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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<figure><img src="https://media.cricketwinner.com/media/2025/04/1234321234ewqwedfv.webp" width="1280" height="720" alt="Sabina Park in Jamaica is set to host its first-ever day-night Test when Australia tours West Indies in July."/><figcaption>Sabina Park in Jamaica is set to host its first-ever day-night Test when Australia tours West Indies in July.</figcaption></figure><br><p><span id="input-sentence~0">Cricket West Indies officials are hopeful that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sabina_Park">Sabina Park </a>in Jamaica will stage its first-ever day-night Test when<a href="https://www.cricketwinner.com/tag/australia/"> Australia </a>comes to play the third match of their series in July. The game is pencilled as a pink-ball Test with a 1:30 pm local time start, but this hinges on the completion of floodlight upgrades.</span><span id="input-sentence~1"> Sabina Park has never staged a day-night international game because the stadium lacked proper lighting.</span></p><p><span id="input-sentence~1"><a href="https://www.cricketwinner.com/tag/cricket-australia/">Cricket Australia </a>favors the introduction of a day-night Test, and officials will visit the ground this month. Jamaica Cricket Association President Dr. Donovan Bennett said delays in installing new lights, which are to be sourced from England, were confirmed.</span></p><p><span id="input-sentence~2">Australia has 12 out of 13 day-night Tests, but all of those victories have been on home soil. They only lost one to West Indies at the Gabba in January last year.</span></p><p><span id="input-sentence~2">CWI chief executive Chris Dehring is optimistic.</span><span id="input-sentence~3"> "The last time we toured Australia and played Australia in Australia, we managed to do what they regard as an upset. We are looking to go one better," he stated. </span><span id="input-sentence~3">After being a premier venue, Sabina Park has been used to stage only three Tests since the last six years.</span><span id="input-sentence~4"> Jamaica also did not submit an application for hosting matches in last year's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men%27s_T20_World_Cup">T20 World Cup</a> because of sub-standard facilities. The lighting improvement will also enable two T20Is of the series to be hosted under lights.</span></p><p>ALSO SEE: <a href="https://www.cricketwinner.com/cricket-news/watch-sai-sudharsan-repeats-siraj-s-famous-quote-after-gt-s-one-sided-win-against-rcb/">Watch: Sai Sudharsan repeats Siraj’s famous quote after GT’s one sided win against RCB</a></p><p><span id="input-sentence~4">The Jamaican government has pledged JMD 75 million ($763,000 AUD) to effect the upgrades.</span><br><br><strong>West Indies vs Australia Fixtures</strong></p><table data-start="1547" data-end="2270" data-is-last-node="" data-is-only-node=""><thead data-start="1547" data-end="1620"><tr data-start="1547" data-end="1620"><th data-start="1547" data-end="1564">Match</th><th data-start="1564" data-end="1582">Date</th><th data-start="1582" data-end="1605">Venue</th><th data-start="1605" data-end="1620">Time (AEST)</th></tr></thead><tbody data-start="1693" data-end="2270" data-is-last-node=""><tr data-start="1693" data-end="1765"><td><strong data-start="1695" data-end="1707">1st Test</strong></td><td>June 25-29</td><td>Bridgetown, Barbados</td><td>Midnight</td></tr><tr data-start="1766" data-end="1838"><td><strong data-start="1768" data-end="1780">2nd Test</strong></td><td>July 3-7</td><td>St George’s, Grenada</td><td>Midnight</td></tr><tr data-start="1839" data-end="1910"><td><strong data-start="1841" data-end="1853">3rd Test</strong></td><td>July 12-16</td><td>Kingston, Jamaica</td><td>1:00 AM</td></tr><tr data-start="1911" data-end="1981"><td><strong data-start="1913" data-end="1925">1st T20I</strong></td><td>July 20</td><td>Kingston, Jamaica</td><td>9:00 AM</td></tr><tr data-start="1982" data-end="2052"><td><strong data-start="1984" data-end="1996">2nd T20I</strong></td><td>July 22</td><td>Kingston, Jamaica</td><td>9:00 AM</td></tr><tr data-start="2053" data-end="2124"><td><strong data-start="2055" data-end="2067">3rd T20I</strong></td><td>July 25</td><td>Basseterre, St. Kitts</td><td>8:00 AM</td></tr><tr data-start="2125" data-end="2196"><td><strong data-start="2127" data-end="2139">4th T20I</strong></td><td>July 26</td><td>Basseterre, St. Kitts</td><td>8:00 AM</td></tr><tr data-start="2197" data-end="2270" data-is-last-node=""><td><strong data-start="2199" data-end="2211">5th T20I</strong></td><td>July 28</td><td>Basseterre, St. Kitts</td><td>8:00 AM</td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p>]]></content:encoded>
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