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title: "Women’s T20 World Cup Team Preview: Australia"
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author: "Ron Alderman"
section: "2026 ICC Women's T20 World Cup"
published: "2026-05-13T18:01:00Z"
modified: "2026-05-13T18:01:00Z"
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# Women’s T20 World Cup Team Preview: Australia

**At a glance**

- **Six time champions and favourites**
- **Surprise inclusion of Hamilton over Brown**
- **Molineux fit to led the team**

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The Number one team in the World, Australia will be looking to add to their six previous T20 titles. The recent news that captain Sophie Molineux is fit and will lead the team will give them a boost.

## **Squad List**

> Our Aussie women ready to take on the\
> world in England and Wales next month! 💪[#T20WorldCup](https://twitter.com/hashtag/T20WorldCup?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [@AusWomenCricket](https://twitter.com/AusWomenCricket?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/pBpNQCmagY](https://t.co/pBpNQCmagY)
>
> — Cricket Australia (@CricketAus) [May 12, 2026](https://twitter.com/CricketAus/status/2054313655148396669?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

**[This Australian team](https://www.cricket.com.au/news/4502555/australia-announce-womens-t20-world-cup-squad-players-2026-molineux-hamilton-harris-king-brown?)** has plenty of experienced players, with Ellyse Perry having played in every T20 World Cup since its inception in 2009. The big surprise in the squad is the inclusion of left arm seamer Lucy Hamilton over the more experienced pace bowler Darcie Brown.

## **Australia’s 15 Women Squad**

| **Name** | **Caps** |
| --- | --- |
| Sophie Molineux (c) | 44 |
| Nicola Carey | 31 |
| Ashleigh Gardner (vc) | 100 |
| Kim Grath | 15 |
| Lucy Hamilton | 1 |
| Grace Harris | 55 |
| Alana King | 30 |
| Phoebe Litchfield | 33 |
| Tahlia McGrath (vc) | 59 |
| Beth Mooney | 118 |
| Ellyse Perry | 174 |
| Megan Schutt | 125 |
| Annabel Sutherland | 48 |
| Georgia Voll | 12 |
| Georgia Wareham | 75 |

## **Top Batters**

| **Name** | **Runs** | **Ave** | **SR** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Beth Mooney | 3545 | 41.22 | 125.53 |
| Ellyse Perry | 2297 | 30.22 | 117.25 |
| Ashleigh Gardner | 1483 | 24.71 | 127.07 |

## **Top Bowlers**

| **Name** | **Wkts** | **Ave** | **ER** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Megan Schutt | 152 | 17.78 | 6.40 |
| Ellyse Perry | 127 | 18.89 | 5.84 |
| Ashleigh Gardner | 81 | 20.92 | 6.60 |

## **Fixtures**

13th June – South Africa @ Old Trafford 14:30 BST

17th June – Bangladesh @ Headingley 10:30 BST

20th June – The Netherlands @ Southampton 10:30 BST

23rd June – Pakistan @ Headingley 18:30 BST

28th June – India @ Lord’s 14:30 BST

## **Prediction**

Australia face a difficult start to the group stage against South Africa before closing out their campaign with a heavyweight clash against India. Even so, they should still reach the semi-finals comfortably and are strong favourites to top the group.

Given the depth of experience throughout the squad, it is easy to understand why Australia are the bookmakers’ favourites to win the tournament.

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