Australia captain Alyssa Healy made her last ODI match memorable. When she came out to bat in the third and last ODI of the series between India and Australia at Bellerive Oval in Hobart, the Indian women’s team honored her by giving her a ‘Guard of Honour’. Healy was greeted with thunderous applause as he passed through the line of Indian players standing in blue jersey. This moment shows that despite the intense competition on the field, respect between players is paramount.
Century in 79 balls, 158 runs in 98 balls
The 35-year-old wicketkeeper-batsman scored a century in 79 balls in the last ODI of his career. This was his eighth ODI century and third against India. After this, he showed more speed and scored 158 runs in 98 balls, which included 27 fours and two sixes. This innings was the second highest score of his ODI career. Ultimately, she was bowled by Sneh Rana in the 37th over. The ball was a high fulltoss, on which he tried to play a reverse sweep, but missed. The umpires deemed it a valid delivery. After being dismissed, the entire stadium stood up and Healy received a standing ovation. It was an emotional end to a ‘masterclass’.
respect for indian team
The Indian Women’s Cricket Board shared pictures of the honor on social media. Captain Harmanpreet Kaur, who has competed with Healy for years, also shook hands and wished her good luck. BCCI Women wrote, ‘Team India gave a guard of honor to Australia captain Alyssa Healy in her last ODI match before the start of the game.’
16 years of brilliant career
Healy, who made his international debut in 2010, represented Australia for 16 years. He scored 489 runs in 10 Tests, 3619 runs in 123 ODIs and 3054 runs in 162 T20 Internationals. She was also the most successful wicketkeeper in women’s international cricket. He has a total of 269 dismissals in all three formats (24 in Test, 119 in ODI, 126 in T20). With a total of 7106 international runs, she is Australia’s leading run-scorer, with only Meg Lanning and Ellyse Perry ahead of her. In December 2023, she was made the full-time captain of Australia in place of Meg Lanning.
last match still left
The ongoing multi-format series against India (three ODIs, three T20s and one Test) is Healy’s last international series. The one-off Test match to be played in Perth from March 6 to 9 will be his last match in the Australian jersey. This innings of Healy was not limited to just statistics, but also became an example of sportsmanship and respect. The ‘Guard of Honour’ given by the Indian team was a symbol of the fact that great players get respect beyond the borders.