opening day on Thursday, August 15. After opting to bat, South Africa were bowled out for 160 runs in the first innings.
England sealed the three-match series with a huge 241-run win in the second Test in Nottingham and will target a clean sweep in the third and final match against West Indies at Edgbaston in Birmingham starting on July 26.
Chennai Super Kings and Lucknow Super Giants will mark the halfway mark of their league stage as they face each other in their 7th games of the IPL 2024. CSK have dropped Daryl Mitchell and have brought in Moeen Ali, while LSG are going without Shamar Joseph for the clash.
Shamar Joseph was the star for West Indies in their Test series against Australia. He replaced Mark Wood in the Lucknow Super Giants squad for the Indian Premier League 2024. He makes his IPL debut now.
"Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) named Shamar Joseph as replacement for pacer Mark Wood for the upcoming edition of the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024.Joseph will join LSG for INR 3 Crore," IPL media advisory said.
English batter Ollie Pope registered a sensational 196-run knock in the second innings of the first Test match against India in Hyderabad and is among three nominees for the ICC Men's Player of the Month award for January 2024.
Shamar Joseph has promised to remain committed to West Indies cricket and be available to play Test cricket. Peshawar Zalmi recently signed him for the upcoming Pakistan Super League edition (PSL) edition.
Barring David Warner and Travis Head, none of the other Aussie batters was able to reach the three-figure mark during the course of the two Test series against Pakistan and West Indies.
Shamar Joseph scripted West Indies' unbelievable win in the second Test of the two-match series against Australia. He is set to be in high demand in the T20 leagues worldwide and has also been picked by Peshawar Zalmi in the PSL.
It was a night and probably the two weeks that Shamar Joseph is not going to forget. It was a star-making show from the 24-year-old West Indies pacer as he took 13 wickets in two games and his 7-wicket haul at Gabba helped his side beat Australia in a Test match after 27 years.
Shamar Joseph was left with a bruised toe on day three of the ongoing Gabba Test after a searing yorker from Mitchell Starc forced him to hobble off the field as he retired hurt.
Australia are at the top of the World Test Championship 2023-25 Points Table. They have won six out of nine games in the ongoing cycle and have a PCT (Points Percentage System) of 61.11.
The injury to Shamar Joseph is a serious one and is likely to keep him on the sidelines for quite some time. He didn't turn up to bowl in Australia's second innings on day 3 of the ongoing Gabba Test.
The 24-year-old right-arm pacer made his international debut during West Indies' first Test match against Australia on Wednesday and took valuable wickets of Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne at Adelaide Oval on Day 1.
The two-match Test series between Australia and West Indies got underway at the Adelaide Oval in Adelaide today (January 17). The visitors couldn't do much with the bat only mustering 188 runs before getting bowled out. But thanks to Shamar Joseph, they have started well with the ball.
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