Hayley Matthews of West Indies plays a shot during the fi rst One-Day International cricket match against
Pakistan at the National Stadium in Karachi, Pakistan, Monday, Nov. 8, 2021. Associated Press/Fareed Khan
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By Azad Ali
West Indies Women completed
a clean sweep of their three-match
One-Day International series against
Pakistan Women with a six-wicket
victory at the Pakistan National Stadium
in Karachi recently.
Captain Stafanie Taylor hit her
seventh One-Day International century
and surpassed 5,000 runs in
the format.
Chasing a target pf 226, West
Indies recovered from a precarious
position of 15 for three in the fifth
over to get over the line with six
overs remaining.
Player of the Match Taylor stroked
an unbeaten 102 off 117 balls with 12
fours to notch her second hundred of
the year, following her unbeaten 105
also against Pakistan Women five
months ago in the Caribbean.
Chedean Nation hammered a
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Former West Indies cricketer, Sir
Gordon Greenidge. Associated Press/
Lefteris Pitarakis, File
Honorary
degrees
By Azad Ali
Legengary West Indies cricketers, Sir
Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes
were awarded honorary degrees of Doctor
of Laws from the University of the West
Indies (UWI).
Greenidge and Haynes were awarded
honorary doctorates at the recent graduation
ceremony of the Cave Hill Campus
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Second T20
tourney
By Azad Ali
West Indies Captain, Kieron Pollard
says the region needs another Twenty20
tournament in order to properly develop
the next generation of players.
He urged young West Indies players
to think bigger than the Caribbean Premier
League (CPL).
Speaking in the wake of the Caribbean
side’s failed campaign at the recent
Twenty20 World Cup in Abu Dhabi, Pollard
stressed the value of raising performance
standards and said playing in
other global T20 tournaments allowed
players to further enhance their skills.
Pointing to the CPL — the Caribbean’s
premier domestic T20 franchise
tournament — Pollard said the showpiece
was “recycling” the same players
each year and discussions needed
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CLEAN
SWEEP
WI Women clinch ODI series against Pakistan
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