Alyssa Healy, captain of Australia women’s cricket team and a mainstay of the side for 15 years, has announced she will retire after the upcoming multi-format series against India.
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The 35-year-old wicketkeeper-batter has been integral to Australia’s dominance in women’s cricket, contributing to two ODI World Cup wins and six T20 World Cup triumphs. Healy took over as captain following Meg Lanning’s retirement in late 2023.
Alyssa Healy is set to retire from all cricket at the end of the summer: https://t.co/4j3HV50o2m pic.twitter.com/fwNF8S40ET
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) January 12, 2026
“It’s with mixed emotions that the upcoming India series will be my last for Australia,” Healy said in a statement. “I’m still passionate about playing for Australia, but I’ve somewhat lost that competitive edge that’s kept me driven since the start, so the time feels right to call it a day. I’ll genuinely miss my teammates, singing the team song and walking out to open the batting for Australia.”
Since her debut in 2010, Healy has scored 3,563 ODI runs, including seven centuries, and 3,054 T20 runs with one century. Behind the stumps, she has made 275 dismissals, cementing her status as one of the game’s great wicketkeeper-batters.
Cricket Australia Chief Executive Todd Greenberg hailed Healy as “one of the all-time greats of the game,” praising her contributions both on and off the field. Despite her familial connection to Australian wicketkeeping legend Ian Healy and marriage to pacer Mitchell Starc, her career has been defined by her own achievements.
Healy had previously retired from T20 internationals and will now play her final matches for Australia in three ODIs and a single Test against India in February and March. Her Test career, though brief with only 11 matches, reflects the rapid evolution of women’s cricket during her tenure.
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As Healy prepares to leave the international stage, her legacy as a trailblazer and leader in Australian cricket is firmly established.