Gros Islet, St Lucia — The West Indies Cricket Board’s (WICB) Selection Panel has called up Kieran Powell and Assad Fudadin to the West Indies A Team 13-man squad for the third Digicel “Test” against India A at Beausejour Cricket Ground in St Lucia.
Assad Fudadin. Photo: Brooks La Touche Photography/WindiesCricket.com
The pair returned home earlier this week from the West Indies Test Series in England. West Indies A and India A are level 1-1 in the three-match Digicel Series. India A won the opening match by two wickets at Kensington Oval in Barbados. West Indies A bounced back to win the second match by 125 runs at Arnos Vale in St Vincent. The third Digicel Test starts on Saturday at Beausejour.
Powell, 22, is a tall left-handed opener; while Fudadin, 26, is a left-handed middle-order batsman who bowls right-arm medium-pace. Powell played all three Test matches in England. Fudadin made his Test debut in the third and final match at Edgbaston.
WEST INDIES A TEAM SQUAD
Veerasammy Permaul (Captain)
Jason Holder (Vice Captain)
Devendra Bishoo
Nkrumah Bonner
Kraigg Brathwaite
Jonathan Carter
Kyle Corbin
Assad Fudadin
Delorn Johnson
Kevin McClean
Kieran Powell
Donovan Pagon
Devon Thomas (wicket-keeper)
SERIES SCHEDULE
Digicel “Test” Series
1st Digicel ‘Test’: June 2-5 at Kensington Oval, Barbados – India A won by 2 wickets
2nd Digicel ‘Test’: June 9-12 at Arnos Vale Cricket Ground, St Vincent – West Indies A won by 125 runs
Third Digicel ‘Test’: June 16-19
Beausejour Cricket Ground, St Lucia
Standing Umpires: Peter Nero and Nigel Duguid
Standby Umpire: Francis Maurice
Match Referee: Patrick Felix
Digicel Twenty20 Series
First Digicel T20: June 23
Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad
Standing Umpires: Peter Nero and Joel Wilson
Standby Umpire: Anthony Sanowar
Match Referee: Hayden Bruce
Second Digicel T20: June 24
Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad
Standing Umpires: Peter Nero and Joel Wilson
Standby Umpire: Danesh Ramdhanie
Match Referee: Hayden Bruce
Digicel One-Day Series
First Digicel One-Day: June 27
Queen’s Park Stadium, Grenada
Standing Umpires: Lennox Abraham and Goaland Greaves
Standby Umpire: Vincent Bullen
Match Referee: Selwyn Allen
Second Digicel One-Day: June 29
Queen’s Park Stadium, Grenada
Standing Umpires: Lennox Abraham and Vincent Bullen
Standby Umpire: Goaland Greaves
Match Referee: Selwyn Allen
Third Digicel One-Day: July 1
Queen’s Park Stadium, Grenada
Standing Umpires: Vincent Bullen and Goaland Greaves
Standby Umpire: Lennox Abraham
Match Referee: Selwyn Allen