IND vs ENG: Why is Mark Wood Not Playing Today’s India vs England T20 World Cup 2022 Match?

Mark Wood IND vs ENG: In a massive breaking news development, England’s premier speedster Mark Wood is not playing the crucial semi-final encounter of this ICC T20 World Cup 2022 against India scheduled to be played at the Adelaide Oval in Adelaide. Despite the poor loss to Ireland in the group stage, the England team managed to register brilliant victories against New Zealand and Sri Lanka to reach the knockouts.

IND vs ENG: Why is Mark Wood Not Playing Today’s India vs England T20 World Cup 2022 Match?

After winning a crucial toss and opting to bowl first, England captain Jos Buttler stated that their wicket-taking pacer Mark Wood unfortunately misses out for this match against India. Wood was struggling with an injury during the training session ahead of this semi-final encounter. In 4 games of this T20 World Cup 2022, the right-arm fast bowler has taken as many as 9 wickets at an average of 12. Buttler mentioned that they have brought in experienced pacer Chris Jordan as the replacement for this game against India. In 82 T20I games, Jordan has picked up a total of 90 wickets at an impressive economy of less than 9.

“We’re gonna bowl first. There is going to be a great atmosphere here. Dimensions are different, we will have to adapt. We have two changes – Malan and Wood are out with injuries – Salt and Jordan come in. Looks a good wicket. Hope it stays well the whole game,” said England captain Jos Buttler during the toss.

ENG Playing 11

1. Alex Hales
2. Jos Buttler (C & wk)
3. Philip Salt
4. Ben Stokes
5. Liam Livingstone
6. Harry Brook
7. Moeen Ali
8. Sam Curran
9. Chris Woakes
10. Chris Jordan
11. Adil Rashid

T20 World Cup 2022 Schedule