Tri-series in West Indies to be played under lights

West Indies cricket is all set to host their first tri-series which will be completely played under floodlights. The 10-match ODI tri-series features the hosts West Indies, Australia and South Africa.

Roland Holder, WICB Operations manager said: “This is a major series with three very attractive teams featuring some of the world’s best players,”

“They are accustomed to playing under lights all over the world so we look forward to some very entertaining cricket. We looked at ways to enhance the appeal and the spectator experience and it is accepted that fans like the day/night matches. I’m sure we will have a win-win situation for players and fans and everyone will enjoy the afternoon start and the finish under lights.”

The series will commence on June 3 with the nine group games split between Guyana National Stadium, Warner Park in St. Kitts and Kensington Oval in Barbados. Kensington Oval will host the final on June 26.

Australia Squad: Steven Smith (c), David Warner (vc), George Bailey, Scott Boland, Nathan Coulter-Nile, James Faulkner, Aaron Finch, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Usman Khawaja, Nathan Lyon, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Wade (wk), Mitchell Starc, Adam Zampa

South Africa Squad: Kyle Abbott, Hashim Amla, Farhaan Behardien, Quinton de Kock (wk), AB de Villiers, Jean-Paul Duminy, Faf du Plessis, Imran Tahir, Morne Morkel, Chris Morris, Wayne Parnell, Aaron Phangiso, Kagiso Rabada, Rilee Rossouw, Tabraiz Shamsi.

Fixtures:-

Fri Jun 3, 1st Match – West Indies v South Africa at Providence Stadium, Guyana

Sun Jun 5, 2nd Match – West Indies v Australia at Providence Stadium, Guyana

Tue Jun 7, 3rd Match – Australia v South Africa at Providence Stadium, Guyana

Sat Jun 11, 4th Match – Australia v South Africa at Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts

Mon Jun 13, 5th Match – West Indies v Australia at Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts

Wed Jun 15, 6th Match – West Indies v South Africa at Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts

Sun Jun 19, 7th Match – Australia v South Africa at Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts

Tue Jun 21, 8th Match – West Indies v Australia at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados

Fri Jun 24, 9th Match – West Indies v South Africa at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados

Sun Jun 26 – Final

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