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Australia's team has been announced for the Women's T20 World Cup 2024. The command of the team has been handed over to the wife of Australia's legendary fast bowler Mitchell Starc. Along with this, the player who performed well in the Women's Premier League has also not been given a place in the team.
The Australia Cricket Board has announced its team for the Women's T20 World Cup 2024 to be held in October. Alyssa Healy, wife of Australia's legendary fast bowler Mitchell Starc, has been given the captaincy of the team. In this tournament to be held in UAE, the Australian team will take the field to defend its title.
Many young players got a chance
The six-time T20 World Cup winning team Australia includes many young players this time. It includes veteran batsmen like Tyla Vlamic, Sophie Molyneux and Darcy Brown. At the same time, emerging spinner Phoebe Litchfield has also been included in the team, who will be a part of a World Cup for the first time. However, Jess Jonason, who performed excellently in the Women's Premier League, has not been named in the team, which is a bit of a surprise for the fans.
Alyssa was given the command of the team
Meg Lanning, the long-time captain of the Australian cricket team, retired last year. After this, the team's opening batsman Alyssa Healy has been given the command of the team. Alyssa will captain the World Cup for the first time. Along with this, the team's experienced all-rounder Tahlia McGrath has been made the vice-captain.
When will the World Cup be played?
The Women's T20 World Cup will be held from October 3 to October 20. Earlier this tournament was to be played in Bangladesh, but due to the bad situation there, it is now being played in the UAE.
Australian team announced for T20 World Cup
Alyssa Healy (captain), Tahlia McGrath (vice-captain), Darcy Brown, Ashleigh Gardner, Kim Garth, Grace Harris, Elana King, Phoebe Litchfield, Sophie Molyneux, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabelle Sutherland, Georgia Wareham, Tella Vlaminck