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T20 World Cup: Jamie Overton replaces Luke Wood as England make one change for West Indies clash

Written by Abhishek Patil

England have made one change for their second T20 World Cup group stage match against the West Indies, with Jamie Overton replacing Luke Wood.

Harry Brook’s side survived a scare in their opening Group C match as they beat Nepal by just four runs.

Nepal required 10 runs from the final over to pull off an upset but were only able to score five off Sam Curran as they ended on 180-6 chasing 185 in the Group C encounter at Wankhede Stadium.

t had got nervous for England though as a 22-run Jofra Archer over, in which Lokesh Bam (39no off 20) creamed back-to-back sixes, and then a 14-run Luke Wood made for a thrilling finale.

Now, they have opted to make one change for their contest against West Indies in Mumbai on Wednesday.

Surrey all-rounder Overton has come in for Lancashire seamer Wood while spinner Adil Rashid keeps his place despite a tough outing in the opening match in which he went for 0-42 from three overs, with an economy rate of 14.

England currently sit third in Group C after their opening win with West Indies top after one win and Scotland second after losing to West Indies but beating Italy.

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