Da Silva to lead West Indies “A” on three-match “Test” tour to play Bangladesh “A”

May 06, 2023 Sports

– Bowls off 16 May

Kaieteur News – Cricket West Indies (CWI) Senior Men’s Selection Panel yesterday named the 15-man squad for the West Indies “A” Team tour of Bangladesh, with Joshua Da Silva, the West Indies Test wicket-keeper/batter leading the side.

Joshua Da Silva will lead the Windies ‘A’ against Bangladesh ‘A’. (CWI)

DaSilva will captain the team in the three four-day “Test” matches against Bangladesh “A” starting on 16 May.

Along with Da Silva, the 15-member squad includes other players with West Indies Test match experience: left-handed opener Guyanese Tagenarine Chanderpaul, left-handed all-rounder Raymon Reifer, fast bowler Anderson Phillip and Guyanese left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie.

The squad also includes three newcomers to the international level: openers Kirk McKenzie and Zachary McCaskie as well as fast bowler Jair McAllister.

All three made their first-class debuts during the West Indies Championship four-day first-class tournament earlier this year.

Lead Selector, the Most Honorable Dr. Desmond Haynes, stated that the aim was to pick a balanced team as they look to expose the players to overseas conditions.

“We selected a group of players who we think could benefit from the exposure in Bangladesh and we also have our eyes on the upcoming Test Series against India in the Caribbean.”

He continued, “Among the newcomers, we have pace bowler McAllister who is fast and strong and has the ability to unsettle batters. McCaskie had a solid start to his first-class career, showed good temperament, and also has the ability to play all around the wicket. McKenzie was eye-catching during his double-century for the West Indies Academy in the Headley Weekes Tri-Series. It was a superb knock and demonstrated that the investment in the Academy is bearing fruit.”

West Indies “A” Team will arrive in Bangladesh on 11 May and play the three four-day “Test” matches at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium (SICS) in Sylhet. These matches will have full first-class status.

This “A” team tour reciprocates the Bangladesh “A” team tour of the West Indies in August 2022, when the teams drew both a two-match series of four-day first-class matches and also a three-match 50-over series at the Darren Sammy Stadium in Saint Lucia.

FULL SQUAD

Joshua DaSilva (Captain)

Alick Athanaze

Yannic Cariah

Keacy Carty

Tagenarine Chanderpaul

Tevin Imlach

Akeem Jordan

Brandon King

Jair McAllister

Zachary McCaskie

Kirk McKenzie

Gudakesh Motie

Anderson Phillip

Raymon Reifer

Kevin Sinclair

MATCH SCHEDULE

All matches at SICS, Sylhet

16-19 May: 1st “Test”

23-26 May: 2nd “Test”

30 May to 2 June: 3rd “Test

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