Hobart’s Ninja Stadium witnessed a historic moment as Alyssa Healy bowed out of ODIs on a high note. The Australian skipper’s blistering 158 from 98 balls, featuring 27 fours and a pair of sixes, powered her team against India and capped a career filled with glory.
Starting cautiously, Healy built momentum steadily. Her 50 came off 49 balls with 8 fours, but the real fireworks followed. She stormed to her 8th ODI hundred in 79 balls, showcasing impeccable timing and power after the half-century mark.
Key stands bolstered her innings: 32 with opener Phoebe Litchfield, a fluent 104 for the second wicket alongside Georgia Voll’s 62, and a match-defining 145 with Beth Mooney for the third. Dismissed by India’s Sneha Rana, Healy departed having scripted perfection in her swan song.
Across 114 ODI innings in 126 matches, Healy’s tally reads 3,777 runs, laced with 8 tons and 19 fifties—her peak at 170. In Tests, 10 outings yielded 489 runs and 3 fifties. T20I records dazzle too: 3,054 runs in 143 innings over 162 matches, one century, 17 half-tons, best of 148*.
Since her 2010 debut, Healy has been synonymous with success—6 T20 World Cups, 2 ODI World Cups, including a final MOTM in 2022. A two-time ICC T20I Cricketer of the Year, her retirement marks the end of an era, but her impact endures in women’s cricket.