Mitchell Starc held his nerve at the death to guide Australia to their maiden win of the T20I Series by four runs after the West Indies almost blasted their way to victory from an improbable position on Thursday.
Chasing 189-6, the West Indies needed 57 from 24 balls with five wickets left after Mitch Marsh took two wickets in an over, before fireworks from Fabian Allen (29 from 14) and Andre Russell (22* from 13) turned the game on its head in St Lucia.
The pair combined for four sixes from five balls in the penultimate over from Riley Meredith, needing 11 off the final over but Starc sent down five dot balls to Russell in the last to earn Australia a win which makes the series 3-1.
Following discussions between the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) and Cricket West Indies (CWI), the dates of this year’s tournament have been amended.
The Hero CPL will now start on 26 August and finish on 15 September.
This year’s tournament will be played in St Kitts & Nevis with all 33 matches taking place at Warner Park.
The fixtures for the 2021 tournament are as follows:
The West Indies have clinched their T20 International series against Australia, racing to an unassailable 3-0 lead with a dominant six-wicket win in St Lucia on Monday.
Chris Gayle produced his best knock since his return to the international side, with 67 from 38 balls as the West Indies cruised in the chase, winning with 31 balls to spare.
Stand-in captain Nicholas Pooran (32* from 27 balls) finished the job with back-to-back boundaries off Riley Meredith (48-3) to seal the series victory with two games to play.
"From a personal point of view, you all knew I was struggling with the bat, but to be get some runs today it's very pleasing," Gayle said. "I want to dedicate these runs to my teammates, especially Kieron Pollard. He gave me the pep talk I needed."
T. JOHN'S, Antigua- A batting masterclass from Hayley Matthews (100 not out), took the West Indies Women to an 8-wicket victory over Pakistan Women in the CG Insurance 3rd ODI at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua, sealing a series win for the home team with two matches to go.
Matthews also played a vital role with the ball as she bowled 2 maidens and took 2 wickets from her 10 overs. Speaking to CWI Media after the match, Matthews said "I've been working really hard over the past couple of months to improve on my batting and on my consistency and it's really good to see it finally paying off. I don't think nervous (knowing she can get a century) necessarily but probably when I got into the nineties and realized I was about 10 runs to win the game and 5 runs for me to get my hundred and then the rain started setting up, I felt a bit anxious about actually getting the runs but I never doubted I was going to get my hundred.."
With a 3-0 lead, the team is looking ahead for a clean sweep of the CG Insurance ODI Series as they did in the CG Insurance T20 Series, winning 3-0
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – The Cricket West Indies Women’s Selection Panel today named a 14-member West Indies Women squad for the remaining three matches of the five-match CG Insurance One Day International (ODI) Series against Pakistan at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium (SVRS) in Antigua.
The Selection panel also named a 12-member West Indies Women “A” Team to play Pakistan Women “A” Team in the second and third matches of the 50-overs “A” Team series on July 13 and 16 at the Coolidge Cricket Ground (CCG) in Antigua. First ball in all matches is 9:30am (8:30am Jamaica Time).
In the senior squad, Rashada Williams and Shabika Gajnabi have been named to replace Caneisha Isaac and Aaliyah Alleyne, who are both injured.
