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Healy on fire! When her unbeaten 96 vs RCB-W turned the game in UP Warriorz’ favour

Poulomi Chakraborty

Alyssa Healy's unbeaten 96 vs RCB-W (Source: @ImTanujSingh/x.com)Alyssa Healy's unbeaten 96 vs RCB-W (Source: @ImTanujSingh/x.com)

Over the years, the Australian side has dominated world cricket, and there is no difference between the men’s and women’s sides. Whenever they step onto the international stage, the contest transforms into a spectacle, packed with intensity and fiery moments.

After the Women’s Premier League was introduced to the cricket world, Aussie talents made their way into the Indian sub-continent, and fans enjoyed some fireworks. Alyssa Healy’s brilliance was already world-famous, but the WPL showcased a whole new level of destruction whenever she walked out in the UP Warriorz jersey.

As she led the side with sheer domination, her brilliant knock of unbeaten 96 runs is still fresh in fans’ memories. Let’s relive the day when Healy’s destructive innings haunted Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women.

Healy leaves RCB helpless with a one-woman masterclass in the chase

In the cricket world, pressure is the ultimate test for a talent, and the Aussies had mastered it. In some nail-biting moments when others might lose control of their nerves, Australians hold their nerves tightly in that moment, and that is the hidden reason behind their sky-high success.

Just like their male counterparts, women’s cricket stars have consistently showcased their talent across formats. Along with international games, they delivered the same brilliance in the T20 Leagues. And once the WPL arrived, Indian fans embraced the Australian superstars with open arms, and they never delivered a dull moment.

In the WPL 2023, Alyssa Healy delivered a stunning knock that shocked the world. In the 8th match of the season, the UP Warriorz met the Royal Challengers Bengaluru Women, and T20 drama peaked to the sky. While batting first, RCB-W ended their innings in 138 runs.

With a target of defending the total successfully, the Smriti Mandhana and Co. stepped into the field, without imagining a traumatic experience was waiting for them. Chasing down the total, Devika Vaidya came to open with skipper Alyssa Healy.

Since the first ball, Healy looked in great touch, and she tore apart RCB’s bowling lineup. Completing a well-deserved half-century in 29 deliveries, she unleashed a fiercer side. Smashing Renuka Singh for four consecutive boundaries in an over, the UP Warriorz had already turned the tide towards them.

The cricket world expected a fiery century from the skipper, but the historic moment slipped away as they chased down the total in just 13 overs and secured a 10-wicket victory. In that record-smashing chase, Alyssa Healy remained unbeaten on 96 off 47 balls, smashing 18 boundaries and a six at an astonishing strike rate of 204.26.

Century speaks about the class of a batter, but some 96 are more than centuries. In that run chase against RCB-W, the Warriorz needed a warrior, and Alyssa Healy played the role perfectly. Ahead of the upcoming season, the UP Warriorz parted ways with the Aussie legend, but this classy knock will be a forever iconic one in her WPL memory book.