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Amidst the Super 8 matches of the T20 World Cup 2024, the West Indies suffered a major blow in the form of opener Brendon King, who was ruled out of the tournament. Brand King will not play further in the T20 World Cup due to injury. The West Indies Cricket Board has already announced its location and this change has also been approved by the ICC. Instead of Brandon King, Kyle Meyers will now be seen playing for the Caribbean team in T20 World Cup 2024.
On Friday, June 21, the ICC approved Kyle Meyers as Brandon King’s replacement. West Indies were scheduled to play a night match against USA, for which he was not available. This left-handed batsman has a strong record. He has played 37 T20 International matches for West Indies. Whereas, if we talk about Brandon King, he has been ruled out of the tournament due to side strain. He suffered this problem in the first match of Super 8.
USA out of T20 World Cup 2024 semi-final race, West Indies keep themselves alive in tournament
Brandon King retired after scoring 23 runs against England on Wednesday, June 19. West Indies lost that match by 8 wickets. Meyers will join the squad on June 22 and will be available for the hosts’ final Super 8 match against South Africa on June 23. West Indies kept alive their hopes of reaching the semi-finals by defeating the USA in their second match of the Super 8s.
The tournament did not go well for right-handed batsman Brandon King. He scored a total of 86 runs in 5 innings. His highest score was 34 runs. His average in this tournament was 21.50 and the strike rate was 126.47. He hit 13 fours and 2 sixes. However, the West Indies middle order is strong. His poor performance in such conditions was not much discussed, but now he will not be able to play in the tournament due to injury.