South Africa defeated the West Indies by 65 runs in the first one-day international at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium Saturday. South Africa, which swept both Twenty20 internationals, dominated the home side again in the opener of a five-match ODI series. The Proteas racked up 280-7 in 48 overs with a pair of 102s by Hashim Amla and AB de Villiers. West Indies could answer with only 215 in 44.1 overs. Akmal threatens to sue Pakistan coaches Wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal has threatened to sue former Pakistan coaches Intikhab Alam and Aaqib Javed for defamation unless they apologize for suggesting his performance in Australia may have been linked to bookmakers. Akmal said Saturday Alam and Javed should substantiate their allegations or make a public apology to him. “I am fed up with these allegations. My family is disturbed. I go out and people hoot me and I am mentally disturbed. I want to clear this unwarranted stigma with my name,” he told Reuters. “I want an apology from these people. I will be speaking to the chairman of the board about this as they are employees of the board. If they don't apologize I intend to go to court in my personal capacity.” The International Cricket Council's (ICC) anti-corruption unit said Thursday it was examining Pakistan's dismal tour of Australia this year when they were whitewashed in the Test and one-day series. However, PCB chairman Ijaz Butt told reporters the board had informed the ICC they had found no evidence of match-fixing by any player on the Australian tour. Pakistan slumped to defeat in the second Test in Sydney after it appeared to have victory in its grasp with Akmal dropping three catches and missing a run out. His performance came under scrutiny during a Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) probe into the team's poor tour with the two former coaches suspecting Akmal may have links with bookmakers. The pair's statements caused an uproar in Pakistan when video recordings of the inquiry committee proceedings were leaked to a television channel this week. “The point is (if) these people suspected me of deliberately under-performing why did they keep on selecting me for other matches?” Akmal said.
