The England Cricket Board (ECB) on Tuesday has announced that the T20 World Cup-bound England players will miss the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 playoffs and final due to their four-match T20I series against Pakistan, starting from May 22.
“Selected players, currently playing in the Indian Premier League, will return in time for the series against Pakistan, which gets underway at Headingley on Wednesday 22 May 2024,” the ECB said in a statement.
The ECB’s statement clearly means that Rajasthan Royals will be without the services of Jos Buttler, while Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings won’t have Phil Salt and Moeen Ali, respectively in their ranks.
Jos Buttler and Phil Salt have played a pivotal role in Rajasthan and Kolkata’s run in this season. Phil Salt is KKR’s leading run scorer at the moment and has formed a destructive opening pair with Sunil Narine. Salt hasd amassed 392 runs in nine matches with a strike rate of 180.61. On the other hand, Buttler have scored 319 runs, including back-to-back centuries for the Royals. Moeen too is an integral part of the CSK squad.
The first IPL qualifier between the top teams of the league will played on May 21. The Eliminator match between the teams placed at third and fourth will be played on May 22. The winner of Eliminator will take on the losing team of the Qualifier 1 on May 24 in the second Qualifier. The final will be played on May 26 at the
MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai
The England World Cup squad will fly to the Caribbean on May 31 ahead of England’s opening group match against Scotland at the Kensington Oval, Barbados, on Wednesday 4 June.
England squad
Jos Buttler (C), Moeen Ali, Jofra Archer, Jonathan Bairstow, Harry Brook, Sam Curran, Ben Duckett, Tom Hartley, Will Jacks, Chris Jordan, Liam Livingstone, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Reece Topley, Mark Wood
England vs Pakistan schedule
1st T20: England v Pakistan, 22 May, Headingley, Leeds
2nd T20: England v Pakistan, 25 May, Edgbaston, Birmingham
3rd T20: England v Pakistan, 28 May, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
4th T20: England v Pakistan, 30 May, The Kia Oval, London
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 – England’s Group Fixtures
England v Scotland, 4 June, Kensington Oval, Barbados
Australia v England, 8 June, Kensington Oval, Barbados
England v Oman, 13 June, Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua and Barbuda
Namibia v England, 15 June, Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua and Barbuda
