Caribbean Tour: Pakistan beat West Indies by 8 wickets in first ODI

Pakistan chased a target of 222 runs to beat the West Indies in the first one day match. The West Indies won the toss and elected to bat first in the first match against Pakistan at the Beausejour Stadium in St Lucia.

The West Indies scored 221 runs at the loss of six wickets in the 50 overs. Dwayne Bravo was the highest scorer for West Indies with 67 runs, Lendl Simmons Scored 24 runs while Darren Sammy was not out at 29 runs. For Pakistan, Wahab Riaz took two wickets, Saeed Ajmal and Muhammad

Hafeez took one wicket each while two batsmen were runout.
Pakistan chased the target in 41.3 overs at the loss of just two wickets. Muhammad Hafeez scored 54, Ahmed Shahzad scored 22, Asad Shaifq scored 61 while Misbah was the highest run scorer in the match with 73 runs. West Indian leg spinner, Devendra Bishoo took both the wickets.

Muhammad Hafeez won the man of the match award for his all round performance.

The next match will be played on April 25 at the Beausejour Stadium, in St Lucia.

Miandad turns down Pakistan coaching job

LAHORE: Pakistan confirmed Tuesday that former captain Javed Miandad has turned down an offer to become the side’s batting coach.

The team has been let down by faltering fielding and under-achieving batsmen and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Ijaz Butt and one-day captain Shahid Afridi had asked Miandad to come on board, manager Intikhab Alam said.

“The Pakistan team surely needs a batting coach and the board approached Miandad but he unfortunately declined the offer because of personal reasons. But I am sure that he will come and help the players in the near future,” Alam told reporters during team’s training camp for the West Indies tour.

But Miandad indicated he had rejected the offer because he was unwilling to work alongside other coaches.

“When you have four, five separate coaches, then the blame game starts in case the team loses a series or a tournament,” Miandad told reporters.

“For the last three years I have been saying ‘give me the team with full responsibility’, but it was not done,” he added.

Pakistan fly out to the Caribbean early Thursday to play one Twenty20 international, five one-day matches and two Tests.

Miandad’s Test batting average never dropped below 50 throughout his 20-year career. His 8,832 Test runs at 52.57 remain a record, with espncricinfo.com describing him as “the greatest batsman Pakistan has ever produced”.

The right-hander, now a PCB director, had initially hinted that he was willing to help out the squad, but also said he was unwilling to tour. He has had three separate stints as coach since 1998, the last of which was in 2004.

Alam said he was nevertheless happy with the team’s preparations for the West Indies.

“I can say this with great satisfaction — that this team maintained exemplary discipline during the World Cup, and I am also happy with the fitness level of the team because, unlike the other teams, we didn’t have any serious injury problems during the mega-event,” said Alam.

Alam said the team had moved on since their 29-run defeat in the World Cup semi-final against arch-rivals India.

“It was great disappointment to lose in the semi-final, and I can tell you that players wept in the dressing room. But since then they have moved on which was very necessary,” said Alam, also a former captain and coach.

He said he hoped that new players would put in strong performances during the West Indies tour.

“We have selected some new players in the team as we felt that the West Indies tour will help us groom some youngsters, and I hope these players grab this opportunity,” said Alam.

State Level Security To West Indies In Mirpur

West Indies will play its quarter final against top team of group A Pakistan. The match will be played on 23^rd March and it will be the start of the quarter final matches from Bangladesh. West Indies team was having some concerns after the attack ion their bus. The attack was made on the bus of West Indies team on 4^th March when the defeated Bangladesh team.

Fans Attack Shakib Ul Hassan Home

After the shameful defeat by 9 runs from West Indies, Bangladeshi fans firstly attack the bus of West Indies and then they attack on the home of Captain Shakib Ul Hassan. In  the attack on West Indies bus there were no damage to any player. The players were angry after the attack and they said that it was not fare to attack on the touring nation.

Rain delays start of 3rd Sri Lanka-Windies test

KANDY: Rain delayed the start of the third and final test between Sri Lanka and West Indies at Pallakele on Wednesday.

The first two tests of the three-match series ended drawn. AGENCIES

Sri Lankan spinners impress in drawn Windies Test

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s spinners, led by Rangana Herath, put in an impressive performance as the second Test against the West Indies ended in a draw on the fifth and final day on Saturday.

Left-armer Herath removed Dwayne Bravo, Sulieman Benn and Carlton Baugh as the West Indies were bowled out for 243 in their first innings just before tea in reply to Sri Lanka’s 387-9 declared.

Sri Lanka declared in their second innings on 57-1, with Tharanga Paranavitana scoring 20 not out and skipper Kumar Sangakkara one not out.

Opener Tillakaratne Dilshan (26) was the lone batsman to be dismissed, caught behind off Bravo.

The West Indies, set an improbable 202-run target off 21 overs, lost openers Chris Gayle (three) and Adrian Barath (eight) before reaching 12-2 in their second innings when play was called off due to bad light.

Spinner Ajantha Mendis

Dilshan’s double strike puts Sri Lanka on top

COLOMBO: Part-time bowler Tillakaratne Dilshan snapped up two West Indies wickets within the space of three balls to tilt the balance of the second test in Sri Lanka’s favour on the third day on Thursday.

At the close West Indies were 165 for five in reply to Sri Lanka’s 387 for nine declared with play ending 52 minutes after tea due to bad light. West Indies trail by 222 runs.

Dilshan, bowling his off-breaks, first broke a threatening fourth wicket partnership of 83 between Darren Bravo and Brendan Nash. He trapped Nash lbw for 29 with a straight ball which the batsman played for the turn.

Two balls later Bravo, who had been batting confidently, played a loose drive and spooned the ball to cover point where Rangana Herath made a lot of ground and took a spectacular catch inches off the ground. Bravo hit a test best 80.

“That was a fantastic effort.

Dilshan’s double strike puts Sri Lanka on top

COLOMBO: Part-time bowler Tillakaratne Dilshan snapped up two West Indies wickets within the space of three balls to tilt the balance of the second test in Sri Lanka’s favour on the third day on Thursday.

At the close West Indies were 165 for five in reply to Sri Lanka’s 387 for nine declared with play ending 52 minutes after tea due to bad light. West Indies trail by 222 runs.

Dilshan, bowling his off-breaks, first broke a threatening fourth wicket partnership of 83 between Darren Bravo and Brendan Nash. He trapped Nash lbw for 29 with a straight ball which the batsman played for the turn.

Two balls later Bravo, who had been batting confidently, played a loose drive and spooned the ball to cover point where Rangana Herath made a lot of ground and took a spectacular catch inches off the ground. Bravo hit a test best 80.

“That was a fantastic effort.

Paranavitana stands firm as Sri Lanka battle on

GALLE: Opener Tharanga Paranavitana led Sri Lanka’s fightback to save the first test against West Indies with a patient knock of 83 not out on the fifth and final day on Friday.

The left-hander batted throughout the morning session, hitting seven fours in his 168-ball innings to take Sri Lanka to 159-2 wickets at lunch. Sri Lanka still trail West Indies by 43 runs with two sessions remaining.

West Indies scored 580-9 declared and Sri Lanka made 378 in the first innings and were forced to follow-on three runs short of avoiding being asked to bat again.

Mahela Jayawardene (13) kept Paranavitana company in an unbroken third wicket partnership of 49 off 151 balls.

West Indies started brightly and struck two early blows in the morning to have Sri Lanka struggling at 110-2 when Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara were dismissed within

Shillingford, Roach boost Windies in S.Lanka Test

GALLE: Inexperienced Shane Shillingford and Kemar Roach shared seven wickets to help the West Indies gain a big lead in the opening Test against Sri Lanka on Thursday.

Off-spinner Shillingford finished with 4-123, his maiden four-wicket haul in four Tests, and paceman Roach took 3-75 as Sri Lanka were bowled out for 378 in their first innings in reply to the West Indies’ 580-9 declared.

Following on, Sri Lanka batted steadily in their second innings to reach 89 for no loss at stumps to keep alive their hopes of salvaging a draw.

Tharanga Paranavitana and Tillakaratne Dilshan were unbeaten on 44 each before rain stopped play, with 22 overs remaining in the day.

Shillingford and Roach, who had a combined experience of just 10 Tests before this match, did not allow the hosts to build a big stand as the West Indies enforced the follow-on against any team

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