Molineux set to miss India tour, T20 World Cup with ACL injury

Sophie Molineux could be down and out for near a year with an upper leg tendon (front cruciate tendon) break. The all-rounder, who is additionally the skipper of Melbourne Mavericks, experienced the injury during the game against Perth Scorchers in Melbourne on Sunday. Examines affirmed the break to the leg tendon in the left knee, which will require a medical procedure that could sideline her for as long as a year. This is the second significant injury inside the year for Molineux, who last played for Australia in the multi-design series against India in September-October 2021. She missed the Cinders, the 50-over World Cup in New Zealand and the Federation Games in Birmingham because of a pressure crack in her foot that sidelined her for a considerable length of time. Molineux got back to cricket during The Hundred in August, and she as of late scored her initial one-day century for Victoria. In any case, the most recent injury implies she will miss the rest of the Australian summer, which incorporates series against India and Pakistan. The 2023 T20 World Cup in South Africa is one more huge contest that Molineux will pass up. "It's disheartening for Sophie after she has endeavored to return from late wounds and having such an extraordinary beginning to the homegrown season including scoring her most memorable WNCL hundred," Cricket Victoria's Head of Female Cricket Sharelle McMahon said. In conference with Cricket Victoria's clinical staff, Molineux's recovery period will be chosen before very long. "Sophie keeps on setting the model until the end of the crew and we have no question she will show that in her restoration and recuperation from this mishap. We're right behind Sophie in her recuperation, we'll offer our full help in any capacity we can," said McMahon. James Rosengarten, Head supervisor of Melbourne Rebels, added: "Our contemplations are with Sophie, and we will give our best for help her now and through her recuperation period. Sophie had invested a force of effort over the colder time of year to get back from her foot injury and has been a fabulous pioneer for our group this season. We realize Sophie will quickly return from this most recent mishap and we'll be there with her constantly."