Jamaica’s Brandon King has been replaced in the West Indies T20 World Cup Squad due to a side strain suffered in the 8 wicket defeat to champions England on Wednesday.
King smashed 23 off just 12 balls, which included a 101-metre six off Reece Topley in the third over, but on his 13th ball, in a bid to charge down the track to smash Sam Curran through cover, injured himself.
He received treatment from the medical staff but failed to carry on and retired hurt on 23..
The Jamaican opener travelled to Barbados for West Indies’ Super Eight fixture against USA tonight, as he awaited the results of his MRI scans which revealed he’ll be out for the rest of the tournament.
The Event Technical Committee of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup has approved left-handed batter Kyle Mayers as a replacement for King in the West Indies squad.
Mayers, who has played 37 T20 Internationals and is expected to join the squad on Saturday.
The replacement of a player requires the approval of the Event Technical Committee before the player can be officially added to the squad.
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