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MAJOR LOSS
West Indies’ Carlos Brathwaite plays a shot during the Cricket World Cup match between New Zealand
and West Indies at Old Trafford in Manchester, England, Saturday, June 22, 2019. Associated Press / Jon Super
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By Azad Ali
It was a heart-breaking loss for
the West Indies despite all-rounder
Carlos Brathwaite scoring his maiden
One-Day-International century but
fell in the penultimate over as New
Zealand ended all realistic hopes of
progressing any further in the ICC
World Cup last Saturday.
Chasing 292 at Old Trafford, West
Indies were on the ropes at 167 for
seven in the 27th over before the
Barbadian arrived to plummet an
astonishing 101 off 82 balls, only for
his side to lose by five runs.
Brathwaite put on 47 for their
eighth wicket with Kemar Roach (14),
further 34 needed for the ninth with
Sheldon Cottrell (15) and 41 for the
final wicket with Oshane Thomas
(0).
The match seemed in West Indies
grasp when Braithwaite thrashed 25
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England beats
W.I. Women
By Azad Ali
West Indies Women were beaten again
in their second Twenty20 match against
England Women at Northampton
recently.
England cruised to a 42-run victory
against the West Indies women as they
claimed a record 14th consecutive win
across all formats.
Danni Waytt’s knock of 81 off 55 balls
included 10 fours and propelled the
hosts to a competitive 180-6.
In response, Linsey Smith dismissed
Hayley Matthews with the fifth ball of
the match but some big-hitting from
Stacy-Ann King (43) and Chedean
Nation (32) looked like it may have
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T&T to host
Youth Games
By Azad Ali
Trinidad and Tobago will host the
2021 Commonwealth Youth Games
from Aug. 1-7 (2021) after being selected
as the host to replace Belfast during
an announcement in Birmingham,
England over the week-end.
The Commonwealth Games
Federation (CGF) executive board
executive board voted for Trinidad and
Tobago to host the games’ seventh
edition following an impressive
presentation, which was led by T&T
Commonwealth Games Association
President, Briand Lewis.
A new host has to be selected following
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