England all-rounder Ben Stokes is to make his return from a broken finger for Durham on Sunday.
Stokes will feature for the Jets in their T20 Blast fixture against Birmingham Bears.
He had not played since suffering the injury playing for Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League in April.
Stokes missed England's Test series to defeat to New Zealand and will not play in their limited-overs series with Sri Lanka this month.
His appearance for Durham will be his first for the Jets since 2018 and should boost hopes of Stokes playing in England's limited-overs series with Pakistan next month.
He has a batting average of 53.85 in his 12 ODIs against Pakistan, though he has only taken one wicket in those games.
After a three-match ODI series, England face Pakistan in three T20Is. Stokes was dismissed for just four in his sole appearance in T20Is against Pakistan in 2016.
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