Ekenasio’s baby break

Silver Ferns captain Ameliaranne Ekenasio has revealed she was pregnant when she led New Zealand to their first Constellation Cup series triumph over Australia in nine years in March.

The Central Pulse star yesterday confirmed she is pregnant with her second child and will sit out the rest of the ANZ Premiership netball season, having already missed the opening three games due to medical reasons after opening up on her recent mental health struggles.

Ekenasio’s last competitive game was in New Zealand’s fourth Constellation

Cup test against Australia on March 7, captaining the Silver Ferns to a 45-43 win, which clinched the series 3-1

Ekenasio and her husband, former Wellington Saints basketballer Damien Ekenasio, have a threeyear-old son, Ocean.

The goal attack is due to give birth to her second child in November and believes next year’s Commonwealth Games in England is a realistic target for her return to the netball court.

‘‘We’ve got a plan set in place . . . the plan is to come back and put myself in a position where I’ll be able to contest a spot for the Comm Games and the Netball World Cup,’’ she said.