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Lendl Simmons will replace injured Andre Fletcher in the West Indies squad ahead of their semi-final against hosts India on Thursday.

West Indies batsman Andre Fletcher has been reportedly arrested at the Douglas Charles airport in Dominica for possessing ammunitions.

Deccan Gladiators trounced struggling Team Abu Dhabi by 63 runs in the 12th match of the Abu Dhabi T10 at the Zayed Cricket Stadium. Riding on quick knocks from Andre Fletcher (41), Nicholas Pooran (30) and Tom Kohler-Cadmore (35), Gladiators posted 141 for 6 in 10 overs.

West Indies star performer Andre Fletcher, who made an unbeaten 84 in their win over Sri Lanka, today said he is still unsure of getting picked for the next match in the ICC World Twenty20.

MI Emirates have bolstered their squad for the upcoming ILT20 Season 4 by signing Kieron Pollard and Nicholas Pooran as wildcards. Both players bring significant winning experience, with Pollard holding the record for most T20 titles. The franchise had earlier retained Andre Fletcher and Muhammad Rohid.

A new strength and conditioning programme and better shot selection has led to West Indies batsman Andre Fletcher hoping a strong tour of New Zealand will help him force his way back into contention for next year's Twenty20 World Cup.

MI Emirates, champions in 2024, have meticulously built a balanced squad for ILT20 2026, aiming for continued success. They retained explosive opener Andre Fletcher and Muhammad Rohid, while strategically acquiring stars like Jordan Thompson, Chris Woakes, Jonny Bairstow, and Shakib Al Hasan. With formidable batting, varied bowling, and emerging talent, the team is poised for another strong title challenge.

The Saint Lucia franchise in the Caribbean Premier League was on Monday rebranded as Saint Lucia Kings. Called the Saint Lucia Zouks earlier, the franchise is owned by the consortium that runs IPL franchise Punjab Kings. The Kings will play their first match of the season against the Jamaica Tallawahs on August 27.

Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar heaped praise on "fantastic player" Mohammad Nabi for his all-round performance in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) on Thursday.

In a rain-affected first match of the day, St Lucia Zouks managed to defeat Barbados Tridents by seven wickets by (D/L) method.

Ahead of the upcoming three-match T20I series against New Zealand, batsman Andre Fletcher on Tuesday said that West Indies will continue playing an aggressive brand of cricket. Windies have lost five of their last six T20I series and the Kieron Pollard-side is ranked ninth in the rankings for the shortest format.

Nicholas Pooran's power-packed 26-ball 89 helped Northern Warriors outplay Bangla Tigers by 30 runs in the Abu Dhabi T10 event here.

Bangla Tigers opener and skipper Andre Fletcher showed the way for UAE's Chirag Suri and Tom Moores to record an eight-wicket win over Pune Devils in the Abu Dhabi T10 on Monday.

India A's bowling woes were once again exposed as a hundred by Kirk Edwards guided West Indies A to a mammoth 312/9 in the unofficial ODI series-decider.

India skipper Virat Kohli is the best white-ball batsman in the game right now, according to his Royal Challengers Bangalore teammate Sri Lankan pacer Isuru Udana, who also named Ravindra Jadeja as the top all-rounder in this format.

Pakistan maintained their series winning streak over the West Indies as rain had the final say yet again with the scheduled final encounter of the four-match T20 International series abandoned as a no-result at the National Stadium in Guyana.

Andre Russell's quickfire 52 off 37 balls went in vain as Guyana Amazon Warriors defended the lowest ever total in the history of Caribbean Premier League to register a 14-run win over Jamaica Tallawahs here.

Carlos Brathwaite, who was the star of the West Indies World Twenty20 victory, has been appointed the new skipper of the national T20 squad, which will be playing two T20 Internationals against India later this month in Florida.

Tom Banton's 55-ball 105 and Andre Fletcher's 96 off 50 balls propelled MI Emirates to a commanding total of 228 for 2 in the ILT20 match in Abu Dhabi. Their bowlers then dismantled the Desert Vipers, securing a comprehensive victory with ease.

Chris Gayle will return to the top of the batting order as West Indies look to continue their winning run and secure a semi-final berth when they take on South Africa in the ICC World Twenty20 on Friday.

Three wins in their first three T20Is of the year took West Indies to the tournament knockouts, where they will meet India on Thursday.

Washington Freedom clinched a nail-biting five-wicket victory against LA Knight Riders in a high-scoring match in Dallas. Chasing 214, Freedom's Glenn Phillips and Obus Pienaar secured the win on the final ball after Holder dropped a crucial catch. Andre Fletcher's century for Knight Riders went in vain as Freedom strengthened their playoff hopes in MLC 2025.

Destiny had something special in store for Lendl Simmons the 31-year-old from Port of Spain, Trinidad who made a vociferous crowd go silent at the Wankhede Stadium.

The ILT20 Season 4 Player Auction on October 1, 2025, concluded with high drama and record deals. Andre Fletcher emerged as the top buy at USD 260,000 for MI Emirates, followed by Scott Currie for Dubai Capitals. Liam Dawson led pacer acquisitions, with UAE pacers also in high demand.

West Indies A rode on Kirk Edwards' run-a-ball ton to beat the home team by 45 runs in the third and decisive unofficial ODI at M Chinnaswamy Stadium.

As many as 32 players, who have been drafted in the Abu Dhabi T10 franchises for the fifth season of the tournament, will be in action for their respective countries in the ongoing ICC men's T20 World Cup.

West Indies cricketer Kieron Pollard on Tuesday became only the second batter to cross the 11,000 T20 runs milestone.

Russell, 33, is a two-time T20 World Cup winner, having been a member of the squad which won the titles in 2012 and 2016. He has played 49 T20Is for the West Indies but has yet to score a half-century. His last appearance was against Sri Lanka in Pallekele in March last year.

The fifth edition of the Lanka Premier League will kick off on July 1, featuring top cricket players like Glenn Phillips, Mustafizur Rahman, and more. The tournament will run until July 16, with matches at three stadiums in Sri Lanka. The playoffs start on July 18, leading up to the final on July 21 in Colombo.

The Sri Lankans are known to be good players of spin. But on a warm Sunday night, West Indies tweakers Samuel Badree (3-12) and Sulieman Benn (0-13) had the defending champions in knots on a batting-friendly track at the M Chinnaswamy stadium.