West Indies beats Pakistan by 37 runs – 2nd ODI in Guyana

West Indies v Pakistan, 2nd ODI, Providence

Narine and Bravo brothers level series

West Indies 232 for 8 (Darren Bravo 54) beat Pakistan 195 (Jamshed 54, Akmal 50, Narine 4-26) by 37 runs
Scorecard and ball-by-ball details

West Indies were unusually generous in the field but their batting showed signs of returning to form and Sunil Narine roared back to his best as they overcame Pakistan in Providence to level the series at one-each. West Indies themselves had been helped by a sloppy effort from Pakistan’s bowlers, who conceded a whopping 38 extras in a low-scoring game.

Darren Bravo provided the stability at the top of the order and, though Pakistan’s naggingly accurate trio of spinners choked the scoring in the middle overs, Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard played some big shots towards the end of the innings to lift West Indies to a competitive 232 on a slow surface  [read more]

PRE-OCCUPIED – by Ewalt (Waltie) Ainsworth

PRE-OCCUPIED

By  Ewalt (Waltie) Ainsworth          `10 26 2011

It is in seeking that you sometimes find good stories of sometimes not so good people but anyhow, here is one good one for all times.  Jagnarine, a wide bodied man, a six-footer and weighing more than 360 lbs, of African descent, was able to get a concession stand at the PPP built cricket stadium.  Be warned, this has nothing to do with race but more to do with his business model and acumen.