Rat Crashes Aussie Team Dinner at Women's World Cup

Australia may be cruising through this year’s Women’s ODI World Cup, but it seems their toughest opponent so far wasn’t England or India, it was a rat.

Cricketers Kim Garth and Ashleigh Gardner recently shared a bizarre and hilarious dinner-time tale from Visakhapatnam, where a rodent decided to crash the Australian team’s meal like it was invited for post-match analysis.

Gardner recalled the moment on a podcast, saying the team had just finished dinner when a rat made a surprise sprint across the dining area. Players reportedly leapt from their chairs faster than they would to dodge a bouncer from Ellyse Perry.

What followed was pure chaos. Plates clattered, chairs screeched, and several players screamed in perfect harmony — a performance that could rival any synchronized team chant. Hotel staff rushed in like a rescue squad, armed with trays, but the rat proved to be more agile than a T20 finisher, evading capture for several minutes.

The scene, described by the players, sounded less like a team dinner and more like a live episode of “Cricket’s Funniest Home Videos.”

While the incident was shared with light-heartedness, it did raise some eyebrows about hotel hygiene during major tournaments. Still, the Aussies didn’t let the rodent drama rattle them. They went on to thrash England the very next day, keeping their unbeaten streak alive and their sense of humor intact.

As for the rat, its motives remain unclear. Was it just a hungry visitor or a cleverly planted decoy sent to shake the mighty Aussies before the rest of the Women’s World Cup? We may never know.

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