By Sean Devers
IT was disclosed yesterday by the Guyana Cricket Board that the Guyana Government had successfully bid to host two of the five T20 Internationals which India are scheduled play on their tour to the West Indies and the USA from July 12 to August 13 2023.

The two games in Guyana are scheduled for Sunday August 6 and Tuesday August 8 with both matches fixed for the Providence Stadium starting at 10:30 hours.

India last played here in August 2019 when they battled West Indies in a T20I and an ODI.

Rain washed out the ODI with West Indies on 54-1 in 13 overs while in the T20, India, led by half-centuries from Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant, beat the hosts by seven wickets.

When fixtures were first set, only three T20Is were to be played on the tour which included two Tests and three ODIs.

However, CWI announced last month that the two extra T20I matches would be held at the Central Broward Park & Broward County Stadium in Florida on August 12 & 13.

The Caribbean Premier League (CPL) will commence on August 16, three days after the India-West Indies series ends in Florida, US. The CPL will climax with final on September 24 at Providence.

This the second of three years that the Government of Guyana has negotiated to have the play-offs held on the South American mainland.