REECE TOPLEY had an amazing harvest of wickets, and was crowned the best player in England's one-day international cricket.

The left-armer at 6ft 7ins took 6-24 runs as England defeated India 100 runs at Lord's in their second 50-over match.

Topley's remarkable rise to prominence is a testament to the perseverance and strength of a man who was once so devastated by seemingly interminable injuries that he feared he would never be able to play again.

After suffering a series of stress fractures, he had to have surgery. He then moved from Essex to Hampshire and Sussex to Surrey to try to find his fitness and a permanent place.

Topley, 28 years old, is praying that his pain is over. He has been named Player of the Match in his last two internationals.

He scored 3-22 for England in Sunday's third and final T20 match at Trent Bridge. This was his second-highest haul.

England only made 236 runs, but Topley pulled both openers to reduce India to 31-4. He continued striking as England continues to strike. This analysis surpasses Paul Collingwood’s 6-31 against Bangladesh at Trent Bridge 2005.

After England's 2-1 loss in the T20 series, Buttler was delighted with this win. On Tuesday, ten wickets were taken at the Oval.

Buttler stated that Toppers was an amazing day. He is a joy to me. He is a popular member of our team and brings energy to the group.

"He has a fascinating story. He came into the game at such an early age with Essex, then all the back troubles and didn't know if he would ever play again.

It's given him perspective and made it a lot more enjoyable to play. He is a great international bowler.

"We didn’t bat well, but we still managed to reach a challenging total. We were positive and understood that we needed to take early wickets in order to put India under pressure. We displayed a lot character."

India's top order was defeated by a pitch with uneven bounce and two-paced pace.

Although Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan are superstars, Rishabh Pan and Virat Kohli were not able to compete with the unheralded trio Topley, David Willey, and Brydon Carse.

The wickets kept falling and no Indian batsman was able to reach 30.

England fell from 41-0 to 102.5 with different sweep shots frequently contributing to their downfall.

Jason Roy caught a catch in deep backward square, and then Jonny Bairstow got bowled sweeping. Joe Root attempted the same shot, and Ben Stokes was aiming for a reverse sweep.

Yuzvendra Chahal, a wrist-spinner, was responsible for the first three sweepers. Moeen Ali's slow sweep landed in deep midwicket's hands.

Willey contributed 41, but Moeen's score of 47 was the highest in England.

Three years had passed since their World Cup victory in 2019, when they managed to beat New Zealand.

The majority of the batsmen are still there, but England is struggling with white-ball cricket right now, despite being routed for 110 runs in 48 hours.