England white-ball captain Eoin Morgan will miss the remaining T20I series after sustaining a quad injury. Morgan noticed the discomfort while practicing for the 3rd match of the T20I series against West Indies and decided to pull out of Wednesday’s fixture.
An examination following this incident confirmed that Morgan will not be available for this weekend’s doubleheader.
"England men's captain Eoin Morgan will miss the final two matches of the international Twenty20 series against the West Indies with a low-grade quadriceps injury," the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) announced on Thursday.
"Morgan sat out the third T20 in Barbados on Wednesday night after he felt pain in his right quad during the warm-up. 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."
Moeen Ali was the stand-in captain in absence of Eoin Morgan. England suffered a 20-run defeat on Wednesday falling behind 1-2 in the 5-match series.
Morgan, 35, made scores of 17 from 29 balls and 13 from 12 in England's first two fixtures - the former innings coming in the midst of a top-order collapse that included the loss of three wickets in the first two overs, and an eventual total of 103 all out.
England bounced back to win the second match, although West Indies' lower-order battled back from the brink to reduce the margin to a solitary run.
Moeen will continue to lead the team in Morgan's absence for the final two back-to-back fixtures on Saturday and Sunday. England, currently 2-1 down, must win both to claim the series.
(AFP/ESPNCricinfo inputs)
