Women's World Cup final: Alyssa Healy hits record 170, husband Mitchell Starc cheers on from Christchurch
India Today
Women's World Cup 202 Final: Australia opener Alyssa Healy hit a 170 from just 138 balls, breaking quite a few records as her husband and Australia men's team fast bowler Mithcell Starc was lauding her efforts from the stands in Christchurch on Sunday.
Australia's star opener Alyssa Healy on Sunday hit a World Cup final hundred as she went on to set an array of records in the ultimate battle for Women's World Cup 2022 against England at the Hagley Oval in Christchurch. Healy posted her highest ODI score, which was also the highest total by a batter in any Women's ODI tournament final and World Cup final.
Alyssa Healy also became the first baiter in the history of the sport to hit a hundred each in the sem-final and final of a World Cup. After hammering a 107-ball 129 against West Indies in the semi-final, Healy brought up her hundred in as many balls after a 160-run opening stand with Rachael Haynes, who got out for 68.
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Haynes also set a new World Cup record for the most runs in a Women's World Cup, surpassing Debbie Hockley's tally of 456 runs from 1997. However, Healy broke the record soon after, going past 500 runs in the Women's World Cup 2022 as Australia went on to post the highest-ever total in a World Cup final.
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Healy touched 170 in just the 45h over as Australia raced past 300, making a mockery of the England attack.
Healy was ruthless after getting to her hundred as she got to 150 in just the next 29 balls. As she took off her helmet and acknowledged the support from the Hagley Oval crowd, her husband Mitchell Starc was spotted cheering for her from the stands in Christchurch.
