Sydney Sixers ' teen sensation Caoimhe Bray is facing a stint on the sidelines after a re-emergence of a stress fracture in her back.

Bray was on Wednesday ruled out of Sixers' WBBL Challenger against Perth at North Sydney Oval on Thursday after scans showed a return of the stress injury. The 16-year-old is expected to miss several months of cricket, likely ending her season with both New South Wales and Sixers.

It comes after the multi-sports athlete also missed the end of last summer with the stress injury.

One of the most exciting prospects in Australian sport, Bray played as goalkeeper for the Young Matildas in 2024 before debuting for Sixers months later. She then became the youngest player to take a hat-trick in any of the main women's T20 leagues, doing so against Sydney T

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