ENG vs WI T20I Series: England is hosting West Indies for the white ball series at their home. A three-match ODI series was played between the two from 29 May to 3 June, in which England whitewashed West Indies and won 3-0. Now a three-match T20 International series is to be held between them from 6 June. However, England has suffered a major setback even before the start of the series and Phil Salt is out of all the matches. The reason for Salt’s exclusion is paternity leave.
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ENG vs WI: In fact, Phil Salt became a father last week and to be with his wife on this occasion, he returned home after his team Royal Challengers Bangalore’s victory in Qualifier 1 of IPL 2025. However, he made a comeback again and returned to play the final. In the final match, Salt could not show much with the bat but he took a brilliant catch while fielding.
ENG vs WI: Salt will not play against West Indies due to paternity leave
ENG vs WI: However, now after playing the final of IPL 2025, Phil Salt has taken paternity leave and the England Cricket Board has also approved it. For this reason, Salt will not play the ODI series against West Indies. England has included Jamie Smith in his place. Smith was also played as an opener in the ODI series against England. At the same time, now he will be seen in the shortest format. He has played only 2 T20 Internationals so far and has scored 28 runs during this period.
48 hours that will live long in the memory. Ee Sala Cup Namdu! 🏆❤️ pic.twitter.com/ElPMMmTf2f
— Phill Salt (@PhilSalt_) June 3, 2025
Phil Salt became part of the IPL winning team for the second consecutive time
ENG vs WI: In IPL, Phil Salt achieved the feat of becoming a part of the champion team for the second consecutive time. Last season Kolkata Knight Riders won the title and Salt played an important role in their campaign. Although Salt was not available in the last matches, this time Salt played full support of Royal Challengers Bangalore and appeared till the final. He scored 403 runs in 13 innings this season at an average of 33.58 and a strike rate of 175.98, which also included 4 half-centuries.
