ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Rising and fringe gamers will get to audition for the ICC Males’s Twenty20 World Cup 2024 when the West Indies “A” Crew heads to Nepal for a sequence of 5 matches in Could.
Will probably be the primary time a West Indies workforce has visited a South Asian nation, and all of the matches will probably be performed on the Tribhuvan College Worldwide Cricket Floor in Kirtipur.
“This A-team tour is one other indication of the significance we’re putting on A-team cricket and a major part in our preparations for the T20 World Cup,” CWI director of cricket, Miles Bascombe, stated in a information launch on Monday.
“It provides us a last alternative to see lots of the contenders not taking part within the Indian Premier League (IPL) for a spot within the squad. Even these gamers who don’t make the ultimate World Cup squad will probably be part of the reserve pool.
“A trademark of the 2016 T20 World Cup marketing campaign was the power of reserve gamers to come back in and have a direct affect, so we have to be prepared for all eventualities. We additionally relish the chance to take the West Indies model to Nepal for the primary time, as cricket continues to develop in recognition there.”
The one time West Indies have performed Nepal in a global match was a One-day Worldwide final 12 months on the Harare Sports activities Membership in the course of the ICC Males’s (50 overs-a-side) Cricket World Cup qualifiers when the Caribbean aspect gained by 101 runs.
Co-hosts West Indies have been drawn in Group C of the T20 World Cup and can face Papua New Guinea, Uganda, New Zealand, and Afghanistan, whereas Nepal is in Group D and can face the Netherlands, Sri Lanka, South Africa, and Bangladesh.
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