Alyssa Healy broke the record for the highest individual score in a Cricket World Cup final, men’s or women’s, as the star Australian batter scored 170 runs against England in the title clash at the ICC Women’s ODI Cricket World Cup 2022 in Christchurch on Sunday.
Healy scored 170 runs off 138 deliveries, hitting 26 fours, in what was one of the greatest one-day knocks of all time. The right-hander’s effort helped Australia post a mammoth total of 356/5 after being asked to bat first by England in the World Cup final at Hagley Oval.
The 32-year-old, who scored 129 runs in the semifinal against West Indies, even battled back pain in the latter stages to play a knock for the ages. She finished the tournament with a staggering 509 runs in total, the most ever in a single edition.
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Here are reactions to Healy’s record-breaking knock:
Why is Healy so good? Showed patience when the ball was moving early, attacked the off-spinner, went through the gears and now in full flair mode. Also, she was dropped on 41 which you can’t do #CWC22
— Isa Guha (@isaguha) April 3, 2022
Alyssa Healy gives another master class in a World Cup final. 170 runs from 138 balls as Australia fly high @cricketworldcup #CWC22 #Final #TeamAustralia pic.twitter.com/ZcXNrvLMDY
— Anjum Chopra (@chopraanjum) April 3, 2022
ALYSSA HEALY GO YOU GOOD THING!! 150! How good!! @AusWomenCricket #CWC22
— Chloe-Amanda Bailey (@ChloeAmandaB) April 3, 2022
Alyssa Healy you absolute hero. What an inspiration. Incredible. Simply stunning!
— Neroli Meadows (@Neroli_Meadows) April 3, 2022
170 in a WC final. What an effort! One of the greatest ODI innings. To score back to back tons in SF & final is a stupendous effort from Alyssa Healy #CWC22
— Sarang Bhalerao (@bhaleraosarang) April 3, 2022
Alyssa Healy + World Cup Finals = Boss Performances 😍😍😍 #CWC22 @AusWomenCricket
— kristen (@_kjerkovich) April 3, 2022
How many times do we say big game player. Healy - one of the greatest 🔥 #CWC22
— Isa Guha (@isaguha) April 3, 2022
‘A demoralised England,’ says @nassercricket 🏴 They’ll need to chase down 357 to beat Australia 🇦🇺 #CWC22 pic.twitter.com/VvNvdu5gNZ
— Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) April 3, 2022
Alyssa Healy on April 3, 2022:
— Annesha Ghosh (@ghosh_annesha) April 3, 2022
- Becomes the batter with most runs in a single edition of a Women's ODI World Cup
- First player to score 500 runs in a WWC
- First player to score 150 in a WC final
- First player to hit a century in the semi-final and final of a WC#CWC22
Alyssa Healy in ODIs before 2017 WC
— Arnav Singh (@Arnavv43) April 3, 2022
Innings : 41
Runs : 495
Average : 15.96
Strike Rate : 92.00
0 100s
Alyssa Healy in ODis since 2017 WC ( when she became an opener)
Innings : 42
Runs : 2144
Average : 52.29
Strike Rate : 102.29
5 100s#AUSvENG #ENGvAUS#CWC22 #Cricket pic.twitter.com/XTuqhzREwL
Highest score in an ODI final:
— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) April 3, 2022
Men - Sanath Jayasuriya 🇱🇰 (189) v IND, 2000
Women - Alyssa Healy 🇦🇺 (170) v ENG, 2022
Highest ODI score while being out stumped:
Men - Sanath Jayasuriya 🇱🇰 (189) v IND, 2000
Women - Alyssa Healy 🇦🇺 (170) v ENG, 2022#CWC22
Alyssa Healy would have won the World Cups of 1982, 1988, 1997 and 2009 on her own. Well played!
— Ric Finlay (@RicFinlay) April 3, 2022
Highest scores in the Final of an ODI World Cup
— Swamp (@sirswampthing) April 3, 2022
170 - ALYSSA HEALY - 2022 AUS v ENG
149 - Adam Gilchrist - 2007 aus v sl
140* - Ricky Ponting - 2003 aus v ind
138* - Viv Richards - 1979 wi v eng
107* - Karen Rolton 2005, Aravinda da Silva 1996
@AusWomenCricket #AUSvENG #CWC22
*UPDATE*
— hypocaust (@_hypocaust) April 3, 2022
509 Alyssa Healy AUS, 2022
497 Rachael Haynes AUS, 2022
456 Debbie Hockley NZ, 1997
448 Lindsay Reeler AUS, 1988
446 Debbie Hockley NZ, 1988
445 Belinda Clark AUS, 1997
433 Laura Wolvaardt SA, 2022#CWC22 #AUSvENGhttps://t.co/4QL5mTdLrt
Highest individual scores in an ODI WC final
— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) April 3, 2022
170 - Alyssa Healy in 2022
149 - Adam Gilchrist in 2007
140* - Ricky Ponting in 2003
138* - Viv Richards in 1979 #AusWvEngW
Most runs in a Women's World Cup edition:
— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) April 3, 2022
Alyssa Healy in 2022 --- 509 runs
Most wickets in a Men's World Cup edition:
Mitchell Starc in 2019 --- 27 wkts
Husband and wife right at the top in the World Cup list.#CWC22
Alyssa Healy 💛
— Rohit Sankar (@imRohit_SN) April 3, 2022
2020 T20 WC final: 75 (39) v India
2022 ODI WC SF: 129 (107) v WI
2022 ODI WC final: 170 (138) v Eng
These aren't just great knocks. These are intimidating knocks! The audacity to play like this in knockout games! Different level of dominance.#CWC22 pic.twitter.com/R3kP2jT3gt
Most runs in the Semis and Final of an ICC tournament:
— Bharath Seervi (@SeerviBharath) April 3, 2022
299 - Healy (129, 170) T20 WC 2022
258 - Ganguly (141*, 117) CT 2000
241 - Watson (136*, 105*) CT 2009
222 - H Kaur (171*, 51) ODI WC 2017#CWC22 #AUSvENG
Australia, Women's World Cup 2022
— Srinivas Vijaykumar (@srini_vk) April 3, 2022
Matches - 9, Runs - 2253, Avg per dismissal - 57.8, Scoring Rate - 5.8 rpo
Australia, Men's World Cup 2007
Matches - 11, Runs - 2851, Avg per dismissal - 66.3, Scoring Rate - 6.5 rpo
Two most dominant batting performance in a world cup!#CWC22 pic.twitter.com/gDRz6iYaN8
The unstoppable force - Alyssa Healy. #CWC22 pic.twitter.com/bn2yRifAfZ
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) April 3, 2022
Yep, not bad @ahealy77 https://t.co/n7V1d9T9os
— Pat Cummins (@patcummins30) April 3, 2022
Highest women's ODI total in which the team didn't hit a six:
— hypocaust (@_hypocaust) April 3, 2022
412/3 AUS v DEN, 1997
356/5 AUS v ENG, today
335/4 NZ v NED, 2002#CWC22 #AUSvENG https://t.co/rWFQ7ufWag
Lots of Australia on this list!
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) April 3, 2022
🇦🇺💪 #CWC22 pic.twitter.com/i6qKnlASBf
So bloody awesome!! What a superstar 👏👏👏👏👏 @ahealy77 🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺 https://t.co/kmXeFpNUkQ
— Glenn Maxwell (@Gmaxi_32) April 3, 2022
Yes Midge @ahealy77 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣
— Brett Lee (@BrettLee_58) April 3, 2022
Inspiring a whole generation of young cricketers 🥰 You rock, @ahealy77. #CWC22 #TeamAustralia pic.twitter.com/maS4eQlMj4
— Australian Women's Cricket Team 🏏 (@AusWomenCricket) April 3, 2022
This young woman just hit the highest ever individual score in an ODI World Cup final (170), overtaking Adam Gilchrist's 149 against Sri Lanka back in 2007.
— Cricket Australia (@CricketAus) April 3, 2022
Take a bow, @ahealy77 👊 #CWC22 pic.twitter.com/DzuirtYvdR
Standing ovation for Alyssa Healy from Starc 😍#CWC22 #AUSvENG pic.twitter.com/1Av3ZxQLmS
— Female Cricket #CWC22 (@imfemalecricket) April 3, 2022
Wowwee what an innings @ahealy77 no other words needed 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 @AusWomenCricket #CWC22
— Karen Rolton (@rolts21) April 3, 2022
Alyssa Healy put together a record-breaking innings of 170 in the #CWC22 Final that included an incredible 26 boundaries 🙌
— ICC (@ICC) April 3, 2022
Sit back and enjoy the highlights 🍿https://t.co/CXNj2cYYMQ