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Just not cricket? A team retired hurt 10 players to ensure victory in a T20 World Cup qualifying match.
Melbourne Renegades WBBL star Sophie Molineux has had plenty of career highlights, but it’s been far from plain sailing lately as injuries struck her down.
Australia’s resilience was on full display as they shrugged off the losses of captain Alyssa Healy and pace bowler Tayla Vlaeminck to take down India in Sharjah and progress unbeaten to the Twenty20 World Cup semi-finals
Australia’s Twenty20 World Cup defence has been rocked by potentially tournament-ending injuries to inspirational captain Alyssa Healy and pace ace Tayla Vlaeminck.
Megan Schutt became the highest wicket taker in T20 World Cup history with a devastating spell.
Phoebe Litchfield loves the stage. She takes blinding catches and commentates on her own shots.
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Alyssa Healy and Ellyse Perry and Beth Mooney headline the 15-strong Australian squad for the Women’s T20 World Cup - but there was one notable absentee.
In the World Cup final, Australia kept South Africa where they’ve kept the world for a decade: at arm’s length. All that remains for this extraordinary, pioneering team is to be beaten.
An unbeaten 74 from Beth Mooney helped Australia set South Africa 157 to win the T20 World Cup – a score the home side was unable to achieve.
When Ellyse Perry returned to the Australian T20 side in 2021, more than a year after tearing her hamstring during the home T20 World Cup, it appeared the shortest form of the game had left her behind.
