WI vs ENG: Eoin Morgan to miss final two T20 matches due to injury

The England team have been one of the standout sides in the white ball cricket for the past 2-3 years. This is due their most of the players being involved in major T20 tournaments, including IPL, BBL, and the T20 Blast as well. Currently, the England team is on a tour to West Indies, where they are playing in a T20I series, with test series also on the schedule in March. But, there is a major announcement regarding the most important member of the touring party.

WI vs ENG: Eoin Morgan to miss Final Two T20Is due to injury

The England white ball captain Eoin Morgan is set to miss the final 2 T2OIs against West Indies team due to low-grade quadriceps injury. The England Cricket posted an update on Twitter regarding the captain.

Speedy recovery, Morgs ?

Our captain will miss the remaining two #WIvENG fixtures

— England Cricket (@englandcricket) January 27, 2022

Eoin Morgan missed out on featuring in the 3rd T20I as well due to the same reason. In place of him, the all rounder Moeen Ali led the England team. The scans and tests which followed up after the match confirmed the thigh muscle injury endured by the England captain and will be unavailable for rest of the matches.

West Indies lead the series with a win in 3rd T20I

The West Indies team were quite impressive to post a total of 224 runs on the board, with the contribution of 107 from Rovman Powell and 70 from Nicholas Pooran. On reply, the England tam fell short by 20 runs, with Tom Banton and Phil Salt scoring half centuries.

Read: Fastest 1000 runs in T20

The key wicket takers for the West Indies team were Romario Shepherd and Kieron Pollard. Both the teams would look to learn from their strengths and weaknesses. It will be interesting to see if West Indies can secure a series victory or the visitors level the series on the back of their experienced T20 players.

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