West Indies Playing 11 vs South Africa - 1st Test, South Africa Tour Of West Indies 2024

West Indies takes on South Africa for a two-match Test series after being clean-swept by England in the previous Test series last month. They are placed last on the points table with just one win from the previous seven Test matches.

West Indies are by Kraigg Brathwaite. He failed to inspire the team to beat England in an away-from-home contest. This time they are playing at home against South Africa. However, their record against West Indies is not that great having just won three out of the 32 previous Test matches.

Kemar Roach has made a comeback to the Test squad after missing out on the England series with a knee injury. Alzarri Joseph has been rested as Shamar Joseph continues to be a part of the side.

If West Indies loses this Test series at home, they will fall way behind on the table and their chances of making the WTC final will almost be over.

The condition of Test cricket in West Indies is not that great with the side not getting enough support from the board.

Recently, Clive Lloyd, the former World Cup-winning skipper urged the wealthier board to help West Indies Cricket revive Test cricket by providing enough revenue.

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West Indies Playing 11 vs South Africa - 1st Test, South Africa Tour Of West Indies, 2024

Kraigg Brathwaite (C)

Brathwaite will open the batting for his side. The captain is the most capped Test player in the current side. he scored 166 runs in the previous series against England.

Mikyle Louis

He will open the batting with his skipper. The youngster made his Test debut in the series against England and scored 162 runs in his debut series with a best score of 57.

Alick Athanaze

The southpaw can bat at three. He has played seven Test matches and has a best score of 82 in the format. he played in the final Test against England.

Kavem Hodge

Hodge will slot in at four. He is one of the in-form batters at the moment having scored 216 runs in the series against England. He was in fact the third-highest run-getter in the series.

Jason Holder

The all-rounder is a decent batter at number five. He is the second-most experienced player in the side after his skipper. He scored 155 runs in the series against England and picked up three wickets.

Keacy Carty

Carty has played 22 ODI matches for West Indies. He is a part of the West Indies Test side and can make his debut as a batting all-rounder batting at six.

Joshua Da Silva (WK)

Da Silva is the keeper-batter batting at seven. He scored 159 runs in the Test series against England at an average of 31.80.

Kemar Roach

Roach can bat at eight. He is making a comeback after missing the previous series with a knee injury. He has a best score of 41 in the format and 270 wickets from 81 Test matches.

Shamar Joseph

Joseph can be the second pacer in the XI. He can bring the element of pace to an almost flat track in Trinidad. In his first five Test matches, he has picked 17 wickets.

Jayden Seals / Jomel Warrican

Seals will be the third seamer in the XI. He plays Test cricket regularly and has played 13 Test matches. Incidentally, he made his Test debut against South Africa in 2021.

In case the Windies want a second spin option, they can add Warrican in place of Seals. He is four shy of 50 Test wickets.

Gudakesh Motie

The left-arm spinner will be the specialist spinner for West Indies. He picked just three wickets in the series against England but he will need to be a lot better with the ball against South Africa.

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