Rovman Powell will lead the 15-member West Indies team in their three-match 2024 T20 series against South Africa scheduled to start on August 24. Shimron Hetmyer also found a place in the Windies squad.

All three WI vs SA T20 2024 matches will be played at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba. All matches will start at 3:00 PM local time and 12:30 AM in India.

Both Powell and Hetmyer, who play for the Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League, were also part of the West Indies team in the recently concluded T20 World Cup campaign at home. The Windies made their way into the Super 8s of the competition before missing out on a semi-final spot.

Powell, who also led the West Indies during the T20 World Cup, will continue to be at the helm for the South Africa series too. He is an experienced campaigner for West Indies with 1414 runs from 78 T20Is, including six fifties and a hundred, at an average of 25.25 and a strike rate of 144.72.

Meanwhile, Hetmyer, who has accumulated 902 runs from 57 T20Is for the West Indies, will reinforce West Indies’ batting might with his presence in the middle order. 

Andre Russell and Jason Holder have been rested for the T20I series while Alick Athanaze, who was part of the West Indies Test side against South Africa, got the nod for the T20Is. All-rounder Fabian Allen and fast bowler Matthew Forde are the other additions to the Windies team from their T20 World Cup squad.

The first T20I is scheduled on August 24 with the second and third matches being slated on August 26 and 28, respectively.

The T20I series between West Indies and South Africa follows a two-match Test series which the Proteas won 1-0.

 

West Indies squad vs South Africa T20 2024

West Indies cricket team: Rovman Powell (C), Roston Chase (VC), Alick Athanaze, Johnson Charles, Matthew Forde, Shimron Hetmyer, Fabian Allen, Shai Hope, Akeal Hosein, Shamar Joseph, Obed McCoy, Gudakesh Motie, Nicholas Pooran, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd

 

West Indies vs South Africa T20 2024 schedule

  • August 23, Friday - 1st WI vs SA T20 -  Brian Lara Cricket Academy
  • August 25, Sunday - 2nd WI vs SA T20 - Brian Lara Cricket Academy
  • August 27, Tuesday - 3rd  WI vs SA T20 - Brian Lara Cricket Academy