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13-member squad named for 5th and final CG Insurance T20 International

13-member squad named for 5th and final CG Insurance T20 International

ST GEORGE’S, Grenada – The Cricket West Indies Selection Panel named the 13-member squad for the fifth and final CG Insurance T20 International (T20I) against South Africa. With the series level 2-2 the match is effectively a “final” and will be played at the Grenada National Stadium on Saturday, July 3 with the first ball at 2pm (1pm Jamaica Time).

Lendl Simmons - T20I - South Africa

Sheldon Cottrell, the experienced left-arm fast bowler, has been named in the squad for the first time in the CG Insurance T20I series. Two-time T20 World Champions, West Indies won the series opener by eight wickets on Saturday, June 26. South Africa won the second match by 16 runs and secured a one-run win in the third match on Tuesday, June 29. West Indies levelled the Series with a superb victory by 21 runs in Thursday’s fourth game to set up today’s showdown.

This CG Insurance Series forms part of the West Indies’ World Cup preparation with a total of 15 T20Is to be played across three months in the build-up to the ICC T20 World Cup to be played from October 17 to November 14 in the United Arab Emirates and Oman.

Chris Gayle - T20I - South Africa

FULL SQUAD

Kieron Pollard (Captain)

Nicholas Pooran (Vice Captain)

Sheldon Cottrell

Dwayne Bravo

Fidel Edwards

Andre Fletcher

Christopher Gayle

Shimron Hetmyer

Evin Lewis

Obed McCoy

Andre Russell

Lendl Simmons

Akeal Hosein

Travelling Reserves

Jason Holder

Kevin Sinclair

Oshane Thomas

Hayden Walsh jr

NOTE: Fabian Allen is unavailable due to injury

RESULTS

1st CG Insurance T20I: https://www.windiescricket.com/matches/207961/#scorecard

2nd CG Insurance T20I: https://www.windiescricket.com/matches/207962/#scorecard

3rd CG Insurance T20I: https://www.windiescricket.com/matches/207963/#scorecard

4th CG Insurance T20I: https://www.windiescricket.com/matches/207964/#scorecard

See here for full match schedule: https://www.windiescricket.com/fixtures/

Fully vaccinated fans will be able to buy tickets for the game from the stadium box office and ticket booths on presentation of their vaccination documentation and their national ID, with tickets available at EC$50 per match.

Fans in the Caribbean can watch live on Flow Sports or via the Flow Sports app. Live radio commentary is available on the Windies Cricket YouTube channel and on a number of local radio stations across the Caribbean. Fans also follow live ball by ball scoring in the www.windiescricket.com live match centre, featuring the new live match blog.