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Australia Squad For Women's ODI WC 2025: Australia have announced their 15-member squad for the upcoming ICC Women's Cricket World Cup, which is scheduled to be played from September 30 to November 2 in India and Sri Lanka.

Alyssa Healy will be leading the side as the Aussies will be heading into the marquee tournament as the defending champions. They claimed their seventh title last time around in New Zealand, and 10 of the 15 members featured in the previous edition of the tournament back in 2022.

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Left-arm spinner Sophie Molineux returns to the Australia squad after an injury layoff. She underwent a knee surgery in January, missing much of the past year, but has been a trusted spin option in white-ball cricket whenever fit. The 27-year-old is likely to miss the ODI series against India in the lead-up to the tournament, but there's growing confidence that she will be ready for the showpiece event that follows.

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"Sophie Molineux is progressing well in her return from a knee injury, and we anticipate she'll be available for the World Cup," Australia physio Kate Beerworth said. "Georgia Wareham is also back to full training following her adductor injury during the Hundred."

Australia will also witness the returns of Darcie Brown (quad injury) and Georgia Wareham (groin injury), who have recovered from their recent niggles.

Grace Harris made it to the 15-member squad, while Georgia Voll is included after her breakout first year in international cricket. "She's a different player for us," Shawn Flegler, the national selector, said. "In the role that she might play in ODI cricket, I think it would be more down the bottom and middle order. The way she bats, the experience she's got in India, that's probably why she got selected.

"She's a little bit different to some other middle-order batters. She can take a game away in a few overs. If she gets that opportunity, I think she could be really good."

Notably, Healy recently returned from the foot injury she sustained during last year's Ashes. There's confidence within the camp

that the veteran will be able to keep wicket throughout the tournament.

"She knows her body well," Flegler said. "Like all players, they need to recover well after games. The schedule is pretty tight. But I think our particular schedule, we've got breaks in between each game as well. There's a lot of travel involved...it's a long tournament. So it's not just Alyssa who'll be looking after herself. It'll be the whole squad."

Apart from Voll, Molineux, Georgia Wareham, Phoebe Litchfield, and Kim Garth will be playing their first 50-over World Cup squad.


Australia squad for Women's ODI World Cup

Alyssa Healy (capt), Darcie Brown, Ashleigh Gardner, Kim Garth, Grace Harris, Alana King, Phoebe Litchfield, Tahlia McGrath, Sophie Molineux, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Voll, Georgia Wareham