Women’s World Cup Final, Australia v England: Aboard Alyssa Healy Special, Australia extend record seventh title Cricket News – Times of India

Christchurch: Australia made their way to a record seventh Women’s World Cup title with a 71-run victory over traditional rivals England, after Alyssa’s breathtaking century sealed their undeniable dominance in the tournament. Healy In the final here on Sunday.
Playing the innings of his life, Healy smashed a sensational 138-ball 170 as Australia posted a mammoth total of 356 for five.
as it happened
Defending champions England needed something special to chase down the record, but kept losing wickets throughout the innings which ended at 285 in 43.4 overs.
Natalie Sciver, who scored an unbeaten 148 off 121 balls for her second successive century against Australia in the competition, was eventually run out of partners.

australian fast bowler Megan Schutt (2/42) Last match, bowled a brilliant new ball removing Centurion Danielle Vyto (4) and Tammy Beaumonte (27) with her lethal in-swingers before leg-spinner Alana King (3/64), finished on the ball-bathing beauty with three crucial wickets, including England skipper Heather Knight (26).
Healy, who was relegated for 41, toyed with the English attack in his mesmerizing innings, which is now the highest individual score in a World Cup final in men’s and women’s cricket.

Adam Gilchrist (149, 2007), Sciver (148 in this game), Ricky Ponting (140, 2003) and Viv Richards (138, 1979) are behind Healy in the elite list.
Healy’s Opening Partner Rachel Haynes (68 out of 93) and Beth Mooney (62 off 47) also batted with confidence as Australia posted the highest team score in a World Cup final in women’s cricket and the second highest score behind an Australian men’s team effort of 359 for two against India in 2003 Was.

To put Australia’s achievement in perspective, it was their sixth win in seven World Cup finals, making Meg LanningThe unit is one of the greatest teams of all time. Australia won their first trophy on points in 1973.
Although England finished runners-up, it was a remarkable campaign for the defending champions who came to the final after five consecutive victories after losing their first three matches.

His run rate was always under control in the massive chase but the lack of partnerships cost him the game.
Sciver, who hit 15 fours and a six in his brilliant innings, fought till the end with the number 10 batsman Charlotte Dean (21 out of 24) But in the end they were left with a lot to do. The duo put on a 65-run partnership for the ninth wicket to deepen the game.

Earlier, Healy shared a 160-run stand with Haynes and a 156-run partnership with left-hander Mooney, who was sent ahead of skipper Meg Lanning to maintain the left-and-right combination.
A packed and a neutral crowd at the Hagley Oval were in for a treat, with Healy showing disastrous form for his second consecutive century in the knock-out stage, scoring 129 against West Indies in the semi-finals.

Healy showed off his 360-range strokes in a sensational effort, scoring runs against a bowling line-up that had no answer to his brilliance.
For the most part of his innings, Healy exposed all three stumps to make room for himself and hit the bowlers over the mid-off fielder.

Healy never allowed number one ODI bowler Sophie Ecclestone (1/71) to hit the ground directly using her feet against herself and other spinners.
She also made the cut and pulled on her way to a fifth ODI century and when she got bored hitting boundaries at mid-off and cover, she went across the off-stump to play a scoop shot.

In anticipation of heavy dew in the evening, defending champions England invited Australia to bat.
Australia, the only unbeaten team in the tournament, were determined to stamp their authority one last time in the tournament and they certainly did so with the bat.

England limited the damage by taking four wickets in the last five overs.
Pacer Anya Shrubsole (3/46) was the only England bowler to finish with respectable figures.
Sciver, Charlotte Dean and Kate Cross conceded more than 8 runs per over.