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Sarwan And Chanderpaul Named In Guyana Squad

4 May 2011
Sarwan And Chanderpaul Named In Guyana Squad
Sarwan And Chanderpaul Named In Guyana Squad
Shivnarine Chanderpaul has been named in Guyana's squad to take on Pakistan
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Guyana have named their squad to play Pakistan in a two-day warm-up match from 8th May in Bourda, including experienced pair Ramnaresh Sarwan and Shivnarine Chanderpaul.

Sarwan was drafted in for the fourth One-Day International in Barbados while Chanderpaul has been overlooked for the one-dayers.

The only other players in the squad with international experience are batsmen Narsingh Deonarine and Leon Johnson.

The game serves as Pakistan's only match preparation ahead of the two-Test series, which gets underway on 16th May.

Guyana squad to play Pakistan: Shemroy Barrington, Trevon Griffith, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Assad Fudadin, Narsingh Deonarine, Derwin Christian, Amir Khan, Ronsford Beaton, Keon Joseph, Zaheer Mohammed, Gajanand Singh, Leon Johnson

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21st April: 1st T20I, Saint Lucia
WIN 150-7 beat PAK 143-9 by 7 runs: Report
23rd April: 1st ODI, Saint Lucia
PAK 222-2 beat WIN 221-6 by 8 wickets: Report
25th April: 2nd ODI, Saint Lucia
PAK 223-3 beat WIN 220 by 7 wickets: Report
28th April: 3rd ODI, Barbados
PAK 177-7 beat WIN 171 by 3 wickets: Report
2nd May: 4th ODI, Barbados
WIN 154-4 beat PAK 248-9 by 1 run (D/L): Report
5th May: 5th ODI, Providence
WIN 140-0 beat PAK 139 by 10 wickets: Report
12th-16th May: 1st Test, Providence
WIN 226 & 152 beat PAK 160 & 178 by 40 runs: Report
20th-24th May: 2nd Test, Saint Kitts
PAK 272 & 377-6 beat WIN 226 & 230 by 196 runs: Report