THE West Indies team preparing for the upcoming tri-nation series against South Africa and Australia starting in June, will play the first of two warm-up matches against a Barbados Select X1 today at the Kensington Oval.The second match is to be played at the 3W’s Oval on Friday, May 27.
Both matches will be day/night contests under lights and will start at 2pm each day.
The international series starts in at the Guyana National Stadium and runs from June 3 to 7 before moving to Warner Park, St Kitts for the next round of games from June 11 to 15. The final round of games will be played at the Kensington Oval in Barbados from June 19 to 26.
The schedule sees West Indies vs South Africa on June 3 at the Guyana National Stadium where West Indies play Australia on June 5. Australia take on South Africa on June 7.
South Africa will go up against Australia at Warner Park on June 11 with the West Indies taking on Australia on June 13. The St. Kitts leg of the trip will conclude on June 15 when West Indies play South Africa.
The Barbados leg of the trip starts on June 19 with the Australians battling South Africa at the Kensington Oval. West Indies then challenge Australia on June 21 before taking on South Africa on June 24.
The final has been scheduled for Sunday, June 26.
The full West Indies squad includes Jason Holder (Captain), Sulieman Benn, Carlos Brathwaite, Darren Bravo, Jonathan Carter, Johnson Charles, Andre Fletcher, Shannon Gabriel, Sunil Narine, Ashley Nurse, Kieron Pollard, Denesh Ramdin, Marlon Samuels and Jerome Taylor.