England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt has been dominated out of her facet’s subsequent two matches on the Ladies’s T20 World Cup with a calf harm sustained in Tuesday’s win over Eire.
Sciver-Brunt retired out on 48 in Southampton, with an ECB assertion launched later within the evening saying that was a precautionary measure attributable to calf tightness.
The 33-year-old underwent a scan on Wednesday and after additional evaluation from the England medical group will now sit out Saturday’s encounter with Scotland at Headingley in addition to subsequent Wednesday’s assembly with West Indies at Lord’s.
Highlights from England’s four-wicket win over Eire on the Ladies’s T20 World Cup
Sciver-Brunt was sidelined from late April to earlier this month after struggling an harm to the identical calf whereas enjoying for The Blaze in home cricket.
Off-spinner Charlie Dean will deputise as England captain in Sciver-Brunt’s absence, simply as she did for the ODI and T20I sequence in opposition to New Zealand and T20Is versus India earlier this summer time.
Sciver-Brunt will stick with the England squad throughout her rehab.
England are two from two on the World Cup, with the four-wicket success in opposition to Eire on the Hampshire Bowl following an 87-run demolition of Sri Lanka at Edgbaston on opening evening.
England off-spinner Charlie Dean will lead the facet in Sciver-Brunt’s absence
Sciver-Brunt performed as a specialist batter versus Sri Lanka and Eire, hitting 46 not out from 22 balls in opposition to the previous as her group piled on a tournament-record 219-1 in Birmingham.
Her knock of 48 within the Eire match helped rally England from 35-3 as they reached a goal of 119 with 15 balls to spare.
The hosts will now hope to have their captain again in motion for the ultimate group sport in opposition to defending T20 World Cup champions New Zealand at The Kia Oval on Saturday June 27.
The semi-finals happen on June 30 and July 2 respectively, forward of the ultimate on July 5.
England’s T20 World Cup fixtures/outcomes
All video games reside on Sky Sports activities, all instances UK and Eire
- Friday June 12 (Edgbaston) – Beat Sri Lanka by 87 runs
- Tuesday June 16 (Southampton) – Beat Eire by 4 wickets
- Saturday June 20 (Headingley) – vs Scotland (6.30pm)
- Wednesday June 24 (Lord’s) – vs West Indies (6.30pm)
- Saturday June 27 (The Kia Oval): vs New Zealand (6.30pm)
Sciver-Brunt has made scores of 46 not out and 48 on the T20 World Cup up to now
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