Sam Curran replaces Moeen Ali in England's squad for upcoming T20I series against West Indies

The Worcestershire allrounder had been set to feature in the third series of the tour, having also featured in the other two, but the decision has been made to rest him...

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Moeen Ali will return to the UK at the end of England's five-match ODI series against the West Indies, and will be replaced by Surrey's Sam Curran.

The Worcestershire allrounder had been set to feature in the third series of the tour, having also featured in the other two, but the decision has been made to rest him.

Moeen is set to feature for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL, which kicks off on March 23.

Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler are also set to feature in the tournament for the Rajasthan Royals, and were left out of the original squad to give them a chance to rest.

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Ben Stokes and Jos Buttler are also out of the squad

Though Curran also landed himself a contract for the upcoming tournament with Kings XI Punjab, he has not been playing in the current ODI series.

If the 20-year-old does feature in any of the three T20Is that England are set to play against the Windies, it will be his debut.

The full England T20I squad:Eoin Morgan*, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Billings, Sam Curran, Tom Curran, Joe Denly, Alex Hales, Chris Jordan, Dawid Malan, Liam Plunkett, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, David Willey, Mark Wood

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