England fast bowler Brydon Carse replaced Reece Topley on Monday announced the ICC. Topley was ruled out of the rest of the World Cup on Sunday after breaking a finger during the defeat to South Africa, team officials said.
South Africa-born Carse has so far played 12 one-day internationals and three Twenty20 games for England since making his debut in 2021.
Topley, who has taken eight wickets in three games at the World Cup, was struck on the index finger of his bowling hand when attempting to block a drive in his follow through in Saturday’s 229-run thrashing by the Proteas in Mumbai.
“Topley will return to the UK in the next 24 hours. A replacement will be announced in due course,” said a team statement.
Defending champions England have only won one of their four games at the World Cup and face an uphill struggle to reach the semi-finals.
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