Reece Topley ruled out of IPL 2023: Details here
Royal Challengers Bangalore suffered another blow in terms of an injury as Reece Topley has been ruled out of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 season. Topley picked up a shoulder injury during the first game of RCB and played no further part in it. However, he had traveled with the team to Kolkata. RCB coach Sanjay Bangar confirmed the update on Topley.
Willey replaces Topley versus KKR at Eden
RCB are up against KKR in match number nine of the IPL 2023 season in Kolkata. David Willey replaced Topley for the match and he came in and claimed two wickets inside the powerplay.
RCB'S injury woes in IPL 2023
Topley is the latest addition to the list of injured players for RCB. England's Will Jacks suffered a muscle injury and was ruled out of IPL 2023. He was replaced by New Zealand all-rounder Michael Bracewell. Rajat Patidar was ruled out and is undergoing rehab at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru. Josh Hazlewood is set to miss the initial phase as well.
Topley's numbers in the 20-over format
In RCB's first match, Topley claimed 1/14 from 2 overs before not returning to bowl. Overall in the 20-over format, Topley has claimed 179 scalps from 140 games at 21.88. In 22 T20Is for England, Topley has claimed 22 scalps at 29.50.
