England's Sophie Ecclestone celebrates the wicket of Pakistan's Aiman Anwer during the Natwest International Women's T20 match at the Ageas Bowl, Southampton.
SOPHIE ECCLESTONE will miss the remainder of England Women's tour of India and the upcoming trip to Sri Lanka through injury.
The Chester-born spinner has fractured the fifth metacarpal on her right hand and will fly home from India, where England have lost the first two One-Day Internationals.
Ecclestone sustained the injury ahead of the second ODI, but battled through the pain to play in the seven-wicket defeat, returning figures of 0-31 from seven overs.
Scans after the loss revealed the full extent of the problem, which will also rule her out of England's tour of Sri Lanka.
A replacement for Ecclestone, who joins Laura Marsh and Kirstie Gordon on the sidelines, will be announced after Thursday's third ODI in Mumbai.
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