Australia thrash India by 10 wickets in Alyssa Healy’s Waca farewell
Alyssa Healy has bowed out of international cricket with a resounding 10-wicket victory as Australia thrashed India inside three days at the Waca.
The 35-year-old captain was chaired off the field by her team-mates after openers Phoebe Litchfield and Georgia Voll chased down a target of 25 in under five overs.
This comprehensive win in the day-night Test ensured the hosts claimed the multi-format series 12-4.
It marks the end of a golden era for the wicketkeeper-batter, who finishes her 299-match international career with 7,333 runs and 276 dismissals across all formats.
Healy’s glittering career ends on a high
Healy leaves the game as one of Australia’s most decorated players.
Her trophy cabinet includes two 50-over World Cups and six T20 World Cup titles.
The retiring skipper famously struck 170 against England in the 2022 World Cup final, which remains the highest individual score in the tournament’s history.
Her leadership record is equally impressive, having guided the side to a historic 16-0 Ashes whitewash in 2025.
Although Beth Mooney took the gloves for this specific match, Healy remained central to the action until the very end.
India crumble on day three
India resumed play in Perth on 105-6 but offered little resistance against the pink ball during the first hour.
The tourists lost their final four wickets for just 44 runs to be bowled out for 149.
Spinner Ash Gardner broke a frustrated 50-run stand to bowl Sneh Rana for 30.
Fittingly, Healy claimed a catch to dismiss Kashvee Gautam for a duck off the bowling of Alana King.
Opener Pratika Rawal, who top-scored with a defiant 63, was the last wicket to fall after being caught by Annabel Sutherland off Gardner.
The defeat brings a halt to India’s nine-match winning streak in red-ball cricket.
It is their first loss in the longest format since a defeat against the same opponents in Adelaide in February 2006.
