East London, Mar 16 (AP) The first one-day international between South Africa and West Indies was abandoned without a ball being bowled on Thursday because of rain.

The teams didn't even get to have a toss and the game at Buffalo Park in East London was called off about 4.30 p.m. local time, four hours after the scheduled start time.

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The second ODI is also at Buffalo Park on Saturday and the final game of the series is in Potchefstroom on Tuesday. (AP) AM

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