[Watch] Udeshika Prabodhani cleans up captain Alyssa Healy with a corker in AUS-W vs SL-W 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup clash
Udeshika Prabodhani cleaned up Alyssa Healy with a corker in the Women’s T20 World Cup game between Australia and Sri Lanka in Sharjah on Saturday, October 5. The left-arm pacer dismissed Healy for just four runs off three balls.
The dismissal came in the first over of Australia’s innings. Prabodhani bowled a full-length ball on the middle stump and Healy went forward to push at it with hard hands. The ball shaped away after pitching to go past the outside edge and crashed into the off-stump, leaving Healy all at sea.
Sharing the video on X, Sky Sports Cricket wrote:
“What a start from Sri Lanka! Australia captain Alyssa Healy is gone for just 4.”
Watch the clip below:
Alyssa Healy had also managed below-par scores of 20 and 12 in the practice games against the West Indies and England, respectively. The 34-year-old needs nine runs to complete 3,000 runs in T20Is. She remains critical for Australia at the ICC event.
Sri Lanka manage a paltry 94-run target for Australia in Women’s T20 World Cup match
Fighting knocks from Nilakshika de Silva and Harshitha Madavi helped Sri Lanka reach 93/7 against Australia in the Women’s T20 World Cup clash. Nilakshika scored an unbeaten 29 runs off 40 balls, while Madavi chipped in with 23 off 25, hitting two boundaries. Anushka Sanjeevani was the only third batter to reach double digits.
Megan Schutt starred with the ball for Australia, finishing with figures of 3/12, while Sophie Molineux bagged two wickets. Ashleigh Gardner and Georgia Wareham bagged one wicket apiece.
In response, the Aussies were 50-3 after 7.4 overs, with Beth Mooney and Ashleigh Gardner at the crease. Ellyse Perry (17 off 15) was the last batter to be dismissed, cleaned up by Sugandika Kumari.
Defending champions Australia have won the Women’s T20 World Cup six times. They will next lock horns with New Zealand at the same venue on Tuesday, October 8.
Follow the 2024 Women’s T20 World Cup live score and updates here.