Bridgetown (Barbados), Jun 21: Kyle Mayers was on Friday added to the West Indies T20 World Cup squad as a replacement for injured opener Brandon King, the ICC stated in a release. Mayers, who has played 37 T20Is for the two-time champions, was approved as a replacement by the ICC Event Technical Committee after King was ruled out of the tournament due to a side strain. ICC T20 World Cup 2024: Rovman Powell Feels West Indies Were ‘15–20 Runs’ Short Against England.

King had suffered the niggle in the match against England on Wednesday.

The hard-hitting opener made 23 off 13 balls before getting retired hurt in Windies' eight-wicket defeat. Mayers is expected to join the West Indies squad on Saturday.

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