Kevin Sinclair to replace Yannic Cariah at ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier

ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Cricket West Indies (CWI) today announced that Kevin Sinclair has been named as the injury replacement for Yannic Cariah in the 15-member squad for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 Qualifier tournament, being played in Zimbabwe.

Cariah, the leg-spinner and left-handed batsman, had surgery on a nasal fracture last week after getting hit in the nets. He has unfortunately not recovered sufficiently to resume playing at this stage. Sinclair the tall off-spinner and right-handed batsman is due to arrive in Harare on Thursday.

The Event Technical Committee of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Qualifier 2023 approved the replacement. The replacement of a player requires the approval of the Event Technical Committee before the replacement player can be officially added to the squad.

The Super Six stage will be played from Thursday 29 June to Friday 7 July. West Indies ended third in Group A with two wins and two defeats and play three Super Six matches against the sides qualifying in the top three positions from Group B. Those three matches will be against Sri Lanka, Scotland and Oman.

The final will be played at Harare Sports Club on Sunday 9 July. The two finalists will progress to the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 to be played in India in October and November.

Full Squad

Shai Hope (captain)

Rovman Powell (vice captain)

Shamarh Brooks

Keacy Carty

Roston Chase

Johnson Charles

Jason Holder

Akeal Hosein

Alzarri Joseph

Brandon King

Kyle Mayers

Keemo Paul

Nicholas Pooran

Romario Shepherd

Kevin Sinclair

Super Six Match Schedule

(all matches start at 9am/3am East Caribbean/2am Jamaica)

Saturday, 1 July: vs Scotland, Harare Sports Club

Wednesday, 5 July: vs Oman, Harare Sports Club

Friday, 7 July: vs Sri Lanka, Harare Sports Club

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