ICC Champions Trophy 2017: Top 5 performers who won’t be playing in the semi-finals

#2 Josh Hazlewood

The leading wicket-taker in the competition, Hazlewood is unlucky to miss out on a semi-final spot

Australia can certainly claim that rain had a major impact on their qualification prospects but at the end of the day, their inability to post a big total against England cost them dear. Due to the stop-start nature of their games, their batsmen certainly didn't make much of an impact but Josh Hazlewood certainly did.

In the opening game against New Zealand, his six-wicket haul was not only the best figures by an Australian bowler in the Champions Trophy but also the second-best in the history of the competition. The fact that he is at the top of the wicket-taking charts despite Australia only playing one complete game just highlights how good Hazlewood was.

All the talk ahead of the tournament was of the pace quartet and Mitchell Starc and while neither delivered, Hazlewood sneaked in under the radar just as he always does.