AHEAD of Wednesday’s opening One-Day International (ODI) between West Indies and Sri Lanka at Sabina Park, Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) President Dr Donovan Bennett has expressed concern over the series’ low ticket sales but is hopeful demand will improve in the coming days.

The three-match series sees the return of ODI cricket to Kingston for the first time since 2022 when the Windies hosted Ireland. It also brings the Sri Lankans back to the island for the first time since 2013, when they joined the West Indes and India in a tri-nation series.

Bennett told the Jamaica Observer that preparations for the series have been much easier compared to the visit of Australia last summer when the JCA, with the help of the Jamaican and Indian governments, had to acquire new lights and an electronic scoreboard while also upgrading the teams’ dressings rooms.