PORT ELIZABETH: St George’s Park will play host of the fourth One-day International between South Africa and West Indies on Sunday (today) with the Proteas leading the series 3-0.The series has not been a contest so far with South Africa securing three of the more comprehensive victories one will see
By our correspondents
January 25, 2015
PORT ELIZABETH: St George’s Park will play host of the fourth One-day International between South Africa and West Indies on Sunday (today) with the Proteas leading the series 3-0. The series has not been a contest so far with South Africa securing three of the more comprehensive victories one will see and Windies looking as if they are out of any luck. Even the usual effervescent Darren Sammy, who was left out of the third match, has struggled to raise many smiles. “We felt like we needed to sit and discuss some things and get the minds right for the next two games,” West Indies captain Jason Holder said after a training session here on Friday. South Africa have played impressive cricket but despite AB de Villiers’ assertion that no wins are easy they must surely hope to be tested a little more ahead of the World Cup. The middle order needs some time at the crease and there is set to be some shuffling of the line-up to ensure the likes of David Miller and JP Duminy can benefit. They will not be fielding a first-choice side with both Dale Steyn and Hashim Amla rested with further rotation likely in the bowling attack. That could create an opportunity for West Indies, but only if they improve immensely from the first three matches. There is a chance that South African trio of Wayne Parnell, Kyle Abbott and Aaron Phangiso could all be fielded on Sunday. The pitch is expected to offer some swing depending on the direction of the wind. The teams have met four times in ODIs at this ground and South Africa have won each time. Hard-hitting South African batsman Faf du Plessis can also reach 2000 runs in ODIs as he needs 57 more runs to achieve it. Squads: South Africa: AB de Villiers (captain), Rilee Rossouw, Morne van Wyk (wk), Faf du Plessis, David Miller, JP Duminy, Farhaan Behardien, Wayne Parnell, Kyle Abbott, Morne Morkel, Imran Tahir West Indies: Jason Holder (captain), Dwayne Smith, Chris Gayle, Narsingh Deonarine, Marlon Samuels, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Jonathan Carter, Andre Russell, Carlos Brathwaite, Jerome Taylor, Sulieman Benn.
