The West Indies team has suffered a major setback in the middle of the T20 World Cup 2024. The team’s opening batsman Brandon King suffered a side strain during his team’s eight-wicket defeat against England in the second match of the Super-8 stage. After that, he has now been ruled out of the remaining matches of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. The West Indies Cricket Board has announced his replacement and this replacement has also been approved by the ICC.

In place of Brandon King, Kyle Mayers will now be seen playing for the Caribbean team in the T20 World Cup 2024. On Friday, June 21, the ICC approved Kyle Mayers as a replacement for Brandon King. West Indies had to play a match against USA at night, for which he was not available. This left-handed batsman has a strong record. He has played 37 T20 International matches for West Indies.

Brandon King retired out in the match against England

Brandon King retired out after scoring 23 runs in the match played against England on Wednesday, June 19. West Indies had to face defeat by 8 wickets in that match. Meyers will join the team on June 22 and will be available for the host team’s final Super 8 match against South Africa on June 23. West Indies have kept their hopes of reaching the semi-finals alive by defeating USA in their second match of the Super 8.

However, this tournament has not been good for right-handed batsman Brandon King. He scored a total of 86 runs in 5 innings. His highest score was 34 runs. His average in this tournament was 21.50 and strike rate was 126.47. During this, he hit 13 fours and 2 sixes. Now it remains to be seen whether Kyle Mayers, who replaced him, gets a chance in the Super 8 match or not.