Brandon King Retires Hurt In T20 Clash With England After Strong Start

ENG vs WI: West Indies opener Brandon King was forced to leave due to a groin injury in the fifth over of his side's T20 World Cup 2024 Super 8 match against England at the Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium in Gros Islet, St Lucia, on Thursday, June 20.

Brandon King danced twice down the track on the first two deliveries of the fifth over from Sam Curran before he felt discomfort. The right-hander was down on the ground after facing the second delivery and was attended by the West Indies physio.

Moments later, he decided to retire hurt as Nicholas Pooran came out to bat at three. King scored 23 runs off 13 balls and helped West Indies score 54 runs without losing any wicket in the powerplay.

Brandon King has played all five matches for West Indies in the ongoing T20 World Cup 2024. After scoring 34 runs in the opener against PNG, he registered scores of 13, 9, and 7 in the next three innings in the group stage.

Brandon King gets injured, he was playing so well. 23 off 13 balls for him ????#tapmad #HojaoADFree #T20WorldCup pic.twitter.com/hMW3y9f2ft

Faheemahmad Faheemahmad (@FaheemahmadFah9) June 20, 2024

Earlier during the West Indies innings, the umpires were forced to change the ball. On the third ball of the third over, England left-arm pacer Reece Topley bowled a full-length delivery which was blasted by Brandon King over mid-wicket.

The ball landed on the roof of Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium before bouncing out of the facility. King had changed his bat moments before the gigantic hit.

Defending champions England won the toss and elected to bowl first in St Lucia. England brought in Mark Wood for Chris Jordan, while West Indies also made two changes. Roston Chase and Romario Shepherd came in for Shai Hope and Obed McCoy respectively.

Brandon King, Johnson Charles, Nicholas Pooran(w), Roston Chase, Rovman Powell(c), Sherfane Rutherford, Andre Russell, Romario Shepherd, Akeal Hosein, Alzarri Joseph, Gudakesh Motie

Philip Salt, Jos Buttler(w/c), Jonny Bairstow, Harry Brook, Moeen Ali, Liam Livingstone, Sam Curran, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood, Reece Topley