Tamim set for World XI action

The charity T20I match between an ICC World XI and a West Indies XI will be played today at the Lord's Cricket Ground in London, with Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal expected to turn out for the World XI side.

The match will start at 11:00 pm Bangladesh time and has been organised to raise funds for stadia in the Caribbean damaged by hurricanes Irma and Maria last year.

World XI captain Eoin Morgan has been ruled out of the match due to a finger injury, and Pakistan's popular all-rounder Shahid Afridi will take the reins.

In a squad containing the likes of India's Dinesh Karthik, Sri Lanka's Thisara Perera, Afghanistan's Rashid Khan and Pakistan's Shoaib Malik, Tamim is expected to open the innings for World XI.

The West Indies line-up boasts the likes of Chris Gayle, Evin Lewis, Andre Russell and Marlon Samuels.