Jacob Bethell will be prevented from bowling at the scene of his career-best performance - because of the wound on his left hand. However, as in last week’s matches against Scotland and Italy, they expect the request to fall on deaf ears. England expect Jacob Bethell will not be allowed to bowl against Sri Lanka at the World Cup‘If there's some way we can get around that then we'd like to bowl him. At last year’s Champions Trophy, India’s Ravindra Jadeja was instructed to remove tape from his bowling hand when called into the attack. ‘We've just got to prepare as if it is a T20 game and hope the rain stays away.

Source: Daily Mail February 21, 2026 10:51 UTC