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Key Takeaways
- 1📊 269 dismissals, most in women's cricket history across formats
- 2🏆 Eight World Cup titles, including 170 in 2022 ODI final
- 3💡 Skips T20Is vs India for successor's World Cup prep
- 4🔮 Leadership race: McGrath, Gardner, Litchfield in contention
"Alyssa Healy to retire from all forms of cricket after India home series."
Alyssa Healy, Australia's talismanic women's captain, has dropped a bombshell by announcing her retirement from all cricket at the end of the home multi-format series against India in March 2026. The 35-year-old wicketkeeper-batter, with a glittering 16-year international career, revealed the news on her Willow Talk podcast, citing fading competitive edge and nagging injuries.
Healy's exit from T20Is is immediate—she skips the three upcoming T20s starting February 15 to give her successor prep time for the 2026 Women's T20 World Cup in England. She'll lead in the ODIs and the one-off Test at WACA Perth on March 6, her 299th and final international, bowing out with 269 dismissals as the most prolific keeper in women's cricket history.
Healy's Legendary Legacy
A eight-time World Cup winner—including that epic 170 in the 2022 ODI final—Healy captained Australia to an Ashes whitewash and boasts 3563 ODI runs with seven tons. Her call comes months before the T20 World Cup, thrusting Tahlia McGrath, Ashleigh Gardner, or Phoebe Litchfield into captaincy contention. Indian fans will remember her as a fierce rival, especially in those high-stakes clashes.
"I'm still passionate about playing for Australia, but I've somewhat lost that competitive edge... the time feels right to call it a day." — Alyssa Healy
Healy's swansong against India adds massive intrigue to the tour, with the Men in Blue women's side eyeing a rare series win Down Under.
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