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INDIA WINS THE ICC MEN’S T20 WORLD CUP

India won the ninth edition of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Men’s T20 World Cup after defeating South Africa by seven runs in the final at Kensington Oval this afternoon.
India scored 176 for seven wickets after winning the toss and deciding to bat, they were wobbling at 23 for two after Keshar Maharaj picked up two wickets with the second and sixth balls of his first over.
The left-arm spinner had Rohit Sharma caught Hendricks Klaasen for nine and forced Rishabh Pant to play the ball into the gloves of the wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock for a duck.
Suryakumar Yadav fell in the fifth over for three runs, caught by Heinrich Klassen on the leg-side rope off fast bowler Kagiso Rabada which left the Indians in a fragile position at 34 for three.
Axar Patel joined Virat Kohli at the crease and the pair went about repairing the damage with a busy 72 run partnership, with Patel smashing 47 from just 31 deliveries which included one four and five sixes before his lack of awareness and de Kock’s accuracy resulted in him being run out with the score 106 for four.

Kohli, the Player of the Match, featured in another half century partnership of 58, this time with Shivam Dube. He made the eventual top score of 76 with six fours and two sixes before his gem of innings ended when he was caught by Rabada of left arm seamer Marco Jansen in the 17th over.
After Kohl’s wicket at 163 for five, Shivam Dube holed out to David Miller five balls and11 runs later to pacer Anrich Nortje for 27, Dube counted three fours and one six in his entertaining innings, Nortje also claimed the wicket of Ravindra Jadeja of the of the final ball of the innings. Maharaj was the pick of the Proteas bowlers with two wickets for 23 runs from three overs.
Chasing 177 runs for victory and their first ICC title, South Africa were restricted to 169 for eight, their innings began badly losing two wickets for 12 runs in the third over; opener Reeza Hendricks was bowled by Jasprit Bumrah for four and Aiden Markham made four.
Quinton de Kock (39) and Tristan Stubbs repaired the damage with a third wicket partnership of 58, after the dismissal of de Kock and Stubbs, a quickfire 52 off 27 balls with five sixes and two fours from Heinrick Klaasen give South Africa hope.
India appeared to have miscalculated when South Africa needed 30 runs off the same number of balls, but captain Sharma turned to Bumrah and the ace fast bowler stepped up to the plate, he conceded six runs in two overs.
Hardik Pandya was India’s most successful bowler with three wickets for 20 runs, Arshdeep Singh took two for 20, and Bumrah, the Play of the Tournament captured two for 18.
The match, the 100th T20 game to be played at the Oval was before a capacity crowd which included the Prime Minister of Barbados Mia Mottley, the president of Guyana Irfaan Ali, the Prime Minister of St Lucia Pierre Philips, and former West Indies captain and National Hero of Barbados the Right Excellent Sir Garry Sobers. (article by David Harris)

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BARBADOS WINS CWI RISING STARS UNDER-19 CHAMPIONSHIP

by David Harris

Defending champions Barbados defeated Guyana by 44 runs to retain their title in Cricket West Indies (CWI) Rising Stars Under-19 Championship at the Coolidge Cricket Ground, Antigua on Wednesday.

Needing to avoid defeat in their fifth and final match of the tournament to clinch the title, the Barbadian lads scored 209 for eight wickets, before bowling out Guyana for 160 in 45.3 overs.

Barbados were wobbling at 71 for four wickets, after winning the toss and opting to bat. Captain Justin Parris made an attractive 38 runs from 40 balls, the left-handed batsman struck five fours, but his dismissal in the sixteenth over left Barbados in a precarious position. Seth Smith (47) and Rajeev Parsooram (21) repaired the early damage with a crucial fifth-wicket partnership of 61 runs, before Parsooram was dismissed by left-arm pacer Brandon Henry.

After Parsooram’s wicket fell; Smith added 40 vital runs for the sixth wicket with Yuvraj Persaud who made 19, Smith’s rearguard inning ended innings ended when he was dismissed by Henry in the 43rd over, the wicketkeeper/ batsman faced 75 balls and counted four boundaries. Asher Brandford 18 and Zarell Harding 15 not out ensured that Barbados posted a total over 200 runs.

Medium pacer Reyaz Laif took three wickets for 34 runs, he was supported by fast bowler Usain Fredericks two wickets for 53 runs,, and Henry who picked up two wickets for 24 runs.

Chasing 210 for victory, Guyana slumped to 55 for five wickets in the 17^th over as the Bajan bowlers took early wickets; but a defiant knock of 50 runs from Henry briefly give the Guyanese hope. Henry faced 88 balls and lead a lower resistance that saw Guyana to 156 for eight wickets before he was bowled by Parsooram. After Henry was dismissed Guyana’s innings ended quickly.

Brandford captured three wickets for 19 runs with his medium pace; he was supported by fellow medium pacers Joshua Thomas and Parsooram with two wickets for 35 runs and 19 runs respectively, while Parris picked up two wickets with his leg-spin.

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JAYDEN WINS GOLD AT CARIFTA GAMES

by David Harris

Jayden Green captured Barbados’ lone gold medal at the 52nd CARIFTA Games which ended at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, in Mucrapo, Trinidad on Monday night. The 17-year-old student of the Christ Church Foundation School won the Under-20 Boys’ 200 metres at the three -day track and field meeting in 20,93 seconds ahead of Jamaicans Tyreece Foreman (20.95) and Junior Galimore (21.01); Green is the first Barbadian to win the event since Mario Burke in 2015.

The rest of team collected five silver and eight bronze medals with several athletes recording personal best. Barbados won 14 medals at the games, their best performance since the 2016 Games in Grenada where they won 20 medals.

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GET READY FOR THE NATIONAL SENIOR GAMES

Calendar lists all the events from May to September 2025

NATIONAL SENIOR GAMES field events will begin on Saturday, May 31, at Queen’s College, Husbands, St. James, while the road races, involving running, cycling, walking, and skating, will take place on Sunday, June 1, on the Mighty Grynner Highway. Monday, June 9, will see the culmination of the track events at the Usain Bolt Sports Complex.