ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The Caribbean will be the epicentre of the cricket World next June, when two of the World’s leading teams visit for a three-nation One-day International tournament.
Hosts West Indies will face down with reigning One-day World champions Australia and current World No.3 South Africa in a 10-match tournament over a three-week period from Wednesday, June 6 to Sunday, June 26.
“This tournament promises to be very exciting with two of the World’s top teams coming to the Caribbean,” said WICB Manager, Cricket Operations Roland Holder.
“It will provide a golden opportunity for our team to test themselves against two of the best sides in the World in the ODI format.”
The Tournament opens with round-robin matches contested at the Guyana National Stadium before the teams travel to Basseterre in St. Kitts for another series of matches at Warner Park with the series moving to the Barbados capital of Bridgetown for the final round of matches at Kensington Oval, culminating with the Final.
“Australia won the ICC Cricket World Cup on home soil earlier this year and South Africa are highly ranked in this format, but are also the No.1 side in Tests,” said Holder. “These two sides have shared some fascinating rivalries not only in the ODI, but other formats of the international game in recent years.
“The regional audience, therefore, will have a rare chance to attend and see this strong rivalry played out before their eyes, so we expect them to pack the three venues and bring the noise and colour associated with the game in the region.”
MATCH SCHEDULE
June
Wed 6 Australia vs South Africa – Guyana National Stadium, Guyana
Fri 8 West Indies vs South Africa – Guyana National Stadium
Sun 10 West Indies vs Australia – Guyana National Stadium
Mon 13 South Africa vs Australia – Warner Park, St. Kitts
Wed 15 West Indies vs South Africa – Warner Park
Fri 17 West Indies vs Australia – Warner Park
Mon 20 Australia vs South Africa – Kensington Oval, Barbados
Wed 22 West Indies vs South Africa – Kensington Oval
Fri 24 West Indies vs Australia – Kensington Oval
Sun 26 The Final – Kensington Oval