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Australia captain Alyssa Healy suffers a ruptured plantar fascia, sidelining her during the Women's T20 World Cup semi-finals loss against South Africa. Healy's absence impacted Australia's title defense.

Australia's captain was could not do anything but watch from the sidelines as South Africa romped home in the semifinal, and fears she could have made a difference in the result.

Ellyse Perry dropped the biggest hint that Australian captain Alyssa Healy won’t recover in time for Friday morning’s T20 World Cup semi-final against South Africa as she revealed how staying “connected” to injured teammates was helping drive their quest for a fourth-straight title.

Alyssa Healy has not ruled out the prospect of leading her Australia team out in their T20 World Cup semifinal and team medics are giving the skipper every possible chance to be fit for the clash against South Africa in Dubai.

Speaking to reporters in the aftermath of Australia's defeat, quashing their bid of four T20 World Cup titles in a row, the 34-year-old revealed there may have been a scenario where she was willing to risk further injury by playing in the match.

South Africa stunned defending champion Australia in the first semifinal of the Women’s T20 World Cup, winning by eight wickets to reach its second straight final.

Anneke Bosch's unbeaten 74 off 48 balls led South Africa to an emphatic eight-wicket victory over defending champions Australia on Thursday and a place in the women's Twenty20 World Cup final. Chasing 135,