ESPN Play brings exclusive coverage of West Indies in Test action as well as all the limited overs clashes commencing December 10.

ESPN Caribbean will present live, exclusive coverage of the West Indies tour of New Zealand from December 10 at 4:20 p.m. (ET) from Dunedin as the visitors aim to ascend the International Cricket Council (I.C.C.) Test rankings. All matches will air live on ESPN Play (www.espnplay.com) - ESPN’s multiscreen live and on-demand broadband platform in the Caribbean.

West Indies will be engaging their hosts from December 2, 2013 until January 15, 2014 in three Tests and five One Day Internationals (ODIs). The tour culminates with two Twenty20 (T20) fixtures which will serve as the precursor for the Windies’ title defence of the I.C.C. World Twenty20 trophy, which will be broadcast exclusively by ESPN Caribbean in March 2014.

A 16-man Test squad, led by Darren Sammy, has been announced, with the West Indies limited overs squad, captained by Dwayne Bravo, still to be named.

West Indies Test squad:
Darren Sammy (capt), Denesh Ramdin (vc), Tino Best, Kraigg Brathwaite, Darren Bravo, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Sheldon Cottrell, Narsingh Deonarine, Kirk Edwards, Shannon Gabriel, Sunil Narine, Veerasammy Permaul, Kieran Powell, Marlon Samuels, Shane Shillingford and Chadwick Walton.

Live on ESPN Play: New Zealand vs. West Indies (All Times Eastern)

Date

Time

Match

Venue

Dec 10 - 14, 2013

4:20 p.m.

2nd Test

Wellington

Dec 18 - 22, 2013

4:20 p.m.

3rd Test

Hamilton

Dec 25, 2013

7:50 p.m.

1st ODI

Auckland

Dec 28, 2013

7:50 p.m.

2nd ODI

Napier

Dec 31, 2013

4:50 p.m.

3rd ODI

Queenstown

Jan 3, 2014

4:50 p.m.

4th ODI

Nelson

Jan 7, 2014

7:50 p.m.

5th ODI

Hamilton

Jan 11, 2014

12:50 a.m.

1st T20

Auckland

Jan 15, 2014

12:50 a.m.

2nd T20

Wellington


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In the Caribbean, two television networks ESPN Caribbean and ESPN2 Caribbean, were launched in 2007, both offering the best in world sport while also providing a Caribbean focus on what viewers in the region most want to see. The ESPN Caribbean networks air throughout the West Indies and are home to important regional and international cricket matches. In addition to the Champions League Twenty20 events and the Caribbean Regional Super50 competition, ESPN Caribbean also presents the major I.C.C. tournaments including the 2014 World Twenty20 in Bangladesh and the 2015 Cricket World Cup in Australia, as well as B.C.C.I. events such as the 2013 and 2014 West Indies Tours of India.

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ESPN Caribbean’s multiplatform offerings includes ESPN Play (a 24/7 broadband service available via subscription), ESPN Radio, and the espncaribbean.com website.