Vlaeminck sidelined from WBBL tournament due to shoulder injury

Australia and Melbourne Renegades fast bowler Tayla Vlaeminck has unfortunately been ruled out of the upcoming WBBL season due to a recurring shoulder dislocation that she suffered during the T20 World Cup. This marks the third consecutive season that Vlaeminck will miss out on participating in the tournament.

Vlaeminck, 25, dislocated her bowling shoulder just moments into Australia's World Cup match against Pakistan which was her first at a major tournament since 2018.

She was subsequently ruled out of the World Cup and Renegades confirmed on Friday that she would play no part in the WBBL that starts next Sunday.

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Vlaeminck has not played in the WBBL since November 2021 when she was playing for Hobart Hurricanes. She signed with Renegades ahead of the 2022-23 season but has not managed to play a single game due to an extraordinary run of injuries.

Vlaeminck has twice dislocated her left shoulder. The first came playing for Victoria in the 2017-18 season. Then, during the Australia A tour of England which coincided with last year's Women's Ashes, she dislocated the same shoulder again while bowling, which led to corrective surgery.

Before she made her debut for Australia, in 2018, she had undergone two ACL reconstructions. Stress fractures in her foot also forced her to miss the 2020 home T20 World Cup as well as the 2022 ODI World Cup, the Commonwealth Games later that year and the 2023 T20 World Cup. Her foot injuries led her to spend time training with professional dancers at the Australian Ballet as part of her rehab work.