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HEADLINE: Clinical Windies blow away World XI

 
CaribbeanCricket.com 2018-05-31 19:12:12 

This was not the usual T20I. For starters, a World XI was playing Windies - the reigning WT20 champions. Two, a commentator stood on field while action unfolded, chatting up players between deliveries and scattering for safety when the ball came towards him. Three, a runner was allowed. Finally, and most importantly, the funds received went towards a great cause, towards rebuilding the five cricket grounds in the Caribbean that were damaged by hurricanes Irma and Maria last year.

The result? A game that was played in high spirits and with the knowledge that something significantly good was coming out of it. No, the result! Oh. Windies blew away the ICC World XI side by 72 runs, buoyed by fine knocks from Evin Lewis, Marlon Samuels and Denesh Ramdin, and superb spells from Samuel Badree and Andre Russell.

The ropes at Lord's were brought in by quite a bit. The expectations were well set. The organiser hoped for a high-scoring, adrenaline-rushing T20I that not only leave the viewers asking for more, but also rake in the money.
Windies, like the seasoned T20I team it is, held its end of the bargain. Asked to bat first by Shahid Afridi, who led the side in the absence of the injured Eoin Morgan, they smashed 199/4. Evin Lewis teed off early with a sizzling half century, and despite Chris Gayle's early struggles, Windies enjoyed a strong start.


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sgtdjones 2018-05-31 19:43:14 

Please this Werld eleven was a very poor team

Lets not start we turning the corner

This was a fete match.

 
ponderiver 2018-06-01 03:27:10 

In reply to sgtdjones

This was a fete match
widout di curry goat big grin big grin big grin big grin

 
Brucie 2018-06-01 03:50:12 

In reply to sgtdjones

Please this Werld eleven was a very poor team

To be fair, it wasn't a proper WI side either - only 2 Bajans and no Devon Smith!
lol

 
tigga 2018-06-01 07:02:57 

In reply to ponderiver

Lol - not sure of that. Saw a legendary WI captain eating with Fork (forking eating). Who knows coulda be goat curry.

 
Tryangle 2018-06-01 08:32:58 

This match should be stripped of T20I status. Nasser Hussain at first slip with a mic. Allowing for runners.

Considering the attendance, the 'status' of the match didn't affect that.

Not to take away from the performances of Lewis, Ramdin, etc. Or the cause. But for a populace obsessed with purity and statistics, this is a big outlier.

 
Halliwell 2018-06-01 10:09:31 

In reply to Tryangle

The changes in the laws of the game, and inconsistent DRS have impacted statistics more than Nasser standing at short stop could ever do

Ramdin’s knock STAYS! lol