{"id":22250,"date":"2024-09-04T14:29:49","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T14:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=22250"},"modified":"2024-09-04T14:29:53","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T14:29:53","slug":"windies-set-for-t20-clash-with-south-africa-aiming-for-more-than-revenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/windies-set-for-t20-clash-with-south-africa-aiming-for-more-than-revenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Windies Set for T20 Clash with South Africa: Aiming for More Than Revenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>As the West Indies prepare to face South Africa in a T20 series for the first time since their encounter in the World Cup Super Eight in June, head coach Daren Sammy emphasizes that the upcoming three-match series is about more than just seeking revenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sammy expressed that the series offers a crucial opportunity for the team to advance their game and make significant improvements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He highlighted the need for the West Indies to enhance their performance in every match moving forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The coach also voiced his satisfaction with the current squad, which features a blend of youthful talent and seasoned experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He believes this combination could be pivotal in achieving success against the South African side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Historically, the two teams have competed in 23 T20 matches, with South Africa winning 12 and the West Indies securing 11 victories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first T20 match of the series will take place on Friday, August 23, at 15:00 hours at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad and Tobago.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the West Indies prepare to face South Africa in a T20 series for the first time since their encounter in the World Cup Super Eight in June, head coach&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":22251,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22250","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sports"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22250","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22250"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22250\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22252,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22250\/revisions\/22252"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22251"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22250"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22250"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22250"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}