First ODI between South Africa and West Indies washed out with no toss

South Africa v West Indies
Match deserted

The first ODI between South Africa and West Indies in East London was washed out with no toss. The venue, that was set to host its first males’s worldwide recreation for the reason that pandemic, witnessed intermittent rain by means of the day.

Play was ultimately referred to as off at 4.35pm native, virtually 4 hours after the unique begin time of 12.30pm. There was rain when the groups entered the stadium, and though there have been a number of temporary dry spells, there wasn’t sufficient time to dry the outfield earlier than rain returned.

The two groups meet once more on the identical venue on Saturday, for which the climate forecast seems promising. The third and closing ODI of the collection can be in Potchefstroom subsequent Tuesday.