Shreyanka Patil’s injury continued as her ICC Women’s T20 World Cup campaign ended prematurely. The 23-year-old, who finally seemed to have put her long injury nightmare behind her, now faces another setback. The Karnataka all-rounder was ruled out of the ongoing tournament on Friday after suffering an ankle injury during India’s Group A clash against the Netherlands, dealing a significant blow to the team’s bowling plans.She replaced it with Rawat.The injury occurred on the final power play of Wednesday’s game. Shreyanka threw just one strike before twisting her right ankle while trying to take the ball. She winced from the pain and could not put any weight on her leg.After being pulled out, Shafali Verma completed the over.The latest blow continues a frustrating pattern for one of India’s most promising cricketers. Shreyanka missed the previous ODI World Cup due to a torn ACL and spent almost 11 months on the sidelines. Before that, a broken finger ruled her out of the T20 World Cup 2024. Just before the clash with the Netherlands, the vivacious cricketer from Bengaluru opened up about her battle with depression during her long injury lay-off. Her replacement, 24-year-old Rawat, was among the top performers at the Rising Stars Women’s Asia Cup, taking eight wickets at an economy rate of 4.27, and is currently with the India A side in England.The West Indies prevail over ScotlandWest Indies beat Scotland by seven runs to remain unbeaten in the tournament on Thursday. Scotland needed 154 to win and were 132-5 in their chase, but a late failure 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
