England’s World Cup defence is underneath severe menace because the staff’s premier left-arm pacer Reece Topley has been ruled out of the continued event after struggling a fracture in his left index finger.
Topley, 29, was seen grimacing in ache throughout his fourth over in opposition to South Africa on Saturday after he was struck in an try and discipline a ball in his follow-through. He was instantly taken off and after receiving some therapy on his fingers got here again to bowl 5 extra overs in the sport. However, the Ipswich-born was not in a position to bat because the defending champions suffered a 229-run drubbing.
England’s white-ball head coach Matthew Mott had talked about after the sport that the bowler was prone to miss the upcoming matches of the showpiece occasion however wished to attend for the report of scans.
The England Cricket Board gave the official replace on Sunday and knowledgeable that Topley will not be a component of the staff going forward in the event because of the blow. “News we didn’t want to bring you, Reece Topley has been ruled out of the rest of the #CWC23. We’re all with you, Toppers,” posted England Cricket on ‘X’ previously Twitter.
The defending champions are in dire straits in the meanwhile and occupy the ninth spot with a dismal internet run fee (NRR) of -1.248. The Jos Buttler-led facet must win all of its remaining video games (5 matches) to face an opportunity of qualifying for the semi-finals of the event. They had additionally misplaced three matches in the earlier version of the ODI World Cup again in 2019 however had been in a position to script a exceptional turnaround.
The Three Lions have to take inspiration from the identical and push for victories in every of their remaining video games. They will face Sri Lanka on the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Thursday, October 26.
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