In a setback for Australia Women, captain Alyssa Healy has been ruled out of the much-anticipated Match No. 23 against England Women in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025. The encounter is scheduled to take place at the Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore, on Wednesday, October 22. Healy sustained a minor calf strain during a training session earlier this week, forcing her to miss the crucial clash.
Tahlia McGrath to Lead in Alyssa Healy’s Absence
With the skipper unavailable, vice-captain Tahlia McGrath will step in to lead the side. Meanwhile, Alyssa Healy’s fitness will continue to be monitored ahead of Australia’s final league-stage game against South Africa, scheduled at the same venue before the semi-finals.
“𝑻𝒉𝒆 35-𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓-𝒐𝒍𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔 𝒂𝒕 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕 𝑬𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒕 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒐𝒓𝒆’𝒔 𝑯𝒐𝒍𝒌𝒂𝒓 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒖𝒎 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒖𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝒐𝒇 𝑨𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒂’𝒔 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝒈𝒂𝒎𝒆 𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕 𝑺𝒐𝒖𝒕𝒉 𝑨𝒇𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂 𝒕𝒉𝒓𝒆𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒐𝒏 𝑺𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒅𝒂𝒚. 𝑻𝒂𝒉𝒍𝒊𝒂 𝑴𝒄𝑮𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒉 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒄𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒃𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆,” 𝑪𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒕 𝑨𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒎𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏 𝒂𝒏 𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒏 𝑻𝒖𝒆𝒔𝒅𝒂𝒚, 𝑶𝒄𝒕𝒐𝒃𝒆𝒓 21.
Australia and England Eye Unbeaten Streak
Both Australia and England have already secured their places in the semi-finals, maintaining an unbeaten run so far in the tournament. Wednesday’s clash will determine which team continues its perfect record—unless rain intervenes in Indore.
Alyssa Healy’s absence will undoubtedly be felt, given her outstanding form throughout the tournament. The wicketkeeper-batter currently tops the run charts with 294 runs from four innings at an average of 98.00, including back-to-back centuries against India and Bangladesh.
“𝑯𝒆𝒂𝒍𝒚 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒊𝒏 𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒆𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒕𝒐𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒃𝒂𝒕 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒓 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒚 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒂 𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑨𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒂’𝒔 𝒔𝒖𝒄𝒄𝒆𝒔𝒔,” 𝒂 𝒕𝒆𝒂𝒎 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅. “𝑯𝒆𝒓 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒊𝒑 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒑𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆 𝒎𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕 𝒂 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝑬𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆.”
Despite the setback, Australia remains confident of carrying its momentum into the semi-finals, with McGrath ready to take charge in Healy’s temporary absence.
