Dindyal, Thorne in West Indies U-19 squad to Sri Lanka

Guyanese batter Mavindra Dindyal and his compatriot, fast bowler Isai Thorne, have been included in the West Indies Under-19 squad for the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka.

The Caribbean youngsters will face their counterparts from Sri Lanka in three 50-over and two Four-Day matches from August 25 to September 15.

Below is a press release from Cricket West Indies

Cricket West Indies (CWI) has announced the West Indies Rising Stars Men’s Under-19s squad for the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka, starting on August 25.

The Selection Panel named 15 players for the Rising Stars Under 19s Tour which will feature three 50-over matches and two four-day matches against the Sri Lanka Under 19 team at the Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium.

Top-order batter Stephan Pascal will be captain for the white ball matches with Nathan Sealy, the left-handed slow bowling all-rounder, to lead the side for two red ball matches which conclude the Tour.

The squad includes three players who played in the ICC Men’s U19 World Cup in 2022 which was hosted in the West Indies. They are: fast bowler Isai Thorne, allrounder Nathan Edward and left-handed batter Jordan Johnson.

Rohan Nurse, CWI’s Talent Pathway Manager is the Head Coach.

Robert Haynes, Lead Selector for the Rising Stars Men’s Under 19s said: “This is a very important tour to Sri Lanka for the development of this group of young cricketers. We have some excellent players in the squad who did very well in the recent West Indies Rising Stars Under 19s Championships in St. Vincent, and we believe they will continue to grow and develop on this upcoming tour.”

Haynes added: “This is an integral part of the preparations for next year’s ICC Men’s U19 Cricket World Cup which will also be played in Sri Lanka. The players will get a first-hand look at the conditions and become acclimatized. We are also very happy that we will have the chance to play two four-day matches. We see the red ball format as very important and vital to the development of our young players. We have not played a Youth Test in a long while and so this is a welcome return to the tour itinerary.”

The next ICC Men’s U-19 Cricket World Cup will be played in Sri Lanka in January and February 2024.

FULL SQUAD

Stephan Pascal (co-Captain)– right-handed bat

Nathan Sealy (co-Captain)– left-arm spin/left-handed bat

Jewel Andrew– right-handed bat/wicket-keeper

Mavindra Dindyal– right-handed bat

Joshua Dorne– right-handed bat

Nathan Edward– left-handed bat/left-arm fast

Tarrique Edward– right-handed bat/right-arm off-spin

Reon Edwards– left-arm fast

Deshawn James– right-arm fast

Jordan Johnson– left-handed bat

Devonie Joseph– left-handed bat/wicket-keeper

Tamarie Redwood– right-arm leg-spin

Isai Thorne– right-arm fast

Steve Wedderburn– left-handed bat

Adrian Weir– right-handed bat

TEAM MANAGEMENT

Rohan Nurse (Head Coach)

Rohan Clarke (Assistant Coach)

Nick Wilton (Assistant Coach)

Gibbs Williams (Team Manager)

Dominic Angoy (Physiotherapist)

Gregory Sealey (Strength and Conditioning Coach)

MATCH SCHEDULE

August 25: 50-over warm-up match at Colts Cricket Club, Colombo

August 27: 1st Youth ODI at Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium

August 30: 2nd Youth ODI at Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium

September 1: 3rd Youth ODI at Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium

September 5-8: 1st Youth Test at Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium

September 12-15: 2nd Youth Test at Rangiri Dambulla International Cricket Stadium