Gabriel, Chase included in WI squad for SA ODIs

Shannon Gabriel could play his most memorable ODI since the 2019 World Cup in the wake of being named in West Indies' crew for their impending three-match series in South Africa.

Gabriel got back in the saddle in West Indies' triumph over Zimbabwe in the second Test in Bulawayo last week. With Anderson Phillip and Jayden Seales both harmed, Gabriel has been picked to take early wickets in the wake of dazzling for Trinidad and Tobago in the Local Super50 Cup in November.

Desmond Haynes, West Indies' lead selector, said: "We have had a few wounds to our quick bowling pool, so in this way we consider Gabriel to be an optimal squeezed heading into South Africa, and the surfaces we hope to play on.

"It is felt that we really want somebody to get those early wickets and he is the sort of bowler that can do that. Based on his exhibitions in the CG Joined Super50 Cup, he is possibly a wicket-taking choice front and center."

Roston Pursue likewise makes a re-visitation of the white-ball set-up, having played his latest ODI against Ireland in January last year. The three-match ODI series, which runs from Walk 16-21, is West Indies' most memorable in the organization since August 2022 and isn't region of the planet Cup Super Association.

The series will be West Indies' first since Shai Trust's super durable arrangement as ODI skipper a week ago. Rovman Powell, their new T20I chief, has been named as Trust's agent.