CaribbeanCricket.com

Sammy: West Indies need a financial hand around the shoulder

2026-10-19T15:34:04Z

‘Even I'm trying to find ways to get the investors,’ Sammy said.

In the wake of West Indies’ 2-2 T20 International series draw with India, the conversation returned to Cricket West Indies’ precarious financial position. With CWI CEO Chris Dehring never shying away from the difficulty of pitching an underperforming team to potential sponsors, head coach Daren Sammy first said he hoped a positive result against the world champions would be commercially beneficial.

“In this series, in spite of all the challenges, the guys really gave their all,” Sammy began. “And the Indian fans, they were thoroughly entertained. And I'm pretty sure it gives President Kishore (Shallow) and CEO Dehring a better voice in trying to voice West Indies’ cause,” Sammy said.

The St. Lucian, who took the reins in all three formats in April of 2025, transitioning from white-ball coach, also revealed that his role in helping to ease the team’s current woes is not limited to on-field results.

“Even I'm trying to find ways to get the investors,” he said. “It's no secret; it's been going on for decades now. You heard the CEO speak about things that happened in 1997 that kind of have us in this situation,” Sammy said, referencing the ICC vote that abolished guaranteed touring fees for visiting teams in bilaterals.

Daren Sammy (courtesy Peter Della Penna)

Hope, Paul help West Indies force series-decider

2026-10-14T18:13:25Z

Hope hundred, Paul fifer give Windies much to play for in Bengaluru

West Indies 247 for 3 (Hope 102*, Rutherford 49*; Prince 1-36) beat India 223 all out (Samson 56, Tilak 43; Paul 5-41) by 24 runs

The West Indies defeated India by 24 runs in the fourth T20 International in Hyderabad on Wednesday to set up a decider in the five-match series. Captain Shai Hope and Sherfane Rutherford put on an unbeaten 91-run partnership to take the Caribbean side to a mammoth 247 for three, before Keemo Paul’s five-wicket haul led a polished bowling effort to restrict India’s explosive batting line-up.

The victory levels the series 2-2 and sets up a decisive contest in Bengaluru.

It was at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad that India amassed 297 for 6 against Bangladesh in 2024. And despite their huge total today, it was far from a fluent innings from the West Indies; there were noticeable periods of lulls. They had other factors going against them as they stepped out to defend.

Positives, from a bowling perspective, for the visitors had been hard to find throughout this series. Not to mention that if you were going to assemble a World XI batting line-up, it probably wouldn’t read too far from this current Indian top-order.

After a quiet first over, in which Roston Chase conceded seven runs, Sanju Samson put his head down. He took two maximums and a boundary from the second, then accounted for all but one of the 25 runs scored off Chase in the third.

Keemo Paul and Shai Hope (BCCI)

Wickham earns maiden Test call-up for Bangladesh series

2026-10-13T21:51:14Z

Hope, Alzarri rested

Kevin Wickham has earned a maiden Test call-up to the West Indies side after being included in their squad of 15 for the two-match Test series in Bangladesh, starting on October 28.

The 23-year-old Wickham, who averages 40.88 in first-class cricket, gets his first opportunity at the senior level following an impressive showing in the 2026 West Indies Championship, where he scored three consecutive centuries with a best of 153.

With the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier scheduled for February next year, Shai Hope is being rested for the series.

Fast bowler Alzarri Joseph has been withdrawn from the series following a “routine medical assessment and specialist consultation,” according to CWI.

Kevin Wickham

Powell, Rutherford charged with breaching ICC Code of Conduct

2026-10-12T14:31:09Z

Rovman Powell and Sherfane Rutherford have been reprimanded for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of Conduct in separate incidents during Friday's second T20 International against India.

Powell, who hit the ball away with his bat after being bowled by Mayank Yadav, was found to have breached Article 2.2 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to “abuse of cricket equipment or clothing, ground equipment or fixtures and fittings during an International Match.”

Rutherford, meanwhile, yelled aggressively at the umpire after a delivery he believed was wide was ruled legitimate, breaching Article 2.8, which relates to “showing dissent at an umpire's decision during an international match."

Sherfane Rutherford (Courtesy BCCI)

A tall order: West Indies lose 3rd T20I by 14 runs

2026-10-11T17:34:09Z

India 223 all out (Abhishek 69, Kishan 37; Chase 2-38) beat West Indies 209 for 7 (Hetmyer 43, Pooran 42; Arshdeep 3-44) by 14 runs

The West Indies suffered a 14-run defeat to India in the third T20 International in Indore on Sunday, falling 2-1 behind in the five-match series. After rallying to dismiss India for 223 in their allotment, the Caribbean side failed to get out in front of the chase against an ever-climbing required rate.

When Arshdeep Singh bowled Shai (5) in the second over, it meant the West Indies needed 216 Hope-less runs for victory. Shimron Hetmyer’s attempt to answer the call saw him top-scoring with 43. He dominated the 60-run second-wicket stand alongside Kamil Pooran.

Despite Hetmyer’s 26-ball knock, the West Indies never came neck-and-neck with the required rate, with Pooran on a run-a-ball 12 when Hetmyer was bowled at 67 for two in the 7th.

Rovman Powell’s dismissal for five in the ninth prompted an early drinks break, which saw coach Daren Sammy sprinting to deliver a message to the pedestrian Pooran. He responded by smashing Naman Dhir for three sixes in the 11th but was caught attempting a fourth to be dismissed for 42 (27 balls).

Roston Chase (BCCI)

Hope and Rutherford hunt down 250, West Indies level series

2026-10-09T18:36:24Z

West Indies (Hope 102*, Rutherford 84; Mayank 3-36) beat India 249 for 5 (Samson 82, Tilak 44; Chase 3-24) by 6 wickets

Hope: “I really believe that we need to bat a lot better in partnerships”

The West Indies are still a six-hitting team. They scorched 20 of them to complete a successful chase of 250 with nine deliveries to spare in the second T20 International against India in Ranchi on Friday.

Nine of them came off the bat of captain Shai Hope, whose unbeaten 102 (45 balls) helped West Indies to their highest successful chase in the format. Hope shared in a tide-turning 120-run fourth-wicket partnership with Sherfane Rutherford to drag the Caribbean side back into the contest.

“The thing about cricket is,” Hope said after the chase, “I really believe that we need to bat a lot better in partnerships. It's something that we tend to lapse on now and again.”

Rutherford was responsible for seven of the maximums Windies scored. After lacing danger man Mayank Yadav for back-to-back fours and a maximum in his first four balls, the left-hander showed no prejudice to pace or spin.

Rutherford, Chase and Hope were crucial to WI's win (Courtesy BCCI)

All-round Taylor helps West Indies sweep Zimbabwe

2026-10-07T14:21:42Z

Taylor’s unbeaten 64 trumps Ndhlovu's 63

West Indies 143 for 2 (Taylor 64*, Claxton 38; Mutasa 1-19) beat Zimbabwe 142 for 6 (Ndhlovu 63, Mutasa 24*; Taylor 2-8) by 8 wickets

A vintage Stafanie Taylor fifty helped the West Indies to an eight-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the third Women’s T20 international in Harare on Wednesday, securing a series sweep for the Caribbean side.

The classical Taylor scorched 11 fours in her 39-ball unbeaten 64, anchoring West Indies’ chase of the hosts' 142 for 6. The total was Zimbabwe’s highest of the series and held a potential threat for the largely inexperienced Windies batting line-up.

Following the dismissal of Realeanna Grimmond (17) in the third over, Taylor joined Jahzara Claxton to fashion a nerve-settling and ultimately match-winning 71-run partnership for the second wicket.

Though the pair seldom rotated the strike, they found the boundary frequently in their 56-ball stand to stay ahead of the required rate.

When Claxton fell for 38, West Indies were still 53 runs away from victory. Taylor then accelerated alongside Jannillea Glasgow (15), with the pair scoring 53 in 31 balls to see the visitors home at 143 for two in 17 overs.

Jahzara Claxton & Stafanie Taylor (Zimbabwe Cricket)

1st T20I: West Indies dominated in 8-wicket loss to India

2026-10-06T17:16:56Z

India 172 for 2 (Shreyas 102*, Ishan 37*; Hosein 1-37) beat West Indies 171 all out (Rutherford 56, Hope 52; Naman 3-31) by 8 wickets

The West Indies suffered a humbling eight-wicket defeat at the hands of India in the first T20 International in Lucknow on Tuesday. Following an underwhelming batting display, the Caribbean bowlers failed to provide the wicket-taking spark necessary to defend a below-par total, conceding the required 172 runs in 14.4 overs.

India’s captain, Shreyas Iyer, scorched 102 off 43 deliveries to right the hosts’ chase after an early wobble. The right-hander cashed in after a measured start, with an array of shots square of the wicket on his way to a maiden T20I hundred.

His 68-ball unbroken 137-run third-wicket stand with Ishan Kishan (37*) batted West Indies out of the game. Opener Abhishek Sharma started like a house on fire, taking a maximum and two boundaries from Matthew Forde’s opening over, racing to 21 from 10 balls.

He was brilliantly caught by Shimron Hetmyer, with Roston Chase finding the breakthrough at 29 for one in the third. Partner Samson (11) followed six runs later, caught and bowled by Akeal Hosein at 35 for two.

Debutant Kamil Pooran was dismissed by Arshdeep Singh (BCCI)

T&T’s SUPERFAN, CWI collab on West Indies merch

2026-10-06T12:53:33Z

Collection now available for purchase

Cricket West Indies (CWI) and new Caribbean-born brand SUPERFAN on Monday announced the launch of the first SUPERFAN x West Indies Cricket collection, a new line of licensed fan merchandise designed and produced by SUPERFAN.

SUPERFAN was created by Trinidad and Tobago entrepreneur and designer Nicolette Leacock, founder of Caribbean Carnival and lifestyle brand MRCH. After building MRCH around products designed specifically with the Caribbean consumer in mind, Leacock saw an opportunity to bring that same design-led approach to Caribbean sport and fan culture.

“I grew up seeing what West Indies Cricket means to the Caribbean. It is one of the few things that can make us forget which island we are from for a moment and collectively identify as West Indian,” said Leacock.

Brathwaite, Claxton star as Windies seal series against Zimbabwe

2026-10-05T14:29:18Z

West Indies lead the 3-match series, 2-0

West Indies 108 for 2 (Biza 35, Ndhlovu 25; Jahzara Claxton 3-14) beat Zimbabwe 106 for 7 (Brathwaite 57, Grimmond 23*; Christine Mutasa 1-15) by 8 wickets

Eboni Brathwaite’s 23-ball 57 helped the West Indies chase 107 in 55 deliveries to claim an eight-wicket win in their second Women’s T20I against Zimbabwe on Monday. The result also gives the Caribbean side a winning 2-0 lead in the three-match series.

Brathwaite hit six maximums, two of which came in Nomvelo Sibanda’s 16-run opening over, setting the tone for the visitors' chase. The fall of Jahzara Claxton (4) in the third did not deter Brathwaite, who took Nyasha Gwanzura for three consecutive maximums to begin the fourth, followed by a boundary.

The 17-year-old brought up her maiden T20I fifty in 20 deliveries, the fastest by a West Indian woman. When Brathwaite departed with the penultimate delivery of the powerplay, the West Indies required 38 runs from 84 balls.

Eboni Brathwaite (Zimbabwe Cricket)