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Alyssa Healy, Australia’s captain, has led her nation for the last time as she retires from international cricket after a crushing ten-wicket win over India. Her legendary international career includes six T20 World Cup wins, two ODI world cup wins and a near three-year captaincy. The final win that came within three days in the one-off day-night Test against India – it capped off the 12-4 multi-format series won by Australia. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Australia captain Alyssa Healy was pleased to win the first ever five-day Ashes Test match against England by 89 runs in 2023 “We’re…
Alyssa Healy, Australia’s captain, has led her nation for the last time as she retires from international cricket after a crushing 10-wicket win over India. Her legendary international career includes six T20 World Cup wins, two ODI world cup wins and a near three-year captaincy. The final win that came within three days in the one-off day-night Test against India – it capped off the 12-4 multi-format series won by Australia. “We’re watching the future of Australian cricket walk out there and open, and I didn’t want to get in the way of that,” Healy said about not putting herself up to bat.”I’ve had…
A month and 54 matches later, here we are: the final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. New Zealand take on tournament co-hosts and defending champions India at the biggest cricket arena in the world, the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday. While the Black Caps are aiming for their first T20 World Cup glory, India are bidding to become the first team to win back-to-back titles. If India win, they will also be the first team to win three T20 World Cup titles and the first hosts to clinch the championship. New Zealand, meanwhile, are hoping…
Healy discusses retirement and legacy Alyssa Healy hopes that her defining legacy will be about how much she cared for the game and not just her batting exploits as she calls time on a 16-year international career. There’s something about the retiring captain playing her last cricket for Australia on International Women’s Day, with the Test against India finishing on the third afternoon. Six years ago, on this very day, she had a starring role in a game that changed the trajectory of women’s cricket. But alongside the on-field achievements, her use of her profile to push for positive change…
New Zealander Brett Randell became the first player to take five wickets in five balls in first-class cricket during a remarkable bowling burst in a domestic match in his homeland.The 30-year seam bowler claimed six wickets in eight deliveries all told as he starred for Central Stags against Northern Districts in a Plunket Shield clash in Napier. Randell – who played two County Championship games for Somerset in 2024 – finished with figures of 7-25 from 11 overs as Northern Districts were rolled for 82 in reply to their opponents’ 373. Image: Randell played two County Championship matches for Somerset…
Australia v India | Test | Day Three As Phoebe Litchfield and Georgia Voll secured the 25 runs Australia needed to cap off an emphatic Test win at the WACA Ground, Alyssa Healy was nowhere to be seen. The retiring Australia captain was absent from the bench and could not be spied watching from the viewing room. Having turned down an offer from coach Shelley Nitschke to open the batting, Healy sat alone in the dressing room, soaking up her final minutes as an international cricketer. “I was in the change room, just soaking it all in and wanting to…
Alyssa Healy declines batting one final time as Australia storm to 10-wicket win after spinners Ashleigh Gardner and Alana King tore through India’s tail There was no final farewell innings for Alyssa Healy, but Australia’s spinners ensured her international career ended on a triumphant note, as the hosts closed out a dominant 10-wicket win early on day three in Perth. Ashleigh Gardner and Alana King took two wickets apiece to wrap up India’s innings for 149 in a little over an hour on Sunday morning at the WACA Ground, with first drop Pratika Rawal the final wicket to fall following…
Last season’s finalists South Australia and Queensland are locked in a fight to play Victoria in the Shield decider An entertaining final round is on the cards in the Sheffield Shield after the race for the silverware narrowed to three teams. South Australia and Queensland, last year’s finalists, are now battling for the right to face Victoria in the Junction Oval decider. SA are 5.78 points clear in second but the Bulls could jump them with a win in the last regular-season round beginning Saturday. The top two sides after 10 rounds qualify for the final to played from March…
WA staring at second consecutive wooden spoon after storms put paid to their victory hopes Heavy downpours in Brisbane have allowed Queensland to snatch what could be a crucial extra point after their Sheffield Shield contest with Western Australia finished in a draw on Sunday. The Bulls were 6-44 in their fourth-innings’ pursuit of 267 and WA looked certain to claim their second win of the season on the final day after the home side’s epic collapse the previous evening at Allan Border Field. But only 4.4 overs of play were possible on day four, during which Jimmy Peirson (9no)…
Undefeated in the Sheffield Shield for nearly five months, South Australia have their sights set on a historic March in Melbourne South Australia quick Nathan McAndrew doesn’t believe there’s a big gap between his side and ladder leaders Victoria ahead of their top-of-the-table Sheffield Shield clash in Melbourne. The reigning champions rose to second spot in the Shield standings with a comprehensive nine-wicket victory over New South Wales on Saturday. After suffering consecutive defeats to start their title defence, SA have not lost a Shield match since October 18.It’s a form line that McAndrew said has the team confident in…