These days the England cricket team is on Zimbabwe tour, where after the ODI series, a five-match T20 series is being played. England has won the first two matches. To win the series he needs to win only 1 match. However, now West Indies has suffered a big blow before the remaining three ODI matches. Experienced Andre Russell is out.
Andre Russell is out
Experienced all-rounder Andre Russell has been ruled out of the entire series due to injury. He has a sprain in his left ankle. However, the board has announced his replacement. Apart from this, some new players have also been included in the team. Shamar Springer has been given a chance in place of Russell, who has played T-20 international matches.
Shamar has played only two international matches against Sri Lanka. The third match of the series will be played on 14 November. In this match, West Indies will be eyeing to make a comeback in the series, while the visiting team would like to win the third match and win the series.
How was Russell’s performance?
Russell has contributed with both batting and bowling in the two matches played against England. In the first match, he scored an unbeaten 20 runs while in the second match, this player played an inning of 30 runs. However, he did not get a single success in bowling. His replacement Shamar Springer has so far scored 7 runs and taken 2 wickets in 2 T20 International matches.
West Indies team against England
Rovman Powell (captain), Roston Chase, Mathewford, Shimron Hetmyer, Terrence Hinds, Shai Hope, Akil Hussain, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Evin Lewis, Gudda Gu Kesh Moti, Nicholas Pooran, Sherfan Rutherford, Romario Shepherd, Shamar Springer.