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England has been hit with a major blow ahead of their T20 World Cup opener against Afghanistan in Australia. Pacer Reece Topley has been ruled out of the T20 World Cup after he injured himself during the warm-up game against Pakistan in Brisbane.
The pacer rolled his ankle while fielding during the warm-up fixture and did not return to bowl later. Tymal Mills has been added to the squad. Meanwhile, Luke Wood has been added as a travelling reserve.
Notably, Topley has been England’s leading wicket-taker in T20Is, scalping 17 wickets in 16 matches so far.
The Jos Buttler-led side has been placed in Group 1 alongside Australia, New Zealand and Afghanistan. Two more teams from the Qualifiers will join Group 1 for the Super 12 stage.
Talking about their performance from the warm-up fixtures for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022, the side beat Pakistan by 6 wickets on October 17 by DLS method.