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Liam Sebastien (Captain), Sunil Ambris, Miles Bascombe, Alston Bobb, Johnson Charles, Craig Emmanuel, Andre Fletcher
Tarryck Gabriel, Delorn Johnson, Keddy Lesporis, Mervin Matthew, Kenroy Peters, Shane Shillingford, Devon Smith
Cape Town - Chris Gayle blasted 77 off 31 balls as the West Indies beat South Africa by four wickets in the first Twenty20 international at Newlands on Friday.
The big left-hander thrashed eight sixes and five fours in a brutal assault on South Africa's bowlers.
His innings included an extraordinary sequence during which he hit 52 runs off 11 balls - five sixes, five fours and a two.
After making only one run off the first six balls he faced, he reached his half-century off 17 balls.
Coverage of the Caribbean’s marquee 50 overs-a-side competition starts January 15
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – The West Indies Cricket Board has announced that ESPN Caribbean has acquired exclusive media rights to bring “live” coverage of the region’s premier One-day tournament, the NAGICO Super50, to the Caribbean audience until 2018.
The agreement commences with this year’s edition, held once again in Trinidad & Tobago from January 15 to 25.
All nine matches from the Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad will air “live” on the ESPN Caribbean and ESPN 2 Caribbean television networks, as well as on ESPN Play (www.espnplay.com) -- ESPN’s multi-screen live and on-demand broadband service.
Matches will also be available to cricket fans live and on-demand in the United States via ESPN3, ESPN’s live multi-screen sports network accessible on computers, smartphones, tablets, Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Xbox 360 and Xbox One.
Highlights will also air the following day on ESPN networks, Caribbean Media Corporation partner stations and www.windiescricket.com.
Director of Programming, ESPN International, Scott McGlone said: “We are pleased to extend our relationship with the WICB who are a highly valued partner in the Caribbean. The NAGICO Super50 is an important part of our cricket offering, allowing us to bring Caribbean fans the very best local events along with top international cricket including the ICC Cricket World Cup coming up in February and March.”
WICB Commercial Manager Nelecia Yeates said: “We are delighted to continue our relationship with ESPN for another four years which means we will continue to give our players and West Indies cricket further exposure. ESPN continues to show its commitment to growth of cricket in the Caribbean and together we hope to build on the sport’s place in the consciousness of our fans everywhere, as the WICB works hard to restore the rich legacy of West Indies cricket.”
Former West Indies One-Day International captain, Dwayne Bravo, and hard-hitting all-rounder, Kieron Pollard, have been left out of West Indies' squad for ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 according to a tweet from Dinanath Ramnarine, former West Indies legspinner and former President of the West Indies Players Association (WIPA).
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