Alyssa Healy confirms that semi-final loss to India was her last ICC Women’s ODI World Cup match

Alyssa Healy had a poor day on the field against India in the second semi-final of the ICC Women's World Cup 2025.

For the first time in a long while, Australia looked human in a World Cup knockout. And at the center of it all stood Alyssa Healy, the captain, the keeper, and, now it seems, the departing stalwart of Australian ODI cricket.

Hours after India pulled off a record-breaking chase in the semifinal at Navi Mumbai, Healy quietly hinted that this might have been her final appearance in an ICC Women’s ODI World Cup. “I won’t be there,” she said when asked about the 2029 edition. Although she didn’t announce her retirement as of yet, Healy confirmed that it was her last ODI World Cup!

Healy’s Australia stunned by India

It wasn’t the ending Healy had envisioned. Her side piled up 338 after batting first, only to see Jemimah Rodrigues script one of the greatest run chases in cricket, let alone in women’s cricket. To make matters worse, Healy herself dropped a crucial catch when Rodrigues was on 82, a rare sight seen from the Australian camp.

“Good contest in the end. Reflecting on that, we did that to ourselves a little bit,” Healy admitted when she attended the post-match press conference after the semi-final exit. “We didn’t finish well with the bat, didn’t bowl that great, and dropped chances in the field. But ultimately, we were outdone in the end.”

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At 39 by the time the next ODI World Cup arrives, Healy knows her body and the sport’s relentless demands won’t make that journey easy. Her tone after the match wasn’t one of frustration but of acceptance. “That’s the beauty of this next cycle,” she said. “We’re going to see that unfold. There’s a T20 World Cup next year, which is really exciting for our group. But I think our one-day cricket is probably going to shift a little bit again.”

Now, Healy finishes her career with 906 runs in Women’s ODI World Cups at an average of 56.62. She was one of the main parts of the 2022 ODI World Cup triumph held in New Zealand. In this edition, she mustered 299 runs, a tally that included a superlative 142 against India in the group stages. It was fitting that her husband Mitchell Starc was in the stands, watching his partner play her last ODI World Cup game.