Watch South Africa vs West Indies 1st Odi May 23rd Live Online

Two of the most exciting teams to watch will meet in the Caribbean. The home of Calypso cricket! The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) and Cricket South Africa (CSA) announced the tour schedule for the Digicel Series 2010, to be played in the West Indies from May 19 to June 30. The two countries will play five One-Day Internationals. The first ODI game will be played in Antigua at the North Sound. This will be the venue for the first two games. Visit and register at watchcricketonline.net to have access to watch South Africa vs. West Indies 1st ODI May 23rd live online.
On its last visit to West Indies, South Africa managed to win the ODI series quite comprehensively in the 2004-05 seasons by 5-0. Watch South Africa vs. West Indies 1st ODI May 23rd live online.
The stadium is a short drive from the capital city, St. John's, and Antigua's international airport, the VC Bird International Airport. The venue which cost close to US$60 million to build came with funds from a Chinese Government grant. The very first Test match staged on the ground was on May 30 2008 with the West Indies playing Australia, the match ended in a draw. Watch South Africa vs. West Indies 1st ODI May 23rd live online.
The stadium has two major stands; the Northern Stand and a five story South stand. High winds in 2008, saw the roof of the South Stand badly damaged. Other modern facilities in the stadium include practice pitches, training infrastructure and a modern media centre. The Sir Viv Richards Stadium is one of the few venues that has underground passageways for the cricket teams hosts and visitors to move about in relative privacy. Watch South Africa vs. West Indies 1st ODI May 23rd live online.
While the West Indian squad is yet to be finalized, injuries notwithstanding it is quite likely that Chris Gayle will be leading the side. Stars to watch out for will be Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Ramnaresh Sarwan and Kieron Pollard. Dwayne Bravo and Dwayne Smith would be two others to keep an eye on. Sylvester Joseph if picked will be only local Antiguan in the team. Watch South Africa vs. West Indies 1st ODI May 23rd live online.
Graeme Smith will lead the squad that consists of Dale Steyn, Jacques Kallis, JP Duminy, Morne Morkel, Hashim Amla, AB de Villiers, Alviro Petersen, Ryan McLaren. Mark Boucher (wk). Johan Botha, Wayne Parnell, Loots Bosman, Roelof van der Merwe, Lonwabo Tsotsobe, Charl Langeveldt and coach Corrie van Zyl. Watch South Africa vs. West Indies 1st ODI May 23rd live online.
While South Africa will be without players like Hershelle Gibbs, their fielding will be unlikely to suffer as can be discerned by their form in the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup. All round performances from Jacques Kallis, AB De Villiers followed up with spinners the likes of Wayne Parnell makes for an interesting face off. Don't forget to watch South Africa vs. West Indies 1st ODI May 23rd live online.

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