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England’s Ben Stokes makes it back successfully to his crease during the Cricket World Cup fi nal match
between England
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By Azad Ali
England ended their 44-year
wait for a World Cup One-Day
International title (ODI) title by
beating New Zealand based on
boundaries after a historic Super
Over tie in the end at the famous
Lord’s Cricket Ground in London,
England on Sunday.
Chasing 242 for victory, Ben
Stokes’ brilliant 84 not out helped
the hosts tie the see-saw contest,
forcing a Super Over in a nail-biting
finish.
Joe Butler and Stokes took 15
runs off Trent Bolt’s Super Over
without losing a wicket.
New Zealand also scored 15 runs
off Barbadian-born Jofra Archer’s
over but England won on boundary
count, triggering wild celebration
among English fans.
The Black Caps needed two to
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West Indies’ Nicholas Pooran.
Associated Press / Rui Vieira
CWI signs
retainers
By Azad Ali
Cricket West Indies (CWI) have
signed retainer contracts for seven new
players, including Trinidad and Tobago
cricketers Darren Bravo and Nicholas
Pooran as new additions for the 2019-
2020 season.
Bravo, 30, has played 52 Tests and
110 ODIs, but only returned to the
squad late last year following a fall
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Cameron
blames WI
By Azad Ali
Former Cricket West Indies
President, Dave Cameron said that the
changes made by the current board to
management of the West Indies team
were not beneficial.
The West Indies has bowed out of
the World Cup after losing five out of
its eight matches, with a record of two
wins and one ended in a no-result.
Cameron said he is disappointed with
the results which he blamed on the new
changes to the management.
When Ricky Skerrit took over as
President of CWI, Richard Pybus was
immediately removed as the coach and
Floyd Reifer was appointed as interim
coach. The board then set up a task
force to work on recommendations
to improve the selection set-up and
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okes fifi match
and New Zealand at Lord’s cricket ground in London, England, Sunday, July 14, 2019.
England wins World Cup title in Super Over
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