The five Guyanese—Romario Shepherd, Sherfane Rutherford, Shimron Hetmyer, Shamar Joseph, and Gudakesh Motie—who participated in the unsuccessful West Indies World T20 campaign have retained their spots in the squad for the upcoming series against South Africa.
The three-match series is scheduled for 23 – 27 August 2024 in Trinidad.
The West Indies Men’s T20 team has won four of its last five series and just missed out on a semi-final place at the recently concluded ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, which was hosted in the Caribbean.
In the ICC Men’s T20I Team Rankings, West Indies is number four, and South Africa is number five.
Miles Bascombe, Director of Cricket, stated: “Andre Russell requested a rest and recovery, as did Jason Holder, who played five back-to-back Tests against England and South Africa. During this period, they will work closely with the CWI science and medicine team.”
Noting South Africa ended the West Indies’ World Cup campaign with a defeat in the Super 8, overturning the 3-0 result from the pre-World Cup series in Jamaica, Head Coach Daren Sammy remarked: “Facing a strong South Africa side is an excellent opportunity for our team to reset and refocus with our game plan. We have played them recently and had mixed results, so this should be an exciting and important series. I’m confident in the squad we’ve selected, and with eyes already on the next T20 World Cup in 2026, I know the guys will be keen to show their hunger for success.”
West Indies T20I squad: Rovman Powell (Captain), Roston Chase (Vice-Captain), Alick Athanaze, Johnson Charles, Matthew Forde, Shimron Hetmyer, Fabian Allen, Shai Hope, Akeal Hosein, Shamar Joseph, Obed McCoy, Gudakesh Motie, Nicholas Pooran, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd
Team management: Daren Sammy (Head Coach), Rayon Griffith (Assistant Coach), Floyd Reifer (Assistant Coach), Ramesh Subasinghe (Assistant Coach), Denis Byam (Physiotherapist), Ronald Rogers (Strength & Conditioning Coach), Fitzbert Alleyne (Team Masseuse), Rawl Lewis (Team Manager), Avenash Seetaram (Team Analyst), John Phillips (Team Media & Content Officer)
MATCH SCHEDULE
23 August – 1st T20I, West Indies v South Africa at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy
25 August – 2nd T20I West Indies v South Africa at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy
27 August – 3rd T20I West Indies v South Africa at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy
All matches will start at 3:00 PM local time and will be part of doubleheaders with the Massy Women’s Caribbean Premier League (WCPL).
This will be the first time that WI Men’s Internationals will be part of a doubleheader with a Women’s franchise competition, and cricket fans will be able to see the best male and female players taking part in matches on the same ticket.
The WCPL takes place at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad between the 21 and 29 August.
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