The Independent Voice of West Indies Cricket
Paul Condon, head of the International Cricket Council's
Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU), is confident next year's World Cup in
South Africa will be free of any match-fixing.
"I am very confident that the measures being put in place in South
Africa and around the cricket world will ensure that the World Cup
will be a tournament played entirely on merit,'' Condon told
journalists.
Monster undefeated centuries from openers Azeemul Haniff (180
n.o) and Sewnarine Chattergoon (138 n.o) tightened the screws on
Bangladesh 'A' on the opening day of the third round Busta Cup
match at Bourda.
The opening pair batted throught the day to lead Guyana to 327
without loss. In other matches, West Indies 'B' reached 144/3 in
their rain-hit match against the Windwards while Trinidad skittled
out Barbados for 174 and reached 37/1 at the close. At Kaiser,
Jamaica recovered from a poor start to reach 209/7 against the
Leewards.
Another day, another sorry loss. That's the stark reality of
West Indies cricket these days and the second one-day international
against pakistan Friday was no different.
The superior Pakistan team took advantage of the requisite West
Indies middle order collapse to take an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the
three-match rubber. Scores Pakistan 232 (49 overs); West Indies 181
(34.4 overs).
Pakistan sweated to a victory over a West Indies team they were
expected to beat convincingly in the first of three one-day matches
in the Emirates.
Waqar Younis's side had earlier limited the West Indies to 190 all
out after successfully weathering Chris Gayle's blazing 50 at the
start of the match. (
AUDIO REPORT)
Promising West Indies middle order batsman Marlon Samuels will be out of action for at least three months, much longer than originally expected, according to a report out of Sharjah.
It means the Jamaican right-hander would most likely miss the upcoming home series against India and New Zealand.