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Schutt to bow out from ICC events following T20 World Cup

PA

Paras J. Haji

Published 1 month ago

Australia seamer Megan Schutt said on Monday the 2026 ⁠Twenty20 World Cup would be her final major International Cricket Council campaign as ‌she prepares to pass the reins to the ‌next generation.

[p]The 33-year-old, who made her international ‌debut in 2012, has taken 309 wickets ‌in 240 matches across formats and is ‌targeting a strong finish after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/australia/OdGMnbwf/"]Australia[/a]'s semi-final exits in their last two World Cup campaigns.[/p][p]Australia will ‌also eye a record-extending seventh T20 ⁠World Cup title ‌at the tournament, which begins on June 12 ​in England and Wales.[/p][p]"[b]I'm competitive in everything I do, which is a ​good and a bad thing, the last two have stung and, after being part ⁠of a lot ​of success, it stings even more,[/b]" [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/schutt-megan/IJ8C4tED/"]Schutt[/a] told AAP.[/p][p]"[b]But then you think of the kids that haven't won a World Cup; it's ‌a good reminder I've been lucky and want to restart that with the next generation.[/b]"[/p][embed guid="41e945c9-ac63-4a22-8c81-d9cd1b99748d" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VX7W7yo-wrI" social-type="youtube" /][p]Schutt has not mapped out her retirement but said the packed international calendar meant she would eventually have to decide when to step aside.[/p][p]"[b]I'm not much of a planner; I like to go with the ‌flow,[/b]" Schutt said.[/p][p]"[b]But with how often World ​Cups are, and everything in between, ‌there's always a carrot that gets dangled and eventually you have to make a decision.[/b]"[/p][p]Australia are in Group A and will begin their campaign against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/south-africa/A52vg00Q/"]South Africa[/a] ⁠on June ⁠13 in Manchester.[/p]

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