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The West Indies-India One Day Series has been very exciting with both the matches going down the wire. Well both the matches were played in Kingston, Jamaica and now the action is set for the 3rd ODI scheduled on the 23rd at St.Kitts. Warner Park is the name of the Stadium and it would be hosting its first ever One Day International on Tuesday. Interestingly this same venue has also been granted Test Status and would be hosting the 3rd Test match between the same teams and that is going to start on June 22nd.
The Warner Park is located in the Capital of the Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis that is at Basseterre. St. Kitts and Nevis are two different islands that are separated by a 3km wide channel. Basseterre is located on the island of St.Kitts and its stadium – Warner Park has a capacity of roughly 10000 spectators. The figure is almost 1/4th of the entire nation’s population! And that’s probably the reason why the Government of St.Kitts and Nevis has declared May 23rd as a National holiday! The opening day of the 3rd Test match which is on June 22nd has also been declared as an official holiday. The present West Indies opener Runako Morton is from these islands and the Warner Park is the homeground for the West Indies first class team ‘Leeward Islands’. Let’s wish that the people of St.Kitts and Nevis get to watch some pulsating cricket on the 23rd. For the people who would be watching the match on the television, they can see something spectacular with the mountain ranges in the background at one end and the view of the other island Nevis from the other end.