“I am sure that he has been dropped from the Champions Trophy, to be honest,” said Butler. “It is really disappointing for him, obviously he played well on the second day and has been one of the really exciting players, so it is a shame that the injury is going to rule him.”
Bethel’s boundary will be established in the coming days, to make an official announcement about his situation with England yet. England’s Champions Trophy campaign closed against Australia in Lahore on 22 February, and on Sunday, there is optimism around Smith’s recovery with wicketkeeper-better at Warm-up. The time limit for announcing the replacement of the 15-Man Champions Trophy squad is 12 February.
Bethel impressed against India with 51 and 1 with his left -handed spin in the first ODI OD, which the hosts won by four wickets. At the end of 2024, New Zealand also performed well on her young woman Test tour, with three half -centuries and an average 52, she is placed as an important cog in all formats by head coach Brendon McCullum.
Meanwhile, Banton has a chance to rule his international career, which has earned the last one of its 20 white-ball caps in 2022. However, he has been overwhelmed to England so far, with four Odis and 16 T20s only three fifty-plus scores. He is in a rich vein as behind a stellar ILT20, topping the batting chart of the competition.
The 26 -year -old scored 493 runs in 11 outings for MI Emirates, including two centuries, the franchise eliminator reached the stage, where he was defeated by Sharjah warriors.
1900 GMT – This story was updated with Jose Butler’s post -match quotation
