Captain Alyssa Healy led from the front with a blistering century as Australia registered a thrilling three-wicket win in their ICC Women's ODI World Cup 2025 clash against India at ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Sunday.
After being invited to bat first, vice-captain Smriti Mandhana became the first player in women's ODIs to score 1,000 runs in a calendar year during her 80 run knock as India piled up 330 in 48.5 overs.
In pursuit of the highest target ever successfully chased in women's ODI history, Healy played an impressive knock (142 off 107) with the help of 21 boundaries and three sixes. Besides Healy, Ellyse Perry (47 not out) and Ashleigh Gardner (45) made crucial contributions to help Australia seal a hard-fought win. Among the Indian bowlers, Sree Charani (3/41) s