West Indies Cricket in Utter Shambles as They Lose ODI Series with a Miserable Defeat in Third ODI
January 23, 2015 R K Gupta
Cricket, ODI, South African cricket, West Indies CricketThe way it looks now, West Indies’ World Cup preparations are full of cracks. They are faltering in every department. The bowling attack is blunted, fielding lapses are woeful and their batting is fully dependent on Chris Gayle. When Gayle clicks, the innings look good and when he flops, everyone follows. That was the story […]
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Astounding de Villiers Lead South African Hacking as West Indies Suffer in the first two ODI Games
January 21, 2015 R K Gupta
Cricket, South African cricket, West Indies CricketAfter Hashim Amla emerged as the fastest batsman to reach 5000 ODI runs at Durban, AB de Villiers created history at Wanderers by notching up a 31-ball hundred. At both venues, West Indies lost heavily and conceded a 0-2 series lead to the hosts. de Villiers was the top scorer in the first ODI, in […]
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No-Gayle-No-Gain as West Indies Allow South Africa Consolation Win in Last T20
January 17, 2015 R K Gupta
Cricket, South African cricket, T20, West Indies CricketPlayer of the last two T20 games, Chris Gayle couldn’t take to the field in the last match of the series at Durban. As in the second T20 at Johannesburg, West Indies chose to field after winning the toss with the idea of chasing the score rather than setting a target. But since they didn’t […]
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Gayle-Storm Blows Away South Africa in First Two T20 Games
January 14, 2015 R K Gupta
Chris Gayle, Cricket, ODI, West Indies CricketAfter being mowed down by Proteas in tests, West Indies began the T20 Series in thundering fashion with Chris Gayle showing raw batting power twice in a space of three days. On January 9 at Cape town, Gayle began slowly after he came to the crease with Dwayne Smith to counter South Africa’s 165/4. After […]
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South Africa Beat West Indies by Eight Wickets to Win Series, Rein at Top in Tests
January 7, 2015 R K Gupta
Cricket, South African cricket, Test Cricket, West Indies CricketWest Indies literally lost the match on the fourth day itself, when Marlon Samuels’ impatience got the better of him. He became too wary of being kept quiet for long and Harmer benefitted from his sudden desire to hit a six. After that the slide had come in a rush. Until that point, West Indies […]
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Dramatic West Indian Collapse Gives South Africa a Decisive Edge in Third Test
January 6, 2015 R K Gupta
Cricket, South African cricket, Test Cricket, West Indies CricketAt one time on the fourth day, it looked as if the West Indies were moving towards something great as Samuels and Chanderpaul continued to build the innings. Chanderpaul played very watchfully and dealt with every ball on its merit. Samuels, on the other hand went on punishing Harmer. West Indies progressed easily and still […]
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South Africa Sitting Pretty at the End of Third Day’s Play After de Villiers’ Hundred
January 5, 2015 R K Gupta
Cricket, South African cricket, West Indies CricketResuming from the overnight score of 227/3, South Africa added 194 on the third day and the 92-run first innings lead pushed the West Indies into a cautionary mode. The icings on the cake were the two wickets that South Africans took by the end of the day. Thus, when the West Indies begin proceedings […]
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Tale of Two Cities: Cricket Crawls in Cape Town; Sangakkara Lights up Wellington
January 4, 2015 R K Gupta
Cricket, Sangakkara, South African cricket, Sri Lanka, West Indies CricketOn the second day of the Cape Town test, West Indies managed to post a reasonable score but they could have done better. South Africa began well but after losing a couple of wickets; they slowed down to some restrictive bowling by the West Indians. It wasn’t the short of batting pace that the Newlands […]
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West Indies Stutter On First Day of Cape Town Test Even As Dale Steyn Becomes South Africa’s Top Wicket Taker
January 3, 2015 R K Gupta
Cricket, Dale Steyn, South African cricket, West Indies CricketWest Indies went into the second test against South Africa, determined to do well in their last outing after a wash out at Port Elizabeth and hopeless loss in the first test at Centurion. Despite losing an early wicket, the Caribbean side tried hard to recover but couldn’t prevent a middle order rout. Regardless, they […]
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South Africa & West Indies Both Failed to Beat the Weather at Port Elizabeth
January 1, 2015 R K Gupta
Cricket, South African cricket, Test Cricket, West Indies CricketIt was test match, more about frequent interruptions and called off playing sessions than any action in the middle. Despite that, patience on part of players on both sides was laudable. A drawn game in test cricket has a funny side to it. It can be a hard-fought encounter, where one side would try to […]
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