Mitchell Starc’s wife Healy wreaked havoc on England’s bowling attack at the Hagley Oval ground in Christchurch on Sunday. During her historic innings, Healy also became the highest run-scorer in a single World Cup season. She surpassed New Zealand great Debbie Hockley’s 25-year-old record and also became the first female cricketer to score 500 or more runs in a season of the tournament. Hockley scored 456 runs in the 1997 World Cup in India.
Alyssa Healy played a record innings of 170 runs in the match. She played a record innings of 170 runs in 138 balls with 26 fours. This is Healy’s fifth ODI century and his second consecutive century in this tournament. She also scored a century of 129 runs in 107 balls against the West Indies in the semi-finals. Alyssa Healy has now become the first woman cricketer in the world to score 500 or more runs in a single world edition.
Australia Delights With A World Cup Win, Sciver & Healy Lit Up The Hagley Oval
Alyssa Healy scored 509 runs in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2022 in New Zealand. In the Women’s World Cup 2022, the top-5 batsmen were on top. Her t Rachel Haynes is second with 497, Laura Wolvaardt of South Africa is third with 433, Meg Lanning of Australia is fourth with 394 runs and her compatriot Beth Mooney with 330. Ranked fifth with runs.
It was her innings that made the difference in the World Cup finals. Before this match, in the semi-finals, Alyssa Healy scored a century against West Indies to stage an easy and convincing victory. Clearly, the Australian batting line-up has been the big difference in this World Cup. 2 of their 3 top order batsmen are the highest scoring players in the Women’s World Cup 2022.
English bowlers didn’t bowl well to sustain the terrific innings of Alyssa Healy. She was dropped early in her innings and consequently, England paid the price of dropping such a destructive player.