Series bowls off with double header in Guyana on April 30

Oct 30, 2009 Sports

By Sean Devers
The Guyana National Stadium at Providence is set to make its debut as an International venue for Day/Night cricket matches on April 30, when the West Indies play the second game of a double-header to start the 2010 ICC World 20/20 tournament in the West Indies.
While the Providence Stadium, which hosted Super-Eight matches in the 2007 World Cup, was the venue to three Day/Night matches in last year’s Regional One-Day competition, the 10th Test venue in the Region, built for the last World Cup, has never hosted an International match under lights. Six matches in three days of cricket will be held at Providence in the competition.
Guyana, on the South American mainland, will also host the Opening Ceremony of next year’s World 20/20 tournament before the on-field action commences with Sri Lanka and New Zealand bowling off the event from 13:00hrs.
The West Indies match against one of the two ICC Associate teams, which will qualify for the competition from the 2010 ICC 20/20 Qualifiers, will make history by being the first International match under lights in Guyana, a country which hosted the first ever limited overs International in the West Indies in 1977 when West Indies played Pakistan at Albion in Berbice.
After a 2-day break fans in Guyana will see Sri Lanka oppose Zimbabwe and the West Indies battle England, again under lights, in another double header on May 3.
The next day New Zealand play Zimbabwe from 13:00hrs before England play the Associate team under lights from 17:00hrs.
Defending champions Pakistan will begin their title defence on May 1 when they play Bangladesh in St Lucia in another double-header, after 2007 champions India face-off with the other ICC associate qualifier at the same venue.
Pakistan, who defeated Sri Lanka by eight wickets in the last final at Lord’s last month, will complete its opening group commitments in St Lucia the following day against Australia.
If the West Indies reaches the Super Eights, they will play in St Lucia and Barbados, giving the hosts the opportunity of playing in all three locations for the men’s tournament.
England, who beat New Zealand to lift the inaugural ICC Women’s World Twenty20 title in England last month, start their push for back-to-back trophies against old rivals Australia in St Kitts on May 5, the first day of matches in the women’s tournament.
West Indies face South Africa in the opening match of the Women’s competition on May 5 in St Lucia.
Tickets have been priced to ensure the venues are as full as possible for all 42 matches and the outstanding value for money deals include:
1: Under-16s will get free entry to all matches in Guyana and all first round matches in St Lucia, 2: The highest-priced ticket for all men’s first round and Super Eights matches is just US$15, 3: All women’s group games will be free, 4: Tickets for either of the two semi-final men’s and women’s double-headers in St Lucia on May 13 and 14 start from just US$10 for adults and US$6 for Under-16s, 5: The top ticket-price for finals day is only US$40
Tickets are set to go on sale in the CARICOM markets on Sunday with sales to the rest of the world commencing two weeks later, on November 15. Tickets will be available via website, call centre, outlets and box office with further details to be announced in due course.
Looking ahead to next year’s ICC World Twenty20 2010, West Indies Cricket Board President Dr Julian R Hunte said: “The ICC World Twenty20 has proven a successful and riveting event and the West Indies Cricket Board is pleased to host the third edition of this tournament next year.
“We look forward to it being even more spectacular than the previous ones and invite you to join us in the Caribbean.”
ICC Chief Executive Haroon Lorgat said: “We have enjoyed two hugely successful events in this form of the game, first in 2007 in South Africa and this year in England and I am certain next year’s action in the Caribbean will maintain, if not surpass, the successes of those previous global Twenty20 tournaments.
“One measure of success will be to fill the venues and to try to achieve this we have worked hard with the West Indies Cricket Board to ensure the ticket prices are extremely competitive.
“We also want to ensure spectators are able to enjoy the tournament and we will do everything we can to ensure the event is in keeping with the relaxed atmosphere in which people watch cricket in the Caribbean.

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