According to a press release from the Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA), the West Indies Cricket Board has requested the game be played in Jamaica due to the heavy rain that has been affecting the twin island republic.

The match has also been pushed back a day and will start on Saturday and end on Tuesday.

``Due to the heavy rain in the Port of Spain area and in the interest of cricket, the Jamaica Cricket Association has been asked by the West Indies Cricket Board to host the Trinidad and Tobago vs Jamaica match originally scheduled for the Queen's Park Oval in Trinidad'', the release stated.

Fast bowler Mervyn Dillon, just back from South Africa, has been included in Trinidad and Tobago's squad for the encounter.

Squad: Ian Bishop (captain), Leon Romero, Anil Balliram, Denis Rampersad, Phil Simmons, Richard Smith, Lincoln Roberts, Davis Williams, Marlon Black, Asif Jan, Mervyn Dillon, Mukesh Persad, Avidesh Samaroo, Vishal Persad-Maharaj.