Lendl Simmons makes into the West Indies Test squad – Cricket News Update
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Barath suffered a hamstring injury in the first One Day game, played at Mirpur and was forced to retire hurt in the 15th over of the innings. He took no further part in the match and consequently also missed the next two matches.
With the player not able to recover before the start of the Test series, it has now given Simmons an extended stay with the team, who has so far been in scintillating form with the bat, having notched up 202 runs in the 2 matches, with an average over 100.
It also included his maiden century, which came in the first one-dayer, with the player making a commendable 122, which helped his side post a mammoth total of 298 on the board, which his team won easily by a margin of 40 runs.
After his match winning performance, he dedicated the effort to his family. "It was a special knock today," Simmons said after picking the Player of the Match award. "I had got starts against http://www.senore.com/Cricket/India-c750 [in the recent home season], but I couldn't
convert them into hundreds. I would like to dedicate today's effort to my mum and daughter".
The tourists have won the limited over series 2-1; however, their last match was a forgettable outing, which saw them falter on 61(Simmons was rested for the final game).
Still the 26 year-old batter’s form will be a plus for the Windies before the start of the first Test match. Currently, he has featured in 7 five day games for his national side, and has yet to give a notable contribution with 49 being his highest score.
The squad also sees the return of veteran Shivnarine Chanderpaul, which will add much needed stability to the middle-order.
West Indies Test Squad: http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Marlon-Nathaniel-Samuels-c74804, Shane
Shillingford, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/LMP-Simmons-c1843.
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