ICC World T20 | Reece Topley ruled out of tournament with ankle injury

ICC World T20 | Reece Topley ruled out of tournament with ankle injury

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By SportsCafe Desk, SportsCafe Editor

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England have a bad news to face on Wednesday as Reece Topley has been ruled out of the T20 World Cup due to an ankle injury sustained during a fielding drill in Brisbane. Tymal Mills has been named to replace the pacer and the team would expect him to play a similar kind of role with the ball.

As the T20 World Cup will start in a span of less than a week, England will play with the desire to clinch the trophy in their opening fixture against Afghanistan. However, they have lost a key player in their side as their ace pacer Reece Topley has been knocked out of the tournament with an ankle injury. Topley rolled his left ankle during a fielding drill in Brisbane while preparing for their warm-up game against Pakistan. ECB (England and Wales Cricket Board) have made an announcement regarding the injury update on Twitter in an official statement.

Topley has been a consistent wicket-taker for England in T20Is as he scalped 17 wickets in 16 games taking maximum wickets for the country in 2022. He formed an integral part of Englandā€™s bowling unit being effective in the power play as well as death overs. The team has drafted Tymal Mills into the side who was traveling as a reserve earlier. Mills had showcased his talent in the last yearā€™s T20 World Cup taking seven wickets in four matches. Luke Wood has been added as a traveling reserve in the line-up.

England will take on Afghanistan in a Super 12 game on Saturday in their tournament opener.Ā 

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