South African wicket keeper Quinton De Cock, left, watches as Sri Lankan batsman Wanindu Hasaranga, second
from left, bats during the fi nal day of the fi rst cricket test between South Africa and Sri Lanka in Pretoria, South
Africa, Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020. AP Photo/Shiraaz Mohamed, File
Canada makes it to quarter Concacaf finals
By Azad Ali
Cricket West Indies (CWI) has expanded
its West Indies women overall contract from
15 to 18 at all levels for the coming year
with all 15 players retained from the previous
year.
Uncapped Kaysia Schult is one of two
new players handed central retainer contract,
Caribbean L 58 ife, JUNE 18-24, 2021
while Qiana Joseph, 20, who played
two One-day internationals in the ICC
World Cup four years ago is the other new
face, while Shawnisha Hector, whose single
international appearance came in an ODI
two years ago was returned to the list of
retained players.
The 24-year-old Schultz is a left- arm
spinner from Guyana who has been part of
the West Indies training camp in the past.
Chief selector Ann Browne-John
described the additions as “positive” for the
development of the women’s game and also
hailed the move by Cricket West Indies to
retain all 15 players from the previous year
as the “fairest development.”
Eight teams
qualify
By Nelson A. King
With the results of the Second
Round of CONCACAF World Cup
Qualifying (WCQ) for Qatar 2022
complete, the eight teams for the
Final Round of CONCACAF WCQ are
now confirmed, according to CONCACAF.
It said on Tuesday that Mexico,
United States, Costa Rica, Honduras,
Jamaica, Panama, Canada and El
Salvador will begin the final round
of WCQ in early September, starting
a schedule of 14 matchdays that will
conclude in March 2022.
CONCACAF said the top three
teams in the standings at the conclusion
of the final round will qualify
directly for the 2022 FIFA World Cup
in Qatar, while the fourth-place team
will advance to a two-legged Inter-
Confederation Playoff series in June
2022.
Panama, Canada and El Salvador
all advanced to the final round after
finishing first in their group in the
first round of CWCQ, before winning
their respective two-legged second
round series, CONCACAF said.
On aggregate scores, it said Panama
edged Curacao 2-1, Canada
downed Haiti 4-0 and El Salvador
defeated St. Kitts and Nevis 6-0 in the
Second Round.
CONCACAF said Canada will be
participating in the final round of
CWCQ for the first time since France
1998, while El Salvador make their
first appearance in the final round of
CWCQ since South Africa 2010.
Jamaica is also back in the FINAL
ROUND of CWCQ for the first time
since Brazil 2014, CONCACAF said.
It said Mexico, US, Costa Rica,
Honduras and Panama all took part
in the final round of CONCACAF
WCQ for Russia 2018.
been played and the remaining
will now take place in Dubai, Sharjah
and Abu Dhabi from Sept. 19.
Indian sources disclosed that
discussions have already been held
between officials of the BCCI and
the Central government of India
and they are in support of moving
the event out of India because of
the health crisis.
The World T20 was due to be
held in Australia last year but had
to be postponed until 2022. The
Indians were due to host the 2021
event which they are now trying
to salvage.
West Indies were dismissed for 97
one day before Quinton de Cock led
the visitors to 332 all out and a 225-
run first innings advantage at the tea
interval.
The shaky West Indies batting was
exposed again in the second innings,
with the hosts closing the day on 82 for
four, still trailing by 143 runs and needing
a special knock from someone to
make South Africa bat again and avoid
an early defeat.
After de Cock’s career-best knock
with the bat, fast bowlers Kagiso Rabada
and Anrich ripped the West Indies
top order in quick fashion late in the
day, leaving the hosts with a mountain
to climb to get back in the game.
Resuming the third day on 82 for four
in their second innings, West Indies
again collapsed for 162.
Roston Chase top-scored with 62 but
no other West Indies batsman reached
20 as an energized Rabada tore through
the innings with five for 34, picking
three of the last six wickets, which
tumbled for 80 runs. Fellow fast bowler
Anrich Nortje followed up with his fourwicket
haul in the first innings with
three for 46 while left-arm spinner, Keshav
Maharaj claimed two for 23.
The defeat was West Indies seventh
in their last ten Tests against South
Africa and they are without a home
win against their opponents since 2001
when Carl Hooper’s side won the fifth
Test in Kingston, Jamaica.
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SOUTH AFRICA CRUSHES WINDIES
Windies
came within a whisker of scoring on
several occasions in the first half,” CONCACAF
said.
It said the first was from Jonathan
David in the 24’, when his effort was saved
by Haiti goal keeper Josue Duverger.
“Duverger would then come up big in
the 33’ by making back-to-back-to-back
saves on David from a few yards out to
keep things scoreless,” CONCACAF said.
It said Duverger then got some help in
the 44’ from Carles Arcus, who cleared a
Steven Vitoria header off the goal-line.
CONCACAF said “a break would go
Canada’s way in the first minute of the
second half, with an own goal from
Duverger handing the home side a 1-0
lead.
“Haiti looked to work their way back
into it and nearly got a goal back through
Derrick Etienne Jr., who narrowly missed
just shy of the hour mark,” CONCACAF
said.
It said Canada kept searching for the
second goal, and it came in the 74’ courtesy
of Larin, “who ran onto a long ball,
escaped a pair of defenders and finished
past Duverger to make it 2-0.”
CONCAF said Junior Hoilett then “put
the tie on ice in the 89’ by following up
his own shot that hit the post with a
smooth stroke into net to complete the
3-0 scoreline.”
CWI expands female retainer contracts