Lendl Simmons

Mumbai Indians may have found their most destructive opening combination since the glory days of the franchise. On a run-fest at the Wankhede Stadium on Monday, opener Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton scripted yet another record partnership to put Mumbai in complete control against Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2026.

While RCB star Virat Kohli dominates IPL chase runs, he surprisingly doesn't top the average charts. David Miller leads this elite list with an impressive 49.08 average, followed by KL Rahul and Phil Salt. Kohli sits tenth, highlighting that sheer volume isn't the only measure of chase prowess in T20 cricket.

England skipper Eoin Morgan won the toss and elected to bowl against defending champions West Indies in their Super 12 Group 1 match of the T20 World Cup on Saturday.

Opener, middle-order bat or finisher, Lendl Simmons has been there, done that for the West Indies since he made his ODI debut against Pakistan eight years back.

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West Indies coach Daren Sammy sees the upcoming T20 World Cup match against India as a David versus Goliath contest. He recalls the 2016 semifinal victory for inspiration. Sammy believes his team is ready for the challenge. He highlighted the team's batting depth and Shimron Hetmyer's form. The focus is on execution for this crucial game.

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

The new season of Legends League Cricket, to be held in February and March 2023 in Doha, Qatar, will witness Shahid Afridi, Misbah-ul-Haq, Muttiah Muralitharan, Robin Uthappa, Lendl Simmons and S Sreesanth being a part of the tournament.

The Gujarat Giants secured a thrilling three-run win against the Bhilwara Kings in the Legends League Cricket (LLC). Lendl Simmons' valiant effort was insufficient as the Giants defended a target of 173. Despite Chris Gayle's knock in the first inning, the Giants managed to post a competitive total of 172/6 in their allotted twenty overs, with contributions from various batsmen, including a crucial partnership between Abhishek Jhunjhunwala and Chirag Khurana.

Oshane Thomas took five wickets for 28 runs as West Indies beat Sri Lanka by 25 runs in their first Twenty20 international on Wednesday.

West Indian T20 specialist Chris Gayle will don the Adani Sportsline-owned Gujarat Giants jersey in the upcoming season of the Legends League Cricket (LLC) along with Virender Sehwag when action begins at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata on September 16.

All-rounder Chris Gayle will take over the captaincy from Daren Ganga in the 14-man West Indies cricket squad for limited-overs matches against England.

Called over to India as a replacement, Lendl Simmons marked his first international game in over a year with a career-defining knock.

The West Indies (196/3) staged the highest run chase in a World T20 knockout match to post a 7-wicket victory as Lendl Simmons scored an unbeaten 83 off 51 balls at the Wankhede Stadium.

Mumbai Indians' hopes of starting IPL's season 10 well got a boost with information received that West Indies T20 specialists, Kieron Pollard and Lendl Simmons, would reach in time for their lung-opener against Rising Pune Supergiant on April 6.

Check live cricket score, scorecard and ball by ball commentary of 2nd T20I match between India and West Indies on Times of India.

Ramnaresh Sarwan has won $161,000 in damages after winning his case against the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB).

Kolkata, Apr 2 () Wary of the collective batting prowess of the West Indies, England skipper Eoin Morgan says their focus would be on the entire Caribbean side and not just Chris Gayle in the World T20 final, here tomorrow.

Super Tuesday will decide which two teams will go into the main round of the Champions League T20. As of now, mathematically all four sides are in contention.

Mumbai Indians were not totally on top of their game, but there was distinct improvement over their first match defeat, especially in the batting department.