Harleen Deol named concussion substitute for Sneh Rana
India allrounder Sneh Rana was taken for scans after “complaining of headache” submit her collision with Pooja Vastrakar within the subject in the course of the second ODI against Australia on the Wankhede Stadium, the BCCI stated. Former India captain Anjum Chopra, a commentator on the match, stated Rana additionally complained of nausea.
Rana will take no additional half within the match. Harleen Deol has been named as her concussion substitute.
“She [Rana] had a little bit of headache post the first innings,” India’s head coach Amol Muzumdar stated after the match*. “We felt it was appropriate for her to do the scan. The reports have been fine and she is back in the dressing room. She is still having a little bit of a headache, but that’s normal. She is available for the third match.”
The incident occurred within the twenty fifth over of the primary innings. Trying to cease a minimize by left-hand batter Beth Mooney, Rana moved to her left from quick third and Vastrakar to her proper from backward level. In the method, Rana’s head banged into Vastrakar and each gamers fell onto the bottom. Rana was taken off the sphere instantly, with the physio making use of ice on her head, however returned after a few overs.
Rana, who had bowled 4 overs on the time of the collision, went on to finish her quota of ten overs. She dismissed Ashleigh Gardner within the thirty seventh over and completed with figures of 1 for 59.
Rana was the Player of the Match for her seven wickets within the one-off Test performed between the 2 groups final week. In the primary ODI that India misplaced, she dismissed Australia opener Phoebe Litchfield.
Deol, who bowls spin however is primarily a batter, was thought-about a like-for-like substitute for Rana, who’s an offspinner primarily and a lower-order batter. Deol’s final ODI outing was against Bangladesh in Mirpur in July, when she scored 77 in a tied sport and was named Player of the Match.
*GMT 1700 Dec 30, 2023 Updated with Muzumdar’s quote