Meg Lanning ruled out of the Super League with shoulder injury

Meg Lanning, Southern Stars captain, has been ruled out of the Super League Twenty20 tournament in England due to a right shoulder injury.

Kate Mahony, Southern Stars physiotherapist, said Lanning had been "experiencing right shoulder pain over the past weeks".

"Following scans we have identified a cartilage tear in her right shoulder," she said on Thursday (July 21). "As a result, we have made the decision to keep Meg in Brisbane where she will undergo rehabilitation in preparation for the Southern Stars' tour of SriLanka in September and upcoming Australian summer."

Lanning said she was "extremely disappointed" to miss the Super League. "The tournament concept and growth of women's cricket across the globe is fantastic and I would have loved to have taken part," she said. "My priority now is focusing on my rehabilitation to ensure I am 100% for the tour of Sri Lanka in September."

Prior to the injury, Lanning had been excited about playing for the Surrey Stars in England's Twenty20 competition. "I think this tournament will be great for women's cricket in England and should be a good spectacle," Lanning told Cricbuzz in April.

The Super League starts on July 30.