England captain Jos Buttler will miss Tuesday’s T20I against Pakistan in Cardiff to be with his wife for the birth of their third child.
Butter led the way for England with 84 in the first innings of their 23-run win over the tourists in the second match of the series at Edgbaston on Saturday, after the opening match in Leeds was abandoned without a ball being bowled.
But the 33-year-old left the squad following that game, with his wife set to give birth soon.
Vice-captain Moeen Ali is likely to take charge for the match at Sophia Gardens, while it remains to be seen whether Buttler will return for the fourth and final T20I of the series at The Oval on Thursday.
“England been planning for this eventuality, as much as you can plan for the birth of a child,” Sky Sports News reporter James Cole said.
“He could return for the final T20I at The Oval at the end of this week.
“The captaincy, we believe will go to Moeen Ali, who is the vice-captain.
“In terms of opening the batting here, it could be Will Jacks. He’s batting at No 3 at the moment, but he’s opened the batting in a T20 before and is comfortable in that position.”
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