Breakers quartet picked for ICC Women’s ODI World Cup

Alyssa Healy, Ash Gardner, Phoebe Litchfield and Ellyse Perry have today been named by the Cricket Australia National Selection Panel (NSP) in a 15-player squad for the upcoming ICC Women's World Cup to be played across India and Sri Lanka.

Australia will finalise its title defence preparations with three One-Day Internationals againsts hosts, India from 14-20 September in New Chandigrah and New Dehli, before opening its bid for an unprecendented eightyh World Cup title against Trans Tasman rivals, New Zealand in Indore on 1 October. 

Healy will lead the side, while Litchfield’s selection marks her first appearance in a 50-over World Cup squad.

Australia will face each of the other seven nations across the round-robin format, with the top four sides progressing to the semi-finals on 29 and 30 October. The Final will be played on Sunday 2 November.  

Fans can watch all the action when Australia takes on India live on Fox Cricket and Kayo.

The ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 will be available live, exclusive, and free on Prime Video in Australia. No subscription is required.

Australian ICC Women’s World Cup Squad

Alyssa Healy (NSW / Sydney CC) – captain
Darcie Brown (SA / Northern Districts CC)
Ashleigh Gardner (NSW / Bankstown CC)
Kim Garth (VIC / Dandenong CC)
Grace Harris (QLD / Western Suburbs Cricket Club)
Alana King (WA / Midland Guildford CC)
Phoebe Litchfield (NSW / Sydney University CC)
Tahlia McGrath (SA / Glenelg CC) – vice-captain
Sophie Molineux (VIC / Dandenong Cricket Club)
Beth Mooney (WA / Sandgate-Redcliffe CC)
Ellyse Perry (NSW)
Megan Schutt (SA / Sturt CC)
Annabel Sutherland (VIC / Prahran CC)
Georgia Voll (QLD / Sandgate-Redcliffe District CC)
Georgia Wareham (VIC / Essendon Maribyrnong Park CC)

QANTAS ODI Tour of India Fixtures

First ODI: 14 September | Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur

Second ODI: 17 September | Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur

Third ODI: 20 September | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi 

ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 Fixtures

ICC Women’s World Cup warm-up match: 28 September | England v Australia | BCCI Centre Of Excellence Ground 1, Bengaluru

1 October | Australia v New Zealand | Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore

4 October | Australia v Sri Lanka | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

8 October | Australia v Pakistan | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

12 October | India v Australia | Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam

16 October | Australia v Bangladesh | Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Stadium, Visakhapatnam

22 October | Australia v England | Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore

25 October | Australia v South Africa | Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore