WATCH: Moment when 18-year-old Jewel Andrew got his West Indies T20I debut cap

West Indies cricket made another historic feat by handing over a debut cap to 18-year-old Jewel Andrew. Andrew has made his T20I debut at the age of 18 years and 236 days against Pakistan and became the youngest ever player to play for the West Indies in T20I.

The rise of the young keeper-batter is rapid and delicate. He was brought up in a sports-loving family in Antigua. Born on December 7, 2006, Jewel Andrew has been engaged with this sport from a very young age. He quickly made his presence felt through his aggressive batting style and advanced footwork. Before making his international debut, another landmark was touched by the emerging cricketer.

In 2024, the batter made his franchise cricket debut for Antigua and Barbuda Falcons in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) and etched his name as the youngest-ever CPL player and the second-youngest to score a fifty in a major T20 league.

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Last year, Jewel got his ODI captaincy and is now graced with a T20I debut. In his first ever T20I match, the opener played 33 deliveries and scored 35 runs with one boundary and three over boundaries. Though, the West Indies was not able to defeat Pakistan at Central Broward Park & Broward County, Florida. Batting first, Pakistan scored 178 for 6, and WI got to post only 164/7 on the scoreboard. Pakistan won the match by 14 runs. 

West Indies vs. Pakistan Playing XIs:

Pakistan: Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Haris (w), Salman Agha (c), Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Sufiyan Muqeem.

West Indies: Johnson Charles, Jewel Andrew, Roston Chase, Shai Hope (w/c), Sherfane Rutherford, Jason Holder, Romario Shepherd, Gudakesh Motie, Akeal Hosein, andJediah Blades.

West Indies vs. Pakistan Full Squads:

West Indies: Shai Hope (w/c), Johnson Charles, Keacy Carty, Sherfane Rutherford, Alick Athanaze, Romario Shepherd, Jason Holder, Matthew Forde, Akeal Hosein, Jediah Blades, Roston Chase, Jewel Andrew, Gudakesh Motie, Shamar Joseph.

Pakistan: Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Mohammad Haris (w), Hasan Nawaz, Salman Agha (c), Hussain Talat, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Khushdil Shah, Fakhar Zaman, Hasan Ali, Sufiyan Muqeem, Abrar Ahmed.