Australia at ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024: Squad & Key Players

Updated At: 2024/10/02

ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 is about to go on the floors. The defending champions Australia will be in the spotlight again because of their dominating performance in international cricket.

Cricket Australia announced a 15-member squad for the tournament and the veteran Alyssa Healy will be leading the team with Tahlia McGrath as her vice-captain.

Australia has been a dominating team in the shortest format of the game. They are coming to play in the T20 World Cup after a dominating 3-0 T20i series win over New Zealand at home.

Before that, Australia overpowered Bangladesh in a 3-match T20i and ODI series by 3-0. Australia’s women’s team is on a winning streak of 7 T20 international fixtures. They last witnessed a loss in the shortest format of the game against South Africa in January 2024.

For the T20 World Cup, Australia has received a major boost as their key pacer Darcie Brown comes back in action after recovering from a foot injury. Her partner in pace bowling will be Tayla Vlaeminck.

In the spin department, Australia will be dependent on Sophie Molineux and Grace Harris. Jess Jonassen, who had a good season in the Women’s Premier League, has been left out of the squad because of her inconsistency in international cricket.

Australia Squad for ICC Women’s T20 World Cup

Alyssa Healy (c), Tahlia McGrath (vc), Darcie Brown, Ashleigh Gardner, Kim Garth, Grace Harris, Alana King, Phoebe Litchfield, Sophie Molineux, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Wareham, Tayla Vlaeminck

Australia Women’s Cricket Team - Schedule

Date	Match	Venue
5th October	AUS vs SL	Sharjah Cricket Stadium
8th October	AUS vs NZ	Sharjah Cricket Stadium
11th October	PAK vs AUS	Sharjah Cricket Stadium
13th October	IND vs AUS	Sharjah Cricket Stadium

Australia women’s cricket team will begin their campaign on 5th October against Sri Lanka at Sharjah Cricket Stadium. The top betting sites have uploaded the best betting odds for the fixture.

Australia is part of Group A where their primary rivals will be India and New Zealand. You can check the ICC Women's T20 World Cup Predictions.

Key Players for Australia

1) Georgia Wareham

Bowling is not a strong point for Australia when it comes to the T20 format of cricket. However, Georgia Wareham is the key bowler for the team. In 2024, she has been the leading wicket-taker for the team and Wareham will be expected to continue the momentum during the tournament.

Georgia Wareham 2024 Bowling Stats

	Match	Wicket	Average	Economy
Georgia Wareham	12	15	16	5.87

2) Alyssa Healy

Skipper Alyssa Healy will be the key batsman for the team. She is the leading scorer for Australia in 2024 and in the entire T20i history of cricket Australia. Her dominance with the bat can do wonders and she might come out as the game-changer for Australia.

Alyssa Healy 2024 Batting Stats

	Match	Runs	Average	Strike Rate
Alyssa Healy	12	366	36.60	136.05

3) Beth Mooney

Australia’s other key batsman will be the most experienced Beth Mooney. She has been a pillar for Australia on multiple occasions and throughout her career, Beth has played an important role.

Beth Mooney 2024 Batting Stats

	Match	Runs	Average	Strike Rate
Beth Mooney	12	350	38.88	121.10

The betting odds on 1xBet are in favour of Australia for the T20 World Cup 2024.