GCB commends President Dr. Irfaan Ali’s leadership and vision

Apr 05, 2022 Sports -- Source -- Kaieteur News Online -- https://www.kaieteurnewsonline...adership-and-vision/

Kaieteur News – The President and Executive members of the Guyana Cricket Board (GCB) have commend His Excellency Dr. Mohamed Irfan Ali President of the Republic of Guyana and his cabinet on his recent disclosure that the CPL finals will be held in Guyana over the next three years. Also, that seven preliminary matches are scheduled to be played leading up to the semi-finals and finals in a release to the media.

President Dr. Irfan Ali

The board noted that, President Ali announced this historic achievement at the launch of CPL 2022 held at the National Stadium, Providence on Wednesday March 30, 2022. He highlighted the fact that the event would present a Caribbean flavour of cricket and carnival for two weeks, with Guyana showcasing its full cultural repertoire together with a variety of equal tourist attractions. He predicted that the splendor of the occasion will be unrivalled internationally within the tenets of the modern game of cricket. That’s why government has seen it fit to invest heavily in sports and the national budget reflects the unprecedented 2.2 billion dollars allocated for sports in Guyana for 2022.

This emphasis on sport has catapulted the development initiative in Guyana and is expected to enhance the social aspect of society with its contribution to career pathway, healthy lifestyles, and an avenue away from society ills. Apart from the career pathway for cricketers, the game provides for several cricket related jobs. Further, this historic announcement on the playing of CPL semi-finals and finals over the next three years, will enable Guyana to explore avenues for sport tourism. Additionally, with the expected influx of foreigners to Guyana for the matches, Guyana will benefit economically from the historic CPL investment.

Minister Charles Ramson jnr.

The approach by government to ensure these CPL matches are assigned to Guyana over the next three years, underscores government’s comprehensive understanding of the value of sport to society. This budget allocation would provide sport organizations with the requisite resources necessary to realize the transformation of most sports in Guyana from an amateur status to a professional sport.

The GCB’s President Bissoondyal Singh, in an invited comment, praised His Excellency President Dr. Ali for the historic announcement on the CPL tournament decider to be played in Guyana. He opined that this is a significant achievement, and an indication of the value government is placing on sports. His Excellency President Dr. Ali is obviously keen on having all sport disciplines employ systematic ways to administer sports in Guyana and has indicated that the characteristics of transparency, accuracy and integrity should be guiding principles of sport administrations. Dr. Irfaan Ali’s government has witnessed several positive changes in cricket administration. From March 2021 a new executive took the reign of the GCB.

GCB President Bissoondyal Singh

This change continues to see cricket being administered in a structured and progressive way with the three county boards now working more harmoniously to realize common goals and objectives.

President Singh once again commended Hon. Minister of Culture, Youth and Sport Charles Ramson for his unwavering commitment to the development and promotion of sports in Guyana. He said that Minister Ramson’s intervention has been instrumental in resolving outstanding issues within the administration of cricket and that his continued support for cricket has ushered in new purposeful working relations between government and the GCB.

The GCB looks forward to the continued development of national stadiums and the proposed National Academy which will lay a significant platform for the identification and development of players across the country. The GCB views the Academy as an integral measure in developing the mental, technical and skill acquisition of potential players with the impetus to excel at the regional and international levels, the release informed.

18-year-old Emma Raducanu wins US Open

By Editor On Sep 12, 2021 Last updated Sep 11, 2021, Source - https://newsroom.gy/2021/09/12...ducanu-wins-us-open/

Emma Raducanu is the first qualifier to win a Grand Slam and has done so without dropping a set

Emma Raducanu ended Britain’s 44-year wait for a women’s Grand Slam singles champion as she beat Leylah Fernandez to win the US Open in the most thrilling style.

The 18-year-old ended her scarcely believable run in New York with a 6-4 6-3 win over her 19-year-old Canadian opponent in a high-quality final.

Raducanu threw herself to the floor in disbelief as she fired down an ace to conclude what has been the most remarkable journey.

Raducanu served for the match at 5-3 but cut her leg as she went break point down, leading to a medical time-out and a clearly irritated Fernandez expressing her frustration to the match official.

However, Raducanu shrugged off the delay, saving a further break point before closing out her third championship point.

The two shared a warm hug before Raducanu headed up the stairs at Arthur Ashe Stadium to celebrate with her support box.

Raducanu was cheered on by an emotional Virginia Wade, who was the last British woman to win a major trophy at Wimbledon in 1977.

“It means so much to have Virginia Wade here and also Tim Henman,” Raducanu said in her on-court speech.

“They are British icons and for me to follow in their footsteps gave me the belief I could do it.”

She will take home £1.8m in prize money, rise to 23 in the world rankings and will become the British number one on Monday.

Raducanu will also know that she has starred in one of the biggest moments in British sporting history – and captured the imagination of the fans at home and in New York.(BBC)

Pakistan defeats Windies by seven runs

Nicholas Pooran

(Cricket West Indies) West Indies vice captain Nicholas Pooran played a sizzling career-best knock while fast bowler Jason Holder took career-best bowling figures, but Pakistan’s bowling attack did just enough to take them to victory in the second match today.

Pooran’s explosive unbeaten 62 off 33 balls with six sixes and four fours kept the West Indies in with a chance of overcoming the target, even to the final over when 20 runs were required to overhaul Pakistan’s total of 157-8.

However, Shaheen Shah Afridi claimed the wicket of captain Kieron Pollard (13) and then denied the rampant Pooran the opportunity to swing freely and lustily at the next three deliveries to ensure the visitors came away with the win with the hosts kept to 150-4 off 20 overs. West Indies suffered a setback when opening batsman Evin Lewis retired hurt on 35 off 33 balls with two fours and two sixes mid-way through the innings.

Earlier in the match, it was Holder and Dwayne Bravo who combined to put the brakes on the Pakistan scoring rate. Holder returned the excellent figures of 4-26 while Bravo, the leading wicket-taker in all T20 cricket, claimed 2-24 as the tourists squandered a solid platform provided by Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan.

Babar’s polished 51 off 58 balls with two sixes and four fours was the topscore of the innings. He put on 67 runs for the third wicket with Rizwan (46) after Sharjeel Khan and Rizwan had set the stage for a challenging target in putting on 56.

Pollard, who played the supporting role in a 70-run fourth-wicket partnership with Pooran to revive the West Indies chances, gave credit to the West Indies bowlers for limiting the visitors after he chose to put them in to bat.

The two teams will return to the same venue on Sunday for the third and penultimate match of the Osaka Batteries Presents PSO Carient T20 Cup. First ball is 11am.

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West Indies steamroll Australia to wrap up series 4-1

… Lewis 79, Pooran, Gayle, Cottrell, Russell contribute as well

West Indies had already taken the five match T20I series 3-1, so they needed to wrap up the series on a high, while the Aussies were searching for a consolation win. Evin Lewis played his part and in the end the West Indies stormed to a comfortable 4-1 series win over their opponents, winning the 5th T20I by 16 runs last night as Australia could only afford 183-9 in reply to West Indies 199-8.

Lewis off to a flyer, Gayle cameo

Earlier in the innings West Indies batted first and Evin Lewis wasted no time, he got off to a flyer as he smashed the ball to every part of the ground. Lewis and Andre Fletcher shared an opening partnership of 40, with Lewis being the aggressive one. Fletcher was bowled for 12 after soaking up 16 balls. Nevertheless, Lewis continued to dominate the power play overs, making the Aussies pay. Chris Gayle then came to the crease and only managed to last seven deliveries, but he made it count as he targeted Adam Zampa, however, it was Mitchell Swepson that got him. Gayle departed for 21 off 6 deliveries which was inclusive of 2 fours and 2 sixes at a strike rate of 300.

Lewis continues his rampage, Pooran blitz

Even after Gayle departed with the score on 83-2, Lewis continued to trash the Aussies, he managed to last until over 10.6 contributing 79 off 34 balls which was inclusive of 4 boundaries and 9 towering sixes. Nicholas Pooran then took liking to Adam Zampa as he smashed him for 2 sixes and a boundary in the same over. Between Pooran and Lendl Simmons, the pair contributed 44 runs during their partnership before Simmons departed for 21 with the score on 168-4.

Windies Fumble

Evin Lewis, Chris Gayle and Nicholas Pooran contributions outlined a nice platform for the men in maroon. But, as it began to close into the 20th over, the windies started to swing for the hills and wickets fell in succession. The score moved from 168-4 to 199-8, seeing a total of 4 wickets fall for 31 runs, giving Australia a target of 200 to attain form their allotted 20 overs. Bowling for the Aussies were Andrew Tye with 3-37, Adam Zampa 2-30, Mitchell Marsh 2-12 and Mitchell Swepson 1-41.

Australia eye a consolation win, the chase is on, Wickets tumble

From the get go, just as the West Indies scored at a fast rate so did the Australians, despite losing Josh Phillipe for 1 off the bowling of Sheldon Cottrell. Aaron Finch and the inform Mitchell Marsh made the Windies put in some hard work as they were neck and neck in the chase. Finch (34) and Marsh (30) departed off the bowling of Walsh and Russell respectively but the Aussies were still in the hunt. Moises Henriques played a cameo but he was run out by Nicholas Pooran for 21 and shortly after that Alex Carey fell for 9 as Andre Russell picked up his second wicket of the night. Even Chris Gayle was economical in his bowling (3 overs for 9 runs) as the Aussies found it hard to read his line and length, this only made matters worse as they dug themselves deeper and deeper into a hole as the equation now stood at 70 off 33 balls with 6 wickets in hand. Andre Russell then returned with the ball and removed Matthew Wade for 26 to turn the tide in the West Indies favour, but a six and a four from Andrew Tye changed the equation to 52 off 24 deliveries with the Aussies 6 wickets down.

The Men in Maroon tighten the reigns to wrap up the game

With Matthew Wade now gone, the Windies struck immediately as Sheldon Cottrell removed Andrew Tye. Cottrell then continued his assault as he bagged his third wicket and as the song says “You Know Its Just A Little Too Late”, well that was the case for the men from down under the tail proved futile. In the end West Indies wrapped up the Australian innings to take the series 4-1. Bowling were Andre Russell 3-43, Sheldon Cottrell 3-29 and Hayden Walsh Jr 1-43.

From Imbaimadai to Colombia; Miguel Wong shares his Table Tennis journey

National Table Tennis player Miguel Wong

From a makeshift plywood table to a year of gruelling training in Germany; Miguel Wong is eager to make his mark at this year’s first-ever Junior Pan American Games.

The National Table Tennis player, who now works assiduously on his craft daily, originated from humble beginnings in one of Guyana’s mining regions, Cuyuni-Mazaruni (Region 7).

“Both me and my brother were born and raised in a small village of Imbaimadai in the Cuyuni-Mazaruni region. We came to Georgetown for a chance at better education at the Mae’s School, we would stay in Georgetown till the end of the school semester and then we would return,” Wong related.

However, before he became entranced with his current love for Table Tennis, the 20-year-old athlete dabbled in a few other sports.

“Every year during the August period we would travel to the inter-village games which consists of 7-8 villages competing. My dad, at the time, was the goalkeeper for the football team. He was also the volleyball captain, and I would go to his practice and play volleyball and football with all the kids in the community,” he said upon reflection of his beginnings in the world of sport.

“So from a young age I was fairly active and around sports.”

Once he got to the primary level at Mae’s Schools in Subryanville, Georgetown, he was introduced to the sport. Notably, this institution is responsible for the introduction of many young players to the sport, some of whom are amongst Guyana’s National and International Representatives.

“I used to play during my lunch breaks and after school was over. At first it was just mainly to pass time, while waiting for my parents to collect me then later on it became an excuse to stay later after school was over,” the athlete candidly shared.

Recognising his passion for the game, his father, made the necessary strides to ensure that he could also practice at home.

“My dad made a makeshift table from plywood and two stands, which we would play during the afternoons at home.”

A little later on, the youngster was invited to the Titans Table Tennis Club by Coach Dwain Dick, where he still trains.

Wong related, “I played my first competition which was an inter-school games. There I was introduced to Coach Dwain Dick who invited me to his club, and then the rest was history.”

Currently ranked 710 in the Men’s seniors by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) with 168 ranking points, the 20-year-old can be considered as one of the best products of the sport in the nation.

This kind of achievement would bring high expectations but Wong, who is up to the challenge, has nothing but passion for the sport.

“From the day I joined the table tennis club, I dedicated myself to the sport.”

The table tennis player continued, saying, “For those, those who have been around me from the beginning, can attest to the sacrifices on work I’ve put in both on and off the table, maintaining all the late-night trainings and early morning fitness in the National Park has led me to this point.”

Though the youngster possessed a zealous passion for the sport, it was not all fairytales along his journey; there were many hurdles for him to cross, mostly mentally at times.

“My biggest challenges so far was to stay disciplined and committed to the sport. There was a point in time where I was inactive.”

“Due to bad influence of persons around me,” Wong regretfully admitted.

He went on to share on the topic, saying, “It was a very, very bumpy road. There were many times I wanted to stop and put the racquet down, because I wasn’t sure where I was heading in the sport.”

Most recently, for his trip to Germany in 2019, which was eventually extended to about a year’s stay, owing to lockdowns for the coronavirus pandemic, Wong was the recipient of valuable support from corporate Guyana.

Beacon’s Café and King’s Jewellery are amongst some of those who have constantly supported the table tennis player on his journey, a factor that Wong is quite grateful for.
“For many athletes, any form of sponsorship helps relieve an enormous amount of baggage. student athletes, for example, they have equipment, training, gym, nutrition, and transportation costs, which would normally have to fall to their parents,” the athlete explained.

He further added, “So, with corporate sponsorship athletes get more marketability. They get access to better training, whether it be abroad or locally. They get to attend more competitions, they get equipment needed to, which will help develop them, and the list goes on.”

When probed about his qualification for the Junior Pan American Games, which is scheduled for November 24 to December 5 in Cali, Colombia, an elated Wong had this to say:
“I’m very proud to be able to represent Guyana, the first ever Junior Pan Am Games. This means that I will be the first Junior games, table tennis player to have qualified for these games which is an honour,” The athlete gushed.

Then again, this major event is not just about representation for the 20-year-old. Wong is keen on making a positive mark at the tournament, not only to win a medal, but also to further improve his level of competitiveness.

“I want to compete with the best juniors in the Pan Americas, to test my level and to measure my development over the years. Also, because it is the first of its kind at the junior level, which is one of the reasons why I am looking forward to the event,” he said.

The table tennis player, who is hoping to get the opportunity to train abroad in preparation for the event, shared his intentions for the tournament, stating, “If I’m able to produce great results at this tournament, it will definitely boost my career to another level. It was part of my development as a player.”

Keevin Allicock heads to Tokyo!

June 15, 2021, Source - https://www.inewsguyana.com/ke...cock-heads-to-tokyo/

For the first time in 25 years, a Guyanese Boxer will suit up for the Olympic Games. Touted as Guyana’s most promising prospect for the Games, Keevin Allicock will get his shot at Olympic stardom during this year’s July 23- August 8 Tokyo Olympics.

Allicock, hailing from Albouystown, broke into the Top 20 International Rankings for his weight class in 2020. He was ranked 19th in the Bantamweight division.

To date, Guyana has copped one Olympic Medal which game at the Moscow Summer Games in 1980. Similar to Keevin Allicock, Michael Paris fought in the bantamweight division and copped a bronze medal at those games.

Allicock joins table tennis player Chelsea Edghill and swimmers Andrew Fowler and Jamila Sanmoogan, who will all be heading to the Olympics Games.

MVP Award for Narayan Ramdhani

Apr 01, 2021 Sports, Source - Kaieteur News Online - https://www.kaieteurnewsonline...or-narayan-ramdhani/

Narayan Ramdhani with Head Coach Naeem Haque.

Kaieteur News – Guyana’s Badminton Champion Narayan Ramdhani received the MVP award for the third year in a row at the Kings University in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada where he is studying and competing in the sport.

Narayan even in the Covid-19 pandemic is trying to keep up with his training as a Badminton hopeful for the Tokyo Olympics. The award was presented to the young player by Head Coach Naeem Haque recently.

Narayan’s major achievements to date:
Guyana Current National Ranking No.1
Guyana’s Junior Sportsman of the Year 2016
Highest British Colombia (Canada) Ranking No.3 (2017)
Highest Pan Am Junior Ranking No.3 (2016)
Highest World Junior Ranking No.53 (2016)
AB Canada Current Kings University Ranking No.1
AB Canada Current ACAC Ranking No.2
Canada Current CCAA National Ranking No.4
4-Times Athlete of the Week Kings University (Canada) 2019 & 2020
2-Times ACAC All Conference Award (Canada) 2019 & 2020
3-Times MVP Kings University (Canada) 2019. 2020 & 2021
Athlete of the Year Kings University (Canada) 2018-19
ACAC Championship Gold Medalist (Canada) 2019
CCAA Championships Bronze Medalist (Canada) 2019
Yonex Alberta Series #1 Gold Medalist (Canada) 2019
VCR Jack Under-Hill Tournament Gold Medalist (Canada) 2018
VCR Remembrance Day U-23 Tournament Gold Medalist (Canada) 2017
Caribbean International Bronze Medalist (Suriname) 2018
Caribbean Regional Juniors Gold Medalist ((Aruba) 2016
Caribbean Regional Juniors Bronze Medalist (Dominican Republic) 2015
Caribbean Regional Juniors Silver Medalist (Jamaica) 2014
Caribbean Regional Juniors Bronze Medalist (Puerto Rico) 2013
Caribbean Regional Juniors Bronze Medalist (Dominican Republic) 2012
Caribbean Regional Juniors Silver Medalist (Barbados) 2011
Caribbean Regional Junior Gold Medalist (Suriname) 2007
Peru International Bronze Medalist (2016)
Suriname Easter International Gold Medalist (Triple Champion) 2016
South American Youth Games Bronze Medalist (Peru) 2013
Inter Guiana Games Team Silver Medalist (Suriname) 2014
Participated at the CAC Games (Mexico/Colombia) 2014 & 2018
Participated at the Pan Am Games (Canada/Peru) 2015 & 2019
Participated at the Pan Am Olympic Festival Games (Mexico) 2015
Participated at the Commonwealth Games (Australia) 2018
Participated at the South American Games (Bolivia) 2018
Guyana’s Team Captain at the World Juniors (Peru) 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdH2H0XnCvs

West Indies =v= Ireland Cricket Match

IRE Innings

Congratulations to Clive Hubert Lloyd on his knighthood.

Guyanese must be very proud of such wonderful player and captain.

Thank you Lloyd on your tremendous contributions to Guyanese and Westindian Cricket.

The man who stayed too long

Nov 30, 2016, Sports, http://www.kaieteurnewsonline....who-stayed-too-long/

K. Juman Yassin

10 overs 10 balls per over. Should be interesting. 

IPL 2019 is underway, and Virat Kohli’s team Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) are yet to win a game. RCBs performance has been very minimal this season, both with bat and ball. A dejected captain said, his team is yet to find the right balance.

The equation of RCB in this IPL has been 5 defeats from 5 games. Although the team boasts of hard-hitting players, very few have lived up to their names. In fact, cricketers like Marcus Stoinis, Akshdeep Nath, and Navdeep Saini are called in place of bigger names like Colin de Grandhomme, Shivam Dube, and Prayas Ray Barman.

Virat Kohli mentioned that he wanted to stay optimistic and bring not many changes. But with more and more international players coming to the side after wrapping their commitments, Kohli seems to be muddled. RCB is currently placed last in the points table

Unifies WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO

One of Guyana's best middle and long-stance runners from the seventies died a few days ago.  Ramchand Pershad of Enterprise, ECD died a few days ago after suffering a heart attack. 

Check out the Willow Channel for cricket, from Guyana.

See WI against Bangladesh for an ODI Match. 

Enjoy. 

Gayle's blazing ton hands Sunrisers first loss

The Report by Deivarayan Muthu, 1:00 AM MT, April 19, 2018, http://www.espncricinfo.com/se...rabad-16th-match-ipl

Kings XI Punjab 193 for 3 (Gayle 104*, Nair 31) beat Sunrisers Hyderabad 178 for 4 (Pandey 57*, Williamson 54, Tye 2-23) by 15 runs
Scorecard and ball-by-ball details

Prior to the start of IPL 2018, Kings XI Punjab's director Virender Sehwag said Chris Gayle would be worth the money spent on him if he were to win his team two or three games. Gayle has now played two match-winning innings in two matches. Four days after his 33-ball 63 against Chennai Super Kings, Gayle shellacked his sixth IPL hundred and 21st overall in T20s to consign Sunrisers Hyderabad to their first defeat of the season.

On Sunday, Gayle lined-up CSK's medium-pacers, but adopted a different approach against a formidable Sunrisers attack. He saw off Bhuvneshwar Kumar's first spell and later unleashed a brutal assault on Rashid Khan's legspin. All told, Gayle smashed 42 off 16 balls from Rashid at a strike-rate of 262.50.

Gayle batted through the innings for his 104 not out off 63 balls, which also included four twos. In pursuit of 194, Sunrisers lost early wickets as well as Shikhar Dhawan to an elbow injury, and there was no way back for them, despite fifties from their captain Kane Williamson and Manish Pandey.

Kings XI's Jekyll-and-Hyde start

After becoming the first captain to opt to bat this season, R Ashwin reckoned Kings XI would be better off setting a target as opposed to chasing one against the best attack in the tournament at one of India's larger grounds. Gayle and KL Rahul began cautiously against the swing and change-ups of Bhuvneshwar and Chris Jordan, and played out 12 dots in the first three overs. Gayle then launched Kings XI's innings when he hit four boundaries in seven balls, including three leg-side sixes off Jordan and Rashid. In between, he was dropped on 14 by wicketkeeper Wriddhiman Saha off Rashid's first ball - a difficult chance off the toe end when he looked to cut.

Rahul, at the other end, had an early scare when he was given out lbw on 5, but he survived after a review thanks to a thin inside edge. Rahul moved to 18 off 20 before being pinned in front by a Rashid skidder. Rahul's Karnataka team-mate Mayank Agarwal flickered briefly before slicing Siddarth Kaul to backward point for 18 off 9; by then Kings XI were 83 for 2 in the 11th over.

Gayle v Rashid: round-II

With two wickets falling in quick succession, Gayle slowed down and brought up his fifty off 39 balls. He then kicked into top gear and became only the second batsman, after AB de Villiers, to take Rashid for four sixes in an over. Gayle did so off successive balls, in the 14th over, which cost 27 runs.

When Rashid erred too full, Gayle simply opened up hips and put the sightscreen in danger, and when Rashid dragged his length back he mowed the ball over the leg side. The visual moment of the over, though, came when he hared back for a second run off the last ball and wore a wry smile.

With their premier spinner leaking runs, Sunrisers were forced to look beyond their frontline options. Deepak Hooda, however, could not do much with his part-time offspin.

Gayle's party continues

After getting to his first fifty off 39 balls, Gayle surged to his second off only 19 balls. He moved to 99 with his 11th six - the most by a batsman this season - and raised the landmark by guiding one past backward point in the 19th over. He brought out the 'cradle' and later dedicated the innings to his daughter, who will turn two on Friday.

Gayle found supporting hands from Karun Nair (31) and Aaron Finch (14*) as Kings XI finished strongly at 193 for 3. Rashid was left nursing his worst T20 figures of 4-0-55-1.

Sunrisers sink in chase

Sunrisers received a big blow in the first over when Dhawan retired hurt after taking a blow to the elbow, and he did not return to bat. Mohit Sharma varied his pace excellently and bowled both Wriddhiman Saha and Yusuf Pathan to leave Sunrisers 37 for 2 in five overs.

Williamson and Pandey worked past the early blows with a 76-run stand for the third wicket, but they struggled to keep in touch with the soaring asking rate. Mujeeb Zadran's mystery spin, Andrew Tye's control, and the bigger boundaries in Mohali did not help Sunrisers' cause either. When Williamson holed out for 54 off 41 balls in the 15th over, Sunrisers were left needing 81 off 34 balls. It was just too much for a middle order lacking muscle.

Carlos Brathwaite to captain Windies in Hurricane Relief T20 at Lord's

Windies will play an ICC Rest of the World XI on May 31, live on Sky Sports

Last Updated: 17/04/18 1:20pm, http://www.skysports.com/crick...-relief-t20-at-lords

Carlos Brathwaite (left) will captain Windies in the charity T20 match at Lord's on May 31

Carlos Brathwaite will captain a star-studded Windies side in the Hurricane Relief T20 Challenge at Lord's on May 31, live on Sky Sports.

Brathwaite's 13-man squad - which includes powerful openers Chris Gayle and Evin Lewis, as well as Andre Russell, who has smashed 19 sixes in his first four matches of the IPL season - will take on an ICC Rest of the World XI skippered by England's Eoin Morgan.

The match is being staged to raise funds to rebuild and restore five major cricketing venues in the Caribbean that were damaged by Hurricanes Irma and Maria as well as aid other community cricket facilities. Tickets are now available at https://tickets.lords.org/.

Cricket West Indies CEO, Johnny Grave, said: "On behalf of CWI, I'd like to thank the players for their commitment to and support of this vital cause.

"We're hoping to raise a significant sum from the Hurricane Relief T20 Challenge and are very grateful to the MCC, ECB and ICC, without whom this match would not be taking place."

The five venues damaged or in need of restoration are Ronald Webster Park in Anguilla; Windsor Park Stadium in Dominica; A.O. Shirley Recreation Ground in the British Virgin Islands; Carib Lumber Ball Park in St Maarten; and Sir Viv Richards Stadium in Antigua, which was temporarily converted to host refugees from Barbuda following Hurricane Irma.

Windies squad for the Hurricane Relief T20 Challenge: Carlos Brathwaite (captain), Samuel Badree, Rayad Emrit, Andre Fletcher, Chris Gayle, Evin Lewis, Ashley Nurse, Keemo Paul, Rovman Powell, Denesh Ramdin, Andre Russell, Marlon Samuels, Kesrick Williams

Shakib stars as Sunrisers' bowling sets up third consecutive win

The Report by Varun Shetty, 1:00 AM MT, Saturday, April 14, 2018, http://www.espncricinfo.com/se...rabad-10th-match-ipl

Sunrisers Hyderabad 139 for 5 (Williamson 50, Shakib 27, Narine 2-17) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 138 for 8 (Lynn 49, Karthik 29, Bhuvneshwar 3-26, Shakib 2-21, Stanlake 2-21) by five wickets
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Shakib Al Hasan loops one up BCCI