Barbados Royals complete WCPL 3-peat
Thu, Sep 18, '25
Barbados Royals went unbeaten in the 2025 Massy Women’s Caribbean Premier League (WCPL) to retain their title after beating the Guyana Amazon Warriors by three wickets with two balls to spare in a nail-biting final at Providence.
Asked to bat first, the Warriors reached a score of 136/3 with opener Amy Hunter scoring 29 from 36 balls. The rest of the top order supported but could not muster enough boundaries to put on a truly challenging total.
Dane Van Niekerk and captain Shermaine Campbelle joined forces to put together an unbeaten 56-run partnership for the fourth wicket after Stafanie Taylor was forced to retire hurt just when the Warriors were looking to accelerate the scoring.
Warriors through to CPL 2025 final
Thu, Sep 18, '25
The Guyana Amazon Warriors stormed into the 2025 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) final on the back of an all-round bowling display that saw them restrict the Saint Lucia Kings to 143 all out to win Qualifier 1 by 14 runs. The Amazon Warriors have advanced to their eighth final and will now wait to see who wins the Qualifier 2 match between the Kings and the Trinbago Knight Riders on Friday night to see who they will face in the final.
The evening began with the Kings winning the toss and choosing to bowl first. A decent start with the bat saw the Warriors reach 45/1 at the end of the Powerplay but regular wickets throughout their innings meant it always felt like the Kings were well in the game. New recruit, Tymal Mills claimed 2/28 on his CPL debut but it was Tabraiz Shamsi who did the most damage, claiming three wickets to keep his spot at the top of the Kings wicket taking list.
Shai Hope was a steadying force for the Warriors as he continued his very good 2025 season with 32 from 29 as wickets fell around him. Some big blows from Dwaine Pretorius and Romario Shepherd took the Warriors to 157 all out, a total that seemed like it might not be enough based on what has taken place on this pitch over the Guyana leg.
Hosein to skipper Windies in Nepal T20Is
Thu, Sep 18, '25
Cricket West Indies (CWI) is pleased to announce the 15-member squad for the historic T20 International series against Nepal, to be played at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in the UAE from September 27–30.
This groundbreaking series forms part of the team’s build-up towards the ICC T20 World Cup in 2026, which will be staged in subcontinent conditions.
With the series falling outside the ICC’s Future Tours Programme, selectors have seized the opportunity to include several emerging players who impressed in the inaugural West Indies Breakout League and the ongoing Caribbean Premier League. At the same time, a number of senior players have been given the chance to rest and manage their workloads.
Akeal Hosein, a key member of the T20I leadership group, has been named captain of the squad, which features six potential debutants. Rayon Griffith will head the Team Management Unit as Head Coach, with experienced former West Indies Head Coach Ottis Gibson serving as fast-bowling consultant.
KNIGHT RIDERS MARCH ON AS THEY SOAR PAST FALCONS
Wed, Sep 17, '25
The Trinbago Knight Riders kept their Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League campaign alive with a nine wicket win over the Antigua & Barbuda Falcons in the Eliminator match.
The Falcons had a brilliant partnership of 108 between Andries Gous and Amir Jangoo but a late flurry of wickets saw the Knight Riders keep them to a total they could chase. The stars for the Trinidadian franchise were Nicholas Pooran and Alex Hales who both made fifties as the Knight Riders won with relative ease.
In the Falcons innings, Jangoo and Gous both fell within the space of two balls shortly after passing their fifties. Both batters fell to the bowling of Usman Tariq who was once again miserly with his bowling, claiming 2/19 off his four overs. The Falcons went from 129/1 with four overs to go to 161/8 at the end of their innings as Saurabh Netravalkar and Andre Russell picked up wickets at the death.
Athanaze & Chanderpaul return, Pierre included in West Indies team for Test tour of India
Wed, Sep 17, '25
Cricket West Indies (CWI) has announced its 15-member touring squad for the October 2nd-14th, two-test series against India, with matches in Ahmedabad and Delhi. The series forms part of the ICC World Test Championship and will be the first away fixture for the test team in the new cycle and the first test tour of India since 2018.
There are three changes from the squad which recently faced Australia, with the inclusions of Tagenarine Chanderpaul and Alick Athanaze, along with a maiden test call up for left arm spinner Khary Pierre.
Chanderpaul and Athanaze have been included to bolster the top order batting while Pierre has been included as the second specialist spinner in the squad after strong performances in the West Indies Championship, where he claimed a chart topping 41 wickets at an average of 13.56.
West Indies Test Tour to India:
Roston Chase (c), Jomel Warrican (vc), Kevlon Anderson, Alick Athanaze, John Campbell, Tagenarine Chanderpaul, Justin Greaves, Shai Hope, Tevin Imlach, Alzarri Joseph, Shamar Joseph, Brandon King, Anderson Phillip, Khary Pierre, Jayden Seales
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