Alyssa Healy brought the Women's World Cup alive with a jaw-dropping innings of 142 off 107 balls to lead her side to a record chase over India at Visakhapatnam. This innings not only led the charge for the chase of 331 runs but also spoke volumes of her own dominance and calmness under stress, qualities that reaffirm her status as one among the most reliable match-winners in world cricket.
Alyssa Healy Sets the Tone Early in India vs Australia Women's Clash
Healy, opening the innings, spoke her own authorisation very early in the innings. From the very first delivery, she began sledging Indian pacers to beat them to the gaps with her stroke precision and impeccable timing. Healy arrived on her half-century in 35 balls, setting up the perfect platform for Australia's run chase. Every stroke was a person's display of confidence and clarity of purpose — her trademark cuts through point to elegant drives down the ground.
Smart Captaincy and Fearless Batting
Healy's carts were rarely untethered even when wicket after wicket fell at the other end, a fringe of calculated hits mixed with opportunistic running. She steadied the innings with Phoebe Litchfield's partnership before truly taking charge against the spinners, working the mid-wicket and cover areas to her advantage. The hundred came in a rather offhand, tranquillized way off 84 deliveries, and Healy allowed herself a flickering smile of control and intent.
Healy's exquisite selection of shots never allowed the run rate to fall, keeping the Indian bowlers reeling. Her calmness of mind on the pitch instilled reassurance among the cool players waiting in the dressing room, even as nervy moments threatened to undermine Australian confidence.
Caught sharply by Sneh Rana at point for 142 - job done! The Australian innings, decorated with Healy's 21 fours and 3 sixes, was crowned by Australia's highest successful chase in Women's World Cup history.
Legacy of Champion
This quite simply was beyond a captain's innings; it was a statement of domination. On the lights, in front of an all-packed crowd, Alyssa Healy showed what elite temperament is made of. The 142 will be stamped in memory not just for runs but for the leadership, approach, and poise behind it.
With this effort, Healy once again confirmed why she remains at the center of Australia's golden era in women's cricket, through and through- fearlessly, focused, and strongly consistent.