Two young English wicket-keeper batters Jordan Cox and Sam Billings will join the Lahore Qalandars’ squad on February 23 and 25 respectively, the franchise media manager shared on Tuesday.
Wicket-keeper batter Jordan Cox was representing the England Lions against Sri Lanka A in an ODI series that concluded on Tuesday. He would join the Qalanaders squad on February 23, while Sam Billings would reach Lahore on February 25.
Lahore Qalandars’ Shai Hope, who scored a fine 47 in his team’s 63-run win here on Tuesday, will leave on Wednesday to lead West Indies team in the ODI series against South Africa.
He will lead the ODI squad while Rovman Powell will lead the T20I squad during the series against South Africa which also includes two Tests besides three ODIs and three T20Is.
Commenting on his time in Pakistan, he said that he would return as soon as possible.
“I enjoyed my time here. It is a fantastic tournament and I had a great time at Qalandars’ camp. I hope to join them back soon.”
After suffering a 67-run loss against Karachi Kings on Sunday, the Qalandars came back strongly with a 63-run victory against Quetta Gladiators at Karachi’s National Bank Cricket Arena (NBCA) on Tuesday.
The Qalandars batted brilliantly and scored 198 in their 20 overs, and restricted Quetta to 135. Qalandars will now travel to their home ground to play the rest of their league games. They have so far won two out of three games in this tournament, and are in the second spot on the points table currently.
They started their PSL 8 edition on a winning note against Multan Sultans at their home ground. They traveled to Karachi to play their next game against the home side, where they lost by 67 runs.
Their collective performance in the third game on Tuesday earned them a convincing victory against Gladiators.
ODI squad: Shai Hope (Captain), Rovman Powell (Vice Captain), Shamarh Brooks, Yannic Cariah, Keacy Carty, Roston Chase, Shannon Gabriel, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Kyle Mayers, Nicholas Pooran, Romario Shepherd, Odean Smith
T20I squad: Rovman Powell (Captain), Kyle Mayers (Vice Captain), Shamarh Brooks, Yannic Cariah, Johnson Charles, Sheldon Cottrell, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Brandon King, Obed McCoy, Nicholas Pooran, Raymon Reifer, Romario Shepherd, Odean Smith
West Indies in South Africa schedule:
February 21-23 – Warm-up match vs SA Invitational XI (Benoni)
Feb 28-March 4 – 1st Test (Centurion), March 8-12 – 2nd Test (Johannesburg)
March 16 – 1st ODI (East London), March 18 – 2nd ODI (East London), March 21 – 3rd ODI (Potchefstroom)
March 25 – 1st T20I (Centurion), March 26 – 2nd T20I (Centurion), March 28 – 3rd T20I (Johannesburg)