The Hurricane Relief T20 Challenge was a

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(T20I) cricket match that took place in England on 31 May 2018. The

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played against a

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team, to raise funds for stadiums damaged by

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and

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in September 2017. The damaged stadiums were

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and

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. The

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(ICC) granted the fixture international status, with

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being selected as venue to host the match. In March 2018, the ICC named

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as the captain of the World XI side. The following month,

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was named as the captain of the West Indies team. However, two days before the match, Morgan was ruled out of the fixture with a fractured finger, and replaced as captain by

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. The West Indies won the one-off match by 72 runs.

Squads

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was originally named in the World XI team, but withdrew for personal reasons and was replaced with

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was ruled out of the match with a viral illness, and was replaced by

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fractured a finger two days before the game, so had to withdraw from the squad and was replaced by

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was added to the squad at the same time, but the next day was called up by the England team for their Test against Pakistan, which started the day after the Lord's game.

Only T20I

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