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Cricket: Bring on India, says Windies' Bravo

West Indies captain Dwayne Bravo is confident of containing India's batting firepower when the two sides meet in a key Champions Trophy match at the Oval on Tuesday. The winner is almost certain to take one of the two semi-final berths from group B after both teams won their opening games, albeit in contrasting fashion. India, the reigning World Cup champions, brushed aside injury-hit South Africa by 26 runs in Cardiff after an impressive batting display saw them post a commanding 331-7.

Windwards down Leewards to grab fifth win

Windward Islands needed less than half-hour to complete an easy nine-wicket win over Leeward Islands on the third morning of their final round match in the Regional Four-Day Championship here Friday.Resuming on 158 for nine, the Leewards failed to add as Haydn Walsh was lbw to off-spinner Liam Sebastien for four just seven balls into the day’s play.Sebastien finished with five for 30 while fellow off-spinner Shane Shillingford picked up three for 45.Both players shared the Man-of-the-Match award.Set 20 to win, the Windwards lost Tyrone Theophile without a run on

Jamaica beat Guyana by 215 runs - 3rd day, 7th round

Jamaica defeated Guyana by 215 runs on the third day of their final round match in the Regional Four-Day Championship at the Guyana National Stadium here Friday.Scores:JAMAICA 208 all out (Carlton Baugh Jr 81, Nikita Miller 42, David Bernard 29; Keon Joseph 4-53, Devendra Bishoo 3-51) and 257 for eight decl.

Leeward Islands vs Windward Islands - 3rd day 7th round

Scoreboard on the third day of the seventh round match in the Regional Four-Day Championship between Leeward Islands and Windward Islands at Vivian Richards Cricket Ground here Friday:LEEWARDS 1st Innings 129WINDWARDS 1st Innings 268LEEWARDS 2nd Innings(overnight 158 for nine)K Powell c wkp James b Shillingford 51S Peters c wkp James b Pascal 1D Thomas c wkp James b Mathurin 28*S Joseph c and b Sebastien 18A Saunders b Shillingford 18+J Hamilton c Charles b Shillingford 2S Burton st James b Sebastien 19H Wa

Windwards beat Leewards by nine wickets - 3rd day, 7th round

Windward Islands defeated Leeward Islands by nine wickets on the third day of their final round match in the Regional Four-Day Championship at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground here Friday.Scores:LEEWARDS 129 (Kieran Powell 51, Sylvester Joseph 33; Shane Shillingford 7-45, Garey Mathurin 2-38) and 158 (Kieran Powell 51, Devon Thomas 28; Liam Sebastien 5-30, Shane Shillingford 3-45)WINDWARDS 268 (Liam Sebastien 93, Shane Shillingford 42, Garey Mathurin 30; Yannick Leonard 4-63, Sherwin Peters 3-19, Nelson Boland 2-49) and 23 for one.CANA News

Poor batting blamed for T and T’s ten wicket loss to Barbados

Captain Denish Ramdin has blamed poor batting for Trinidad and Tobago’s ten wicket loss to Barbados inside two days in their final match of the regional four championships on Thursday.Set a mere 45 to win in the final round game at Queen’s Park Oval, Barbados completed victory about 50 minutes after tea. “We did not come up trumps with the bat again. Our batsmen did not get off again. We did not adapt to the conditions,” said Ramdin.“They bowled in the right areas and we were in trouble.

Barbados beat T

Barbados defeated Trinidad and Tobago by ten wickets on the second day of their final round game in the Regional Four-Day Championship at Queen’s Park Oval here Thursday.Scores:T&T 109 all out (Imran Khan 30 not out; Miguel Cummins 7-45, Javon Searles 2-31) and 129 (Imran Khan 33, Rayad Emrit 26, Lendl Simmons 26; Sulieman Benn 5-49, Javon Searles 3-26, Miguel Cummins 2-46)BARBADOS 194 (Javon Searles 56 not out, Kirk Edwards 29, Shane Dowrich 24, Sulieman Benn 22; Imran Khan 3-29, Rayad Emrit 2-50, Shannon Gabriel 2-65) and 45 without loss (Kraigg Brathwaite 26 not

Barbados trounce T

Barbados crushed an out-of-sorts Trinidad and Tobago by ten wickets inside two days here Thursday, to give themselves a huge confidence boost ahead of next month’s semi-finals of the Regional Four-Day Championship.Set a mere 45 for victory in the final round game at Queen’s Park Oval, Barbados completed victory about 50 minutes after tea.Earlier, they had extended their overnight first innings score of 143 for seven to 194, to grab a lead of 85 runs over their archrivals.Javon Searles, who started the day on 20, made an unbeaten 56 while leg-spinner Imran Khan (3-29) l

CLOSE SCORES Regional Four-Day Championship - 2nd day, 7th round

Summarised close of play scores on the second day of the final round of matches in the Regional Four-Day Championship on Thursday.Scores:At Queen’s Park Oval: Barbados won by ten wickets.T&T 109 all out (Imran Khan 30 not out; Miguel Cummins 7-45, Javon Searles 2-31) and 129 (Imran Khan 33, Rayad Emrit 26, Lendl Simmons 26; Sulieman Benn 5-49, Javon Searles 3-26, Miguel Cummins 2-46)BARBADOS 194 (Javon Searles 56 not out, Kirk Edwards 29, Shane Dowrich 24, Sulieman Benn 22; Imran Khan 3-29, Rayad Emrit 2-50, Shannon Gabriel 2-65) and 45 without loss (Kraigg

Leewards hanging by a thread as Windwards dominate

Leeward Islands were hanging by a thread after they were undermined by a strong all-round performance from Windward Islands captain Liam Sebastien here Thursday.At the close on the second day of the final round Regional Four-Day contest at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground, the Leewards were 158 for nine in their second innings, only 19 runs ahead overall.They were undone by Sebastien who picked up four for 30 with his off-spin, with West Indies off-spinner Shane Shillingford supporting with three for 45.Left-handed West Indies opener Kieran Powell top scored again wi
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