Ben Stokes continues to stay absent from the England beginning lineup, marking his third consecutive absence within the ICC Males’s ODI World Cup 2023 marketing campaign, notably towards Afghanistan in Delhi on Sunday.
Stokes, who performed a pivotal position in England’s thrilling victory within the 2019 World Cup remaining, was sidelined for the opening match towards New Zealand on account of a hip damage. This damage additionally pressured him to overlook England’s second match, the place they secured a convincing 137-run win over Bangladesh.
Initially, Stokes had retired from ODIs, however he reversed that call to take part in England’s title defence on the ICC Males’s Cricket World Cup 2023. His beautiful return was marked by a exceptional 182-run efficiency towards New Zealand in an ODI win in September. Nevertheless, on the eve of the match, he encountered a hip concern, which confined him to the sidelines for the primary two video games. Regardless of this setback, there have been optimistic indicators of his restoration main as much as England’s encounter with Afghanistan.
Throughout a press convention, Joe Root talked about that Stokes was steadily enhancing, however he didn’t reveal whether or not the all-rounder would function within the match towards Afghanistan.
“Ben appears to be getting higher daily, he is educated rather well, he is had a bat, and appears to be enhancing,” Root said.
Nevertheless, Jos Buttler confirmed that Stokes would stay absent from the lineup, as they opted to stay with an unchanged group that secured victory towards Bangladesh. England gained the toss and selected to area first in at present’s contest on the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
Afghanistan was put into bat after England gained the toss and bought off to a speedy begin, reaching 79 for no wickets within the preliminary 10 overs. At one level, they appeared poised to set a goal exceeding 300 runs, however consecutive wickets within the nineteenth over disrupted the momentum their openers had constructed. They in the end completed their innings with 284 runs on the board, bowled out with only one ball to spare.