West Indies were not just good enough with the bat, especially in the whole series as they were folded for 140, 102 and 109 in the three matches. It has been a coming-of-age tour for Jaker Ali as the middle-order batter scored two Test fifties, an unbeaten 62 in ODIs and now a match-winning 72*.
Australia took control of the third Test at the Gabba having scored 445 runs and had India four down for not much amid frequent rain breaks while Mumbai's Simran Shaikh became the costliest player at WPL 2025 auction at Rs 1.9 crore for GG. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on December 16.
West Indies after a series sweep in the ODIs, will be confident of a good show in the T20Is against Bangladesh with the three-match series in St Vincent starting on Sunday, December 15. Bangladesh will be keen to begin on a strong note as they play for pride after a poor performance in ODIs.
West Indies have called up 27-year-old Keacy Carty for the T20Is for the first time for the Bangladesh series. After levelling the Test series, the West Indies routed Bangladesh 3-0 in the ODIs and will also look to continue the momentum in the T20Is.
Amir Jangoo was adjudged the Player of the Match (POTM) for his unbeaten 103-run knock off 83 deliveries. He is only the second male West Indian to score a century on ODI debut after Desmond Haynes. Haynes had scored a hundred on ODI debut against Australia on February 22, 1978.
Jayden Seales was the pick of all the West Indies bowlers as he claimed figures of 4/22 in his nine overs. He delivered a maiden over and conceded runs at an economy rate of 2.44 per over. Brandon King was the star for the hosts with the bat in hand.
WI vs BAN pitch report: West Indies won the series opener against Bangladesh chasing 295 runs thanks to Shai Hope and Sherfane Rutherford who scored a century. The second ODI of the three-match series is set to be played today at the Warner Park in St Kitts. Here's the pitch report...
South Africa's late dash sees them one win away from a place in the World Test Championship final as the Proteas thrashed Sri Lanka 2-0 while ICC handed sanctions to both Travis Head and Mohammed Siraj after the altercation. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on December 10.
West Indies chased down a target of 295 comfortably in the end, riding on Sherfane Rutherford's maiden ODI ton and skipper Shai Hope's almost run-a-ball 86 and took a 1-0 lead against Bangladesh. Rutherford has been in terrific form in white-ball cricket in recent times and also got an IPL deal.
South Africa and Sri Lanka are on the heels of playing a humdinger with all three results possible on Day 5 of the second Test in Gqeberha while Charlie Dean became only the third England women's player to take an ODI hat-trick. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on December 9.
West Indies may not be part of the Champions Trophy, however, the two-time champions are in good form having beaten England recently in the ODI series and would want to continue in the same vein as they take on Bangladesh in three ODIs starting in St Kitts on Sunday, December 8.
Bangladesh won the second and final Test against West Indies in Jamaica to level the series as the visitors achieved their first Test win in the Caribbean in 15 years. Jayden Seales was the pick of the bowlers for the West Indies registering the most economical spell by a bowler since Umesh Yadav.
After five straight Test defeats, Bangladesh finally ended the drought and levelled the two-match series against the West Indies 1-1 in the decider in Jamaica. Taijul Islam registered a six-wicket haul before Jaker Ali's clincher knock of 91 in the third innings set up the win for the visitors.
Wicketkeeper-batter Shai Hope will captain the ODI squad and Brandon King has been named as his deputy. The team is a good mix of explosive batters and world-class fast bowlers. All the matches will be played at Warner Park in Basseterre, St Kitts.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz has been named the captain of the Bangladesh ODI squad for the West Indies series. Shakib Al Hasan continues to miss out while regular skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto is ruled out due to injury. The three-match ODI series will commence on December 8.
West Indies and Bangladesh are currently involved in the second and final Test of the two-match series. The Caribbean side bundled the visitors out for just 164 runs thanks to Seales' bowling effort. In the process, he created a record as well and went past India's Umesh Yadav.
West Indies registered a rather comfortable victory in the series opener against Bangladesh to take a 1-0 lead. As the Test cricket returns to Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica, the hosts will be keen to seal the series as Bangladesh aim to get out of the rut having lost their last five Tests.
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.
NADA has suspended Bajrang Punia for a period of four years where he has been barred from playing professionally and applying for a coaching job abroad while Pakistan beat Zimbabwe in the second ODI to level the series. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on November 27.
Team India registered a massive 295-run win in the first Test of the five-match series against Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy while Bihar's Vaibhav Suryavanshi became the youngest player to get picked in the IPL auction. Here's a look at the top 10 sports stories on November 26.
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