Skipper for South Africa T20Is, Rahul was ruled out of the series owing to a right groin injury on June 8. Rahul then reported to the NCA where the medical team assessed the batter would not play the rescheduled fifth Test against England.
Roach achieved this feat during the first Test against Bangladesh at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on Sunday, where he scalped a total of 7 wickets in both the innings.
Roach and captain Kraigg Brathwaite shined for West Indies, helping them seal a seven-wicket win over Bangladesh in the first Test of the two-match series at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua on Sunday.
Harmanpreet Kaur said that the upcoming tour of Sri Lanka will be the 'ideal platform' and the 'right time' for the young players to grab their 'opportunities.'
The local players have been drafted ahead of the historic first running of the inaugural Women's Caribbean Premier League with the tournament set to get underway on August 30 at Saint Kitts.
Put to bat first, Sri Lanka had a mediocre outing and could manage only 220 runs at a loss of nine wickets, after their innings got cut short by 2.2 overs due to rain.
Three-wicket haul by Karunaratne, which was followed by two wickets each by Dushmantha Chameera, Dhananjaya de Silva, and Dunith Wellalage, helped Sri Lanka to restrict Australia at 189 while chasing a DLS revised target of 216, in the second ODI, here at Pallekele International Cricket Stad