Uncapped teenager Nicola Carey has been called into the Australian team for the remainder of the Women’s World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka.
The ICC approved Carey as a replacement player for Sarah Coyte, who was deemed medically unfit to continue in the tournament.
Any injury or illness-based replacement requires a written submission to the event technical committee along with a diagnosis from a medical practitioner as to the extent of the injury or illness.
Now replaced, Coyte is ineligible to return to the squad.
Carey is yet to make her international debut.
The 19-year-old is a left-handed batter and right-arm medium pace bowler from Sydney and replaces Coyte who is a right-handed batter and right-arm medium pace bowler.
The women’s event is currently being staged in Galle until October 1, with the semi-finals and the finals to be played before the men’s semi-finals and final at R.Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on the 4th, 5th and 7th of October, respectively.