A day after beating Bangladesh in the opening game of the ICC Champions Trophy 2017, England went through a huge blow. After sustaining a side strain during England’s opener against Bangladesh, all-rounder Chris Woakes has been ruled out of the ongoing Champions Trophy. Woakes was forced off the field after bowling just two overs and did not return on Thursday, a match England won by eight wickets. Scans revealed the injury was serious enough to end his tournament. England are yet to name a replacement for him.
“He was chomping at the bit to play,” England captain Eoin Morgan said after the match.
“If we rushed him, he might have played the last game of the (South Africa) one-day series but we didn’t want to rush him,” he added.
On June 1, riding on Tamim Iqbal’s brilliant 128, Bangladesh posted a challenging 305/6. In the first innings, Bangladesh did not waste a good start and their top and middle-order batsmen contributed well for the cause. Though after four wickets, it seemed like Bangladesh had lost their momentum, middle-order batsman Sabbir Rahman’s crucial 24 runs in 13 balls helped the visitors to get past the 300-run mark.
Later, a brilliant batting display helped England beat Bangladesh by eight wickets in Group A match of the Champions Trophy cricket tournament at the Kennington Oval here on Thursday. Chasing a challenging total of 306, Alex Hales (95) and Joe Root (133 not out) led from the front to chase the target after England started off on a poor note, losing opener Jason Roy (1) in the third over with just six runs on the board.
For England, Plunkett scalped four wickets for 59 runs while Stokes and Jake Ball chipped in with one wicket each.
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