India’s Rohit Sharma in action against Sri Lanka in Headingley, Leeds, Britain on July 6, 2019. Action Images via Reuters
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The Barbadian all-rounder did not
bowl, but off-spinner Salma Khatum
and Deepti Sharma shared five
wickets and Supernova failed to successfully
chase the victory target on
a slow pitch at the Sharjah Cricket
Stadium.
Dottin struck only one four in a
32-ball stay at the crease and was
overshadowed by Mandhana, whose
68 runs came from 49 balls that
included five fours and three sixes.
She shared 71 for the first wicket
with Mandhana before she was
caught in the 12th over.
No other Trailblazers batsmen
reached 20 and Dottin’s dismissal
sparked a decline that saw eight wickets
fall for 47 in the final 54 balls of
the innings. Trailblazers scored 118
in 20 overs, while Supernova made
102 for seven.
Big Bash League
By Azad Ali
Hard-hitting middle-order/wicketkeeper
batsman Nicholas Pooran has
signed up with the Melbourne Stars for
the upcoming Big Bash League (BBL)
2020 tournament in Australia.
Pooran will represent the franchise
for six matches in the tournament,
replacing Englishman Johnny Bairstow
who is unavailable for the early stages of
the tournament, which will be held from
Dec. 10 to Feb. 6, 2021.
Pooran will join the Stars after the
West Indies three-match Twenty20 series
against New Zealand from Nov. 20 to
30.
He is also expected to miss the start of
the tournament because after the completion
of the West Indies T20 series the
left-hander will remain with the regional
team to play two first class matches.
By Azad Ali
All-rounder Roston Chase has been
appointed West Indies vice-captain
for the Tour of New Zealand.
Chase has replaced compatriot
and long-serving opening batsman
Kraigg Brathwaite in the position
for the Test series against the Black
Caps.
Chase, who had captained West
Indies “A” in One-Day series, said he
was a bit shocked about his new role
in the team.
Chase, a 28-year-old batsman and
part-time off-spinner, has played 35
Tests for the regional team over the
last four years, scoring 1,852 runs
at an average of 30.86 and taking 69
wickets.
long flight, contrary to an agreement
with the Jamaican Football Federation
(JFF).
Then JFF narrowly averted a players’
strike threat for more pay.
Given these issues it came as no surprise
that the Jamaican side went down
3-0 to the Saudi Falcons in the opening
encounter at the Prince Faisal bin
Fahad Stadium in Riyadh.
But the Boyz appeared to have settled
down for the second encounter.
“The team was more balanced, more
organized and you could see the cohesiveness.
… But I can’t knock them for
that because we had just two proper
training sessions from the time we got
here,” coach Theodore ‘Tappa’ Whitmore
told Jamaica’s Observer newspaper
after the victory.
“I was pleased with every aspect
of the team from back to midfield to
upfront because when you look at what
was missing from the previous game, a
player like Javon East was missing, but
today we created a number of scoring
opportunities and at this level we have
to put away these chances.
“I think we have enough quality and
what was pleasing to me was after they
scored we didn’t drop our heads. We
showed guts, resilience in getting back
a goal six minutes later,” said Whitmore
who celebrated his 100th game coach of
the national team Tuesday.
The Jamaicans’ win however still
leaves them behind 2-3 in their meetings
with the Saudis over the years of
six encounters that also saw one 0-0
draw.
Indies team when they defeated Sri
Lanka 2-0 in their last T20 series before
the COVID-19 pandemic.
Pollard and Hetmyer both fell for
single-figure scores before Mumbai,
powered by a run-a-ball 68 from Captain
Rohit Sharma clinched the title.
Delhi, opting to bat first, reached
156 for seven from their allotted 20
overs, with Hetmyer making just five
runs. Captain Shreyas Iyer and 56
(38 balls) from fellow India’s Rishabh
Pant, both put on 96 for the fourth
wicket. Delhi’s innings ran into turbulence
on 22 for three in the fourth
over. Pant and Hetymer, however,
were two of the fourth wickets Delhi
lost inside the last six overs for just
38 runs.
Trent Boult was the most successful
Mumbai bowler taking three for
30 from his four overs.
Mumbai Indians chased down the
156 score with five wickets to spare
and became the second team to win
back-to-back titles after Chennai
Super Kings achieved the feat in 2010
and 2011.
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States in the CONCACAF Gold Cup soccer tournament at Nissan Stadium
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