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International Cup: Ashleigh Gardner exams sure to COVID-19, to omit first two video games

The Australian girls’s cricket group’s celebrity all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner has examined sure for COVID-19 and is ready to omit the hole two video games in a blow to her aspect’s marketing campaign on the ODI International cup, starting Friday.

The 24-year-old will probably be in isolation for 10 days and can omit the video games towards protecting champions England and Pakistan scheduled to be hung on Saturday and Tuesday respectively.

She may be to be had for the 3rd sport towards hosts New Zealand on March 13 in Wellington.

Gardner, who hit a 32-ball 60 in Australia’s 2d warm-up fit towards New Zealand on Tuesday, is most likely to get replaced via pace-bowling all-rounder Annabel Sutherland or fellow spin-bowling all-rounder Grace Harris.

“All closing Australian avid gamers and fortify body of workers have examined destructive following next RATs,” Cricket Australia stated in a commentary.

“(They) will continue with current plans to commute to Hamilton this night forward of the aspect’s opening fit of the ICC Girls’s Cricket International Cup towards England on Saturday.”

Consistent with Cricket Australia, Leader selector Shawn Flegler will even stay in Christchurch whilst Gardner is in isolation.

The International Cup will get underway on Friday with hosts New Zealand locking horns with the West Indies in Mount Maunganui.

Six-time champions Australia are favourites to win the identify.