Champions Trophy: Pakistan bowler Wahab Riaz ruled out with ankle injury
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Wahab Riaz conceded 87 runs in 8.4 overs at Edgbaston
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Pakistan fast bowler Wahab Riaz will miss the rest of the Champions Trophy after suffering an ankle injury in the Group B defeat by India on Sunday.
Pakistan lost the rain-shortened match by 124 runs at Edgbaston.
Wahab, who had conceded 87 runs, left the field in the 46th over of India's innings and scans confirmed the 31-year-old had a ligament problem.
Pakistan have called up left-arm paceman Rumman Raees,, external 25, as a replacement.
They face South Africa in their second group game at Edgbaston on Wednesday.
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