Alyssa Healy continued her fine form at the 2025 Women’s World Cup and set a new record when she scored her second successive tournament century on Thursday 16 October. The Australian skipper thrashed the Bangladeshi bowlers with a sensational innings of 113 off 77 balls to remain unbeaten. leading her side home to a ten-wicket win.
Bangladesh, who won the toss and elected to bat first, could only score 198 for nine in their 50 overs thanks to disciplined performances from Alana King, Annabel Sutherland, Ash Gardner and Georgia Wareham, who all took two wickets. Healy started where she left against India and went on to play incredible strokes across the country. Her innings consisted of 20 boundaries and stitched together 202 runs with Phoebe Litchfield scoring 84 runs off 72 balls.
With the win, Australia qualified for the semi-finals with two games remaining. But the focus was on Healy, who became the first player to score hundreds in two different editions of the Women’s World Cup. She also scored the second-fastest hundred in Women’s World Cup history, reaching the milestone in 73 balls, eclipsing Nat Sciver-Brunt’s effort against Pakistan in 2017.
This was Healy’s fourth Women’s World Cup hundred, the highest by an Australian player.
Fastest 100 in Women’s ODI World Cups (by balls)
71 – Deandra Dottin (West Indies) v Pakistan, Leicester, 2017
73 – Alyssa Healy (Australia) vs. Bangladesh, Vizag, 2025
76 – Nat Sciver-Brunt (England) vs. Pakistan, Leicester, 2017
77 – Ashleigh Gardner (Australia) vs. New Zealand, Indore, 2025
79 – Nat Sciver-Brunt (England) vs. Australia, Hamilton, 2022
Consecutive 100s in Women’s ODI World Cups
Debbie Hockley for New Zealand (100 and 100*) in 1997
Alyssa Healy for Australia (129 and 170) in 2022
Alyssa Healy for Australia (142 and 113*) in 2025
Most 100 for Australia in Women’s ODI World Cups
4 – Alyssa Healy
3 – Meg Lanning
3 – Karen Rolton
Most 100s in Women’s ODI World Cups
5 – Nat Sciver-Brunt (England)
4 – Suzie Bates (New Zealand)
4 – Janette Brittin (England)
4 – Charlotte Edwards (England)
4 – Alyssa Healy (Australia)
Most 100 runs by a wicketkeeper in ODI World Cups (Men’s and Women’s)
5 – Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)
4 – Quinton de Kock (South Africa)
4 – Alyssa Healy (Australia Women)
Despite a good performance with the bat, Healy was a little disappointed with his glove on the day as he dropped a few chances.
“I thought I was a bit poor behind the stumps today. We take the 2 points, move on and focus on the next game. It’s so hard. It is. I was a bit disappointed with my glove today. I made up a bit with the bat but luckily we managed,” Healy said.
Australia will now face England and South Africa in their final two group stage matches before the semi-finals.
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Published on:
October 16, 2025
