Charli Knott to replace injured Ashleigh Gardner in Australia’s T20 squad

A Queensland all-rounder has been rewarded for her good form by being named as the replacement for the injured Ashleigh Gardner in Australia’s T20 squad.

Brisbane Heat and Queensland all-rounder Charli Knott has been called into Australia’s T20 women’s squad for the rest of its tour of New Zealand as a replacement for the injured Ashleigh Gardner.

Scans have confirmed that Gardner broke her finger in attempting to take a catch off her own bowling in Australia’s eight-wicket win over the White Ferns in Auckland on Friday in the first game of a three-match series.

Charli Knott has been called into Australia’s T20 squad. Picture: Russell Freeman/Getty Images

The uncapped Knott, an Australia “A” representative, was due to link with the squad on Saturday ahead of Sunday’s second match of the series in Tauranga.

She has been rewarded for her good white-ball form with bat and ball in the 2024-25 Women’s National Cricket League season.

Knott scored 542 runs for Queensland at an average of 54.2, and took 12 wickets with her off-spinners at an average of 28.66.

Gardner’s place in Australia’s 11 for Sunday’s game is reportedly set to filled by leg-spinner Alana King.

Originally published as Charli Knott to replace injured Ashleigh Gardner in Australia’s T20 squad