West Indies Elect to Field Against South Africa in 1st ODI

Antigua: West Indies captain Chris Gayle won the toss and elected to field against South Africa in the first one-day international on Saturday at the Vivian Richards Cricket Ground.

Play will start a half-hour later than scheduled because of light rain, but there has been no reduction in the minimum number of overs a side. David Miller debut for South Africa. He is 98th ODI player in SA.

Teams

West Indies Chris Gayle (captain), Andre Fletcher, Dwayne Bravo, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Narsingh Deonarine, Kieron Pollard, Denesh Ramdin (wk), Darren Sammy, Nikita Miller, Jerome Taylor, Ravi Rampaul

South Africa Graeme Smith (captain), Hashim Amla, Jacques Kallis, David Miller, Abraham de Villiers (wk), Jean-Paul Duminy, Johan Botha, Morne Morkel, Ryan McLaren, Dale Steyn, Lonwabo Tsotsobe

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