By Prior Beharry
YANNIC CARIAH has been given a first-time call-up for the West Indies squad for the World Cup from October 16 to November 13 in Australia.
Cricket West Indies (CWI) announced the squad on Wednesday with Evin Lewis being recalled to the side.
A release from CWI stated, “Left-hand opening batter Evin Lewis has been recalled for the first time since the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup. Two uncapped players have been selected; right-arm leg-spinner allrounder Yannic Cariah and left-arm batting allrounder Raymon Reifer.”
Lead Selector Desmond Haynes said, “We have selected a mixture of youth and experience to represent the West Indies. In the selection process, we have been cognizant of the ongoing CPL and we have been looking at the players who have been playing very well. I said at the beginning of my tenure that I would be interested in giving players the opportunity and I think I have been consistent in doing that. I believe it is a very good team we have selected, and it is a team that will compete, given that we have to qualify from Round 1 into the Super12s.”
West Indies will face Zimbabwe on October 19 and then Ireland on October 21 with the top two teams from Group B joining the Super 12s, along with the top two teams from Group A which features Sri Lanka, the United Arab Emirates, the Netherlands and Namibia, the release stated.
The top two teams from each Super12 group will advance to the semi-finals on November 9 and 10.
According to the release, before the start of theWorld Cup, the West Indies will meet home team Australia in a two-match bilateral T20 International (T20I) series on October 5 at the Metricon Stadium on the Gold Coast and on October 7 at the historical Gabba, in Brisbane.
The West Indies are the only ones to have won the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup twice, in Sri Lanka in 2012 and in India in 2016, the release noted.
The Squad:
- Nicholas Pooran (C)
- Rovman Powell (VC)
- 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
The Schedule:
- T20 International Series, Australia vs West Indies
- October 5: 1st T20I, Australia vs West Indies, Metricon Stadium, Gold Coast
- October 7: 2nd T20I, Australia vs West Indies, The Gabba, Brisbane
- ICC MEN’s T20 WORLD CUP 2022,Australia
Round 1 – Groups
Group A: Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates, the Netherlands, and Namibia
Group B: Scotland, West Indies, Zimbabwe, and Ireland.
(Top two teams from each group advance to Super 12s)
Round 1 – Match Schedule (all played at Bellerive Oval, Hobart).
- October 17:West Indies v Scotland, 15h00 Australia time, 00h00 Eastern Caribbean time, 23h00 Jamaica time (16 October)
- October 19: West Indies v Zimbabwe, 19h00 Australia time, 04h00 Eastern Caribbean time, 03h00 Jamaica time
- October 21: West Indies v Ireland, 15h00 Australia time, 00h00 Eastern Caribbean time, 23h00 Jamaica time (20 October)
Super 12s
- Group 1:England, Australia, New Zealand, Afghanistan, A1 and B2.
- Group 2:India, Pakistan, Pakistan, South Africa, A2 and B1.
(Top two teams from each group advance to the semi-finals)
SEMI-FINALS
- November 9: SCG, Sydney
- November 10:Adelaide Oval, Adelaide
- FINAL
- November 13: MCG, Melbourne
