{"id":180014,"date":"2026-06-13T05:38:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T11:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=180014"},"modified":"2026-06-13T05:38:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T11:08:56","slug":"womens-t20-world-cup-2026-injury-watch-from-henry-and-maqsood-to-litchfield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=180014","title":{"rendered":"Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026 injury watch \u2014 From Henry and Maqsood to Litchfield"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71093590\">The Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026 is set to begin when England takes on Sri Lanka at Edgbaston on June 12.<\/p>\n<p>The 2026 edition is expected to be one of the most competitive events in recent times. New Zealand will be looking to defend its hard-earned title from 2024, while Australia, India, South Africa, and host England will all be among the chasing pack.<\/p>\n<p>As a showpiece international event, all 12 teams have put meticulous planning in order to prepare. However, some of those plans could be forced onto a backburner if the teams suffer injuries to key players.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Here is a list of players who are injury concerns for the upcoming Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"article-body article-bullet-list\">\n<li><b>Shashini Gimhani (Sri Lanka)<\/b> &#8211; The ambidextrous wrist-spinner suffered a lower-back injury ahead of the tournament, and has been replaced by Chethana Vimukthi.                    <\/li>\n<li><b>Isabel van der Woning (Netherlands) <\/b>&#8211; The Netherlands seamer pulled up with what looked like a hamstring injury in a warm-up match against Sri Lanka. There is no official confirmation on her fitness yet.                    <\/li>\n<li><b>Chinelle Henry (West Indies) <\/b>&#8211; In the warm-up game between West Indies and Australia, Chinelle Henry, while fielding, seemingly slid in the outfield and landed awkwardly on her right hand. She lay writhing in pain and had to be stretchered off. There is no official word on the nature or gravity of her injury. \u201cChinelle Henry experienced an exacerbation of a previous injury and is currently being managed by the team\u2019s medical staff. Further updates will be provided as appropriate,\u201d Cricket West Indies said in a statement.                    <\/li>\n<li><b>Abtaha Maqsood (Scotland) <\/b>&#8211; Scotland leg spinner Abtaha Maqsood has been ruled out of the tournament due to a metacarpel fracture sustained during the side\u2019s warm-up game against Pakistan on June 9. Hannah Rainey has been named her replacement.                    <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jun 13, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/womens-cricket\/womens-t20-world-cup-2026-list-of-injured-players-ruled-out-of-tournament-injury-watch-fitness-updates\/article71093590.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026 is set to begin when England takes on Sri Lanka at Edgbaston on June 12. The 2026 edition is expected to be one of the most competitive events in recent times. New Zealand will be looking to defend its hard-earned title from 2024, while Australia, India, South Africa, and &#8230; <a title=\"Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026 injury watch \u2014 From Henry and Maqsood to Litchfield\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=180014\" aria-label=\"Read more about Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026 injury watch \u2014 From Henry and Maqsood to Litchfield\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":180015,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-180014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/GettyImages-2280919956.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":179565,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=179565","url_meta":{"origin":180014,"position":0},"title":"ENG vs SL, Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026: When, where to watch the opening match between England and Sri Lanka?","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"June 12, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"England will take on Sri Lanka in the opening match of the ICC Womens T20 World Cup 2026 at Edgbaston on Friday, June 12. 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