West Indies win in Admiral at U19 Cricket World Cup
Brisbane, Australia - A blazing 91 from just 43 balls by opener Sunil Ambris helped the West Indies maintain their early tournament winning form with a nine wickets win over Papua New Guinea (PNG). This followed the West Indies four-wicket win against India on Sunday, the West Indies Team are now top of group C. Third seed West Indies and two-time former champion and number-six seed India are now odds-on favourites to qualify for the Super League stage from Group C of the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup 2012, which will be staged from 11 to 26 August in Queensland, Australia.
The West Indies Cricket team are once again outfitted by Admiral Sportswear previously West Indies kit provider in 2009. Admiral originally entered the world of cricket as the official kit supplier to the England, South African and Canadian Cricket teams. In 2011, Admiral Sportswear LLC acquired the brand rights for the Admiral, with the intention of re-energising the heritage sports brand in soccer and cricket. Windies legend Courtney Walsh is the Windies Under 19 Team Manager and played in Admiral when the brand was last on the Windies team. The new kit is available online at admiralcricket.com