The mega-money Stanford Twenty20 match will go ahead after being officially ratified by the West Indies Cricket Board after a meeting in St Lucia.
Agreement made to ratify Stanford Twenty20 match
The mega-money Stanford Twenty20 match will go ahead after being officially ratified by the West Indies Cricket Board after a meeting in St Lucia.
A feud between telecommunications company Digicel and Sir Allen Stanford had threatened to de-rail the planned fixture, but the two parties came to an agreement on Thursday.
The West Indies Cricket Board then scheduled a meeting in St Lucia to discuss the latest developments, where they then gave the game the green light.
The game will now go ahead in Antigua on November 1 in the winner-takes-all showdown for $20 million.
"Stanford 20/20 confirmed today that the schedule for the Stanford Super Series and Stanford 20/20 for 20 will proceed as planned starting October 25 2008," read a statement.
Agreement
"Following the recent findings of the arbitrator in the dispute between the West Indies Cricket Board and Digicel, Stanford 20/20 and Digicel held a series of extremely productive discussions during which they each committed to achieve a successful outcome for both their organisations and, most importantly, cricket in the West Indies.
"An agreement between Stanford 20/20 and Digicel has now been reached which assures the future of the Stanford Super Series and the Stanford 20/20 for 20."
Stanford voiced his happiness that the disagreement had been resolved and that the eagerly-anticipated match can no go ahead.
"I am pleased with both parties' solution oriented approach and most importantly that this matter has been finally resolved," said Stanford.
"We look forward to welcoming fans from around the world to the Stanford Cricket Ground to enjoy a fantastic week of cricket."
