England’s Sarah Glenn out for at least four games due to concussion

England women’s leg spinner Sarah Glenn has been ruled out for the remainder of the ongoing T20I series between New Zealand women and England women. Suffering a concussion, Glenn will also be missing at least the first two ODIs of the ongoing series.

The 24-year-old sustained the injury after she landed heavily after dropping a catch during the third T20I against the White Ferns. She did bowl her next over after suffering the concussion but was substituted by Holly Armitage at the end of the innings. 

It is worth noting that the leg spinner did not feature for England in the recently concluded fourth T20I, and if she is lucky and manages to recover, she could be available for selection for the third and final ODI of the series. 

"She will now follow the ECB Graded Return to Play Protocols and will miss at least the fourth (27 March) and fifth (29 March) IT20 matches as well as the first two ODIs (1 April and 4 April); no replacement has been called up to the squad at this point,” an ECB statement said. 

Glenn was replaced by Sophie Ecclestone in the fourth T20I of the series after the players came back to action after the conclusion of the WPL 2024. Danni Wyatt, Nat Sciver-Brunt, and Alice Capsey returned alongside Ecclestone as well.

Probably just a small niggle: Sophie Devine

Apart from England, New Zealand women have problems of their own. The side lost the ongoing T20I series, winning just one T20I of the four that have been played so far, and ahead of the fifth clash, the side has injury problems of their own. 

Skipper Sophie Devine sustained a quad strain in the fourth T20I, which rendered her unable to bat. She will be undergoing an MRI scan soon to know more about the extent of her injury. 

"Probably just a small niggle, just looking ahead with the one-dayers being really important with WC [World Championship] points. I probably wanted to get back out there, but someone with a bit more of a rational brain kept me off,” Devine was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo.

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