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Woakes out of Champions Trophy with side strain

LONDON (Reuters) - England bowler Chris Woakes will miss the remainder of the Champions Trophy with a side strain picked up in Thursday's tournament opener against Bangladesh, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said.

Woakes out of Champions Trophy with side strain
(Reuters)

"A scan has confirmed that Chris Woakes sustained a left side strain in yesterday's ICC Champions Trophy match against Bangladesh," the ECB said in a statement on Friday.

"The injury means Woakes will miss the rest of England's participation in the Champions Trophy."

The 28-year-old bowled just two overs before leaving the field as England cantered to an eight-wicket victory after chasing down a victory target of 306 with 16 balls to spare.

"An update on a replacement for the seamer for the remainder of the tournament will follow in due course," the ECB added.

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On his return from a maiden stint in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Woakes nursed a quadriceps niggle and missed two of the three one-dayers against South Africa that preceded the eight-team Champions Trophy.

Woakes' unavailability is a fresh setback for England's pace attack, especially after Jake Ball bled 82 runs in his 10 overs against Bangladesh and Ben Stokes's problematic knee prevented the all-rounder from bowling spells at full throttle.

England, who are eyeing a first global 50-overs title, face New Zealand in their next game at Cardiff on Tuesday.

(Reporting by Amlan Chakraborty in New Delhi; Editing by John O'Brien)


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