Shimron Hetmyer, Andre Russell return to West Indies' provisional T20I squad
Cricket | May 18, 2021 20:54 ISTRussell and Hetmyer last played in 2020 while Gayle was part of the series against Sri Lanka in March.
Russell and Hetmyer last played in 2020 while Gayle was part of the series against Sri Lanka in March.
The month-long Pakistan tour from, July 21 to August 24, will comprise five T20Is and two Tests.
Holder will join at the end of the month. He is being rested due to his workload across all formats of the game in recent months and will arrive in St. Lucia at the end of the month.
The season starts with South Africa touring the islands for two Tests and five T20Is.
The evaluation period for the 2021-22 contracts covered performances and statistics from April 1, 2020 to April 1, 2021.
Only 40.3 overs were bowled on a day that saw four rain interruptions.
Defending a moderate total of 160-6, Wanindudu Hasaranga, Akila Dananjaya and Danushka Gunathilaka took eight wickets, bowling out the West Indies for 117 in 18.4 overs.
Offspinner Rahkeem Cornwall played a key role, ending the match with 9-179 as West Indies clinched the series despite stubborn resistance from Mehidy Hasan.
West Indies reached 41-3 in its second innings at stumps on day three for a lead of 154 runs.
Kyle Mayers became the first batsman to score a fourth-innings double century on debut as West Indies chased down 395 runs for a three-wicket win in the first test.
Mayers, who scored 40 runs in the first innings, ended with 250 runs in the match, the second-highest for a West Indies batsman on debut.
Mominul’s 115 — reaching the 3,000 runs milestone in the process — helped Bangladesh set a fearsome 395 runs target for West Indies.
The West Indies was 75-2 in reply, captain Kraigg Brathwaite on 49 at stumps and newcomer Nkrumah Bonner on 17 in an unbroken 51-run partnership.
Shakib plays his first test since September 2019 following a two-year ban — one year suspended — by the International Cricket Council in October 2019 for failing to report approaches from a bookmaker.
Fourth-placed England's best chance of reaching the final is to win the four-match series against India by a 3-0 or 4-0 margin.
Skipper Tamim Iqbal, Shakib Al Hasan, Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah all hit half-centuries to help Bangladesh post 297-6
Skipper Tamim Iqbal hit 50 to help the side chase the target in 33.2 overs after the West Indies was bowled out for 148 in 43.4 overs.
All-rounder Shakib was back after being given a two-year ban by the International Cricket Council in October 2019, with one year suspended, for failing to report approaches from a bookmaker.
No primary contact to the leg-spinner has been established as the West Indies touring squad has remained in individual isolation since their arrival.
West Indies are the reigning champions in the T20 World Cup and the only team to have won the tournament more than once.
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