Hobart, March 1 – As Australia captain Alyssa Healy came to bat in her final appearance in a 50-over game in the third ODI against India, the "Women in Blue" formed a guard of honour for the retiring wicketkeeper-batter at Bellerive Oval on Sunday.
The retiring wicketkeeper-batter scored a century in his final ODI while representing Australia and stood tall at the crease, scoring 158 off 98 balls before Sneh Rana ended his impressive innings in the 37th over.
BCCI Women shared photos of the tribute on X, showing Harmanpreet shaking hands with Healy as the 35-year-old approached the pitch.
"Team India formed a guard of honour before the start of play today for Australia captain Alyssa Healy, who is playing her final ODI match," BCCI Women wrote on X.
In January this year, Healy announced that she would end her glittering 16-year international career after the home series against India. The wicketkeeper-batter is leading Australia on a multi-format tour, which includes three ODIs, three T20Is, and a one-off Test match, before concluding in front of the home crowd.
She has scored 489 runs in 10 Test matches. She has accumulated 3619 runs across 123 ODIs and 3054 runs in 162 T20Is. In December 2023, she was appointed as the full-time captain of Australia, taking over from Meg Lanning.
She will retire as the most prolific wicketkeeper in the women's international game, with 269 dismissals across the three formats (24 in 10 Tests, 119 in 123 ODIs, and 126 in 162 T20Is). Healy has also been one of the most productive run-scorers across all formats, with 7,106 runs, behind only Meg Lanning (8,352) and Ellyse Perry (7,607) for Australian women.
