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ANTIGUA: Cricket West Indies (CWI) has announced a largely unchanged 15-player squad for the upcoming ODI series against Ireland and England.

West Indies will play three ODIs against Ireland, slated to commence on 21 May. This will be followed by a similar number of ODIs against England, beginning on 29 May.

West Indies squad remains unchanged from the successful series against Bangladesh and England in 2024. The tours will provide the West Indies with an opportunity to build a team for the 2027 World Cup.

Shimron Hetmyer is among the notable exclusions from the previous squad that whitewashed Bangladesh 3-0 in December 2024, while Wicketkeeper-batter Jewel Andrew returns to the team.

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West Indies Head Coach Daren Sammy welcomed the team building ahead of the next World Cup.

“These matches form a critical component towards the 2027 World Cup, and there are signs of the team building consistency following the series sweep against Bangladesh and the win over England late last year,” he said.

“We expect the conditions to be challenging but we are creating a culture and mindset which emphasize playing the brand of cricket that is taking us closer to some of our overall objectives,” he added.

The West Indies are eyeing a direct qualification for the 2027 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in South Africa and Zimbabwe as they currently sit in ninth place in the ICC ODI rankings.

West Indies Squad:

Shai Hope (C), Jewel Andrew, Keacy Carty, Roston Chase, Matthew Forde, Justin Greaves, Amir Jangoo, Alzarri Joseph, Shamar Joseph, Brandon King, Evin Lewis, Gudakesh Motie, Sherfane Rutherford, Jayden Seales, Romario Shepherd

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ANTIGUA: Rovman Powell was named the captain as West Indies announced their 15-member squad for the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 which the country will co-host with the United States.

Shamar Joseph, who shot to fame in the Test series against Australia earlier this year, has been included in the squad and is likely to mark his T20I debut.

Shimron Hetmyer made a comeback to the team for the T20 World Cup 2024 while Kyle Mayers and pacer Oshane Thomas were omitted from the squad.

Johnson Charles, Brandon King, and Shai Hope have been picked for top-order positions.

The West Indies squad also includes several hitters and all-rounders including Nicholas Pooran, Andre Russell, Powell, Jason Holder, Sherfane Rutherford, and Romario Shepherd.

In the spin-bowling department, Akeal Hossain and Gudakesh Motie will lead the team in the upcoming T20 World Cup while vice-captain Alzarri Joseph will lead the pace line-up along with Shamar Joseph.

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Director of West Indies Cricket Desmond Haynes said that the selection committee had a long discussion regarding the batting line-up.

“I want to state very clearly that our focus has always been (on) roles – roles that we want people to play. The situation of someone like Shamar Joseph, you really can’t question someone like him, we saw him in Australia. He ticked the boxes for us,” he added.

Co-host West Indies will start their campaign against Papa New Guinea (PNG) on June 2 before taking on Uganda, New Zealand and Afghanistan respectively in the group stage.

West Indies Squad for T20 World Cup 2024:

Rovman Powell (c), Alzarri Joseph, Johnson Charles, Roston Chase, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Shai Hope, Akeal Hosein, Shamar Joseph, Brandon King, Gudakesh Motie, Nicholas Pooran, Andre Russell, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd.

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ANTIGUA: The Cricket West Indies (CWI) Women’s Selection Panel on Saturday, announced a 15-member squad for the white-ball tour to Pakistan in April-May.

West Indies are scheduled to arrive in Karachi on 14 April to feature in eight white-ball matches, including three ODIs, which are part of the ICC Women’s Championship 2022-25.

The three ODI matches will be played at the National Bank Stadium (NBS) in Karachi on 18, 21 and 23 April.

The ODI series will be followed by five T20Is, to be played at the same venue, starting from 26 April.

The ODIs are set to begin at 330pm PKT, while the first ball in the T20Is will be bowled at 730pm PKT.

Right-arm medium pacer Kate Wilmott earned her maiden call-up to the national senior team on the back of remarkable performances in the domestic circuit.

Qiana Joseph and Chedean Nation forced their way back into the team by putting on sensational performances in the domestic tournaments, having missed out on the last tour to Australia in 2023.

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Lead Selector for West Indies Women’s Cricket Ann Browne-John termed the upcoming white-ball series against Pakistan “extremely important” as the side they return to international competition after almost six months.

“The upcoming series against is extremely important for the team as they return to international competition after almost six months, the last series being against Australia,” said Browne-John.

“Apart from the three ODI, the team will get some much-needed T20 matches as they prepare to participate in the T20 World Cup later this year,” she added.

Browne-John added that the return of experienced player Nation will strengthen the team’s batting unit.

“The return of experienced player Chedean Nation will strengthen the batting and 19-year-old Fast Bowler Kate Wilmott will be making her debut.

“The players have just completed the regional tournament where some of the experienced players had encouraging performances, and it is hoped this will continue into the Pakistan series.”

West Indies Squad for white-ball series against Pakistan:

Hayley Matthews (c), Shemaine Campbelle (vc), Aaliyah Alleyne, Shamilia Connell, Afy Fletcher, Cherry Ann Fraser, Jannillea Glasgow, Chinelle Henry, Zaida James, Qiana Joseph, Chedean Nation, Karishma Ramharack, Stafanie Taylor, Rashada Williams, Kate Wilmott.

Series schedule:

14 Apr – West Indies women’s team arrival in Karachi

18 Apr – First ODI at National Bank Stadium (NBS), Karachi (330pm local time) (ICC Women’s Championship)

21 Apr – Second ODI at NBS (330pm local time) (ICC Women’s Championship)

23 Apr – Third ODI at NBS (330pm local time) (ICC Women’s Championship)

26 Apr – First T20I at NBS (730pm local time)

28 Apr – Second T20I at NBS (730pm local time)

30 Apr – Third T20I at NBS (730pm local time)

2 May – Fourth T20I at NBS (730pm local time)

3 May – Fifth T20I at NBS (730pm local time)

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SAINT JOHNS: Hard-hitting left-handed opener Evin Lewis returned as West Indies Cricket unveiled a strong 15-member squad for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup 2022, scheduled to commence in October.

The 15-member West Indian squad also featured two uncapped players as Yannic Cariah and Raymon Reifer received a maiden call-up for the global event, while Nicholas Pooran will continue to lead the men in maroon in the world cup.

The two-time champions will start their ICC T20 World Cup 2022 campaign against Zimbabwe on October 19 before taking on Ireland and Scotland in a bid to make their way to the Super 12s.

Ahead of the T20 World Cup, West Indies will also play Australia in a two-match bilateral T20I series on October 5 and October 7.

West Indies Squad: Nicholas Pooran (c), Rovman Powell, Yannic Cariah, Johnson Charles, Sheldon Cottrell, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Evin Lewis, Kyle Mayers, Obed Mccoy, Raymon Reifer, Odean Smith.

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