One of the best in the world, by design

Nine years since her debut for Australia, Mooney is already one of the top five runscorers for her country across formats. In the women’s Ashes, she went past the giant of Australian batting and fellow left-hander, Karen Rolton. If you ask Mooney, none of it has sunk in for her. A self-proclaimed “Boring Beth” is yet to come to terms with what she has achieved as an individual.

“As humans, and especially athletes, we are always worried about what is next. Sometimes, it is difficult to sit down and be proud of what you have achieved. It will be easy for me when I am done playing and have packed the kitbag up. But I am certainly relishing the experience. In this line of work, you would miss it when it’s gone, but I am just trying to make the most of it. I am sure that down the track, when the time comes, I will take a lot of pride in what I have been able to do,” Mooney said with the widest grin on her face.

With the Giants winning four matches in this season (they won two each in the first two seasons) and qualifying for the knockouts for the first time, this is their chance to make it all count. And Mooney, certainly, has a big role to play. Like she has always done for every team she has played for. By design.