Australia's star player Mitchell Starc is now in danger of being ruled out of the World Cup. Mitchell Starc was also unable to play against Namibia due to injury. Now Mitchell Starc's injury has increased the Australian team's concern. In the last match too, Starc was in some trouble due to muscle pain. Due to which Starc could not bowl so well against England in the last match. Now the team has decided to keep Starc out of the match being played against Namibia.
This player got a chance in place of Starc
Australia team captain Mitchell Marsh, while giving information about Starc's injury, said that due to the injury Starc could not perform so well in the last match. Looking at the team's upcoming schedule, some caution is being exercised regarding Starc. Because it is very important for Starc to be fully fit and remain in the team in the upcoming Super-8 matches. Australian head coach Andrew McDonald also expressed concern over Starc's absence.
Nathan Ellis has been included in the team for the match against Namibia in place of Mitchell Starc. Nathan Ellis bowled brilliantly in the practice match. Apart from this, Nathan also bowled well in the match played against Oman. Nathan also bowled brilliantly against Namibia and took one wicket for just 12 runs in 3 overs.
Namibia all out for 72 runs
In the match being played between Australia and Namibia, the Namibian team, who came to bat first, was all out for just 72 runs. Bowling for Australia, Adam Zampa took the maximum of 4 wickets by giving 12 runs in 4 overs. Apart from this, Josh Hazlewood and Marcus Stoinis took 2-2 wickets each. In this match, Australia defeated Namibia by 9 wickets.