England's Reece Topley has been ruled out of the Cricket World Cup due to a broken finger.

England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) on Sunday, October 22 confirmed that seamer Reece Topley has been ruled out of the remainder of the Cricket World Cup with a broken finger sustained in England's defeat by South Africa on Saturday. 

Topley injured himself fielding his own bowling during his fourth over with the ball, and he will return home in the next few hours with a replacement to be named.

He received treatment on the field after copping the blow and attempted to resume his over.

The following ball he bowled was overpitched and hit for another four by van der Dussen, after which Topley left the field to seek further treatment. Joe Root bowled the remaining ball of his over.

After a significant amount of time off the field, Topley came back on after the 30th over with a splint on his finger. 

He returned to bowl the 35th over and took the wicket of Aiden Markram, and also dismissed David Miller in his next over. 

However, after England collapsed in their chase of 400, Topley did not come out to bat when the ninth wicket went down for 170, ending the game.

Announcing Topley's exit from the campaign, the England and Wales Cricket Board said: "Scans in Mumbai on Saturday, after the match at the Wankhede Stadium, revealed the full extent of the injury. Topley will return to the UK in the next 24 hours.

"He will work closely with the England and Surrey medical teams in respect of his rehabilitation. A replacement will be announced in due course."

He is currently England’s leading wicket-taker in the tournament, having taken eight wickets in three innings.

Notably, England head coach Matthew Mott confirmed that Jofra Archer, who joined the team as a traveling reserve last week after recovering from a lengthy injury layoff, would not be considered as a replacement if Topley was ruled out.