Peace spearhead Mitchell Starc skipped the last one-day cricket match against Protease in Potchefstroom for his wife. Starc was released from Australia’s Tour of South Africa so he could return home and support his wife Alyssa Healy in women’s T20 World Cup final.
Australian Cricket Team Coach Justin Langer said about the early return of Mitchell Starc that they were happy to allow him to return home to support his wife in a once in a while life time opportunity.
He also added that Starc needed the rest before the One-day International and T20 International against the New Zealand. He will have so much workload on three formats this summer so heading home for a couple of days ahead of tournaments will give him a chance to refresh. He also added that they had plenty of fast bowling options with them in South Africa in the form of Josh Hazlewood, Jhye Richardson and Kane Richardson.
Alyssa Healy Performance in Women’s T20 World Cup
Mitchell Starc traveled over 10,000 km from South Africa to Australia to watch the final of Women’s World Cup against India. Alyssa Healy hit the fastest fifty in a T20 World cup and scored 75 on 39 balls. She brought the millstone by scoring 75 on 39 balls, as it is the second fastest half century in women’s world cup history.
Healy and the cricketer Beth Mooney put the solid platforms with an opening partnership of 115 runs. The performance of Healy is considered quited similar to her husband Starc had done in 2015.
Alyssa Healy on her twitter handle talked about legendary batsman Ricky Ponting and wanted to performe like him.
Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison congratulated Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney on stunning performances.
A buzz on Social Media on Alyssa Healy performance
The stunning performance of Healy the social media became a buzz
The Mitchell Starc and Alyssa Healy are going viral as popular cricket couple.
Many praised Alyssa Healy by saying she was pushing boundaries and bringing a next stage for women’s cricket
The cricket lovers enjoyed the win and made a script about the talk between the husband and wife
Reaction of Cricket Analyst
Aakash Chopra Retired cricketer admired Healy performance
Bharath Seervi cricket stats analyst at ESPN said that the Healy’s performance had turned the story
Daniel Cherny Sports journalist at TheAge applauded both husband and wife on their sixes.
International Cricket Council considered the performance by Alyssa Healy the dominance for player of the day
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