South African duo Tabraiz Shamsi and Anrich Nortje have been named as replacements by St Kitts & Nevis Patriots (SKNP) for Sri Lanka’s Nuwan Thushara and Wanindu Hasaranga of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2024. Both Hasaranga and Thushara suffered injuries during the recently concluded white-ball series against India. 

While Thushara was out of the entire tour due to a finger injury, Hasaranga, on the other hand, played three T20 Internationals (T20I) and one One-Day International (ODI) before being ruled out of the remaining matches due to a hamstring injury. 

Nortje is yet to make his debut in the CPL, but that is not the case for his international teammate Shamsi, who has played 32 games in the tournament, including 27 for the Patriots. He has taken 27 wickets for SKNP at an economy rate of 7.06. Nortje and Shamsi will not be the only South Africans in the Patriots, who have already signed Tristan Stubbs.

CPL 2024 will start on August 29 (August 30 in India). SKNP will play the tournament opener against the Antigua & Barbuda Falcons at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua.

St Kitts & Nevis Patriots squad for CPL 2024:

Kyle Mayers, Tabraiz Shamsi, Rilee Rossouw, Evin Lewis, Sherfane Rutherford, Sikandar Raza, Anrich Nortje, Andre Fletcher, Tristan Stubbs, Dominic Drakes, Mikyle Louis, Odean Smith, Joshua da Silva, Veerasammy Permaul, Ryan John, Ashmead Nedd, Johann Layne

Source: Cricket.com
--Agencies