Guyana Jaguars were unable to make it a hat-trick of wins in West Indies’ Professional Cricket League as they squandered a 160-run first innings advantage to lose by just two runs in a thriller to Barbados Pride at the Providence Stadium.
With the UAE leg of the 2014 Indian Premier League (IPL 2014) now complete, it is King’s XI Punjab who continue to lead the way with five wins out of five. Meanwhile, at the other end of the table sit defending champions Mumbai Indians, who have lost all five of their matches.
The Perth Scorchers have bolstered their pace bowling stocks by signing Pakistan seamer Yasir Arafat for the remainder of the KFC Big Bash League season. Arafat fills the vacant international signing spot made available by the withdrawal of Barbadian batsman Dwayne Smith.
The Perth Scorchers have today announced one of the biggest signings of the KFC Big Bash League, with in-form West Indies opening batsman Dwayne Smith joining the club for the third season of the competition.
Mumbai Indians set up a mouth-watering all Indian Premier League (IPL) final of the Champions League t20 (CLT20) after beating an exciting Trinidad and Tobago team by six wickets with five balls to spare in Delhi. The final will provide a fitting t20 curtain call for Indian legends Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid.
Dwayne Smith led the Mumbai Indians to a seven wicket win over the Lions with 9 balls to spare as he claimed the man of the match tag for 63 from 47 balls.
Desmond Haynes, the head coach of the Barbados Tridents, has heaped praise on Kieron Pollard’s captaincy.
