Sandals Resorts was today announced as the sponsor for the West Indies team for the charity match against the ICC World XI at Lord’s on Thursday May 31, 2018.

The announcement was made today by Johnny Grave, Chief Executive Officer of Cricket West Indies, as the team arrived in London to prepare for the match.

“We are delighted Sandals have agreed to partner with us on this fundraising initiative event. Sandals is a strong Caribbean brand and global leader in the luxury travel industry,” Grave said. “This match has great significance for the people of the region and we are very grateful for Sandals’ support.”

As part of the agreement for the sponsorship, the Windies will have the Sandals logo on their playing and training clothing, stadium branding at Lord’s and Sky Sports broadcast sponsorship of the match.

The Windies team which is being led all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite includes the likes of Chris Gayle, Marlon Samuels, Andre Russell Samuel Badree and Denesh Ramdin.

The World XI in the meantime is captained by Shahid Afridi. Other top names in the 14-man squad includes Dinesh Karthick, Rashid Khan and Tamim Iqbal.

The venues that will benefit from the Hurricane Relief charity match include Ronald Webster Park in Anguilla, Sir Viv Richards Stadium, Antigua, Windsor Park Stadium in Dominica, Cancryn Cricket Grounds, in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Carib Lumber Ball Park in St. Maarten.