Australia suffer injury setback as key all-rounder ruled out of remaining New Zealand T20Is
In Gardner's absence, uncapped all-rounder Charli Knott has earned her maiden international call-up ahead of the second T20I on Sunday, 23 March.
The 22-year-old from Queensland has been rewarded for her strong domestic form, having amassed 542 runs and claimed 12 wickets in the 2024–25 Women's National Cricket League season. She carried that momentum into the 10th edition of the Women's Big Bash League, where she scored 187 runs and took six wickets for Brisbane Heat.
Australia's updated T20 squad: Tahlia McGrath (c), Darcie Brown, Nicole Faltum, Kim Garth, Grace Harris, Alana King, Charli Knott, Phoebe Litchfield, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Voll, Georgia Wareham.
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