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Liam Plunkett to replace Steven Finn in England's World T20 squad

Pace bowler Liam Plunkett will replace injured Steven Finn in England's World T20 squad for next month's tournament in India.

The ECB has announced that pace bowler Liam Plunkett will replace Steven Finn in England's squad for next month's World T20 in India.

Finn, who missed the remainder of England's tour in South Africa after suffering a side strain in the third Test, has been withdrawn from the World T20 squad due to a calf problem.

Finn tweeted: "Really disappointed to have picked up another injury on my road to recovery. Gutted doesn't describe it. Good luck to the guys out there!"

Plunkett has now officially entered the 15-man group, who will fly out to India on March 8 before taking on South Africa, Sri Lanka, West Indies and a qualifier in the group stages of the tournament.

England World T20 squad:

Eoin Morgan (Middlesex) (Capt)
Moeen Ali (Worcestershire)
Sam Billings (Kent)
Jos Buttler (Lancashire)
Liam Dawson (Hampshire)
Alex Hales (Nottinghamshire)
Chris Jordan (Sussex)
Liam Plunkett (Yorkshire)
Adil Rashid (Yorkshire)
Joe Root (Yorkshire)
Jason Roy (Surrey)
Ben Stokes (Durham)
Reece Topley (Hampshire)
James Vince (Hampshire)
David Willey (Yorkshire)

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