West Indies announce squads for Pakistan tour
Shamarh Brooks, Gudakesh Motie, and Odean Smith have earned maiden ODI call-ups as Cricket West Indies announced squads for ODI and T20I series in Pakistan. Evin Lewis, Andre Russell and Shimron Hetmyer have made themselves unavailable for the tour.
The teams will play three T20Is and as many ODIs. Kieron Pollard will lead West Indies. Shai Hope will be his deputy in the ODIs, and Nicholas Pooran in the T20Is.
ODI squad: Kieron Pollard (c), Shai Hope (vc), Darren Bravo, Akeal Hosein, Justin Greaves, Alzarri Joseph, Shamarh Brooks, Roston Chase, Gudakesh Motie, Anderson Phillip, Nicholas Pooran, Raymon Reifer, Odean Smith, Hayden Walsh Jr, Romario Shepherd.
T20I squad: Kieron Pollard (c), Nicholas Pooran (vc), Dominic Drakes, Odean Smith, Oshane Thomas, Shai Hope, Akeal Hosein, Darren Bravo, Roston Chase, Sheldon Cottrell, Hayden Walsh Jr, Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Romario Shepherd, Gudakesh Motie.
New Zealand finish Day 4 on 4/1
New Zealand need another 280 to win or bat out all day for a draw when they resume on 4/1 on Day 5. They lost Will Young, leg-before to R. Ashwin, at the fag end of the day.
Earlier, Tim Southee and Kyle Jamieson ran through the top and middle order to reduce India to 51/5. But Shreyas Iyer followed his first-innings century with a gritty 65, while Wriddhiman Saha remained unbeaten on 61. India declared on 234/7, setting New Zealand 284.
Bangladesh in trouble after losing four wickets on Day 3
Shaheen Shah Afridi struck thrice to leave Bangladesh reeling at 39/4 by stumps on Day 3. They have a slender lead of 83.
Earlier, Taijul Islam claimed 7-116 to wrap up Pakistan's innings for just 286. Abid Ali scored 133, and debutant Abdullah Shafique 52. Taijul trapped both leg-before. The others could not step up to the occasion.
Gayle likely to have farewell game at Sabina Park
Chris Gayle is likely to get a farewell game at his home ground, Sabina Park. He has earlier expressed his desire of playing his last game in front of the home crowd. CWI CEO Johnny Grave has hinted that the WICB has been planning something similar.
'We're going to play three ODIs against Ireland in the second week of January and then one T20 at Sabina Park and I think that would, hopefully, if fans are allowed into Sabina Park a good opportunity for us to say farewell to Chris at his home ground,' said Johnny Grave to local radio station.