West Indies v South Africa | 1st T20 | Antigua | 19/5/10

[Sir john]

The World Twenty20 has been and gone, and while the tournament itself was an undoubted success, for the two teams who line up in Antigua on Wednesday, it was another anticlimactic affair

starting at midnight

 

[Sir john]

hoping for brave battle by indies,african are hungers for whitewash.

 

[Sakss]

wud be a good game,.,,
personally after seeing so many t20s i wana watch some fierce battle in test matches....
but im defntly gona watch it coz its cricket after all..

 

[Sir john]

wud be a good game,.,,
personally after seeing so many t20s i wana watch some fierce battle in test matches....
but im defntly gona watch it coz its cricket after all..

i also hope for a good contest.

 

[Amjid Javed]

S.A should be to strong for W.I but you never know with recent performance of both teams.

 

[Sakss]

Match Facts

Wednesday, May 19, Antigua
Start time 1400 (1800 GMT)



Graeme Smith's team will look to put a disappointing World Twenty20 campaign behind them © AFP


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Matches: West Indies v South Africa at North Sound
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Teams: South Africa | West Indies




The Big Picture

The World Twenty20 has been and gone, and while the tournament itself was an undoubted success, for the two teams who line up in Antigua on Wednesday, it was another anticlimactic affair. West Indies believed that home advantage could help propel them to their first piece of ICC silverware since 2004; South Africa believed that their experienced outfit could quash that lingering suspicion that they crumble when the pressure is at its most intense.

Alas, both teams were dumped out of the tournament in the Super Eights, and the recriminations for the South Africans have been particularly long and loud. Despite boasting two of the most fearsome pace bowlers in the tournament in Dale Steyn and Morne Morkel, not to mention the canny Charl Langeveldt, it was their batsmen who struggled to lay the necessary foundations for victory.

Stalwarts such as Jacques Kallis, Herschelle Gibbs, Mark Boucher and even the inspirational Graeme Smith were made to look old by livelier and hungrier opponents - not least the eventual champions, England - and with recriminations underway at the selectorial level, the coming weeks could well be a last hurrah for many members of South Africa's limited-overs set-up.


Form guide (most recent first)

South Africa LLWWL
West Indies LWLWW


Watch out for...


Kieron Pollard promised much but delivered little in the World Twenty20. In consecutive innings, he mustered scores of 8, 0, 9, 17 and 13, and without his incendiary lower-middle-order blazing, West Indies struggled to post the sort of indomitable scores that could have rescued their campaign.

AB de Villiers will be donning the wicket-keeping gloves in place of Mark Boucher and his agility and skill behind the wickets will be tested. He was South Africa's top run-getter in the World Twenty20, and it remains to be seen how he copes with the added responsibility.



Team news


Wavell Hinds, who managed just five runs in his two matches in the World Twenty20, has been omitted from the West Indies squad. Andre Fletcher, who has fond memories of Antigua following his role in the Stanford 20/20 for 20, could slot back into the line-up.

West Indies (possible) 1 Chris Gayle (capt), 2 Shivnarine Chanderpaul, 3 Ramnaresh Sarwan, 4 Kieron Pollard, 5 Dwayne Bravo, 6 Andre Fletcher, 7 Darren Sammy, 8 Denesh Ramdin (wk), 9 Sulieman Benn, 10 Jerome Taylor, 11 Kemar Roach.

South Africa have announced that AB de Villiers will keep wicket for the T20 games at least, as part of their plans for the World Cup, and have axed the experienced Boucher. Coach Corrie van Zyl had said in the aftermath of his team's exit from the World Twenty20 that some "hard calls" may have to be made, and dropping Boucher is the first among them.

With Wayne Parnell still absent through injury, South Africa's selectors have taken the opportunity to draft in an extra batsman, the 20-year-old Dolphins left-hander, David Miller. With a 60-ball 115 for South Africa A during their recent match against Bangladesh A in Mirpur, he's got sufficient form to justify an exploratory debut - possibly at the expense of Herschelle Gibbs.

South Africa (possible) 1 Graeme Smith (capt), 2 Loots Bosman, 3 Jacques Kallis, 4 AB de Villiers (wk), 5 David Miller, 6 JP Duminy, 7 Johan Botha, 8 Morne Morkel, 9 Dale Steyn, 10 Roelof van der Merwe, 11 Charl Langeveldt



Pitch and conditions

It's a significant day for cricket in Antigua, as the sport returns to the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North South, the scene of the farcical abandoned Test during England's tour last year. The sandy surface has been stripped bare and relaid, and has been passed fit for use by the ICC. We shall see what transpires ...


Stats and trivia



•West Indies and South Africa have met on four previous occasions in Twenty20 cricket. South Africa have had the better of those meetings, with three wins to one, including a 20-run triumph in the last World Twenty20 in England.


•Chris Gayle became the first man to score a Twenty20 international century when the teams first met in this format, during the 2007 World Twenty20. It wasn't enough to carry his team to victory, however.

http://www.cricinfo.com/west-indies-v-south-africa-2010/content/current/story/460095.html

 

[CricnPak]

Want Windies to win. A Saffer win wouldn't make much news at home.

 

[Rizie]

will skysports show it?

 

[khaleelc]

will skysports show it?

yes

 

[Sir john]

ten sports also i think.

 

[UP]

Awful camera coverage.

 

[Oxy]

Awful camera coverage.

ARY got the gig did they?

 

[sada90]

is this still in westindies..? no wonder..

 

[UP]

ARY got the gig did they?

SuperSport it is.

Pathetic work by the camera team. It looks like I'm watching a street game.

 

[CricnPak]

Well that's embarrassing...batsman walks off caught behind after the umpire calls a wide.

 

[Gabbar Singh]

Nice stuff from Bosman there. Very honest and made the umpire look like an idiot lol.

 

[UP]

Down the legside, umpire calls it wide, batsman walks off. Embarassing moment for umpire.

SA 15-1 3.1

 

[WithLoveFromCanada]

My first thought about this series is that South Africa for the first time will get hammered by WI. I think WI will win this series very handsomely. This south african side is mentally down and they need a new captain who can inspire some confidence and self belief.

 

[IAJ]

Why are Winides not using the kit they used during the World T20? This one is boring.

 

[Inswinger]

Down the legside, umpire calls it wide, batsman walks off. Embarassing moment for umpire.

SA 15-1 3.1

Who was the umpire?

 

[Oxy]

Why are Winides not using the kit they used during the World T20? This one is boring.

Because this isnt the World T20??

 

[Atif]

Awful camera coverage.

is it Geo who showing it ?

 

[Khabri420]

This is a really crappy wicket with some extreme bounce. Kallis almost got his head taken off.

Reminds me of the India vs Sri Lanka match

 

[Gabbar Singh]

The Windies give us yet another substandard pitch.

 

[Atif]

The chokers are playing well

 

[Gabbar Singh]

I remember when the test match was abandoned here. Sir Viv was distraught and absolutely seething given his name has been used for the stadium.

Then we had the T20 when Zimbabwe bowled out WIs for 70 odd.

They never learn do they.

WIs won't get within 50 of this SA total. Smith and Kallis batting well given the circumstances although they have had a bit of luck.

 

[Free Hit]

another t20 well i think there are alor more to come in the coming month, you can feel it t20 has taken over and am tired of it now, but no need to woory as test season is around the gate

 

[IAJ]

Because this isnt the World T20??

Lols, every country is using the same kit, why can't windies? The only thing you need to remove is the WC logo.

 

[Gabbar Singh]

Shows how seriously they are taking this game. Smith can't even be bothered to hang around to see if he's out. And he was not out but its too late as he left the field.

 

[JustAnotherFan]

The reason SA is doing crap is because their batsmen walk ... simple.

 

[Gabbar Singh]

Saffers have realised they will never win a major ICC event so they are now going for 'the spirit of cricket award'.

 

[JustAnotherFan]

Duminy's woes continue. Botha should probably smack a few going by his last innings.

 

[JustAnotherFan]

Ouch. Unplayable shot off the wrist. Good ball.

 

[CricnPak]

Woah! What a snorter by Roach.

 

[Gabbar Singh]

Steyn should be made to bowl underarm on this pitch - he'll take someone's head off otherwise lol.

 

[Sakss]

South Africa= Overhyped

 

[CricnPak]

Windies might regret not playing Chanderpaul on such an uneven surface.

 

[Inswinger]

Why have the Windies sidelined young players (Barath and Bravo) and are playing failures like Fletcher?

 

[iHammad]

137 to win, should be a good match

 

[iHammad]

4444444 from Gayle

 

[iHammad]

another 44444444!

 

[Khabri420]

40 off the last 3 overs for the Windies to win

 

[sada90]

are the empires drunk. or what..that should be out ..it was so clear..

 

[Khabri420]

This match was probably the biggest joke ever. Nobody was serious. Probably the most ridiculous umpiring ever. )

 

[sannah12]

Mclaren gets 5 wickets.
Equals Guls record.

 

[Cracket]

W.I suck in T20 just too much. They play with two capable T20 batsmen : Gayle and Pollard.

Pollard comes too low, and Gayle seems to have lost his form so the only real batting for Windies begins when Pollard arrives.

 

[Khabri420]

Mclaren gets 5 wickets.
Equals Guls record.

Gul's figures were still better

5-6

 

[Sir john]

windies loose at last.poor batting by all windies batsman.