ENG-W vs IND-W: Injured Nat Sciver-Brunt Ruled Out Of Remaining T20Is Against India; Tammy Beaumont Named Captain

ENG-W vs IND-W: England Women's captain Nat Sciver-Brunt was on Saturday ruled out of the remaining two games of the five-match T20I series against India Women's due to an injury to her left groin.

The England team management informed that Tammy Beaumont, who stood in for Sciver-Brunt as captain in the third game at Bristol, will continue to lead the team, while top-order batter Maia Bouchier will be her replacement.

“Scans have confirmed that Nat Sciver-Brunt will miss the rest of the IT20 series against India due to the injury to her left groin she sustained in Bristol,” the ECB said in a statement.

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Sciver-Brunt, however, is expected to be fit for the three-match ODI series.

“Tammy Beaumont will continue to captain in her absence, with Maia Bouchier replacing Sciver-Brunt in the squad. Sciver-Brunt is expected to be available for selection for the start of the ODI series.”

India lead the five-match series 2-1 having won the first two games before losing the third by a narrow margin of five runs.

The fourth and fifth T20Is will be played at Manchester and Birmingham on July 9 and 11, respectively. 

Talking about the ongoing series, India were cruising at 122 for 1 in 13 overs while chasing 172 but stumbled in the final stretch, allowing England to snatch a narrow five-run win in a last-ball thriller on Friday night to keep the series alive.

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Opting to bat, England rode on commanding fifties from Sophia Dunkley (75) and Danni Wyatt-Hodge (66) in a 137-run opening stand before imploding to lose nine wickets for just 31 runs in 25 balls, finishing at 171 for nine.

In reply, India looked in complete control with Smriti Mandhana (56) and Shafali Verma (47) adding 85 runs for the opening wicket before Lauren Filer (2/30) turned the tide for the hosts with a fiery spell.