West Indies finisher Shimron Hetmyer was left out of the T20I squad for the last two matches against England due to poor form, while fast bowler Alzarri Joseph was given a rest. The Men in Maroons are leading 2-1 in the five-game T20 series against England and will be hoping to win on home soil.
Shimron Hetmyer has struggled to form in white-ball cricket of late, scoring one and two in the first two T20Is against England before being bowled out in the third match in Grenada. The left-handed finisher only managed to score 32 points. 0 and 12 in his three ODIs. His place in the team was taken over by Johnson-Charles and he performed well for the team when given the opportunity.
Meanwhile, Alzarri Joseph has taken a break ahead of the West Indies tour to Australia next month. The tour will include two Tests, three ODIs and three T20Is and the fast bowler is expected to play in all his three formats. The tour begins with his first Test in Adelaide on January 17.
Joseph hit 3 for 39 in the second T20I, taking the wickets of Phil Salt, Will Jacks and Sam Curran as West Indies won by 10 runs, but England He hit a fifty in the third game as he reached his target of 223. In his place, West Indies selected Oshain Thomas, who has taken 21 of his wickets from his 20 T20Is since his debut in 2018.
The hosts won the first two games and had a commanding lead in the series, but lost the third game 1-2. It was a close game between the two teams, but in the end, the visiting team was able to make a comeback and keep the series alive.
After Phil Salt scored a century, England won the third T20I by seven wickets and survived in the series. Meanwhile,Harry Brook played a brilliant knock to put an end to his team. The 4th and 5th T20I will be held on Tuesday, December 19th and Thursday, December 21st at the Brian Lara Stadium in Taroba, Trinidad.
West Indies squad for final two T20I matches against England Rovman Powell (captain), Shai Hope, Johnson Charles, Roston Chase, Matthew Ford, Jason Holder, Aqeel Hossain, Brandon King , Kyle Mayers, Gudakesh Moti, Nicholas Pooran, Andre Russell, Sharfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd, Oshane Thomas
