South African cricket team in West Indies in 2010
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The South African cricket team was touring West Indies from 19 May to 30 June 2010. The tour consisted of two Twenty20
s (T20), five One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Tests
.
The fifth ODI and the first Test, as well as a tour match, was scheduled to be played at Sabina Park
in Kingston, Jamaica
, but due to the 2010 Kingston unrest
, these were moved to Port of Spain
.
Twenty20
Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in England for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board , in 2003. A Twenty20 game involves two teams, each has a single innings, batting for a maximum of 20 overs. Twenty20 cricket is also known as T20 cricket...
s (T20), five One Day Internationals (ODIs) and three Tests
Test cricket
Test cricket is the longest form of the sport of cricket. Test matches are played between national representative teams with "Test status", as determined by the International Cricket Council , with four innings played between two teams of 11 players over a period of up to a maximum five days...
.
The fifth ODI and the first Test, as well as a tour match, was scheduled to be played at Sabina Park
Sabina Park
Sabina Park is the home of the Kingston Cricket Club, and is the only Test cricket ground in Kingston, Jamaica and is often referred to as "The Holiday Home of Cricket"....
in Kingston, Jamaica
Kingston, Jamaica
Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island. It faces a natural harbour protected by the Palisadoes, a long sand spit which connects the town of Port Royal and the Norman Manley International Airport to the rest of the island...
, but due to the 2010 Kingston unrest
2010 Kingston unrest
An armed conflict between the Shower Posse and Jamaica's military in Kingston, the capital of Jamaica, has killed at least 73 civilians and wounded at least 35 others since 23 May 2010...
, these were moved to Port of Spain
Port of Spain
Port of Spain, also written as Port-of-Spain, is the capital of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and the country's third-largest municipality, after San Fernando and Chaguanas. The city has a municipal population of 49,031 , a metropolitan population of 128,026 and a transient daily population...
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