West Indies wins toss, chooses to bowl first after rain delay

iht.com     Jun 20, 2008            

Stand-in West Indies captain Dwayne Bravo won the toss and chose to bowl first against Australia in the first Twenty20 international in the Caribbean on Friday. West Indies was without captain Chris Gayle and his deputy Ramnaresh Sarwan, both nursing groin injuries. Veteran Shivnarine Chanderpaul, after his heroic test series, was rested. Three newcomers join West Indies: Batsmen William Perkins and Andre Fletcher, and fast bowler Kemar Roach for their first international caps. Australia gave debuts to batsman Shaun Marsh and wicketkeeper Luke... [read full story]                    


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