{"id":181866,"date":"2026-06-17T21:05:25","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T02:35:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=181866"},"modified":"2026-06-17T21:05:25","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T02:35:25","slug":"womens-t20-world-cup-2026-englands-nat-sciver-brunt-ruled-out-for-next-two-games-due-to-calf-strain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=181866","title":{"rendered":"Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026: England\u2019s Nat Sciver-Brunt ruled out for next two games due to calf strain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71114494\">England Women\u2019s captain Nat Sciver-Brunt is set to miss the next two fixtures of the Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026 due to injury.<\/p>\n<p>The all-rounder suffered a left calf muscle strain, in a similar location to her recent injury, while batting against Ireland Women in the ICC Women\u2019s T20 World Cup group match in Southampton on Tuesday. She retired herself out as a precautionary measure.<\/p>\n<p>Following a scan on Wednesday and further assessment by the England medical team, it has been decided that she will sit out England\u2019s next two games against Scotland and West Indies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNat will continue to be monitored and assessed by the England medical team as she undertakes her rehab while remaining in the squad,\u201d the England and Wales Cricket Board clarified.<\/p>\n<p>Vice-captain Charlie Dean will lead the side on the field in Sciver-Brunt\u2019s absence during the next two matches.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jun 17, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/womens-cricket\/womens-t20-world-cup-2026-nat-sciver-brunt-ruled-out-two-games-calf-injury-england-campaign-points-captain-charlie-dean\/article71114494.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>England Women\u2019s captain Nat Sciver-Brunt is set to miss the next two fixtures of the Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026 due to injury. The all-rounder suffered a left calf muscle&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":181867,"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_feature_clip_id":0,"_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-181866","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\/image2097.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":173911,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=173911","url_meta":{"origin":181866,"position":0},"title":"England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt on track to return for Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026 after calf injury","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"May 28, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt said she is on course to \u200breturn from a calf injury in time \u200cfor its Twenty20 World Cup opener \u200bon home soil next \u2060month, though the all-rounder has yet to resume bowling practice. 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