From 3rd June the first match of West Indies Tri series 2016 will be played. South Africa and Australia are touring West Indies for the upcoming ODI series in which total 9 matches to played. All the matches will be Day-night matches. Each time will play 6 matches before the finale. The two teams which will be on the top of the points table will play the final match at Kensington Oval. The squad of all the three teams has been announced by their respective boards which will go on the tour for the battle at Caribbean islands.
All the three teams looking equally balanced but as Australia is the current ODI champions, their side is little better. In the West Indies squad there is no Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo, and Sammy. There are many new faces in the squad and Jason Holder will the captain of the team. The bowler on which opponents will try to play soft is Sunil Narine. He will be the key player of his team.
West Indies Squad for Tri series 2016 :-
- Jason Holder (Captain)
- Sulieman Benn
- Carlos Brathwaite
- Darren Bravo
- Jonathan Carter
- Johnson Charles
- Andre Fletcher
- Shannon Gabriel
- Sunil Narine
- Ashley Nurse
- Kieron Pollard
- Denesh Ramdin (Wicket keeper)
- Marlon Samuels
- Jerome Taylor
AB de Villiers will be the captain of South African side. Earlier we have seen Faf Du Plessis in the lead but this time de Villiers is selecting for the responsibility. Hashim Amla, Quinton de Kock (W), JP Duminy, Faf, Morris are the few key players for their side.
South Africa Squad for Tri Series 2016 :-
- AB de Villiers (Captain)
- Kyle Abbott
- Hashim Amla
- Farhaan Behardien
- Quinton de Kock (Wicket keeper)
- JP Duminy
- Francois du Plessis
- Imran Tahir
- Morne Morkel
- Chris Morris
- Wayne Parnell
- Aaron Phangiso
- Kagiso Rabada
- Rilee Rossouw
- Tabraiz Shamsi
Australia is currently on the 1st position in the ICC ODI Team Ranking. They have played fantastic ODI cricket in recent. First they have defeated India in January and then against New Zealand. So the players will be full of confidence and the team will be slightly more favorable to win the series. Steve Smith will be the captain of the team and along with him, Warner, Finch, Mitchell Strac, Maxwell are some of the key players for the team.
Australia Squad for West Indies Tri series 2016 :-
- Steve Smith (Captain)
- David Warner
- George Bailey
- Scott Boland
- Nathan Coulter-Nile
- James Faulkner
- Aaron Finch
- Josh Hazlewood
- Travis Head
- Usman Khawaja
- Nathan Lyon
- Mitchell Marsh
- Glenn Maxwell
- Mitchell Starc
- Matthew Wade (wicket keeper)
- Adam Zampa
Check Full schedule of the series here.