West Indies’ Evin Lewis celebrates after he scored a century against India during a T20I at Sabina Park
cricket ground in Kingston, Jamaica, Sunday, July 9, 2017. Associated Press / Ricardo Mazalan, File
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By Azad Ali
West Indies hard-hitting opener
Evin Lewis has jumped 11 places
into the top five of the ICC Twenty20
batting rankings, following his halfcentury
in the decisive third Twenty20
match against Bangladesh in
Dhaka recently.
The left-hander now lies fourth
and is now only behind top-ranked
Pakistan Babar Azam, New Zealander
Colin Munro and Australian
Aaron Finch, who lies third.
Lewis smashed 89 as West Indies
beat Bangladesh by 50 runs to claim
the three-match series (2-1).
The knock was his first of note
in a bilateral series since he struck
a half-century against England in
September 2017.
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Sir Viv Richards.
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Sir Viv: Little
hope for WI
By Azad Ali
Legendary former West Indies Captain,
Sir Vivian Richards has little hope
of the regional team winning this year’s
ICC World Cup in England.
He identified the hosts, along with
five-time winners and reigning champions
Australia as among the favorites
but has overlooked the struggling West
Indies.
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Windies coach
gets kudos
By Azad Ali
West Indies Twenty20 captain, Carlos
Braithwaite has praised the influence of
coach Floyd Reifer for the victory in the
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Lewis improves Twenty20 rankings
West Indies’ coach Floyd Reifer. Associated
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