Ireland tour of West Indies: Ireland will tour West Indies for a three-match ODI and only T20I in January. Even though West Indies haven’t announced their squad, it is likely to be Chris Gayle’s farewell match as the T20 legend expressed his desire to play his last match at his home ground in Jamaica. Follow West Indies vs Ireland Live updates on InsideSport.IN.
“We are looking forward to welcoming Ireland back to the West Indies in January. They last visited the Caribbean in 2020 and we had some exciting encounters, so we can anticipate a competitive series to start the new year,” said Johnny Grave, CEO of CWI.
Ireland Tour of West Indies: Ireland set for West Indies tour in January, Chris Gayle likely to play his farewell match
After a disastrous T20 World Cup performance, the Ireland series will be their second for West Indies after the white-ball tour to Pakistan.
“This will be the start of a very busy year for us at CWI, as we host several international teams as well as the ICC Men’s U19 Cricket World Cup. We want to thank the Government of Jamaica and our colleagues at the Jamaica Cricket Association, who have been working closely with us to make sure that the tour can take place safely and smoothly. We’d also like to thank title sponsors CG Insurance for their ongoing support and investment in cricket, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, as it has been vital funding to help us to sustain the sport across our Caribbean countries and communities,” Grave said.
Ireland Tour of West Indies: Ireland set for West Indies tour in January, Chris Gayle likely to play his farewell match
The CG Insurance ODI Series between West Indies and Ireland will be West Indies fifth ODI series out of the 12 in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Super League, in which the top seven teams can secure automatic qualification for the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 in India.
“When we first began our partnership a few years ago, we would have never imagined that the teams, and the world, were about to face one of the biggest challenges of this generation. Throughout the pandemic, we have been thrilled to see the players and teams work through the various obstacles to constantly deliver world-class cricket. Even now, as Ireland joins to play the ODIs in January, we are proud to continue to support CWI, and this series, and look forward to these exciting matches in 2022,” Grave added.
The CG Insurance ODIs will start at 9:30am local time and the T20I will start at 4pm local time. All matches will be available in Ireland and the United Kingdom on BT Sport on its sport channels and across its digital platforms.
Match schedule – at Sabina Park
January 8: 1st CG Insurance ODI – 9:30am (10:30am Eastern Caribbean/2:30pm Ireland)
January 11: 2nd CG Insurance ODI – 9:30am (10:30am Eastern Caribbean/2:30pm Ireland)
January 14: 3rd CG Insurance ODI – 9:30am (10:30am Eastern Caribbean/2:30pm Ireland)
January 16: T20I International – 4pm (5pm Eastern Caribbean/9pm Ireland)
