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Key Takeaways
- 1📊 3563 ODI runs, 7 centuries; 3054 T20I runs
- 2🏆 Eight World Cup titles as player/captain
- 3💡 Immediate T20I retirement for World Cup transition
- 4🔮 India series: ODIs + Perth Test as last hurrah
"The announcement from Healy, 35, means Australia will go into the 2026 Women's T20 World Cup with a new captain"
Alyssa Healy's retirement announcement rocks women's cricket, ending her captaincy stint post the February-March 2026 multi-format series against India. The 35-year-old, married to Mitchell Starc, calls time on a 16-year career laced with eight World Cup triumphs amid mounting injuries and mental fatigue.
Revealed on Willow Talk, Healy skips the T20Is to aid Australia's 2026 T20 World Cup transition, leading ODIs and the Perth Test as her farewell. Her 3563 ODI runs (7 centuries) and 3054 T20I runs cement her as an all-time great.
Final Push Against India
India's tour—from three T20s on February 15, ODIs, to the March 6 Test—becomes Healy's swan song, one of Australia's biggest fixtures. The decision, brewing for six months, hands her successor vital prep time.
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