The Windward Islands sit atop the standings following Thursday’s second round of the Cricket West Indies Women’s Super50 Cup, being contested in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. They defeated the Leeward Islands, while defending champions Trinidad & Tobago and Jamaica earned their first wins of the campaign, defeating Guyana and Barbados, respectively.
Windwards 126 for 7 (Glasgow 54*, Mckie 22; Hector 2-22) beat Leewards 125 all out (Joseph 44, Claxton 25; Gasper 3-28) by 3 wickets
Stand-in captain Jannillea Glasgow turned in another all-round performance to help the Windwards to a 3-wicket win over rivals the Leewards at the Cumberland Playing Field.
Aldith Gasper first grabbed 3 for 28 to help dismiss the Leewards for 125 in 34.5 overs despite 44 from opener Qiana Joseph. Shanel Mckie (2/12) and Glasgow (2/23) had two wickets apiece before returning to anchor the Windwards chase.
Glasgow hit an unbeaten 54, while Shanel Mckie contributed 22 batting at no. 8 to help the Windwards to victory at 126 for 7 in 34.1 overs. Shawnisha Hector (2/22) was the pick of the Leewards bowlers.
South Africa 225 for 3 (de Kock 115, Rickelton 77*; Hosein 2-41) beat West Indies 221 for 4 (Hetmyer 75, Rutherford 57*; Maharaj 2-22) by seven wickets
The West Indies suffered a 7-wicket defeat to South Africa in the second T20I in Centurion on Thursday, which saw the hosts take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the 3-match series. Despite setting the Proteas a sizeable target, a lull in the middle overs proved costly for a West Indian team lacking strike bowlers.
The Caribbean side started fairly ordinarily, scoring 29 runs from the first four overs for the wicket of returning captain Shai Hope (4). Shimron Hetmyer then repaid his promotion to No.3 by sharing in a 126-run partnership (from 62 balls) with Brandon King.
King targeted Anrich Nortje in the 5th, to the tune of 24 runs, hitting three 4s and two 6s, as the West Indies ended the powerplay on 68 for 1. Hetmyer had his shot at Nortje in the 10th, which he took in the form of two 6s and two 4s.They kept the run rate above 11, getting through to drinks at 115 for 1.
King fell to Kagiso Rabada at the end of the 12th for 49, and the West Indies scored just nine from the 13 deliveries that followed in the Hetmyer/Powell partnership. Rovman Powell played on Keshav Maharaj for an 8-ball two to begin the 15th before the orthodox spinner had Hetmyer caught for a 42-ball top score of 75 four deliveries later, leaving the West Indies 145 for 4.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has charged United States of America (USA) batter Aaron Jones with five breaches of the anti-corruption codes of Cricket West Indies (CWI) and the ICC.
The charges relate predominantly to Barbados' Bim10 tournament in 2023-24, which falls under the jurisdiction of the CWI Anti-Corruption Code, with two other charges relating to International matches (falling under the jurisdiction of the ICC Code).
The 31-year-old has been provisionally suspended from all cricket with immediate effect and has 14 days from 28 January 2026 to respond to the charges.
Australia 314 for 7 (Peake 109, Samuel 56; Pollard 2-37) beat West Indies 292 for 9 (Carter 64, Dorne 62; Lachmund 4-66) by 22 runs
Captain Oliver Peake led from the front with a century as Australia beat the West Indies by 22 runs to book their spot in the semi-finals of the ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2026.
Peake’s 109 helped set the Windies 315 to win, and they fell just short in a thrilling contest despite half-centuries from Zachary Carter and Joshua Dorne.
Australia remain undefeated in the competition, while the West Indies now need defeats for both Afghanistan and Sri Lanka, along with a big net run rate swing, if they are to qualify.
Australia batted first in Harare and were quickly into the groove, openers Will Malajczuk and Nitesh Samuel adding 73 in the opening nine overs.
The Windward Islands, Guyana, and Barbados were the winners from Tuesday’s first round of the Cricket West Indies Women’s Super50 Cup, being hosted in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
Windwards 225 for 7 (Glasgow 73, Fletcher 61, Nadia 2-42) beat T&T 134 all out (Kirby 31, Ramharack 29, Fletcher 4-23) by 91 runs
Afy Fletcher and Jannillea Glasgow starred for the Windward Islands, who defeated Trinidad and Tobago by 91 runs at the Sion Hill Playing Field. Glasgow (73) and Fletcher (61) first shared in a 101-run fourth-wicket partnership to help the Windwards to 225 for 7 from their allotment.
Skipper Zaida James chipped in with 38, while Nadia Mohammed led T&T’s attack with 2 for 42. There was a wicket apiece for Shalini Samaroo (1/27), Anisa Mohammed (1/35), Samara Ramnath (1/35), and Karishma Ramharack (1/40).
Fletcher and Glasgow also dominated with the ball for the Windwards. The wrist-spinner Fletcher returned to grab 4 for 23 to help dismiss T&T for 134 in 33.2 overs. While seamer Glasgow had figures of 2 for 14. Lee-Ann Kirby top-scored for Trinidad & Tobago with 31, while skipper Karishma Ramharack scored 29.
