St. John’s, Antigua: Cricket West Indies (CWI) today announced the West Indies U19 rising stars men squad for the upcoming Tour of Sri Lanka starting from August 25, 2023.
The selection panel chose 15 players for the Rising Stars Under 19s Tour, which will take place at the Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium and include three 50-over matches and two four-day matches against Sri Lanka Under 19.
The tour’s final two red ball matches, which will be played with white balls, will be captained by left-handed all-rounder and slow bowler Nathan Sealy rather than top-order batsman Stephan Pascal.
Three members of the squad participated in the West Indies-hosted ICC Men’s U19 World Cup in 2022. They are Jordan Johnson, a left-handed batter; Nathan Edward, a quick bowler; and Isai Thorne, an all-around athlete.
Robert Haynes, Lead Selector for the Rising Stars Men’s Under 19s said, “This tour to Sri Lanka is crucial for the development of this group of young cricket players. We have a number of outstanding players on the team who performed admirably at the most recent West Indies Rising Stars Under 19s Championships in St. Vincent, and we are confident that they will advance during the next tour”.
Following is the list of entire squad of West Indies’ rising star U19 team selected for the tour of Sri Lanka. During the visit, a 50-over warm-up match, a three-match ODI and two-match Test series will be played.
FULL SQUAD
Stephan Pascal
Jewel Andrew
Nathan Sealy
Tarrique Edward
Mavendra Dindyal
Joshua Dorne
Nathan Edward
Deshawn James
Reon Edwards
Jordan Johnson
Tamarie Redwood
Devonie Joseph
Steve Wedderburn
Isai Thorne
Adrian Weir
Steve Wedderburn
MATCH SCHEDULE
August 25, 2023: 50 Over warm-up match, Colts Cricket Club, Colombo
August 27, 2023: 1st ODI; Venue: Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium
August 30, 2023: 2nd ODI; Venue: Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium
September 01, 2023: 3rd ODI; Venue: Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium
September 5-8, 2023: 1st Test Match; Venue: Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium
September 12-15, 2023: 2nd test Match; Venue: Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium
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