WI vs ENG: Eoin Morgan ruled out of remaining two T20Is against West Indies due to injury;

WI vs ENG: Eoin Morgan ruled out of remaining two T20Is against West Indies due to injury;

WI vs ENG: England Men’s captain Eoin Morgan will miss the final two matches of the international T20I series against West Indies after sustaining low-grade quadriceps injury.

After experiencing tightness in his right quad during the pre-match warm-up, Morgan sat out England’s 20-run defeat in the third encounter on Wednesday, with Moeen Ali going in as his deputy.

An ECB statement added:

“Follow-up testing revealed he sustained a right thigh-muscle injury which, whilst relatively minor, will prevent him from playing further games during the current tour.”

Morgan, 35, scored 17 off 29 balls and 13 off 12 in England’s opening two matches. With the former coming in the middle of a top-order collapse. That saw three wickets fall in the first two overs and a total of 103 all out.

The second match was won by England. Despite the West Indies’ lower-order battling back from the edge to cut the margin to a single run.

Although England is presently No. 1 ranked in the world in T20I cricket. Morgan saw this campaign as an opportunity to broaden England’s options . Ahead of the T20 World Cup in Australia in November.

Jos Buttler, Jonny Bairstow, Ben Stokes, Chris Woakes, and Mark Wood were among those rested following their involvement in the Ashes, while Jofra Archer has been out following his recent elbow operation – though he has been back training with his team-mates on this tour.