Australia’s Twenty20 World Cup hopes are alive after holding off New Zealand by four runs in a sudden-death trans-Tasman battle to secure a semi-final spot.
But the victory looks to have come at a major cost, with a shattered Ellyse Perry hobbling off Melbourne’s Junction Oval with a hamstring injury.
Australia’s star allrounder was already under a major injury cloud in the lead-up to Monday’s crucial game after hurting her hip against Bangladesh last Thursday.
Perry survived a pre-game fitness test, taking her place in the team to hit a vital 21 before disaster struck during New Zealand’s chase of 155-5.
The 29-year-old was delivering a diving throw, but immediately winced in pain as she got up, casting extreme doubt on her availability for the rest of Australia’s shot at a fifth World Cup title.
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Perry’s injury soured an otherwise impressive performance, with Beth Mooney’s 60 powering Australia to a formidable total after being sent into bat by Kiwis skipper Sophie Devine.
Geoff Lemon’s full report from Junction Oval to follow.