New Zealand opener Suzie Bates has been ruled out of the ongoing three-match ODI series against Australia Women owing to a shoulder injury. She sustained the injury during the first ODI on Saturday (Oct 03) after landing on her right shoulder. Her scans later did not carry good news for her and New Zealand team!
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"Suzie [Bates] has undergone scans and we are now in consultation with New Zealand Cricket's medical advisors to determine the best course of action. At this stage, Suzie has commenced rehabilitation but won't play a part in the final two ODIs," said Zoe Russell, New Zealand Women team interim physiotherapist.
Bates has featured in 125 ODIs for New Zealand Women amassing 4548 runs! Head coach Bob Carter about losing her to injury said: "Losing Suzie for the remaining two matches is obviously a big loss. Anytime you lose a player with well over 100 ODIs of experience and a wealth of runs, it's hard to replace them."
"We're playing the second Rose Bowl ODI tomorrow, so we'll need to adapt quickly. We have an extended squad in Australia, so as a coaching group we'll look at our options and put out the best possible team to contest the second ODI," Carter added.
The second and third ODIs of this three-match series are scheduled to be played on Monday (Oct 05) and Wednesday (Oct 07) at the Allan Border Field in Brisbane. Australia have won the first ODI by a margin of 7 wickets to take a lead of 1-0 upfront. Meanwhile, hosts Australia have also won the three-match T20I series by 2-1 that was played prior to this ODI series!
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