Sciver-Brunt hurt her calf in April and sat out the recent T20I series against New Zealand and India due to the injury as fellow all-rounder Charlie Dean stepped up and performed the role as captain with aplomb.
Dean could once again take the captaincy reins if Sciver-Brunt does miss any action throughout the tournament, with Knight hopeful that her current skipper is back to take on Scotland on Saturday.
“We’re really hopeful that she’ll be fine, but I think one thing we have shown over the last couple of series, we’ve been able to do things really well without Nat,” Knight noted.
“I think Deano (Dean) did a brilliant job stepping into Nat’s shoes. Fingers crossed she’s all fine, but we’ll obviously cross that bridge and hope, if we have to.”
“Completely depends on nature of her injury. Obviously, if she’s fit and fine, she’ll be desperate to play, and I think it’s important to keep building as a side. And yeah, if she’s fit, she’ll play. If she’s not fit, I guess she won’t.”