Annabel Sutherland will miss the rest of the Melbourne Stars’ WBBL season due to a hamstring injury. Physiotherapist Kate Moore said the injury “will not recover while playing tournament cricket.” Her absence hurts the team’s playoff hopes as they struggle with a five-match losing streak during this difficult season.
All-rounder Annabel Sutherland has been ruled out of the remainder of Melbourne Stars’ Women’s Big Bash League 2026 season with a hamstring injury. Sutherland has sustained an injury to her right hamstring tendon which, according to Australia’s physiotherapist Kate Moore, “will not recover while playing tournament cricket" as she now requires a “period of offload”.
Sutherland’s availability for Australia’s tour of Sri Lanka, where they are scheduled to play three ODIs, is now under a cloud. In the short run, her absence has dealt a serious blow to the Stars’ slender hopes of qualifying for the knockouts as they look to arrest a five-match losing streak.
Sutherland scored 124 runs from six matches at an excellent strike-rate of 145.88. She is also the Stars’ leading wicket-taker this season, with seven scalps at 26.28 apiece. Prior to the season, she relinquished her captaincy responsibilities to focus on her game and handed the baton back to Meg Lanning.
The Stars are currently seventh on the WBBL table with two points from six matches. They are next scheduled to face Sydney Thunder at Sydney’s Drummoyne Oval on Monday (November 16).