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ENG vs NZ LIVE, T20 World Cup semifinals: Fate of ‘injured’ Jason Roy to be decided on Monday- Follow LIVE updates

ENG vs NZ LIVE, T20 World Cup semifinals: Fate of ‘injured’ Jason Roy to be decided on Monday- Follow LIVE updates

ENG vs NZ LIVE, T20 World Cup semifinals: Jason Roy’s scan results to be revealed on Monday: England opener Jason Roy’s extent and nature of the injury will be revealed on Monday ahead of the knockouts of the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. Roy on Saturday limped off the field with an injury during […]

ENG vs NZ LIVE, T20 World Cup semifinals: Jason Roy’s scan results to be revealed on Monday: England opener Jason Roy’s extent and nature of the injury will be revealed on Monday ahead of the knockouts of the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.
Roy on Saturday limped off the field with an injury during England’s last Group 1 game against South Africa.

“Jason Roy will be going for a scan later and we will have further news on his injury and the outcome of his scan tomorrow,” an England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) spokesperson told ANI.

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ENG vs NZ LIVE, T20 World Cup semifinals: Fate of ‘injured’ Jason Roy to be decided on Monday- Follow LIVE updates

Chasing the target of 190 against South Africa in Sharjah, Roy pulled up a few strides into a single, struggling with an apparent issue with his left leg in the fifth over. While he limped through the run, he could go no further.

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He was in evident agony in the middle, unable to walk on his own, and seemed emotional when he was helped off the field by the physio and his teammates. He was replaced in the middle by Moeen Ali.

ENG vs NZ LIVE, T20 World Cup semifinals: Fate of ‘injured’ Jason Roy to be decided on Monday- Follow LIVE updates

This is England’s second big injury concern of the tournament after bowler Tymal Mills was ruled out of the campaign with a thigh strain. If Roy gets ruled out, England will have no other option but to open with Jos Butler and Jonny Bairstow in the knockouts.

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It’s not that Bairstow is not a good fit, but a change in his batting order would mean a few more tinkering in other’s batting orders and eventually instability. Roy had looked in good touch and was complementing Jos Butler really well.

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