West Indies announce squad for T20I series vs Sri Lanka, Johnson Charles, Quention Sampson and Jayden Seales from T20 World Cup 2026 dropped

Cricket West Indies (CWI) on June 9 announced their squad for the three-T20I series against Sri Lanka at home starting on June 11. CWI has recalled Ackeem Auguste, Jewel Andrew and Shamar Springer into the squad.

While Alzarri Joseph wasn't considered for selection to manage his workload ahead of the two-Test series, the trio of Johnson Charles, Quentin Sampson and Jayden Seales have been dropped. They had featured in West Indies' T20 World Cup 2026 campaign but didn't play a single game.

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"This series is an important one for us as it's our first since the World Cup in India, where the team played with passion, fight and the togetherness that West Indies cricket is built on," head coach Daren Sammy said.

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"Our focus now is to build on those foundations, continue growing as a team and make our fans proud with the way we compete against Sri Lanka."

Recalled T20I trio’s T20I numbers

22-year-old Auguste has scored 164 runs from eight T20I innings at an average of 23.42 and strike rate of 138.98. His solitary half-century came against Bangladesh last year.

19-year-old Andrew has played five T20Is and managed to score just 78 runs at an average of 15.60 and strike rate of 97.50. His last T20I appearance was against Nepal last year.

All-rounder Springer has scored 71 runs from four innings at an average of 35.50 and strike rate of 157.77. With the ball, he has eight wickets at an average of 14.12, including a four-fer against Afghanistan in his previous appearance earlier this year.

West Indies T20I squad vs Sri Lanka

Shai Hope (c), Jewel Andrew, Ackeem Auguste, Roston Chase, Matthew Forde, Shimron Hetmyer, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Shamar Joseph, Brandon King, Gudakesh Motie Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Romario Shepherd, Shamar Springer.

West Indies lose ODI series

West Indies' chances of making it to ODI World Cup 2027 on the basis of rankings took a hit as the second and third ODI of the series were abandoned due to rain. The hosts lost the series as Sri Lanka won the opening match by 41 runs. All three games of the T20I series will be played at Sabina Park, Jamaica.