| Hurricane Relief T20 Challenge | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| West Indies | World XI | ||
| Date | 31 May 2018 (2018-05-31) | ||
| Captains | Carlos Brathwaite | Shahid Afridi | |
| Twenty20 International series | |||
| Results | West Indies won the 1-match series 1–0 | ||
| Most runs | Evin Lewis (58) | Thisara Perera (61) | |
| Most wickets | Kesrick Williams (3) | Rashid Khan (2) | |
TheHurricane Relief T20 Challenge[1][2][3] was aTwenty20 International (T20I) cricket match that took place in England on 31 May 2018. TheWest Indies cricket team played against aWorld XI team, to raise funds for stadiums damaged byHurricane Irma andHurricane Maria in September 2017.[4] The damaged stadiums wereRonald Webster Park inAnguilla andDominica'sWindsor Park.[5]
TheInternational Cricket Council (ICC) granted the fixture international status,[6] withLord's being selected as venue to host the match.[7] In March 2018, the ICC namedEoin Morgan as the captain of the World XI side.[8] The following month,Carlos Brathwaite was named as the captain of the West Indies team.[1] However, two days before the match, Morgan was ruled out of the fixture with a fractured finger,[9] and replaced as captain byShahid Afridi.[10]
The West Indies won the one-off match by 72 runs.[11]
Shakib Al Hasan was originally named in the World XI team, but withdrew for personal reasons and was replaced withSandeep Lamichhane.[17]Hardik Pandya was ruled out of the match with a viral illness, and was replaced byMohammed Shami.[19]Eoin Morgan fractured a finger two days before the game, so had to withdraw from the squad[8][14] and was replaced bySam Billings.[10]Sam Curran was added to the squad at the same time, but the next day was called up by theEngland team for theirTest against Pakistan, which started the day after the Lord's game.[20]
v | World XI 127 (16.4 overs) | |
West Indies won by 72 runs Lord's,London Umpires:Rob Bailey (Eng) andAlex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match:Evin Lewis (WI) |
