Cricket-England's Sciver-Brunt ruled out of NZ series ahead of T20 World Cup


FILE PHOTO: Cricket - ICC Women's World Cup - Semi Final - England v South Africa - Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati, India - October 29, 2025 England's Nat Sciver-Brunt during the match REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis/ File Photo

May 4 - ⁠England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt ⁠will miss the three-match one-day ‌international series against New Zealand due to a calf injury, sparking concerns ​for the hosts ⁠barely one month ⁠before the start of the ⁠Women's Twenty20 ‌World Cup.

Sciver-Brunt, who sustained a left ⁠calf tear during a domestic game ​for ‌the Blaze against Warwickshire, ⁠has been ​advised to rest after having scans, the England and ⁠Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said ​in a statement on Sunday.

Vice-captain Charlie Dean will captain the team ⁠during the ODI series, starting on May 10.

England begin their Group B campaign in ​the T20 ⁠World Cup against Sri Lanka ​on June 12 ‌in Birmingham.

(Reporting by Paras ​J. Haji in Bengaluru; Editing by Kevin Liffey)

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