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West Indies’ Shimron Hetmyer, left, reacts as he is bowled by India’s Navdeep Saini, right, during the fi rst
Twenty20 international cricket match, Saturday, Aug. 3, 2019, in Lauderhill, Fla. Associated Press / Lynne Sladky
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By Azad Ali
West Indies conceded their threematch
series to India at Lauderhill,
Florida on Sunday after a thunderstorm
stalled their run chase, leaving
them with a 22-run defeat under the
Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method.
In pursuit of 168 for victory at the
Central Broward County Stadium,
lighting and rain sent the players
off the field with the regional team
on 98 for four in the 16th over, still
requiring 70 runs to win from 27
balls.
However, the rain never relented
and when the contest was called off
45 minutes later, West Indies were
well short of the score.
The defeat followed their fourwicket
loos the day before at the
same venue. They will now head
to Guyana later this week for the
final Twenty20 International trying
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West Indies’ captain Jason Holder.
Associated Press / Ricardo Mazalan, fi le
ICC Test
Championship
By Azad Ali
West Indies Captain Jason Holder
has thrown his support behind the
newly-launched ICC Test Championship,
stressing the longer format of the
game remained the ultimate test of
character.
He has expressed a desire to see West
Indies build on their success against
England earlier this year.
The ICC, cricket’s world governing
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‘Rising
Stars’ cricket
tourney
By Azad Ali
The rebranding of the West Indies
Under-19 championship to the “Rising
Stars” Under-10 championship is
an indication of Cricket West Indies
(CWI) commitment to the development
of its junior players.
This is according to CWI President,
Ricky Skerritt, who has insisted
that the name change is a testimony
to that.
He said re-branding the Under-19
to “Rising Stars” is just one indication
of how serious CWI is about
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