The Cricket West Indies (CWI) selection panel has on Thursday (July 1) announced the 13-member squad for the fourth match of the ongoing five-match T20I series against South Africa.
With the West Indies trailing 2-1 in the ongoing series against South Africa, the hosts have named young left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein in place of Jason Holder, hoping to level the series on Thursday at the Grenada National Stadium.
Roger Harper, Lead Selector in an official release said: “Jason Holder is out of the squad on planned rest with a view to managing his workload, while Shimron Hetmyer, who was a late replacement for Chris Gayle in the last game, remains in the squad.”
He added, “Kevin Sinclair makes way for Akeal Hosein in keeping with the Selection Panel's quest to determine our best squad and best XI. The objective remains to win this game and the series.”
With the ongoing T20I series, West Indies have started preparations for the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021.
There are a total of 15 T20Is to be played across three months in the build-up to the T20 World Cup to be played from October 17 to November 14 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman.
Here’s the West Indies squad for the fourth T20I:
Kieron Pollard (c), Nicholas Pooran, Fabien Allen, Dwayne Bravo, Fidel Edwards, Chris Gayle, Andre Fletcher. Shimron Hetmyer, Akeal Hosein, Evin Lewis, Obed McCoy, Andre Russell, Lendl Simmons
(With ANI Inputs)
