Commonwealth Games 2022: England captain Heather Knight ruled out, no replacement player added for cricket semis
India Today
Heather Knight will also miss The Hundred following the conclusion of the Commonwealth Games. England have named no replacement player, so the hosts will compete with a 14-member squad at CWG.
The 2017 World Cup-winning England captain Heather Knight has been ruled out of the ongoing 2022 Commonwealth Games after failing to recover from a hip injury.
Knight, who missed the first two group matches at the Games, had suffered the injury during the limited-overs series against South Africa. She was rested for the second and third T20I against South Africa as a precaution ahead of the Commonwealth Games.
In Knight's absence, all-rounder Natalie Sciver led England to win the three-match T20I series against South Africa. Sciver also captained England in the first two group matches at the Commonwealth Games. Under her captaincy, England won both the matches and booked their spot for the semi-finals.
Knight, who will also miss The Hundred following the conclusion of the Commonwealth Games, will continue to receive treatment. England have named no replacement player for Knight, so the hosts will compete with the 14-member squad.
"England Women’s captain Heather Knight has been ruled out of the Commonwealth Games and The Hundred. The hip injury she sustained in the first T20I against South Africa has failed to settle down as expected and Knight will continue to receive treatment. Nat Sciver will remain Team England’s captain in the Commonwealth Games, no replacement player can be named so England will compete with a 14-person squad," England Cricket said.
England Women’s captain Heather Knight has been ruled out of the Commonwealth Games and The Hundred.The hip injury she sustained in the first Vitality IT20 against South Africa has failed to settle down as expected and Knight will continue to receive treatment. pic.twitter.com/iTJA17nXkU
