Following a setback in the T20Is, Healy's swansong in longer formats got off to a fine start as her side beat India by six wickets in the first ODI at Brisbane, taking a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. Following this, there will be a one-off Test at Perth from March 6 onwards.
Australia suffer major blows as Ellyse Perry and Kim Garth have both been ruled out for the three ODIs against India, with the announcement coming moments before their first 50-over encounter on Tuesday.
The Australian women's team saw a change of guard as Sophie Molineux took over as the all-format captain from Alyssa Healy. Her first assignment as the new Australia captain will be a multi-format series against India at home, starting on February 15.
In the WBBL, she has appeared in 129 matches, scoring 3,125 runs at an average of 25.82 and a strike rate of 133.71, with a top score of 112 not out, including five centuries and 15 fifties, while taking 60 catches and 45 stumpings.
Alyssa Healy, the captain of the Australia Women's cricket team, has announced retirement from all forms of cricket ahead of the T20 World Cup 2026, with the India series at home in February-March being her last assignment in Australia colours.
Healy was the first name to go under the hammer during the WPL 2026 auction. Healy has struggled with fitness issues since last year's T20 World Cup. She also struggled for rhythm in the ongoing Women's Big Bash League (WBBL) season. Earlier, she was bought for Rs 70 lakh by UP Warriorz i
Star Australia wicketkeeper-batter Alyssa Healy went unsold during the Women's Premier League (WPL) 2026 auction on Thursday. Healy was the first name to go under the hammer during the WPL 2026 auction.
A statement from the WPL said, "The TATA WPL 2026 Auction list has been announced, with a total of 277 players vying for 73 available slots, with the auction set to take place in New Delhi on 27th November."
Team India suffered their first Test loss in Kolkata in 13 years as South Africa defeated them by 30 runs, with the hosts failing to chase down 124 runs. The match, played at Eden Gardens, saw South Africa's spinner Simon Harmer claim an eight-wicket haul, and Temba Bavuma score a gritty hal