August 2021 News Archive

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Fawad century, Shaheen's strikes give Pakistan hope of levelling series

Mon, Aug 23, '21

KINGSTON, Jamaica (AFP) — Fawad Alam's fifth Test century and Shaheen Shah Afridi's new ball potency pushed Pakistan into the ascendancy on a truncated third day of the rain-affected second Test against the West Indies at Sabina Park yesterday.

Fawad's unbeaten 124 lifted the tourists to 302 for nine declared in their first innings before Shaheen removed both openers swiftly and Faheem Ashraf added another to have the home side at 39 for three in reply at stumps.

Edged by one wicket in a thrilling finale to the first Test on the same ground a week earlier, Pakistan's quest for a series-levelling victory has been frustrated by showers and inefficient covering of the playing square.

All of the second day was lost to showers and a sodden outfield while play did not properly get underway on day three until early afternoon as a damp area at the southern end of the pitch, in line with the bowlers' run-ups, was a source of concern for the West Indies.

Read more at The Jamaica Observer

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CWI partners with Horizm to analyse and unlock new content revenues

Mon, Aug 23, '21

ST JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) has today announced a new partnership with digital inventory management specialists, Horizm to value and unlock revenues from CWI’s website and social media channels.

Cricket West Indies boasts one of the fastest growing online and social media audiences in sport with the thewww.windiescricket.com website, over 4 million followers on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter and over 2.5m subscribers on YouTube. This growth is a result of the West Indies teams being one of the most successful, innovative and loved teams in world sport. Innovating the way that cricket has been played in every format of the game, the West Indies have one of the most impressive records in Test cricket, are the first-ever two-time winners of the ICC ODI World Cup, and are two-time ICC T20 World Champions.

Cricket West Indies will benefit from access to Horizm’s AI-powered, digital asset management platform, providing real-time valuation of CWI’s social media, website and mobile activity and helping to understand how additional value in CWI’s content can be unlocked to generate new revenues.

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Hero CPL launches merchandise range

Mon, Aug 23, '21

Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) is launching an online merchandise store that will make top-quality apparel and souvenirs available worldwide. The store has been designed by Cube Partnership, an expert sports retail, e-commerce, licensing and merchandise business, which works with international sports events and brands including The Rugby League World Cup 2021, Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, Aston Martin Cognizant Formula 1 team and Solheim Cup 2023. 

 

The range of merchandise will include items featuring the league and franchise branding and will be available for fans all over the world. In 2020 the Hero CPL had more than 500 million views with significant interest around the globe. Those Hero CPL fans in the Caribbean and around the rest of the world will have the chance to show their colours with this fantastic range of products. 

 

The full range of products can be viewed at https://shop.cplt20.com/

 

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