Australia Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 Squad Preview & Match Schedule
Cricket Australia has confirmed Australia women’s T20 World Cup squad 2023 today which saw some big names coming back into the squad to further strengthen the team combination. Meg Lanning is making a comeback as captain of the team after she took a break from all forms of cricket since she won gold at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Team Australia is the most successful team at the T20 Women’s World Cup events as they already won five world cup titles so far which is the most by any other women’s team. They will also play as defending champions in this upcoming ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023.
Australia Women’s T20 World Cup Squad Preview
The legend Meg Lanning is confirmed as ICC Women’s t20 world cup 2023 Australia captain by the selectors just today. Below is the complete team squad for Australia women’s t20 world cup 2023.
Complete Squad: Meg Lanning (c), Alyssa Healy (vc), Darcie Brown, Ashleigh Gardner, Kim Garth, Heather Graham, Grace Harris, Jess Jonassen, Alana King, Tahlia McGrath, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Wareham
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Team Australia has witnessed quite a lot of changes in this Australia women’s T20 World Cup squad 2023 as the most successful captain Meg Lanning is making a comeback along with the leg spinner Georgia Wareham & Alyssa Healy who are now fit and ready to go for 2023 ICC women’s t20 world cup and the tour of Pakistan for the T20I series.
Selectors have also picked Tahlia McGrath, Darcie Brown, and Grace Harris who will be playing their first-ever World Cup event along with nine of ICC women’s T20 World Cup 2020 Champion side so it will be a great learning curve for the youngsters to play with champions and impress the world with their fantastic talent. Nicola Carey, Phoebe Litchfield, and Amanda-Jade Wellington have been dropped from the squad which might be a shocking decision for some fans as Nicola for example have been a permanent member of the team for the last 4 years.
Kim Garth and Heather Graham made their way into the World Cup squad after their fantastic performances against a strong Indian Women’s team.
Spin seems to be the way to go for all teams in their squads and they also got three quality spin options like Georgia Wareham, Alana King, and Jess Jonassen in Australia women’s T20 World Cup 2023 players list.
Team Australia is by far the most experienced Women’s team yet again for this upcoming ICC women’s T20 World Cup 2023 so they will be a very tough opponent to beat and may very well go on to win their 3rd consecutive T20 World Cup as they won in 2018 & 2020 already.
Australia Women’s T20 World Cup Schedule 2023
Team Australia, the defending Champions in Group A where they will play against New Zealand, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka & South Africa. They are definitely the powerhouse of this group and may very well top this group with ease. The complete Australia women’s T20 World Cup schedule 2023 is as follows.
Date and Time | Match Details |
Sat, Feb 11, 05:00 PM GMT | 07:00 PM LOCAL | Australia Women vs New Zealand Women, 3rd Match, Group A ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 Boland Park, Paarl |
Tue, Feb 14, 05:00 PM GMT | 07:00 PM LOCAL | Australia Women vs Bangladesh Women, 8th Match, Group A ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 St George’s Park, Gqeberha |
Thu, Feb 16, 01:00 PM GMT | 03:00 PM LOCAL | Sri Lanka Women vs Australia Women, 11th Match, Group A ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 St George’s Park, Gqeberha |
Sat, Feb 18, 05:00 PM GMT | 07:00 PM LOCAL | South Africa Women vs Australia Women, 15th Match, Group A ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 St George’s Park, Gqeberha |
Australian women’s team are scheduled to play three games at St George’s Park, Gqeberha which is considered to be one of the slow pitches across South Africa so spinners will definitely have a major role to play. It is also a venue where runs can be scored on mid-on and mid-off on a consistent basis due to a lack of bounce and seam.
Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 Live Streaming In Australia
Foxtel & Kayo Sports are the official Women’s t20 world cup 2023 live streaming partners in Australia where cricket fans can enjoy the live coverage of the entire tournament by paying a subscription cost. To watch the Women’s T20 world cup 2023 live match in Australia on your TV, you can tune into Fox Sports Channel 503 or Fox Cricket Channel 501 on Foxtel. CA has recently stopped their free-to-air live streaming for limited overs cricket so if you are looking for free ways then TouchCric is probably the best option you have to enjoy Women’s t20 world cup 2023 live streaming online free on your smartphones or tablets.