Big relief for India: Pacer Arundhati Reddy is ‘match & fantastic’ | Cricket News – The Times of India

Mumbai: In what might be an enormous relief for the Indian ladies’s group simply forward of their 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup marketing campaign, quick bowler Arundhati Reddy, who suffered a knee damage through the heat-up match in opposition to England on the Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru on Thursday, is “perfectly fine,” TOI has learnt. “Arundhati is perfectly fine. The scans (after her injury) revealed nothing,” a supply within the BCCI instructed TOI. The pacer, who had dismissed England opener Amy Jones (lbw for 39 off 46 balls) simply two balls earlier, was struck on her left knee whereas attempting to take a return catch from a drive by Heather Knight within the thirteenth over. Reddy collapsed to the bottom. The group physio and reserve gamers tried to assist her stroll off the sphere, however she was unable to place weight on her left foot and finally needed to depart the sphere in a wheelchair. Consequently, Jemimah Rodrigues accomplished the thirteenth over, bowling the final two deliveries. India launch their 2025 Women’s ODI World Cup marketing campaign in opposition to co-hosts Sri Lanka in Guwahati on September 30, the opening day of the match. In a bid to maintain gamers contemporary for the World Cup, India rested skipper Harmanpreet Kaur, vice-captain Smriti Mandhana, and ace allrounder Deepti Sharma from the primary heat-up match. India will play their second heat-up match in opposition to New Zealand on the CoE in Bengaluru on Saturday earlier than flying to Guwahati on Sunday for the opening match. Reddy is among the many 4 seamers in India’s squad for the World Cup. This might be her first WODI World Cup. She has taken 15 wickets in 11 WODIs, with a greatest haul of 4 for 26 in opposition to Australia in December final yr. Having carried out nicely for Delhi Capitals over the previous two seasons, Reddy made her WODI debut in opposition to South Africa in Bengaluru final yr.