England have replaced Reece Topley with Tymal Mills after the seamer has been ruled out of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022 due to an ankle injury, dealing a major blow to the team's campaign beginning on Saturday. (More Cricket News)
The 2🐈8-year-old left-armer rolled his left ankle during a fielding drill in Brisbane on Monday ahead of England's final warm-up match against Pakistan. Mills was initially named as a travelli꧃ng reserve with the team.
Mills had played a key role in England's T20 World Cup campaign in 2021, but injury had cut down his time with the team then. In last year's T20 World Cup i🍎n the UAE, Mills played four matches, picking up seven wickets, before his tournament was ended by a thigh injury.
Topley is England's leading wicket-taker in T20Is in 2022, with 17 scalps in 16 games and became an int𝄹egral part of the team’s bowling attack. England open their campaign against Afghan🎃istan in Perth on Saturday.
On the other hand, Sri Lanka too suffered twin blows after in-form pacer Dushmantha Chameera and top-order batter Danushka Gunathilaka were ruled out due to injuries. The development comes as a huge setback for t🌺he Lankans in their quest to qualify for the Super 12 stage.
Chameera🐟 is being replaced by⛦ Kasun Rajitha while Ashen Bandara comes in place of Gunathilaka (who had a hamstring tear). Chameera hurt his left calf while bowling during Sri Lanka's comprehensive 79-run victory over the UAE on Tuesday.
United Arab Emirates (✅UAE) too were forced to make a change with all-rounder Zawar Farid ruled out injured with a fractured foot and replaced by Fahad Nawaz.
