South Africa, Windies herald new era in cricket
Hosts South Africa will be hoping to make an explosive start when they face West Indies in the first match of the inaugural World Twenty20 tournament on Tuesday.
The match will be preceded by an opening ceremony described by Cricket South Africa as “a musical celebration of South Africa and Twenty20 cricket”, which will involve the crowd. Read more
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