New Delhi | Jagran Sports Desk: Alyssa Healy on Sunday became the fastest player to hit a half-century in ICC finals (ODI WC, CT, WT20), while playing for Australia at MCG, Melbourne in the Women's T20 World Cup against India. The 29-year-old brought up her half-century off just 30 balls.
Healy's strike rate of 192.3 is the highest in a 50+ score in ICC finals in Men/Women. The second best is Hardik Pandya who scored a half-century off 32 balls against Pakistan in the 2017 Champions Trophy final. Adam Gilchrist is placed third with 33-ball fifty in the ICC World Cup, 1999.
Healy's SR of 192.30 is the highest in a 50+ score in ICC finals in Men/Women.
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Previous highest was Hardik Pandya's 176.74 (76 off 43) in 2017 Champions Trophy final. #AUSvsIND #WWT20
England's Joe Root and Sri Lanka's legend Kumar Sangakkara are also placed third in the list of fastest fifty in ICC finals. They reached the landmark in the 2016 and 2014 T20 World Cup respectively.
In the match, Aussies won the toss and opted to bat. Healy (75) was finally caught out by Veda Krishnamurthy in the 12th over bowled by Radha Yadav. She slammed five sixes and seven fours in her 39-ball innings.
The opening batsman also shared a 115-run partnership with Beth Mooney for the opening wicket.
Australia has won the T20 World Cup four times and are the only team to qualify in the play-offs of every edition.
India, on the other hand, entered the finals for the first time in the T20 World Cup. They are the only undefeated side in the ongoing tournament.
The final is being played in front of packed crowd of more than 80,000 people at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
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