Australia The Women’s National Cricket Team faced a major injury scare before the start of the competition T20 World Cup 2024. Two premiership players, Phoebe Litchfield and Grace Harris, are under the scanner and clouds appear over their availability for the tournament.
Both Phoebe Litchfield and Grace Harris have been ruled out of the 2024 T20 Women’s World Cup warm-up for the Australian Women’s National Cricket Team. As they were deemed unfit for practice games, many questions remain over their eligibility for the tournament.
Phoebe Litchfield recently complained of groin pain and was ruled unfit. Time will tell if she will be available for the first match of the 2024 T20 Women’s World Cup. His injury was confirmed ahead of the first warm-up against Australia England On September 29 in Dubai.
On the other hand, Grace Harris was also left out of the warm-up games. He has not played competitive cricket since April 2024 due to calf strain in both legs. But recently he faced a new betrayal and although he resumed training, he was not fit.
Cricket Australia has also released an official statement on Grace Harris’ fitness. The governing body noted that he has returned to training after a new injury. The statement read: “Grace has resumed training after fresh concussion as he prepares to return to action.”
Harris suffered an injury before the Women’s Hundred and another strain after which saw her miss the T20Is. series Against New Zealand Women’s National Cricket Team. Cricket Australia also mentioned that they will provide fitness updates for both players over the next few days.
Phoebe Litchfield’s injury will be a huge blow to the Australian Women’s National Cricket Team.
Phoebe Litchfield’s injury will be a huge blow to the Australian Women’s National Cricket Team. He was in decent form in the last series against New Zealand as he hit 64 runs. She also scored the fastest fifty in Women’s cricket off just 18 balls.
The absence of Grace Harris will also create a huge void in the Australian squad. She is known as one of the purest hitters of the ball in Women’s Cricket. He scored 474 runs from 29 overs at a strike rate of 164.01.
Australia Women will play their second warm-up game against the West Indies on October 1 before opening the tournament against Sri Lanka on October 5. IndiaPakistan, Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Group A
Australia is the most successful team in the T20 World Cup and has also won the title three times in a row in 2018, 2020 and 2023. They would hope to achieve the same result this time and win another title. Both Phoebe Litchfield and Grace Harris will be hoping to suit up in time as their presence will make the team strong favorites for the tournament.
