Ash Gardner sent home from Twenty20 tour of New Zealand with broken finger

Ashleigh Gardner will miss the remainder of Australia’s tour of New Zealand due to a broken finger sustained while bowling in the series-opening T20 match. The all-rounder’s right index finger was fractured when attempting a return catch in Auckland, prompting her return to Sydney for further scans and treatment. Charli Knott has been called up to the squad as a replacement, with legspinner Alana King likely to fill Gardner’s spot in the XI for the upcoming matches in Tauranga.

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