"She has put a marker out there to other teams...": Mooney backs youngster Voll to shine in Women's T20WC

Voll has made a remarkable impact since making her international T20I debut at the start of last year, and the 22-year-old will enter her maiden T20 World Cup campaign in England and Wales as the top-ranked player on the ICC Women's T20I Batter Rankings following some superb knocks for her country across the last 18 months.

In 12 T20Is, the 22-year-old has made 474 runs in 12 innings at an average of 39.50 and a strike rate of 156.43, with a century and three fifties. This year in RCB's second Women's Premier League (WPL) win, she made 170 runs in six innings at an average of 34.00 and a strike rate of 126.86, including two fifties and a knock of 79 in the final against Delhi Capitals (DC).

Mooney said, as quoted by ICC, "She (Voll) has put a marker out there to other teams with the way she's been playing her cricket in the past 12-18 months, so I am really excited to see her take her opportunity at the top of the order."

"She played a lot of cricket before she made her debut for Australia, she played for Queensland and Brisbane at a pretty young age, so I think that has given her a lot of confidence going into international cricket, and she's got real clarity on her game and her role as well."

"She is a real talent, she hits the ball nice and hard, she picks up length really well, so she will be a real threat for us for sure," she continued.

There are big shoes to fill for Voll following the recent retirement of long-time skipper Alyssa Healy, but the early indications are the powerful right-hander can make a similar impact to that of her predecessor and prove a reliable option at the top of the batting order.

"For me personally, walking out with someone different in a T20 World Cup is going to be a little bit weird, but fortunately, 'Volly' and I have a pretty cool relationship as well," Mooney said.

"Hopefully we can replicate some of the cool things that 'Midge' (Healy) and I did at the top of the order in T20 World Cups and create our own story there ... open the batting for Australia in big games, and have a lot of fun doing it," she added.

Australia will play two warm-up fixtures against England and the West Indies prior to their first match at the T20 World Cup, against South Africa in Manchester on June 13. (ANI)