No.1 ranked T20I batter tipped to shine at T20 World Cup

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Australia veteran Beth Mooney believes teammate and fellow opener Georgia Voll is ready to show why she is the No.1 ranked T20I batter in the world during the upcoming ICC Women's T20 World Cup.

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.

The powerful right-hander has a trio of half-centuries to her name from 12 T20I innings and even scored her maiden century in the format in her most recent appearances against the West Indies in March.

It was that knock that helped Voll claim the top ranking for T20I batters for the first time and Mooney thinks she can show the world why she is rated so highly during the T20 World Cup that commences on June 12.

"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," Mooney said.

"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's 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's a real talent, she hits the ball nice and hard, she picks up length really well, so she'll be a real threat for us for sure."

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."

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

Australia squad: Sophie Molineux (c), Nicola Carey, Ashleigh Gardner, Kim Garth, Lucy Hamilton, Grace Harris, Alana King, Phoebe Litchfield, Tahlia McGrath, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Voll, Georgia Wareham