Australia Women chose to bat first, and Healy and Phoebe Litchfield combined for 189 runs for the first wicket. The previous one smashed her 16th WODI 50.
In the end, the visitors scored 338/7 (50 overs).
A powerful blow from Healy
Litchfield delivered a powerful blow, but Healy’s was just as potent. The latter concentrated more on turning the blow.
With four fours and three sixes in his 82 off 85 deliveries, the Australian captain was unbeaten. In WODIs, Healy smashed her 16th half-century.
In the 29th over, Pooja Vastrakar removed her from the game. Healy was the first breakthrough for the Indian women in the game.
More than 1,000 WODI flees their homes.
Healy reached 1,000 WODI runs away from home (the home of the opposition) with her knock in Mumbai. With this achievement, she has become the eighth Australian woman.
At an average of 38.55, Healy currently has 1,041 runs from 35 away WODIs. Eight fifty-plus scores (two tons) are included in the total.
At home, she has completed more than 1,000 WODI runs (1,098).
Healy surpasses 2,800 WODI sprints.
Healy hit her 104th WODI and reached 2,800 runs in the format.
With 104 WODIs, Healy has now amassed 2,856 runs at an average of 35.25. In ODI cricket, she is the sixth-highest run scorer for Australia’s women.
Healy has five tons and sixteen half-centuries in the format as of right present. In the format, her strike rate is 99.72.
An opening stand that broke records
Notably, Healy and Litchfield recorded Australia’s women’s first opening stand against India in almost a century during One-Day Internationals (ODIs).
They scored the biggest opening stand in WODIs versus India, with 189 runs.
In WODIs versus India, Healy and Litchfield currently hold the biggest opening stand of any team. In 2021, they exceeded the 169 set by Laura Wolvaardt and Lizelle Lee for South Africa.