Cricket-Australia's Schutt handed two-match ban over prescription medication breach


Cricket - Women's Ashes - Second One Day International - England v Australia - Fischer County Ground, Leicester, Britain - July 4, 2019 Australia's Megan Schutt in action Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers

Oct 22 (Reuters) - ⁠Australia fast bowler Megan ⁠Schutt has been suspended for ‌two matches for failing to comply with requirements relating to the ​use of prescription medication, ⁠Cricket Australia ⁠said on Thursday.

The 33-year-old will miss ⁠the ‌third and final Twenty20 against New Zealand ⁠at North Sydney Oval on ​Thursday, ‌as well as Adelaide Strikers' ⁠Women's ​Big Bash League opener against Melbourne Stars on October 31.

"This (breach) ⁠relates to a single ​incidence which occurred while out of competition and was not ⁠for performance enhancing purposes," Cricket Australia said in a statement.

Schutt said in the statement ​that she accepted ⁠the sanction and apologised for ​failing to ‌meet the standards.

(Reporting by ​Suramya Kaushik in Bengaluru; Editing by Peter Rutherford)

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