Caribbean Times 2nd Issue - Tuesday 27th September 2016

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14 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g Tuesday 27th September 2016 Windies try to avoid whitewash ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – Reigning World champions West Indies find themselves in the unfamiliar position of battling to avoid a whitewash when they clash with Pakistan in the final Twenty20 International of the three-match series here Tuesday. Battered following two bruising defeats in the opening games in Dubai, West Indies will aim for a dramatic turnaround in order to extract some semblance of pride from what has otherwise been a humbling experience. The side which won an unprecedented second T20 World Cup last April in India are yet to display that swagger and captain Carlos Brathwaite said now was a good a time as any for his unit to make their presence felt. “Every game we play we go out there to win. Psychologically, going into the longer format – the 50 overs – it would do us a hell of a lot of good to get a victory,” Brathwaite said here Monday. “We need to go out there and do the things we know how to do, do them better than we did in the first two games and we’re more than confident that we can come out with a win.” In both games so far, West Indies have suffered batting meltdowns. In the opening game last Friday, they were bundled out for 115 paving the way for Pakistan’s uncomplicated nine-wicket victory. And in the second game the following day, the Caribbean side botched their run chase in pursuit of 161, to go down by 16 runs. Brathwaite acknowledged West Indies needed to improve their batting, especially at the top of the order where problems had been rife. “One glaring problem that I can see is the batting, especially the top order batting. We haven’t been making the most of the first six overs with only the two fielders out and then it became harder and harder [as the innings progressed],” he explained. “In the very first game we had five wickets down … and then chasing 160 [in the second game] and being only 20-odd in the first six overs, it’s going to be a lot more difficult especially with such huge boundaries. “So I think the top order batting and the mis-use of the first six overs was our downfall in the first two games.” Brathwaite, in only his second series as captain after replacing the sacked two-time World Cup-winning skipper Darren Sammy, is also yet to fire. He came to prominence following his heroics in the T20 World Cup final against England but with scores of nought and eight, he is yet to weigh in with any performance of note. However, the Barbadian said he would not allow his personal performances to overshadow that of the team’s. “For me as captain, the most important thing is team performance and then my personal performance comes next … it’s about West Indies cricket, it’s about West Indies cricket moving forward, it’s about West Indies fans being happy each and every time we step on the park,” he contended. “If I as the leader can in someway help to get that over and help the fans to continue to enjoy T20 cricket I would think that I have done a good job. Up until now we haven’t so it’s up to me to motivate the guys going into tomorrow’s game and help the fans put a smile on their faces.” After playing an unchanged team in the opening games with little change in the outcome, Brathwaite said selectors were contemplating using a few new faces for the final game set for the Captain Carlos Brathwaite Sheikh Zayed Stadium. All-rounder Rovman Powell and fast bowler Kesrick Williams are two uncapped players in the squad who could come in while Chadwick Walton and Test and one-day captain, Jason Holder, are also yet to play. “There may be changes. The selection panel hasn’t met as yet but there may be changes, more than likely with the view of letting one or two guys experience playing for the West Indies – we have a few persons in the squad who haven’t represented West Indies as yet,” he said. “So will there be changes? Maybe. I can’t tell you who will be in, who will be out because I don’t know and the selection panel hasn’t met as yet.” (CMC) SQUADS: PAKISTAN – Sarfraz Ahmed (captain), Sharjeel Khan, Khalid Latif, Babar Azam, Shoaib Malik, Umar Akmal, Mohammad Nawaz, Imad Wasim, Sohail Tanvir, Wahab Riaz, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Amir, Rumman Raees, Saad Nasim. WEST INDIES – Carlos Brathwaite (captain), Evin Lewis, Johnson Charles, Andre Fletcher , Marlon Samuels, Dwayne Bravo, Nicholas Pooran, Kieron Pollard, Sunil Narine, Jerome Taylor, Samuel Badree, Jason Holder, Rovman Powell, Kesrick Williams, Chadwick Walton.
Tuesday 27th September 2016 c a r i b b e a n t i m e s . a g 15 Kennedy’s edge out Transport Board in Business basketball league By Carlena Knight With a brief opening ceremony to declare the 2016 season open, defending champions, Kennedy’s, edged out newbies, Antigua Barbuda Transport Board Authority, 59-57, on Saturday night in the Cool & Smooth Digicel Business Basketball league at JSC. In the feature match, the champs who are on their quest to become three time back to back champs, expected to run over the newest team in the competition but were blindsided as the new kids on the block made it clear that they were here to compete for the top prize. Led by Kareem ‘Macky’ Edwards with 24 points and Sean King with 12, Transport board took an early lead and sustained it until the dying seconds of the game where a three-point bomber by Kevin Francis of Kennedy’s gave By Carlena Knight ACB Warriors trumped Orange Limited Stingers by 55 runs on Sunday night in the EZ Kool Radiator Services Island Sanitation Ceco Pharmacy Hall Construction and Lees Landscaping Tapeball Premier league at Dredgers. Warriors ascended to 151 for 5 from 10 overs with Elroy Francis Jr. leading the charge with 79 runs. Stingers who could not meet the target were constricted to 96 for 8 from 10 overs. Cornelius Jules Jr. hit 47 runs in a losing effort. them the lead and later the victory. Francis ended the game with 12 points while teammates, Xavier ‘Xman’ Meade and Warren Bogle chipped in with 13 and 10 points respectively. Marlon ‘Buju’ Charles had 10 points for Transport Board. Digicel also came away with a victory on opening night, blowing out Dixie United, 62-28. George Francis led the charge for the victors with 14 points with teammates, Andy Bass and Adissa ‘Rass-I’ Harris netting 12 points each. Ironie Joseph of Dixie scored 12 points. The action continued on Sunday night at JSC as Fitzroy Rewinding Transformers battled Eye Mobile Vision Care. Transformers ran away with the Warriors’ Elroy Francis Jr. took 4 wickets to seal the victory. Pelican Safari East Side Breeze fell to Bryson’s Future Stars by 5 wickets in the feature match. Batting first, East Side Breeze made 84 for 7 from 10 overs with Kareem Richards making 22 runs. Kimani George and Andra Samuel of Future Stars took 2 wickets each. Future Stars met the target losing only 5 wickets in 9.2 overs. Kofi James was the leading batsman with 39 runs. East Side Breeze’s TJ Nathaniel took 3 wickets while teammate, Almond victory, 72-64 in the highly contested match with Sharife Sergeant leading the way with 22 points. He was assisted by youngsters, Javon Simon and Lincoln Weekes who had 17 and 11 points respectively. Eye Mobile’s Chaz Samuel, had 20 points while Adonis Humphreys contributed 12 points in a losing effort. Sandals surpassed the first century in the 2016 season running a clinic on APUA Water, 103-54. Devon Benjamin was an unstoppable scoring machine with 46 points while highflier, Coy Quinland netted 28 points and powerhouse, Kenya Achom made 17 for the victors. Humroy Wright had 30 points for APUA Water while teammate Devon Payne chipped in with 10 points in a losing effort. Warriors trump Stingers, East Side Breeze fall to Future Stars in Tapeball league Peters, took 2 wickets in a losing effort. Informative, reliable, enriching! Think you have a good news story; did you witness anything that is news-worthy; did you take that valuable picture; things happening in your community but there is no outlet or voice for you? You can earn just by telling your story. Call Caribbean Times at (268) 562 8688 Email: editor@caribbeantimes.ag Or news@caribbeantimes.ag Reach us now with that breaking news!
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