BAN-W vs AUS-W: Australia’s women’s team fast bowler, Darcie Brown won’t be travelling with the squad for the upcoming Bangladesh tour as she has suffered a foot stress injury. The Australian Cricket Team is scheduled to travel to Bangladesh to play three ODIs and as many T20 internationals, starting 21st March.
Darcie Brown, who was earlier part of the squad, will now stay in Australia for recovery. It comes as a big blow to the side, who, recently, welcomed Tayla Vlaeminck after a long hiatus due to injury. The latter had been out of action for a long period due to serious navicular stress injuries.
A detailed scan revealed that Darcie Brown suffered from a stress injury to the navicular bone in her left foot. How long will she take to recover fully is yet to be ascertained. Meanwhile, Grace Harris has been announced as Brown’s replacement in the ODI squad. She was already part of the T20I squad and now has been added to ODIs as well.
Furthermore, All-rounder Heather Graham also has been sidelined due to a medical issue. In the absence of these players, the responsibility falls on Tayla Vlaeminck’s shoulder, who hasn’t played any international fixture since January 2022.
Much to the relief, Tayla has recovered from her shoulder surgery and will once again don the Yellow jersey. The 25-year-old picked up the injury on Australia A’s tour of the United Kingdom in June 2023.
Australian players, who are part of the tour and aren’t playing aren’t playing the Women’s T20 League, will travel to Bangladesh on Saturday.
BAN-W vs AUS-W Series To Commence on March 21
The tour will begin with three ODIs, scheduled to be held on 21st March, 24th March and 27th March 2024. The ODIs fixtures will be followed by T20Is. The first T20I is scheduled to be played on 31st March, followed by the second and third on 2nd April and 4th April 2024, respectively. All the matches will be played at Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka.
Meanwhile, the Women’s Premier League has reached the business end of the tournament. Mumbai Indians are set to take on Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Eliminator clash, today.
The winner will meet Mumbai Indians in the final, slated to take place on 17th March, Sunday.
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