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Alyssa Healy Honored With SCG Lap of Honour After Confirming International Retirement

She will miss the India T20Is, concluding her career with the ODIs then a March WACA Test.

Overview

  • The tribute came during the BBL Sydney Smash at the SCG, where fans gave her a standing ovation as she was driven around the boundary.
  • Healy announced her decision on the Willow Talk podcast on January 13, citing mental fatigue and recurring injuries.
  • She will sit out the T20Is against India to allow Australia to plan for the 2026 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup.
  • Across 129 WBBL matches for the Sydney Sixers, she scored 3,125 runs with five centuries and 15 half-centuries, plus 60 catches and 45 stumpings.
  • Her international accolades include eight World Cup titles and records such as the most Women’s T20I dismissals and a 170 in an ODI as a wicketkeeper.