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MUMBAI:
A rejuvenated West Indies side will hope to build upon their fantastic
win in the second Test match against Sri Lanka when the two teams
clash for the three-match One Day International series starting
Thursday, April 10.
The
two teams, after drawing the two-Test series 1-1, will now view
the ODI series as the decider. The Queen’s Park Oval in Port
of Spain, Trinidad, will be the venue for the first two matches
of the series (April 10 and Saturday, April 12), followed by the
final match on Tuesday, April 15, at the Beausejour Stadium in Gros
Islet, St Lucia, which will be played under lights.
And
Ten Sports, the most watched sports channel in the Sub-continent,
will be the exclusive home for the series. Live telecast of the
first two matches starts at 6:45 pm IST, while the day-night match
starts from 11:45 pm IST.
West
Indies hopes will be boosted not only by the win, but also by the
form of their frontline batsmen, including second Test hero Ramnaresh
Sarawan, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, and most importantly, skipper Chris
Gayle on top of the order. And to add to their advantage, Sri Lanka
will be without the services of world record holder Muttiah Muralitharan
and explosive opener Sanath Jayasuriya, both of whom were not picked
up for the one-dayers.
Sri
Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene will definitely look to clinch
the series and return on a winning note. His team did well to win
the first Test match – their first Test win in the Caribbean
– but a second-inning batting slump put paid to their hopes
of winning their first-ever Test series in the West Indies.
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