Shriyanka Patel’s injury woes continued, as her ICC Women’s T20 World Cup campaign ended prematurely. The 23-year-old, who appeared to have finally put her long injury nightmare behind her, now faces another setback.
The Karnataka pacer was on Friday ruled out of the ongoing tournament after sustaining an ankle injury during India’s Group A match against Netherlands, dealing a huge blow to the team’s bowling plans.It has been replaced with an uncovered leg by Prima Rawat.The injury occurred in the final match of Wednesday’s match. Shreyanka bowled just once before spraining her right ankle while trying to collect the ball.
She was in agony and could not put her weight on her foot.
After being taken off the field, Shafali Verma completed the task.The latest knock continues a frustrating pattern for one of India’s most promising cricketers. Shriyanka missed the previous ODI World Cup due to a torn anterior cruciate ligament and spent nearly 11 months on the sidelines. Before that, a broken finger ruled her out of the 2024 T20 World Cup. Just before the Netherlands match, the Bengaluru cricketer spoke about her struggles with depression during the long injury layoff. Her replacement, 24-year-old Rawat, was among the standout performers in the Rising Stars Women’s Asia Cup, taking eight wickets at an economy rate of 4.27, and is currently with the India A team in England.The West Indies prevail over ScotlandWest Indies beat Scotland by seven runs and remained unbeaten in the tournament on Thursday. Scotland needed 154 to win and were 132-5 in their chase but a late collapse saw them bowled out for 146.Brief scores: West Indies 153/6 (S Taylor 47*, S Campbelle 36, Fraser 2/34) beat Scotland 146 (D Carter 59, A Alleyne 3/11, HMatthews 3/19) by seven runs