Heather Knight ruled out of Commonwealth Games and The Hundred with hip injury

Nat Sciver will continue to captain England, after leading during the opening two games. No replacement player can be called up as cover

England will be without skipper Heather Knight for the remainder of the Commonwealth Games due to a hip injury.

The London Spirit captain has also been ruled out of The Hundred, due to start from August 11.

Nat Sciver will continue to lead England at the Games, having stood in for Knight during the wins over Sri Lanka and South Africa.

Knight suffered the injury during the first T20I against The Proteas and missed the final two games of the series.

^{Sciver has led England in Knight's absence (Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)}

It was hoped she would recover in time to feature in the tournament, having an injection and treatment to help manage the issue.

But she will be sidelined for the foreseeable future including the second edition of the 100-ball competition which runs until September 3. Per tournament rules, England are unable to call up a replacement player.

Knight will remain with the squad for the rest of their campaign. She will hope to return to full fitness in time for the six white-ball matches against India between September 10-24.

Under Sciver's stewardship, England have progressed safely to the semi-finals and face New Zealand in their last group match on Thursday (August 4) before the medals are decided over the weekend.

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