Alyssa Healy to Lead Strong Australia's Squad for ICC Women's World Cup 2025

The ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 is around the corner and the preparations are in full flow. The International Cricket Council (ICC) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) are making sure that the stadiums are ready to host the games.

On the other hand, all the participating teams are making sure that they give their best in making themselves fully ready for the ICC Women’s Cricket World 2025, which will be played over the course of a month across four venues in India and one in Colombo.

With the tournament approaching fast, the teams have started naming their squad for the tournament. Almost every team has unveiled their side, and the latest to join the bandwagon is the Australia, the best cricket team in the world, especially in women's cricket.

Sophie Molineux Back Into the Team

On Friday (5th September), Cricket Australia announced their squad for the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025. The Australia squad women's World Cup 2025 will be captained by the experienced wicketkeeper-batter Alyssa Healy.

The main talking point of the squad was the addition of spinner Sophie Molineux. The left-arm spinner, who underwent knee surgery in January, will he making a return to the side after a long gap. She missed all the cricketing action, but Cricket Australia trusted her and named her in the side, despite the lack of game time.

Sophie Molineux, however, won't be part of the series against India which Australia will play ahead of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025. As a cover for her in the series, Australia has added uncapped spinner Charli Knott to the team.

Players to Feature in Cricket World Cup for First Time

Molineux will be amongst the five players in the Australia squad, who will be playing the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup for the first time in their careers. The other players are. Phoebe Litchfield, Georgia Voll, Georgia Wareham and Kim Garth, all of whom are expected to be part of the playing 11 at some point of the tournament.

The addition of Sophie Molineux makes the Australian team strong in the spin department. It also features Georgia Wareham, Alana King and off-spinner Ashleigh Gardner. The pace department will see the likes of Kim Garth, Megan Schutt, and Darcie Brown. They will be accompanied by all-rounders Annabel Sutherland, Tahlia McGrath and Ellyse Perry.

Talking about the return of injury-based players, Australia team physio Kate Beerworth said that all three in Sophie Molineux, Alyssa Healy and Georgia Wareham are well on track and are likely to play a big role in the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025.

"Sophie Molineux is progressing well in her return from a knee injury, and we anticipate she'll be available for the World Cup. Alyssa Healy made a strong return in the recent 'A' series, and we're pleased with where she's at, with Georgia Wareham also back to full training following her adductor injury during the Hundred," Beerworth stated.

Australia Squad for ICC Women’s World Cup 2025

Australia are the defending champions of the tournament and would be keen to defend their title. They will begin their campaign in the tournament against New Zealand on October 1 in Indore. They will be the strong favorites to win the title. They will be led by Alyssa Healy, one of the highest run-scorers in women's T20 cricket. Here is the full Australia squad for women's World Cup 2025:
Alyssa Healy (c), Tahlia McGrath (vc), Darcie Brown, Ashleigh Gardner, Kim Garth, Grace Harris, Alana King, Phoebe Litchfield, Sophie Molineux, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Voll, Georgia Wareham