{"id":7842,"date":"2025-02-26T11:27:59","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T15:27:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/?p=7842"},"modified":"2025-03-16T08:19:59","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T12:19:59","slug":"boundaries-beaches-barbados-hosts-international-cricket-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/boundaries-beaches-barbados-hosts-international-cricket-in-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Boundaries &#038; Beaches: Barbados Hosts  International Cricket in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Cricket fever is set to sweep across the sun-kissed shores of Barbados in 2025, as the island prepares to host a thrilling summer of international cricket!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The iconic <a href=\"https:\/\/barbados.org\/kensington_oval.htm\">Kensington Oval<\/a>, steeped in history and full of vibrant energy, will be the stage for a blockbuster Test match against Australia &#8211; a clash of titans that promises to deliver high-octane drama and unforgettable moments. The first Test of the 3 match series bowls off on <strong>June 25<sup>th<\/sup><\/strong>.<br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/events.barbados.org\/event\/west-indies-vs-australia-1st-test\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/events.barbados.org\/event\/west-indies-vs-australia-1st-test\/\">See how you can join in the action.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cricket-shote-1024x536.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cricket-shote-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cricket-shote-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cricket-shote-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/cricket-shote.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br>But the excitement doesn\u2019t stop there. Barbados also welcomes the South Africa women\u2019s team for a riveting ODI and T20 series, showcasing the rising power and passion of women\u2019s cricket. These matches will be held at the <a href=\"https:\/\/barbados.org\/3ws_oval.htm\">3Ws Oval<\/a> from <strong>June 11<sup>th<\/sup> to 23<sup>rd<\/sup><\/strong>.<br><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/events.barbados.org\/series\/west-indies-vs-sa\/\">Join the excitement of this series.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/3ws-oval-barbados.jpg\" alt=\"Panoramic view of the 3Ws Oval\" class=\"wp-image-7845\" srcset=\"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/3ws-oval-barbados.jpg 750w, https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/3ws-oval-barbados-300x80.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"articlesummary has-medium-font-size\">From the roar of the crowd to the crack of the willow, 2025 is shaping up to be a year where cricket and Caribbean vibes combine in spectacular fashion. Get ready for a summer of sport, sun, and unforgettable action!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cricket fever is set to sweep across the sun-kissed shores of Barbados in 2025, as the island prepares to host a thrilling summer of international cricket!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7562,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32,5],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7842"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7842"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7842\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7562"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7842"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7842"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/barbados.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7842"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}