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Beth Mooney and Ash Gardner will not play in the match against India?: Australia currently tops Group A of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026. With several injury threats, they are on the verge of making it to the best four of the tournament.
Ahead of the high-voltage clash against Indian Women, the former World Cup winners remain unbeaten after playing three matches. The near-perfect pace has been disrupted by numerous injury threats.
Danger of many injuries for Australian women’s cricket team
Star keeper-batsmen Beth Mooney and Ashley Gardner both fear injuries during the match against the Netherlands women’s cricket team. Against the Dutch, Gardner scored 58 off 32 while Beth Mooney retired hurt after scoring 74 off 42.
Thanks to the team effort, the Australian brigade achieved an attractive score of 219 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs. The total was too high for the Orange Brigade to claim victory. This encouraging win came with several injury concerns.
While Beth Mooney suffered a back problem during the match against the Netherlands, Gardner suffered an ankle problem, and Phoebe Litchfield suffered a quad problem in the opening match of the tournament against South Africa. Ahead of their match against India, which takes place on June 28, followed by the match against Pakistan on June 23, Ashley Gardner provides an update on injury concerns.
Latest updates on injuries ahead of India Women match
Gardner said after the match, “Obviously, we have such a big tournament, two more big round games, and then hopefully some finals. So yeah, we don’t want to go where we don’t have to.”
“And my ankle was good. Yeah, obviously fully recovered to be confident to play today. It definitely still hurts. But that’s just the drama of it, but yeah, everything is good,” she explained about her fitness.
Beth Mooney did not come for wicketkeeping in the second innings.
Beth Mooney did not take the field after being hurt during the first innings of the Australia vs Netherlands match. During his absence, his fellow opening batsman Georgia Woll took over the responsibility of keeping the gloves.
Woll performed well with the gloves, but Mooney is undoubtedly one of the main strengths of the team, who can take the team to the next stage of the title and ultimately make it to the summit clash. Is he OK to play the next games in the tournament? “Just as a precaution for Moons,” Gardner said after the match against the Netherlands.
According to some cricket experts, the Australian women’s cricket team, which was considered invincible in this format, may have lost its charm. In the report, Gardner has been asked to introspect on his performance. Gardner remains humble and highlights the importance of learning.
“(The media) can talk about our team that way. We always come into these tournaments, and expect Australia to do well, but I think within our group at the moment, we’re being present and taking the positives and learnings from each game, each training session, and focusing on what we can control,” she said.
