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England skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt could miss adjacent month’s T20 World Cup aft the all-rounder was ruled retired of her side’s warm-up bid against New Zealand and India.
Sciver-Brunt tore her near calf portion playing for the Blaze successful home cricket earlier this period and was subsequently ruled retired of the three-match one-day planetary bid against New Zealand.
England had hoped she would beryllium acceptable to instrumentality for T20 matches against New Zealand, with that bid starting successful Derby connected Wednesday, but a caller scan has seen her ruled retired of each 3 games, arsenic good arsenic the consequent run against India.
Tournament hosts England statesman their T20 World Cup against Sri Lanka astatine Edgbaston connected June 12, leaving Sciver-Brunt successful a contention against clip to pb the broadside arsenic they spell successful hunt of a archetypal large trophy since lifting the 2017 50-over World Cup connected location soil.
In summation to her enactment skills, Sciver-Brunt has agelong been a cardinal subordinate for England, some arsenic the team’s starring batter and a medium-pace bowler and they are a importantly weaker broadside without the 33-year-old.
Spin-bowling all-rounder Charlie Dean is acceptable to proceed deputising arsenic skipper successful her absence.
“England skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt has been ruled retired of some Vitality IT20 bid against New Zealand and India,” said an England and Wales Cricket Board connection issued Tuesday.
“Following a scan connected Monday, England Women person confirmed a longer play of rehabilitation is needed to alteration Sciver-Brunt to play a afloat portion successful the upcoming ICC Women’s T20 World Cup.”
Sciver-Brunt, speaking to Sky Sports News connected Monday, said: “It has been frustrating to beryllium near connected the sidelines but hopefully soon I tin get backmost retired there. We person got a large enactment radical that are successful changeless connection connected and disconnected the pitch.
“I person near it successful bully hands and I wanted Charlie to bash things successful her ain way.”
Another experienced campaigner, Danni Wyatt-Hodge, volition besides miss the 3 T20s against New Zealand owed to the commencement of her archetypal child.
