Alyssa Healy's eye-opening act towards cricket rival as Australia buzz in T20 World Cup opener

Australian wicketkeeper Alyssa Healy may never take an international wicket with the ball, but she played a crucial role in Chamari Athapaththu's crucial dismissal during the Australian match T20 World Cup opener. A well-timed sledge from the Australian captain landed in the Sri Lankan skipper's head, causing a serious error in judgment and sending Athapaththu on his way.

After Sri Lanka won the toss and looked to bat first on Saturday, Athapaththu scored just three runs from her first 11 deliveries in a methodical start against the reigning champions. But after blocking another ball, Healy was unimpressed by the lack of action and was heard saying: “Oh my God, play a shot Chamari”. The swipe clearly bothered her rival captain, who on the next delivery tried to slog the ball from the middle stump to the cow corner but missed completely.

The left-hander was hit on the pads by Australian spinner Ash Gardner, but umpire Sue Redfern gave her no out. Healy immediately called for a ball-tracking review, which showed Athapaththu to be absolutely plumb. The 34-year-old trudged away for 3 (12), putting Sri Lanka in early trouble at 2-6 in the fourth over and that was largely down to the Australian skipper's joke.

From there, the Australian attack continued to frustrate the Sri Lankans. Schutt played with the ball for the Aussies by taking 3-12 from four overs to restrict Sri Lanka to 7-93 at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium in the UAE. In response, Australia itself got off to a bad start. The Aussies were 2-14 and then 3-35 when captain Healy (4), Georgia Wareham (3) and Ellyse Perry (17) all left cheaply.

But Australian opener Beth Mooney – player of the tournament in the 2023 edition – steadied the ship with her unbeaten 43 off 38 balls to help Australia to victory with 34 deliveries to spare. “We were decent without being perfect,” Healy said after the match.

“We adapted very quickly to the circumstances with the ball. To start the tournament 1-0 is a good result for us. That gives us some confidence.”

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Australia is adapting well to the scorching heat in the UAE

Temperatures rose well into the mid-30s during the match, but the Australian team were well prepared for the difficult conditions. In the month leading up to the World Cup, the Aussies had to undergo daily sauna sessions so that they were well prepared for what was to come.

And Australian quick Megan Schutt said after the match against Sri Lanka that she feels she is finally getting used to the intense heat of the Middle East. “I think we finally settled in because I didn't feel like I was going to die today,” Schutt said with a laugh. “I think Mooney lost about 16kg there. We've played in hot conditions before. We play a summer sport.

'It is what it is. You have to suck it up and move on. The wind here made it a lot easier today.”

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