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Sydney, Feb 21 : <\/strong>Australia captain Meg Lanning has said labelled Tayla Vlaeminck's injury is a "massive loss" for the team after the fast bowler was ruled out of the Women's T20 World Cup.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Vlaeminck's out-and-out pace has been a major part of Australia's bowling arsenal since her debut against India in 2018, the side she was due to play in Friday's tournament opener.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

But a stress injury in her right foot means the 21-year-old misses out on the entire competition.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Off-spinner Molly Strano has taken her place in the squad but, as Lanning herself knows, there's no direct replacement for Vlaeminck's key weapon.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"It's a massive loss and she is obviously pretty shattered with its timing," said Lanning. "It was a little bit of a flat day on Wednesday finding out the news. She was set for a big role for us.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"I'm pretty devastated for her. I guess it provides an opportunity for Molly to come in and play a role for us. Unfortunately for Tay, she won't get to compete, which is pretty devastating for her.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"There's no real like-for-like replacement for Tay -- no one does what she does. Molly has bowled well in the powerplay in the past and can bowl at any time through the innings.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"It wasn't a specific incident. It just built up over a few days; it was a shock to us all.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

"There is never a good time to get injured but to have done so much work coming into this tournament and to get ruled out just before, we're all feeling for her," she added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Strano has played five T20Is for Australia, debuting in 2017. She comes into the side off the back of a strong domestic season that saw her finish as the leading wicket-taker in the Big Bash.<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2020\/02\/Meg-Lanning3.jpg", "alt_img": "Meg Lanning", "alt_title": "Meg Lanning", "image1": "", "video": "", "seo_title": "T20 World Cup: Vlaeminck injury massive loss for us, says Meg Lanning On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "Sydney, Feb 21 : Australia captain Meg Lanning has said labelled Tayla Vlaeminck's injury is a \"massive loss\" for the team after the fast bowler was ruled out of the Women's T20 World Cup. Vla", "seo_keywords": "Tayla Vlaeminck, ICC Women\u2019s World T20 2020, Meg Lanning", "tag": "", "tagging": "Tayla Vlaeminck,ICC Women\u2019s World T20 2020,Meg Lanning,", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": "0", "slug": "t20-world-cup-vlaeminck-injury-massive-loss-for-us-says-meg-lanning", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "0", "ians_date": "0000-00-00", "ians_time": "00:00:00", "server_time": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "trash": "0", "view_count": "1425", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2020-02-21 10:36:43", "updated": "2020-02-21 10:36:43", "img_from": "Twitter", "img_source": "", "schedule_publish": "0000-00-00 00:00:00", "news_keywords": "Meg Lanning, Tayla Vlaeminck", "livescore_text": "", "livescore_link": "", "btn_text": "", "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "1", "jio_date": "2020-02-21 10:36:43", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "0", "google_date": "2020-02-21 10:36:43", "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": null, "article_content_type": null, "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/t20-world-cup-vlaeminck-injury-massive-loss-for-us-says-meg-lanning-58277" }