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 (1pm Jamaica Time).
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
