West Indies players to attend camps
ST JOHN’S, Antigua – West Indies male and female players will be involved in several camps in Antigua in the coming weeks as they prepare for various international assignments.
Starting Thursday, the West Indies men’s team will be in camp under the guidance of new Head Coach Stuart Law as they prepare for the three-match OneDay International Series against England.
These matches will be played at the Sir Vivian Richards Cricket Ground, Antigua (March 3 and 5) and Kensington Oval, Barbados (March 9).
The West Indies women’s squad of 20 players will have a camp from March 7 to 20, under the guidance of Head Coach Vasbert Drakes. This is part of their preparation for the ICC Women’s World Cup in England later this year.
Later this year, West Indies Women will have a two-week camp in England to get them ready for the tournament.
The Windies are the most improved team in women’s cricket and will look to add the 50-over title to the ICC World T20 title they won in India last year. They were runners-up to Australia when the 50-over World Cup was played in India four years ago.
Following the Women’s camp, the West Indies Under-19 players will arrive on the island for an assessment camp from April 1 to 10, under Head Coach Graeme West. The Under-19s are preparing for the ICC Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand in January, 2018.
West Indies are the defending champion. Later in the year they will travel to South Africa for a five-match 50-over series. The matches will be played in Durban from June 30 to July 27. SHARJAH, United Arab Emirates, CMC – Captain Darren Sammy’s rearguard knock was not enough to save Peshawar Zalmi from their second straight defeat as they went down to Chris Gayle and Kieron Pollard’s Karachi Kings in the Pakistan Super League here yesterday.
Chasing 175 for victory at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Peshawar Zalmi slumped to 69 for six in the 12th over before staging a stirring comeback to come up just short at 165 all out, with one ball remaining in the innings.
Sammy helped lead the rally, stroking 34 from 26 deliveries with a four and three sixes, in a 70-run seventh- wicket stand with all- rounder Shahid Afridi who slammed 54 off 28 deliveries.
Together, they had pulled Zalmi back into contention when Sammy perished in the 18th over, pulling an innocuous delivery from seamer Sohail Khan (3-28) to Gayle at short fine leg.
Once he departed, Afridi was left to carry the burden but his dismissal in the final over ensured Kings victory.
Earlier, Kings rattled up 174 for four off their 20 overs, with Shoaib Malik topscoring with 51 from 27 balls and opener Babar Azam hitting 46 from 38 deliveries.
However, Gayle yet again failed to spark, making 11 from nine balls at number three before holing out to a superb catch at long on by England’s Eoin Morgan off off-spinner Iftikhar Ahmed in the 13th over.
Pollard faced just four balls at the end for his four not out.