Australia ended the series on a high, thrashing India by 185 runs in the third ODI while farewelling Alyssa Healy in style. At Hobart’s Bellerive, Healy’s 98-ball 158 – laced with 27 fours and 2 sixes – and Beth Mooney’s 106 set a daunting 409/5.
India managed only 224 in reply, undone by Alana King’s lethal 4/33 and Georgia Wareham’s brace. Healy, reflective, noted, ‘Yellow jersey exit with a bang – pride swells from this series finale.’
The captain cherished the moment: ‘Tough emotional rides lately, but today was about fun on the field.’ Her illustrious record: 126 games, 3,777 runs averaging 37, boasting 8 centuries and 19 fifties.
Securing a clean sweep following 6-wicket and 5-wicket triumphs, Australia shifts focus to WACA’s pink-ball challenge. Healy described cricket’s quirks: ‘It drops you low, then gifts days like this.’
A career of milestones closes triumphantly, inspiring with grit and grace. The women’s game loses a giant, but gains an eternal icon.