Alyssa Healy, the captain of Australia, trained hard on Tuesday, October 28, just two days before Australia’s match against India in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 semi-final. Alyssa Healy had been forced to miss Australia’s last two group matches after suffering a calf injury during a training session prior to the encounter against England last week.
After passing a fitness test at the beginning of the training session in Mumbai on Thursday, Alyssa Healy showed hopeful indications of recovery. After participating in wicketkeeping exercises, she had a complete net session where she appeared perfectly poised and faced the bowlers head-on in the closing moments.
Before the knockout match, head coach Shelly Nitschke had voiced optimism about Alyssa Healy return to full fitness after Australia’s victory over South Africa in Indore. Healy has been playing brilliantly all tournament long, scoring 294 runs in only four innings at a remarkable 98 average and 131.25 strike rate. For the reigning champions, her possible return before the crucial semi-final will be a huge help.
Although she wasn’t fully capable tonight, she will still be evaluated. Although there are still a few days left to go, we are really optimistic about making it to the semi-final. And we’re optimistic once more; the closer we get to it, the more she’ll be evaluated,” Nitschke stated, as cited by ICC.
By the way, Alyssa Healy finest performance of the tournament was against India, who Australia will face in the semi-finals.
She led Australia to a record-breaking victory over India with an incredible 142 off 107, adorned with three sixes and 21 fours.
While she was away, Tahlia McGrath had done a fantastic job leading the team and getting them through the last group phase. But as the reigning champions look to win another championship, captain Healy’s comeback ahead of Thursday’s semi-final in Navi Mumbai will be a huge help.
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