Sri Lanka to tour West Indies after five years
Sri Lanka will tour the West Indies for the first time in five years for two Tests, three One Day Internationals and three T20 matches, the cricket board said on Sunday.
Sri Lanka will tour the West Indies for the first time in five years for two Tests, three One Day Internationals and three T20 matches, the cricket board said on Sunday.
Players from West Indies and South Africa remain stranded in Kolkata after a charter flight meant to take them home was cancelled on Tuesday due to airspace clearance issues.
West Indies spinner Akeal Hosein humorously called on football superstar Cristiano Ronaldo to “rescue” him after travel disruptions in the Middle East left the Caribbean team struggling to return home following their exit from the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026.
West Indies head coach Darren Sammy has expressed frustration after the team was left stranded in India following their elimination from the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.
India revived their T20 World Cup campaign with their "fearless" brand of cricket ahead of a winner-takes-all decider against the West Indies for the last semi-final berth.
South Africa stormed into the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup with a dominant nine-wicket victory over West Indies in Ahmedabad on Wednesday.
South Africa spinner Keshav Maharaj denied on Wednesday that his side will have an advantage in their T20 World Cup showdown against the West Indies in Ahmedabad after playing four of their five matches there.
The West Indies blew away T20 World Cup surprise packages Zimbabwe by a colossal 107 runs in Mumbai on Monday as Shai Hope's team opened their Super Eights campaign with a dominant victory.
West Indies coach Daren Sammy said Sunday his side had plans to counter Zimbabwe's giant quick bowler Blessing Muzarabani, while admitting the 2.03m (6ft 8in) beanpole had the "X-factor".
The West Indies tuned up for the T20 World Cup Super Eights in perfect fashion on Thursday with a comfortable 42-run victory over Italy in their final group match in Kolkata.
The West Indies became the first team to qualify for the Super Eights phase of the T20 World Cup when they cruised to victory against Nepal by nine wickets on Sunday.
Pace bowler Romario Shepherd took the first hat-trick of the 2026 T20 World Cup on Saturday to help the West Indies blow away Scotland's tail and win by 35 runs in their Group C opener in Kolkata.