However, even if Sciver-Brunt is fit for the World Cup opener against Sri Lanka on 12 June at Edgbaston, she is likely to be lacking match practice – she has played only twice since the Women’s Premier League ended in January.
After the series against India, England have two World Cup warm-up matches – against Australia in Cardiff on 8 June, and against India at the same venue on 10 June.
Opener Danni Wyatt-Hodge will also miss the series against New Zealand, with her wife due to give birth to their first child.
As a result, Hampshire’s Maia Bouchier and Warwickshire’s Charis Pavely have been added to the squad as cover.
Dean will become the 11th woman to captain England in a T20 international when she leads the side against the Black Ferns on Wednesday.
The 25-year-old took charge for the one-day series, before which Dean said she expected Sciver-Brunt to be back for the T20s.
Asked if she was ready to be captain at the World Cup if required, Dean said: “Captaining in the ODIs feels like brilliant timing, to get me that little bit of experience before the World Cup arrives.
“All being well, Nat will be perfectly fine. I have no doubts should anything arise, I feel like these games will grow my confidence even more to do the job at hand.”
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