Australia’s tempo ace Mitchell Starc was noticed within the stands on the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Thursday, October 30, cheering for his spouse and Australia captain Alyssa Healy in the course of the Girls’s ODI World Cup semi-final towards India. The couple, who’ve usually made headlines for his or her mutual help throughout males’s and girls’s cricket, as soon as once more drew consideration as Starc took day off to again Healy’s facet in a high-stakes knockout conflict.
Nonetheless, issues did not fairly go based on plan for the Aussie skipper. Coming back from a calf harm, Healy was dismissed for simply 5 runs, handing India an early breakthrough in a vital encounter. Her early exit got here as a large increase for the hosts, who had been trying to unsettle Australia’s prime order in entrance of a charged-up residence crowd.
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Alyssa Healy’s dismissal:
The Starc-Healy duo has lengthy been identified for standing by one another’s careers, usually touring collectively throughout main tournaments. Earlier in 2024, Healy accompanied Starc throughout his stint within the Indian Premier League, whereas Starc has often been seen attending his spouse’s matches, together with in the course of the Girls’s T20 World Cup 2024.
However Thursday wasn’t fairly their fortunate day as Starc’s presence didn’t convey the attraction for Healy, who walked again early after being dismissed by India pacer Kranti Gaud. On the time of writing, Australia had been trying to rebuild their innings with Ellyse Perry and Phoebe Litchfield steadying issues within the center.
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