Bridgetown (Barbados), Jun 21 (PTI) 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.

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.

Source: PTI News