West Indian cricket team in the United Arab Emirates in 2023

West Indian cricket team in the UAE in 2023
	United Arab Emirates	West Indies
Dates	4 – 9 June 2023
Captains	Muhammad Waseem	Shai Hope [a]
One Day International series
Results	West Indies won the 3-match series 3–0
Most runs	Vriitya Aravind (146)	Brandon King (176)
Most wickets	Aayan Afzal Khan (5)	Yannic Cariah (5)
Player of the series	Brandon King (WI)

The West Indies cricket team toured the United Arab Emirates in June 2023 to play three One Day International (ODI) matches. ^{[1] [2] [3]} The series provided both sides with preparation ahead of the 2023 Cricket World Cup Qualifier. ^{[4] [5]} In May 2023, the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) confirmed the fixtures. ^[6]

West Indies won the series 3–0. ^[7]

Squads

United Arab Emirates [8]	West Indies [9]
Muhammad Waseem (c) Vriitya Aravind (wk) Basil Hameed Ethan D'Souza Mohammed Faraazuddin Jonathan Figy Muhammad Jawadullah Aayan Afzal Khan Asif Khan Matiullah Khan Zahoor Khan Karthik Meiyappan Rohan Mustafa Ali Naseer Fahad Nawaz Rameez Shahzad Junaid Siddique Lovepreet Singh Aryansh Sharma (wk) Sanchit Sharma Adhitya Shetty Ansh Tandon	Shai Hope (c, wk) Brandon King (vc) Alick Athanaze Shamarh Brooks Yannic Cariah Keacy Carty Johnson Charles (wk) Roston Chase Dominic Drakes Kavem Hodge Akeem Jordan Gudakesh Motie Keemo Paul Raymon Reifer Kevin Sinclair Odean Smith Devon Thomas (wk)

Gudakesh Motie and Devon Thomas were replaced in West Indies' squad by Kevin Sinclair and Johnson Charles respectively before the start of the series. ^[10]

ODI series

1st ODI

4 June 2023 16:30 (D/N) Scorecard

United Arab Emirates   202 (47.1 overs)	v	West Indies 206/3 (35.2 overs)
Ali Naseer 58 (52) Keemo Paul 3/34 (7.1 overs)		Brandon King 112 (112) Rohan Mustafa 1/22 (6 overs)

West Indies won by 7 wickets Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Umpires: Aasif Iqbal (UAE) and Ahsan Raza (Pak) Player of the match: Brandon King (WI)

• United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
• Ali Naseer (UAE), Dominic Drakes and Kavem Hodge (WI) all made their ODI debuts.
• Brandon King (WI) scored his first century in ODIs. ^[11]

2nd ODI

6 June 2023 16:30 (D/N) Scorecard

West Indies   306 (49.5 overs)	v	United Arab Emirates 228/7 (50 overs)
Brandon King 64 (70) Zahoor Khan 3/44 (9.5 overs)		Ali Naseer 57 (53) Kavem Hodge 2/46 (8 overs)

West Indies won by 78 runs Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Shiju Sam (UAE) Player of the match: Johnson Charles (WI)

• West Indies won the toss and elected to bat.
• Lovepreet Singh, Adhitya Shetty (UAE) and Akeem Jordan (WI) all made their ODI debuts.

3rd ODI

9 June 2023 16:30 (D/N) Scorecard

United Arab Emirates   184 (36.1 overs)	v	West Indies 185/6 (35.1 overs)
Vriitya Aravind 70 (75) Kevin Sinclair 4/24 (7.1 overs)		Alick Athanaze 65 (45) Muhammad Jawadullah 2/36 (5.1 overs)

West Indies won by 4 wickets Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Umpires: Akbar Ali (UAE) and Ahsan Raza (Pak) Player of the match: Kevin Sinclair (WI)

• United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to bat.
• Ethan D'Souza, Muhammad Jawadullah (UAE) and Alick Athanaze (WI) all made their ODI debuts.

Notes

1. Roston Chase captained West Indies in the 3rd ODI.

References

1. "UAE to host West Indies for three ODIs in June, ahead of World Cup Qualifiers". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
2. "UAE to host West Indies for three ODIs in June, ahead of World Cup Qualifiers". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
3. "West Indies announce historic first as World Cup preparation steps up". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 11 May 2023.
4. "UAE and West Indies to play three ODIs in Sharjah ahead of World Cup Qualifier". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
5. "ICC World Cup 2023: West Indies To Tour UAE For Three-Match ODI Series To Prepare For WC Qualifiers". Cricket Addictor. Archived from the original on 21 May 2023. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
6. "UAE-West Indies ODI series opener moved to 4 June". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
7. "Athanaze's joint-fastest fifty on debut helps West Indies sweep UAE 3-0". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 June 2023.
8. "List of 22 players announced for UAE-West Indies ODI series". Emirates Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
9. "West Indies name squad for ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
10. "CWI announces changes to West Indies Men's squads for the "A" Team Series in Bangladesh and ODI Series in the UAE". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
11. "Brandon King hundred seals comfortable West Indies chase". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 June 2023.

External links

• Series home at ESPNcricinfo