RCB Champion Phil Salt Out Of England’s T20I Series Against West Indies

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Phil Salt Misses home T20Is against West Indies After IPL 2025 Glory With RCB

Phil Salt, who was part of Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s winning squad in IPL 2025, will not play in England’s upcoming T20I series. ECB confirmed that Salt made himself unavailable, and Jamie Smith has been added in his place.

Schedule of England vs West Indies T20Is

England and West Indies will play three T20 matches on June 6, 8 and 10. The matches will happen at different grounds – Riverside Ground (Chester-le-Street), County Ground (Bristol), and The Rose Bowl (Southampton). Each match will be played at a different venue.

Phil Salt Out Due to Personal Reason

Phil Salt is on paternity leave to spend time with his family. After IPL 2025 Qualifier 1, he returned to the UK for the birth of his child. He came back to Ahmedabad before the final where RCB defeated Punjab Kings to win their first IPL title.

Jamie Smith Gets a Chance, Fresh Energy in Squad

ECB selected Jamie Smith as a replacement for Phil Salt. Smith is a young and reliable wicketkeeper-batter. Harry Brook will lead the team, with Jos Buttler, Adil Rashid, and Ben Duckett also in the squad.

England T20 Squad 2025

Harry Brook (Captain), Rehan Ahmed, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Jos Buttler, Brydon Carse, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Saqib Mahmood, Matthew Potts, Adil Rashid, Jamie Smith, Luke Wood

Veterans Return to West Indies Team

Shai Hope is now the captain of the West Indies T20I team. Jason Holder and Andre Russell are back in the squad. Their return adds strength and balance to the team.

England Clean Sweeps ODI Series

Before the T20Is, England won the ODI series 3-0. They won the first match by 238 runs, the second by 3 wickets, and the third by 7 wickets. The team now wants to continue that form in the T20 series.

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