Chris Gayle and Dwayne Bravo will not play at Benoni © AFP Enlarge

Chris Gayle and Dwayne Bravo will miss West Indies' first warm-up match against Kenya on Saturday due to injury and illness. However, according to head coach David Moore neither Gayle nor Bravo are in danger of missing out on the opening clash of the ICC World Twenty20 against South Africa on September 11.

"Chris missed out on the preparations today [Friday] because yesterday [Thursday] while batting in the nets he got struck on the outer portion of his right knee after the ball missed his pad," Moore said.

"It has turned into a serious bruise and the physiotherapist is going to keep a close eye on that and hopefully he will be right for the game against New Zealand [on September 9], there is no major damage, it's just a matter of giving him time to rest and recover.

"Bravo has been ill with a flu-like virus since arriving and he has been treated by the doctor here, we haven't been able to include him in our preparations so far. He is getting better every day and we are hoping that he might be available for the second warm-up game against New Zealand and definitely hopeful that he will play the opening game against South Africa."