Australia was dealt two blows during its T20 World Cup Group A match against Pakistan on Friday: both winning easily by nine wickets yet suffering two key injuries (Alyssa Shealy included).
Tayla Vlaeminck dislocated her shoulder after just four balls bowled by Alyssa Healey of Tayla Healey vlaeminck's right-arm speedster Alyssa Healey; later during the match Alyssa healy appeared to pull her hamstring and had to retire injured from playing further innings.
Vlaeminck had made her World Cup return after six years. She had been recruited into Australia's pace bowling department as she wanted more depth. But after only four balls into the match, Vlaeminck experienced a serious injury when trying to prevent Muniba's bat from hitting a boundary by sliding under it using an attempt at stopping Muniba from hitting it outside the ropes; unfortunately her leg got caught and this sent her flying into the air before she eventually landed on her shoulders.
She then grabbed her left shoulder in an agonising motion before collapsing on the boundary line in apparent distress, further alarming Australian players. Physios quickly responded, with relocation being attempted but remaining concerns as to its severity.
Vlaeminck experienced her third shoulder dislocation while playing for Victoria during the 2017-18 season, dislodging her left shoulder during play.
Ash Gardner, an all-rounder from Australia, expressed his sorrow over Tay's injury: "It is obviously heartbreaking to witness one of your friends suffer, particularly after witnessing her long journey back here. Tay works harder than anyone I know so seeing someone like her go down with yet another injury was something we all felt for."
"Several team members were visibly emotional during Tay's return. To meet her request quickly and support her as much as possible. Unfortunately, this meant we needed to quickly reorganize for Tay had worked so hard for it."
After Healy had helped the Australian players recover, she left the field limping with an angry expression on her face hours later.
Cricket Australia announced later that Healy had sustained a severe foot injury; she will undergo scans over the weekend, at which point the results of this tournament will be determined.
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