Michael Hussey's innings is the highest by a number seven batsman in ICCWT20. Interestingly, Hussey himself held the previous record with an unbeaten 47 against Bangladesh at Bridgetown on 05-05-2010.
Hosts West Indies, led from the front by captain Chris Gayle, ensured India's exit from the ongoing ICC World T20 with a convincing 14-run win in their Group F Super Eight match at Kensington Oval, Bridgetwon (Barbados), on Sunday.
West Indies head into World Cup with little or no expectations of success.
Lungi Ngidi bowled the most economical figures of this season's IPL to uproot Punjab's innings.
West Indies' top players will make themselves available for the summer tour to Australia, despite their ongoing dispute with cricket administrators, local media quoted all-rounder Dwayne Bravo as saying.
Images from the World Cup match between West Indies and The Netherlands, played in New Delhi on Monday.
Images from Sunday's second IPL match, between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals, in Mumbai.
He is one of the most devastating batsmen in one-day cricket, but West Indies opener Chris Gayle is not satisfied being just that. He wants to be the best all-rounder of the ongoing World Cup.
Self-proclaimed underdogs, the West Indies would aim to upset bigger teams and reach at least the quarterfinals to restore some lost pride, say the side's explosive batsman Chris Gayle and newly-appointed captain Darren Sammy.
Sri Lanka eased to a 26-run victory in the third one-dayer against West Indies to wrap up the series 2-0 on Sunday.
Their 68 run partnership guided the Kings XI home.
Himself a game changer who pioneered the controversial switch-hit, England batsman Kevin Pietersen feels destructive Indian opener Virender Sehwag and West Indian Chris Gayle are the other two batsmen capable of turning a match on its head.
The first One-day International between Sri Lanka and West Indies was abandoned because of rain at Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo on Monday.
West Indies opener Chris Gayle is surprised and disappointed after being snubbed by IPL franchises during the players' auction for the event's fourth edition.
West Indies are sticking with their weakened squad for the one-day internationals against Bangladesh despite the leading players ending their boycott.
The 8th Champions Trophy begins in England this week. Rajneesh Gupta captures the tournament in all its statistical glory like only he can.
Indians dominated the limited-over teams by having three and four players in the ODI and T20I respectively
Darren Bravo hit an impressive 63 not out for his third half-century to boost the West Indies in the third and final Test against Sri Lanka in Pallekele on Wednesday.
Kings XI Punjab face the uphill task of not only pulling the rug from under the feet of formidable Chennai Super Kings but also boosting their net run-rate in the last IPL round-robin match to salvage hopes of sneaking into the play-offs.
After owning the champion Indian Premier League franchise Kolkata Knight Riders, the Bollywood superstar has now put his money in the Caribbean Premier League, a potential money-spinner.
Chris Gayle became the first West Indies batsman to smash a triple-century in an away Test, in the first match against Sri Lanka, in Galle.
Former captain Chris Gayle hit an explosive double century to propel West Indies to 362 for two on the opening day of the first Test against Sri Lanka in Galle, on Monday. The tall left-hander smashed the ball all around the ground, batting throughout the day to finish unbeaten on 219 off 247 balls.
Australian all-rounder Shane Watson is looking forward to playing alongside Indian swashbuckler Virat Kohli in the Indian Premier League and said he would be comfortable batting at any position for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Watson, who has recently retired from international cricket, said it is a "huge buzz" for him to play with Kohli, against whom he had a few battles on the field. "It is exciting to be playing leagues like Big Bash, Pakistan Super League, the IPL. I get the privilege to play with a number of players against whom I played international cricket. For example, I will get to play with Virat and that's a huge buzz for me. I have had had a few battles with him on the field and always had the utmost respect for him," he said. Watson said that he and Chris Gayle had few run-ins in the past, but have buried their differences for the sake of playing for RCB.
In recent weeks we have reflected, and acknowledge that black players and fans, who have contributed so much to the history of our game, now feel disenfranchised. They do not feel as if cricket is a game for them. This must change.'
Darren Sammy has vowed to restore pride and passion in West Indies cricket after replacing Chris Gayle as skipper.
Images from Monday's IPL match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Kings XI Punjab, in Hyderabad.
Australia eased into the semi-finals of the ICC World Twenty20 on Tuesday after a comfortable six-wicket win over West Indies, a result which eliminated the hosts. Australia will face Pakistan in their semi-final on Friday while Sri Lanka, who earlier produced a last ball win over India, will face England on Thursday.
"Stunning day at the beach with the boys," Kohli posted
"Enough is enough", said West Indies all-rounder Dwayne Bravo as he opened up on the raging issue of racism and called for "respect and equality" for black people, who have faced discrimination for years. Bravo joined the likes of his former captain Darren Sammy and Chris Gayle in denouncing racism in the wake of African-American George Floyd's killing at the hands of a white police officer in the United States.
England's defeat to the West Indies in the T20 World Cup on Monday raises some questions about the rain rule. Srinivas Bhogle examines them, and comes up with some suggestions.
Images from Wednesday's IPL match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kings XI Punjab, in Bengaluru.
Sourav Ganguly will no longer be the 'fixed' skipper of Kolkata Knight Riders). The team has decided to rotate captaincy in the second season of the Indian Premier League, starting in South Africa on April 18. KKR coach John Buchanan said captaincy would be shared between Ganguly, West Indian Chris Gayle, New Zealand's explosive opener Brendon McCullum and Australian Brad Hodge.
Images from the Indian Premier League match between Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders in Mumbai, on Monday.
The R Ashwin-led Kings XI slipped to the fifth spot after suffering back-to-back losses against Mumbai Indians and Royal Challengers Bangalore respectively. Overall, the hosts have registered four wins from eight matches this season.
The 30-year-old leg-spinner said watching Yuzvendra Chahal and Sundar bowl during RCB's thumping 82-run win over KKR a few days before helped him find the right length at the same small Sharjah ground.
The unbeaten streak of table-toppers Surisers Hyderabad would be up for a test when they take on third-placed Kings XI Punjab in an Indian Premier League contest, in Mohali, on Thursday.
In a bizzare incident, Mumbai Indians all-rounder Kieron Pollard put on a tape on his mouth after the umpires rapped him for his onfield altercation with fellow West Indian and Royal Challengers Bangalore batsman Chris Gayle during an IPL match.
Royal Challengers Bangalore head coach Daniel Vettori claimed his team is pretty well equipped to handle Kings XI Punjab batsman Chris Gayle's explosive batting because they are aware of his strengths.
Harmony on and off the pitch is vital if West Indies cricket is to have a chance of reviving past glories, new head coach Ottis Gibson said on Wednesday.
The striking West Indies players ended their boycott of the current series with Bangladesh following an agreement to appoint a mediator to resolve their dispute with the West Indies Cricket Board.
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