South Africa stretch West Indies in warm-up match

Cricket World Cup Over-50s…

Cape Town, South Africa – The West Indies Over-50s had their first knock in Cape Town ahead of the Over-50s Cricket World Cup when they took on hosts South Africa yesterday, Sunday March 8, in their first official warm-up match.
Prior to the start of the 35-over-per-side match, the teams had agreed to treat the game as a true warm-up match, with both sides batting their full quota of overs despite the quantity of runs scored and the number of wickets taken.
The match was played at the picturesque Rondebosch Oval in Cape Town, on a pitch with true bounce and a slow outfield.
West Indies Over-50s batted first and got to 150-7 from their 35 overs, while South Africa replied with 159-4.

Scores:
WI O-50s: 150-7 (35), Mark Audain 36, Rajendra Sadeo 34, Ishwar Maraj 28, Warne Rippon 3-0-14-2, Alan Dawson 5-0-10-1, South Africa O-50s: 159-4 (35), Louis Koen 52 retired, Warne Rippon 35 retired, Zamin Amin 7-1-19-1, Kenny Girdharry 6-0-30-1
West Indies O-50 will take on fellow debutants India on Monday, March 9, in their second warm-up match before officially opening the tournament two days later against New Zealand O-50s in a ‘Group A’ match.

West Indies O-50s Itinerary
Wednesday March 11 vs New Zealand

Friday March 13 vs Australia

Sunday March 15 vs Canada

Monday March 16 vs Zimbabwe

Wednesday March 18 vs Sri Lanka

Friday March 20 Semi-final

Tuesday March 24 Final