'Another level': Alyssa Healy stuns cricket with insane world record

Wed, 2 Oct 2019, 2:52 am

Alyssa Healy celebrates after scoring a century at North Sydney Oval. — Alyssa Healy celebrates after scoring a century during game three of the Women's Twenty20 International Series between Australia and Sri Lanka. (Photo by Brett Hemmings/Getty Images)

Alyssa Healy set a world record for the largest score in women's Twenty20 cricket as Australia posted a mammoth 2-226 in the third and final match of the series against Sri Lanka at North Sydney Oval.

Healy batted through the innings to end unbeaten on 148 off just 61 balls.

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The opener reached the world record with a six in the penultimate over, eclipsing teammate Meg Lanning's previous mark of 133 set against England only two months ago.

Having celebrated her 100th T20 international two days ago, Healy comfortably passed her previous personal best of 90.

Alyssa Healy has just gone off! 😳😳 The Aus women have been another level this T20 series #AusvSL
— Nathaniel (@nkaram13) October 2, 2019

Here’s how Alyssa Healy broke a world record! 👏👏👏 #AUSvSL | @CommBank pic.twitter.com/MvFPwRYCam
— Australian Women's Cricket Team 🏏 (@AusWomenCricket) October 2, 2019

Opener Healy was at her free-flowing best on Wednesday as she scored the fastest T20 half-century by an Australian - male or female - and the second quickest ton in women's international T20 matches.

Healy brought up her 50 off 25 balls, and then motored to her ton off just 46 deliveries with a swashbuckling knock studded with 19 boundaries and seven sixes.

Looking to wrap up a clean sweep of the series Australia, raced to 100 in the 11th over for the loss of opening match centurion Beth Mooney (14).

A 109-run second wicket partnership finally came to an end when Rachael Haynes departed for 41 off the bowling Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu (2-27), but there was no respite as Healy maintained her assault.