On the third anniversary of England’s 2019 Men’s win Cricket World Cup at Lord’s, long left-arm pacer Reece Topley made an indelible mark in the second ODI against him India In the house of cricket.
Defending 246 runs, Topley used seam movement and variable bounce and changed his pace to take 6–24, the best figures by any England bowler in ODI history, with India all for 146 in 38.5 overs. got out. Host team won by 100 runs
Topley’s career-best effort meant England leveled the three-match series 1-1 and set the stage for a winner in Manchester on Sunday.
Now, former England captain Nasser Hussain believes Topley justified his importance and played a key role in England’s success in white-ball cricket after suffering a difficult run in five years with four stress fractures on his back. For the value it brought.
“It is an excellent story, the way he has gone through the ups and downs, the tension breaks. He bowled well in white-ball cricket of late as well as in that T20 game at Trent Bridge when everyone else was walking in the park.
“It’s his place now and when you get figures like this, there are so many big games to come and England are looking for bowlers with a long list of injuries… almost saying ‘you don’t get me out’ Can leave,’ Hussain said on Sky Play after the match.
Topley was well supported by fellow left-arm pacer David Willey, who bowled a poor 1-27 in nine overs with two maidens and Virat Kohli’s big scalp. Hussain felt that Willie and Topley’s different bowling styles proved to be a testing combination for India, who could not do much after being 31-4 in 11.2 overs.
“He (Topley) is quick enough, he’s tall, he gets the bounce, he’s precise and he’s got a good left-hander at the other end of David Willey, so they’re a good combination. David Willey pitches it Done and swung it, and Reece Topley came in and hit the deck. You can see at the death that he has variations and the balls are out with the back of the hand.
Hussain signed off indicating that Topley used his height of six feet, seven inches at Lord’s to good effect. “He’s very smart, he’s a good T20 cricketer too, so he’s got it with the new ball and the old ball – but on a pitch like this, where he was a bit two-paced, his biggest asset is his height and Hit the deck hard.”
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