The strength of England, which is seen as the strongest team of T20 World Cup 2021 (ICC T20 World Cup 2021), has suffered a major setback. The English team, hoping for their second World Cup title, has been put in trouble by the injury of the team’s star player ahead of the semi-finals. England lost star opener Jason Roy to an injury while taking on South Africa in their last group stage match in the Super-12 round. Chasing the target of 190 runs from South Africa, the aggressive opener Roy, who started with a storm, suddenly sat on the ground while taking a run in the 5th over of the innings. During this, he was moaning by holding his leg, after which he had to leave the field under compulsion after being retired hurt.
England, playing their last group match against South Africa, got off to a stormy start once again by Jason Roy and Jos Buttler. Both took the team to 37 runs in just 4 overs. Then came the 5th over, which put England in the biggest trouble, where England had to take a run. On the very first ball of spinner Keshav Maharaj, Butler and Roy ran for a run and completing the run, Roy also lay on the ground behind the stumps. During this, he was seen groaning while holding his right leg. The English team physio came to the field to examine Roy and when the pain did not subside, it was decided to retire hurt.
Roy retired hurt, so the wickets started falling
Returning from the field, Roy was very disappointed and as soon as he reached the dug-out, he started moaning in pain. Along with the pain, he also looked very emotional due to the fear of being out of the tournament and kept sitting with his eyes covered in his hands. By this time, Roy had scored 20 runs in just 15 balls with the help of 4 fours and was looking in good rhythm.
England suffered a major loss due to Roy’s return to the pavilion and the team lost two wickets in the next two overs. In the sixth over, Butler (26) became the victim of Enrique Norkhia and then in the very next over, Tabrez Shamsi returned the pavilion to Jonny Bairstow (1).
England’s plan blow
Roy’s injury brought big trouble for the English team, which had confirmed its place in the semi-finals. Roy scored 123 runs in this tournament including a half-century. In such a situation, due to the injury of the team’s strong opener before the knockout match, captain Eoin Morgan will have to change his plans. By the way, the team has a good option in the form of Jonny Bairstow, who opens with Roy for the ODI team.
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