Women's Wold Cup 2022: Injured Ellyse Perry ruled out of Bangladesh clash

Ellyse Perry, the injured Australian allrounder, will miss the Women’s World Cup group match versus Bangladesh on Friday. However, Perry is expected to be fit for the semi-finals next week, according to the Australian camp. She left the field midway due to back spasms during Australia’s triumph over South Africa on Tuesday.

Perry was injured when she tripped over a boundary line in a diving effort against South Africa, and she didn’t bat either in Australia’s sixth straight World Cup victory. Perry’s back is improving, according to physiotherapist Kate Beerworth of Australia.

Meanwhile, Australia have been on a roll in the competition. After defeating India by six wickets in a high-scoring game, the Australians went past South Africa’s 271 for 5 to clinch the win by five wickets. Those successful encounters, spearheaded by skipper Meg Lanning’s 97 and undefeated 135, have bolstered Australia’s confidence, according to spinner Jess Jonassen.

“It’s huge, particularly for our batting group,” she told reporters on Thursday. “It was a really pleasing thing for our batting group to be able to go out and put a marker out there, I guess, make a statement.”

The India game, she claims, was a little tighter than they would have wanted. However, Jess thinks that as they approach their last-round game and enter the next stage, it will provide them even greater confidence in high-pressure situations.

Australian team can still improve, particularly with the ball: Jess Jonassen

Despite Australia’s flawless performance in the competition (the only country to go unbeaten), Jonassen noted that there was still room for growth. She believes the Australian team can still improve, particularly with the ball. They were unable to capture wickets early on against South Africa, but were successful to keep them on check.

“We just need to tighten up in a few areas, which I think is really exciting considering we have gone undefeated whilst still identifying areas that we can still improve on,” she concluded.

The Australian pace attack and spinners have been match-winners in this competition, and all of the first five batters have scored half-centuries. They are clearing all of the tests on their way to reclaim the World Cup, and their domination in New Zealand is intensifying.