England captain Jos Buttler is likely to miss Tuesday’s third T20 towards Pakistan for the birth of his third child.
Buttler, 33, has left the England squad in Cardiff to be together with his spouse Louise.
There had been the potential for Buttler to miss some matches on the T20 World Cup, which begins on 2 June, for the birth.
All-rounder Moeen Ali will captain England in Buttler’s absence with batter Ben Duckett likely to fill the spare house within the facet.
One of Phil Salt or Jonny Bairstow will deputise as wicketkeeper with England trying to safe a collection win following a 23-run victory on Saturday to take a 1-0 lead.
The fourth and ultimate T20 is at The Oval on Thursday earlier than England journey to the Caribbean to defend their title.
Their opening match is towards Scotland on 4 June.
