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Alyssa Healy Retirement: Alyssa Healy, considered one of the most explosive batsmen and best wicketkeepers in women's cricket, has announced her retirement from all forms of international cricket. Healy will play her last match in February-March 2026 during the home multi-format series against India.
Healy will not be seen in T20Is, but will captain in ODIs and Tests
Alyssa Healy has clarified that she will not be participating in T20 Internationals in the best interests of the team, focusing on preparing for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2026. However, she will captain Australia in the ODI series against India and the historic day-night Test match in Perth.
A golden career and unbreakable records
Healy, who made her debut in 2010 at the age of 19, has set several records on the cricket field:
- Total matches: Healy will end her career with 162 T20Is, 126 ODIs and 11 Test caps.
- Wicketkeeping records: She holds the world record for most dismissals in women's T20Is with 126.
- World Cup Winner: She has been a part of the 8-time ICC World Cup winning team (6 T20Is and 2 ODIs).
- Individual achievements: Belinda Clark Award in 2019 and two-time ICC Women's T20I Cricketer of the Year (2018, 2019).
Showed strength in captaincy
Healy, who will assume the captaincy in 2023 following Meg Lanning's retirement, led Australia to a historic 16-0 Ashes clean sweep against England . Under her leadership, Australia reached the semifinals of the 2024 and 2025 World Cups and won the gold medal at the Birmingham Commonwealth Games in 2022.
Impact in domestic cricket and the WPL
Healy played for the Sydney Sixers in 11 WBBL seasons, scoring over 3,000 runs and winning two titles. In India, she captained the UP Warriors in the Women's Premier League (WPL) and won the hearts of Indian fans with her aggressive batting.
"The time is right" - Healy gets emotional
Speaking on retirement, Healy said:
The India series will be my last for Australia. I still love playing for my country, but I feel that competitive edge is no longer there. I have decided to step away from T20Is in order to prepare the team for the T20 World Cup, but I am excited to end my career with ODI and Test captaincy at home.
Cricket Australia (CA) CEO Todd Greenberg described Healy as "one of the greatest players of all time" and praised his impact on the game.
