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Fast bowler Mark Wood exited the pitch with what appeared to be a left knee injury during England's crucial ICC Champions Trophy 2025 match against Afghanistan, giving them a serious injury worry. During the powerplay, Wood was in the middle of his fourth over when he appeared uncomfortable and needed medical assistance before he could leave the field.
From the beginning of the current match, Mark Wood, a fast bowler for the England National Cricket Team, appeared to be in dangerous contact with the ball. With his raw speed and the swing he was able to extract from the surface, the fast bowler hurried the batsmen of the Afghanistan National Cricket Team.
With three pacers and leg-spinner Adil Rashid as their primary bowling attack, England came into the game as a well-balanced team in need of a win to maintain their ambitions of making it to the semi-finals. Any injury to a frontline pacer might be expensive for the team because Liam Livingstone and Joe Root share the fifth bowling position.
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Talking about the incident, Mark Wood appeared unplayable despite his poor luck in taking wickets because he beat both bat edges. Jofra Archer was able to capture wickets at the other end thanks to the fast bowler's tight delivery, which put pressure on the Afghanistan National Cricket Team's hitters.
Mark Wood's luck wasn't entirely on his side because he ended up getting hurt in addition to not obtaining any wickets. When Wood hit Ibrahim Zadran with a ball in his fourth over, he signalled for medical assistance right away. The pacer was shown lying on his back in pain while the physiotherapist checked his strapped left knee. Although he tried to finish the over, he scowled as he bowled and was removed from the field for more evaluation.
The player was seen cautiously crossing while he shouted for physiotherapists to help him. The physiotherapist was stretching the fast bowler's left knee while he lay on the ground. He was back up after that, though, and spoke with the umpire before finishing his over. Mark Wood walked back to the dressing room as soon as he finished his over. His left knee appeared to be bothering him. Since the pacer has a history of ailments, the England National Cricket Team is hoping that this isn't a major one.
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