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 2 pm (1 pm 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.
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 an 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/207963/#scorecard
See here for the 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 http://www.windiescricket.com live match centre, featuring the new live match blog.