England’s Overton ruled out of West Indies series

LONDON: England fast bowler Jamie Overton will miss the rest of the white-ball series against the West Indies after suffering a broken finger.

Overton sustained the injury while dropping a catch from just his second delivery in England´s 238-run win in the first one-day international on Thursday. The 31-year-old immediately sprinted to the dressing room clutching his right hand and grimacing.

After treatment, he returned to bowl five more overs, claiming career-best ODI figures of three for 22, but he is now set for a short spell on the sidelines.

“Jamie Overton has been ruled out of the remaining one-day internationals and the IT20s against the West Indies due to a broken right little finger,” an ECB statement said on Saturday.

England will not draft in a replacement for the last two ODIs on Sunday at Cardiff and Tuesday at The Oval, or for the three-match T20 series, which gets under way on June 6 in Durham.