Wales Cricket Board: Tammy Beaumont will captain England for the first time in women’s T20Is after regular skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt has been ruled out of the third T20I against India, set to happen on Thursday, due to a left groin injury.
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) also said top-order batter Maia Bouchier has been called up to the T20I squad ahead of the match at The Oval as a cover. “Results of the scan will determine whether Sciver-Brunt is required to miss any more games in the series, with the fourth Vitality IT20 due to take place on Wednesday 9 July at Emirates Old Trafford,” said the ECB in its statement on Thursday.
Nat, the batting all-rounder, scored 66 during England’s crushing 97-run loss against India in the first T20I at Trent Bridge and was seen going off the field while fielding during the second match at Bristol, a game where she hit 13 as the hosts’ suffered a 24-run defeat.
