CRICKET WEST INDIES (CWI) ANNOUNCES T20I SQUAD FOR HOME SERIES AGAINST SOUTH AFRICA IN 2024
Cricket West Indies (CWI) is pleased to announce the selection of the West Indies men’s squad for the upcoming T20 International (T20I) series against South Africa, scheduled to be played in Trinidad from 23 to 27 August 2024.
The selected squad for the T20I series is as follows:
Rovman Powell (Captain)
Roston Chase (Vice Captain)
Alick Athanase
Charles Johnson
Matthew Forde
Shimron Hetmyer
Fabian Allen
Shai Hope
Akeal Hossein
Joseph Shammar
Obed McCoy
Gudakesh film
Nicholas Pooran
Sherfane Rutherford
Romario German Shepherd
Miles Bascombe, Director of Cricket, explained
Noting that South Africa ended the West Indies’ World Cup campaign with a defeat in the Super 8s, overturning the 3-0 result of the pre-World Cup series in Jamaica, head coach Daren Sammy noted:
The series’ team management unit includes:
Head Coach: Daren Sammy
Assistant Coach: Rayon Griffith
Assistant Coach: Floyd Reifer
Assistant Coach: Ramesh Subasinghe
Physiotherapist: Denis Byam
Strength and Conditioning Coach: Ronald Rogers
Team masseuse: Fitzbert Alleyne
Team Manager: Rawl Lewis
Team Analyst: Avenesh Seetaram
Team Media and Content Officer: John Phillips
The West Indies men’s T20 team has won four of its last five series and narrowly missed out on a place in the semi-finals of the recently concluded ICC Men’s T20 World Cup held in the Caribbean. In the ICC Men’s T20I Team Rankings, West Indies are ranked number 4 and South Africa number 5.
ICC T20I WI Player Rankings:
Hit
Brandon King: 9.
Johnson Charles: 10.
Nicholas Pooran: 12.
bowling
Akeal Hosein: 6.
Alzarri Joseph: 11.
Gudakesh Motie: 13.
Tickets for the T20I series against South Africa at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad can now be purchased online from the Windies Tickets service at the following address: tickets.windiescricket.com.
GAME SCHEDULE
West Indies vs South Africa, T20I Series 2024
23 August – 1st T20I, West Indies v South Africa at Brian Lara Cricket Academy
25 August – 2nd T20I West Indies vs South Africa at Brian Lara Cricket Academy
27 August – 3rd T20I West Indies vs South Africa at Brian Lara Cricket Academy
All matches will kick off at 3pm local time and will be part of doubleheaders with the Massy Women’s Caribbean Premier League (WCPL). This will be the first time the WI Men’s Internationals will be part of a doubleheader with a women’s franchise competition, allowing cricket fans to watch the best male and female players on the same ticket. The WCPL will be held at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad from August 21-29.
Fans in the Caribbean can watch live on RUSH SPORTS or about the new Flow Sports App or the SportsMax App.
Fans around the world can listen to live ball-by-ball radio commentary on the Windies Cricket YouTube page and follow live ball-by-ball scores on the Match Centre at windiescricket.com.
