Perth Scorchers have suffered a significant blow to their BBL title defence with captain Ashton Turner ruled out for the remainder of the tournament following surgery on his knee. Turner limped off the field subsequent to bowling one conveyance against Hobart Storms on Wednesday, yet at first the forecast had sounded sensibly confident. Be that as it may, he went through a medical procedure on Friday morning to fix a meniscus tear in his right knee and won't highlight again in this BBL crusade. "The occurrence saw him leave the field and take no further part in the match, with resulting filters uncovering a medical procedure was required," a Scorchers proclamation said. "A definite time period for Turner's return not entirely settled at the appointed time." Turner had been dealing with the knee issue all through the season and didn't highlight in Western Australia's last two Sheffield Safeguard matches before the BBL break. It's perceived that medical procedure had forever been on the cards yet Scorchers had expected to help him through the opposition. Scorchers are presently managing who will supplant Turner as skipper with a choice to be made before they face Melbourne Rebels at Optus Arena on Boxing Day. Australia wicketkeeper Josh Inglis is the authority bad habit skipper, albeit different names could likewise come into thought, including allrounder Aaron Hardie, who shared initiative obligations against Typhoons after Turner went off. Turner got an IPL bargain worth AU$178,000 with Lucknow Super Monsters, who will be trained by Justin Langer, in the closeout on Tuesday. That competition is because of start around Walk 22. Scorchers, who are holding back nothing stunt of titles, are presently second in the table with two successes from three matches. Their most memorable round of the time against Rebels in Geelong was deserted because of a perilous pitch.