Overview
- Speaking on the Willow Talk Cricket podcast, Australia captain Alyssa Healy said the semifinal defeat to India will “hurt for a little while” and that she did not watch the final.
- Healy assessed Australia’s 338 as short of what was needed, saying the side had been tracking toward 350+ before late wickets curtailed the innings.
- India completed a 339 chase in Navi Mumbai, the highest successful pursuit in a World Cup knockout, and later lifted the trophy by beating South Africa.
- Healy highlighted two missed chances off Jemimah Rodrigues on either side of her century, with opportunities going down to Healy and Tahlia McGrath.
- She described the DY Patil red‑soil pitch skidding under lights, brief rain, lighting delays and sightscreen issues, and said Australia were too slow to adjust their bowling pace.