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Poms' 'haunting' gamble backfiring spectacularly as Aussies punish ... (Fox Sports)

The 2022 Cricket World Cup final is underway with Australia batting first in Christchurch having lost the toss. Australia is 0-152 after 28 overs with ...

We’ve had a look (at the pitch), we think we know what’s going to happen and now we’ve just got to play to it.” “I think winning will mean more after the start we had and being able to turn it around would be remarkable. “We’re well-equipped for batting or bowling under lights, it really doesn’t bother us. We obviously know the conditions. “She hasn’t bowled for a couple of weeks now and it would be difficult for her to come out and bowl in a final.” “It doesn’t fit the story that people want to write but it was just about remaining as calm as we could, not panicking, and realising that a lot of things that were going wrong were in our control.”

Cricket World Cup final LIVE: Healy tons up as Australia surges ... (The Sydney Morning Herald)

The star opener has scored a sensational century as Australia seek to bat England out of the World Cup final.

She now has back-to-back hundreds after a devastating knock against the West Indies in the semi-final.The loss of Haynes has slowed Australia down a touch, but Healy’s aggression had already put her side in a commanding position.A big star stands up on the biggest stage. That was more than any other player.But another Healy boundary over cover has erased that record, too.A double ton is well within her reach.Healy’s knock just keeps getting better.She has now cracked 22 boundaries - many of them over the off-side field - as Australia push towards a score in excess of 350 runs.Mooney, meanwhile, has scored at better than a run per ball from the moment she took guard.There is seemingly no stopping this Australian batting order.Mooney picked up where Haynes left off, and Healy hasn’t stopped taking England on from the moment she was dropped.Australia is looking at a total of 350 here.The Christchurch pitch is placid, but that’s enormous in a high stakes match.Alyssa Healy is the first woman or man to make consecutive centuries in the semi and final of a World Cup.Her incredible feat, plus the composed contribution by Rachael Haynes in an opening stand worth 160, set Australia up for the final 10 overs with the highest ever tally in a World Cup final on offer.In keeping with their flexible approach, the Australians promoted T20 opener Beth Mooney to No. 3 alongside Healy, reprising their double act in the 2020 Cup final at the MCG.England’s only hope is derived from the fact that the pitch in Christchurch is extremely favourable to batting.A look at how Healy has gone about building this incredible knockPoll: How big will Australia go?And the question isn’t whether Australia will set a big total for England to chase.The question is how big.Healy now has the highest score by any woman in a World Cup final.She’s just the second woman to score a century in a World Cup final.This is an incredible innings, and she’s showing no signs of slowing down.The 50-run partnership with Mooney is now up, too.The star opener was dropped just shy of reaching the half century mark, but has really put her foot down and played a faultless innings since. We’re working to restore it. Is this the best World Cup innings ever?Healy brings up 500 runs for the tournamentJust a couple of hours ago, Rachael Haynes had 497 runs for the tournament. We’re sorry, this feature is currently unavailable. Skip to sections navigationSkip to contentSkip to footer

'The best innings ever': Healy makes history (NEWS.com.au)

Alyssa Healy has rewritten the history books in Christchurch, putting together one of the most destructive batting performances in World Cup cricket to ...

The cherry on top? The England opener didn’t bother calling for a review. Healy has also become the first wicketkeeper to score 400 runs in a Women’s World Cup tournament. Australian vice-captain Rachael Haynes has broken the all-time record for most runs in a Women’s World Cup tournament. The opening stand between Alyssa Healy and Rachael Haynes has passed 150, making it the largest partnership in a Women’s World Cup final. Healy has become the first cricketer to score 500 runs in a Women’s World Cup tournament. Soon after, Healy surpassed Rolton’s record for the largest individual score in a Women’s World Cup final. Australian wicketkeeper Alyssa Healy has become just the second cricketer to score a century in a Women’s World Cup final, joining the legendary Karen Rolton. — first cricketer to score a century in the semi-final and final of a World Cup tournament, men’s or women’s Alyssa Healy has rewritten the history books, putting together the largest individual score in a World Cup final, men’s or women’s. — first cricketer to score two centuries in a Women’s World Cup tournament Alyssa Healy has rewritten the history books, putting together the largest individual score in a World Cup final, men’s or women’s.

Australia wins seventh women's Cricket World Cup, as Alyssa ... (ABC News)

Australia beats England by 71 runs in the women's ODI World Cup final on the back of a record-breaking 170 from Alyssa Healy — the highest score in a ...

The new pair carried on in similarly dominant fashion, Healy adding the second 50 of her innings in just 38 balls to reach 100 at a run a ball. Having trailed Haynes in the scoring rate for most of their partnership, Healy put her foot on the accelerator and passed her batting partner as the boundaries began to flow. The 29-year-old, who clattered an unbeaten 109 off 85 in a run chase against Australia in England's first match of the tournament, immediately boosted the run rate. Backing up 129 in the semi-final against West Indies, Healy passed 500 runs for the tournament as she led Australia to the biggest total in a women's final. Healy notched the highest score in a women's or men's World Cup final, hammering 170 off 138 balls to help Australia reach 5-356 after being sent in to bat by England. Australia has won its seventh women's ODI World Cup, beating England by 71 runs in the final on the back of a record-breaking innings by Alyssa Healy.

Australia power to Women's Cricket World Cup final win over England (The Guardian)

Alyssa Healy hit a record-breaking 170 as Australia set a target of 357 runs, with England falling well short despite Nat Sciver's heroics.

In reply, England refused to surrender their title without a fight: Tammy Beaumont, Knight, Amy Jones and Sophia Dunkley all got into the twenties. This was meant to be one-day international cricket but as Healy and Mooney smashed boundary after boundary there were echoes of March 2020, when the pair annihilated India in the T20 version of this event. Rachael Haynes (68 off 93) was her early partner in crime, hitting her fourth fifty-plus score of the tournament after she, too, enjoyed a let-off by England, put down at backward point by Danni Wyatt on 47. Healy reached her ton in the 35th over and from there, all bets were off as she added another 70 runs in just 38 deliveries. Runs came thick and fast, all around the ground – Katherine Brunt’s short balls were pulled ferociously, Dean was driven out of the attack, and tournament leading wicket-taker Sophie Ecclestone went for 71 across her 10 overs. On a sunny April Sunday at Christchurch, Meg Lanning’s Australia were formally named the best ODI team in the world, stealing the crown from reigning champions England by 71 runs.

Australia win the women's Cricket World Cup to confirm status as the ... (7NEWS.com.au)

The Aussies have ended England's reign after the bowlers backed up Alyssa Healy's record-breaking day with the bat.

“Full credit to the girls, I think we’ll sit back and reflect on an amazing three months on the road. Very high scoring but that was pretty special from our group, something that we’ve been working towards for a long period of time,” she added. Healy was subsequently named player of the final and player of the tournament.

Cricket World Cup final LIVE: Australia one wicket away from World ... (The Age)

The pair of chances Australia were gifted by two England dropped catches only seems to have increased the intent from Haynes and Healy.