Burns set to join Glamorgan for T20 Blast

Glamorgan are set to sign Australian batsman Joe Burns as replacement for injured Shaun Marsh for the remainer of their T20 Blast campaign.

Burns is expected to complete a deal in time to join up with Robert Croft’s squad for Friday evening’s meeting with Somerset in Cardiff and will stay on for the remainder of the short-form season.

With two overseas players allowed in the competition Burns will join fellow Australian Usman Khawaja at Sophia Gardens, until Khawaja leaves to join up with Australia A.

28-year-old Burns has feature 55 times in international T20’s for his country, scoring 1199 runs at and average of 27.25 that has included 5 half-centuries.

The move will come as welcome news to Glamorgan supporters who were dealt a huge blow to their Finals Day hopes when Marsh was forced to end his season early after damaging his shoulder during Glamorgan's defeat to Sussex.

He’ll join a side riding high in the shortest format following two wins from their opening three games and who are targeting a return to Finals Day having reached the semi-finals in 2017.