West Indies host South Africa for the three-match T20I series after losing the Test series. All games to be played will be played in Trinidad. The first T20I will be played on August 24 at 12.30 IST.
West Indies failed to qualify for ODI World Cup 2023. Following this, he failed to qualify for the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup at home.
On the one hand, they have slipped down the charts in T20 cricket in the last few years. They failed to qualify for the 2022 T20 World Cup after the first round.
Despite the lack of success in the format over the last few years, it remains their favorite format in the game. Entering this series, they opted to rest Andre Russell and Jason Holder as part of their workload management.
Despite the lack of experienced all-rounders, West Indies have managed to field a competitive squad that can challenge the Proteas at home. In this article, we predict the West Indies playing XI for the first T20I against South Africa.
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Johnson Charles
Charles can open the batting for West Indies. He hits the ball very hard and can hit one ball. He also has a T20I century to his name.
Shai Umid
Hope to open the batting for West Indies. He is the more technically sound shot of the two goalkeepers. Hope has established himself as an ODI and Test batsman, but he is yet to find his footing in T20I cricket for West Indies.
Roston Chase
Chase can sit in three. he is another all-rounder in the squad who can bat and ball and is very valuable to their side.
Nicholas Pooran (WK)
Pooran can sit in four. He is the highest run-scorer in the West Indies format among the current batsmen in the side. He has also led the T20I side in the past.
Shimron Hetmyer
Hetmyer can sit at five. He missed out on playing in the T20 World Cup for the hosts but was recalled to the side. He has played 57 T20I matches and is nearing 1000 T20I runs.
Rowman Powell (C)
Powell will sit at six. He is a right batsman but plays as a finisher on the side. There has been controversy in the past about him moving up the batting order. He recently led the team in the T20 World Cup at home.
Fabian Allen
Allen also missed the T20 World Cup and was recalled to the squad. He can play the all-rounder and be one of the three spinners in the playing XI.
Akeal Hosein
Hosein is a specialist spinner in the XI. He played in the last T20 World Cup but failed to show his potential in the tournament.
Shamar Yusif
Joseph could be one of the two pacers in the side. He made his T2I debut when South Africa played West Indies in May this year. He scored three goals in three matches.
Obed McCoy
McCoy will be the second pacer in the XI. He is a left-arm pacer with many variations and is primarily used at the death in both national and franchise T20 cricket.
Gudakesh Movement
Gudakesh Motie completes the West Indies line-up for the first T20I. He is the fourth and third left-arm spinner in this XI. Motie has so far taken 21 wickets from 15 T20I matches.
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