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Sir Vivian Richards Stadium is a stadium in North Sound, Saint George, Antigua and Barbuda. It was built for use in the 2007 Cricket World Cup where it hosted Super 8 matches. The stadium usually caters for 10,000 people, but temporary seating doubled its capacity for the 2007 World Cup. The stadium is named after former West Indies cricket captain Viv Richards.
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Location
The stadium is about 10–20 minutes' drive from the capital city, St. John's, and the country's international airport. The venue cost approximately US$60 million to build, with the majority of the funds coming from a Chinese Government grant.[1] The first Test match staged on the ground began on 30 May 2008 when the West Indies hosted Australia, with the match ending in a draw.
Facilities
The stadium constitutes two main stands: the Northern Stand and the five-story South Stand. In 2008, the roof of the South Stand was damaged by high winds.[2] Other facilities include a practice pitch for the various cricket teams, training infrastructure and a media centre. Sir Viv Richards Stadium is one of the few state-of-the-art venues that encompass underground passageways for the cricket teams to move about in.[3][4]
Prior to the start of the first Test against England on 13 April 2015, the north and south ends were renamed for two former West Indies cricketers, Sir Curtly Ambrose and Sir Andy Roberts.
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Outfield controversy
The ground's second Test match against England on 13 February 2009 was abandoned after only ten balls due to the outfield's dangerous condition.
The groundstaff had applied extra layers of sand after recent heavy rain, and again after a brief shower the morning of the match; this resulted in West Indian bowlers Jerome Taylor and Fidel Edwards being unable to gain any traction when running in.[5]
The sandy nature of the outfield had earned the ground the nickname of 'Antigua's 366th beach' in the buildup to the game.[6]
Following the abandonment, inquiries were held by the WICB and the ICC: these caused great embarrassment for West Indies cricket.
The ICC subsequently ordered that the ground be suspended from staging any international matches for twelve months, and an official warning was issued to the WICB.
List of five wicket hauls
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Tests
Eight five wicket hauls in Test matches have been taken at the venue.[7]
One Day Internationals
One five wicket haul in One-Day Internationals has been taken at the venue.[8]
Twenty20 Internationals
One five wicket haul in Twenty20 Internationals has been taken at the venue.[9]
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2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup matches
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- Oman won the toss and elected to bat.
- Oman were eliminated as a result of this match.
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- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Adam Zampa (Aus) became the first Australian cricketer to take 100 wickets in T20Is.[10]
- Australia qualified for the Super 8 while Namibia were eliminated as a result of this match.[11][12]
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- England won the toss and elected to field.
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- Namibia won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 11 overs per side due to rain, and later to 10 overs per side.
- Namibia were set a revised target of 126 from 10 overs due to rain.
Super 8s
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- United States won the toss and elected to field.
- This was the first time South Africa and United States faced each other in T20Is.
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- Australia won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain prevented any further play.
- Australia were above the DLS par score of 72 in 11.2 overs.
- Pat Cummins (Aus) took his first hat-trick in T20Is.[13]
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- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
- Shakib Al Hasan (Ban) became the first bowler to take 50 wickets in T20 World Cup history.[14]
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- South Africa won the toss and elected to field.
- South Africa were set a revised target of 123 runs off 17 overs due to rain.
- South Africa qualified for the semi-finals while West Indies were eliminated as a result of this match.
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