Darren Sammy was handed the task of rebuilding the fortunes of the once-mighty West Indies team when he was named as the new captain on Sunday.
India will meet West Indies in the opening game of a one-day triangular series to be played in Sri Lanka from July 25 to August 7.
Pakistan beat West Indies by 196 runs on the fifth day of the second Test on Tuesday to draw their two Test series 1-1. Slow left-armer Abdur Rehman finished with figures of 4-65 as the West Indies, resuming on 130 for five and needing to bat through the day to win the series, were bowled out for 230 before lunch.
England and Sri Lanka prepare for a crucial Super Eight match in the T20 World Cup, with spin bowling expected to play a key role. England aims to replicate their recent series win in Sri Lanka, while the hosts seek to capitalize on home advantage.
Minnows Afghanistan scripted history as they defeated 2012 champions West Indies by six runs in their final group league encounter of the ICC World Twenty20 in Nagpur to sign off on a memorable note.
Xavier Marshall hit a sparkling 36 in 15 balls as West Indies beat Australia in a reduced Twenty20 International on Friday. West Indies captain Dwayne Bravo came in and made 28 in 15 balls including a six to win the match with 11 balls remaining.
Pathum Nissanka's 52-ball hundred was the first century of this year's T20 World Cup and it could not have come at a better time for Sri Lanka.
Rachin Ravindra smashed 176, while skipper Tom Latham ended his three-year wait for a Test hundred as the New Zealanders combined for a 279-run stand to effectively bat West Indies out of the opening test at Christchurch's Hagley Oval on Thursday.
The 53-year-old Dyson, who played 30 Tests and 29 one-dayers between 1977 and 1984, coached Sri Lanka for nearly two years from 2003.
New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner says the T20 World Cup final against India is 'not just another game' as the Black Caps aim to seize key moments and lift the title.
West Indies closed the fourth day of the first Test on 96 for one having been set a victory target of 437 by Sri Lanka.
Sanju Samson praises his opening partner Abhishek Sharma, highlighting their explosive partnership and the Kerala-Punjabi friendship that underpins their success after India's T20 World Cup victory.
Steve Smith was on 59 unbeaten with Labuschagne at the close.
Talks between the West Indies Cricket Board and the players' union ended after just 23 minutes on Thursday when the board refused to negotiate while the players remained on strike.
Following a ban on real-money gaming, Dream Sports, the parent company of Dream11, is strategically expanding its portfolio across 11 companies, including a new venture into wealth management and stockbroking, with a focus on serving a mass user base through AI-first solutions, cofounder Harsh Jain confirmed.
The West Indies dropped fast bowler Daren Powell and all-rounder Ryan Hinds for their two-Test tour of England next month. A statement on the West Indies official website (www.windiescricket.com) said all-rounder Dwayne Bravo was unavailable because he was still recovering after ankle surgery. Three uncapped players, Grenada fast bowler Nelon Pascal, Barbados batsman Dale Richards and Jamaica medium-pacer Andrew Richardson, were named in the 17-man squad.
Australian John Dyson was sacked as coach of West Indies on Thursday. Assistant coach David Williams will lead the team at the Champions Trophy in South Africa next month while former Test spinner Lance Gibbs will serve as manager.
India on Friday slipped a rung to sixth position on the World Test Championship standings after New Zealand's comprehensive nine-wicket victory against the West Indies in Wellington.
Umpires Daryl Harper and Aleem Dar called off the match after an early morning inspection of the ground and pitch, which was badly affected by the torrential rain.
West Indies players are to boycott the Test series against Bangladesh due to start on Thursday, the Caribbean team's players' union said in a statement on Tuesday.
Sunil Narine has still not given up hope of a return to international cricket after missing out on a spot in West Indies' World Cup squad due to injury, the spinner has said.
Shivnarine Chanderpaul scored his second consecutive century to help the West Indies to a respectable 287 all out on the third day of the fourth and final Test.
Shivnarine Chanderpaul led West Indies' fight at Old Trafford on Sunday as England struggled on the fourth day of the third Test to claim the nine wickets needed to wrap up a series win.
'People were wondering we would plays this tournament, we had issues with the board, Mark Nicholas called us players with no brain. But all of us came together.'
Ian Bell was unbeaten on 77 as England reached 296 for 7 on the first day of the third Test against the West Indies.
New Zealand crushed West Indies by seven wickets in the third one-day international in Wellington on Wednesday. The Kiwis cruised past the West Indian total of 128 with almost 30 overs to spare to level the five-game series at 1-1 with two games to go after the second match was washed out.
Kapil Dev believes the Indian team management should continue to support Abhishek Sharma for the T20 World Cup final, despite his inconsistent performance in the tournament. He also praised Bumrah and Samson for their key contributions.
England look set to win the second Test after reducing the West Indies to 115 for 3 in their second innings at close on the fourth day on Sunday. West Indies, who were asked to follow-on, trail by 144 runs with seven wickets remaining and England should wrap up a 2-0 series victory on Monday.
Images from the Group B match between Pakistan and West Indies at The Oval.
It is the first time in four years and 14 attempts that England have won the first match of a series and ended a sequence of six drawn Tests at Lord's.
England pace bowler Graham Onions celebrated his Test debut with five for 38 as the West Indies were dismissed for 152 in reply to England's 377 all out on Day 2 of the first Test. After Andrew Strauss enforced the follow-on, West Indies were 39 for two in their second innings, still trailing by 186, when bad light stopped play.
England skipper Harry Brook acknowledged the team's performance still has room for improvement as they look ahead to their match against Italy.
Australia vice captain Michael Clarke will delay his departure for the tour of West Indies due to the failing health of his fiancee's father. Cricket Australia (CA) announced on Friday that Clarke would join the Australian team at a later, as yet unspecified, date and that Brad Hodge would act as a temporary replacement.
West Indies recovered from losing captain Chris Gayle retired hurt to reach 349 for four and avoid the follow-on at the close on the third day of the final Test against England in Trinidad on Sunday.
The all-rounder is down with a virus and did not train on Wednesday, ahead of Thursday's third Test.
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