DURBAN, South Africa (CMC) – West Indies failed to negotiate a tricky run chase and lost the rain-hit opening One-day International against South Africa by 61 runs under the Duckworth/Lewis method here yesterday.

Needing to score at nearly seven runs an over to get a revised target of 229 off 33 overs, West Indies faltered after an enterprising 51-run opening stand, to slump to 164 off 28.2 overs at Kingsmead.
Shotgun opener Chris Gayle blasted a typically swift top score of 41 off 24 deliveries, Denesh Ramdin hit 31 from 32 balls and Gayle’s opening partner Dwayne Smith chipped in with 29 off 38 balls, but the Caribbean side lost their last nine wickets for 113 runs.
Fast bowler Vernon Philander was South Africa’s leading bowler with three for 44 while leg-spinner Imran Tahir picked up two for 22.
Rain had earlier stymied South Africa’s efforts to reach the 300-run mark, ending the innings on 279 for eight off 48.2 overs.

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Nutin new same shit new day

In reply to CaribbeanCricket.com

The real reason why our Players are not as competitive as they can be ; particularly in the longer versions of the game .

Those formats of the game demand ALL the things I have cited in this Forum , the problem is that to harness ; enhance & hone
these skills , our Players have to play much more Cricket at the Regional level .

Now this aint Rocket Science , however it
is obvious that this will cost money to play more Regional Matches . However the point is that whatever money is spent would
be easily recouped as our Players & Team
start climbing the International Cricket
Rankings .

What those in the governance of Cricket seem blithely oblivious of is the fact that
delaying what needs to be done is going to
cost more every day they delay doing what must be done . BTW , Camps of a duration of only 1 week , is akin to being a drop in a bucket .