Healy’s greatest hits: The plays that defined a legendary career

Three years after making his NSW Breakers debut as a 16-year-old, Healy was called up to the Australian squad and made an immediate impact.

Batting at No.8 against New Zealand in Adelaide, she hit a cheeky 21 off 11 balls with five boundaries to help the home team reach 241 from their 50 overs.

Then she proved equally capable behind the stumps, taking a catch and giving no byes to help dismiss the Kiwis for 126. A star was born.

Test debut, 2011

With Australia at 5-45 in reply to England’s 207, their 20-year-old wicketkeeper rescued them with a top score of 37 off 74 balls at No.8 to help the hosts to 159.

Australia then bundled out England for 149 in their second innings, chasing the total with seven wickets intact.

First International Century

It took a while but Healy posted his first three-figure score for Australia in March 2018 when he hit 133 off 115 balls against India in Vadodara. Her 17 boundaries and two sixes helped the Aussies reach 332-7, securing a 97-run victory. She poked two catches just in case.

Destroyer T20

In a remarkable display of clean hitting, Healy put Sri Lanka to the sword in 2019 at North Sydney Oval.

She hit seven sixes and 19 fours in 61 balls as she finished on 148 not out in Australia’s total of 2-226.

She finished it off with a catch and no byes were awarded as the home side restricted Sri Lanka to 7-94 to complete a crushing victory.

Worldbeater

In front of a record crowd of 86,174 at the MCG in 2020, Healy’s blitz secured Australia’s crushing victory against India.

Batting first, the Aussies were on a flyer as Healy hit five sixes and seven fours to finish with 75 off 39 balls. She shared an opening stand of 115 runs with Beth Mooney (78 off 54 balls) to help the home side post an impressive 4-184.

They replied to India for 99 and celebrated their win on stage with pop superstar Katy Perry.

Half satisfied

She reaffirmed her reputation as a big-game player by scoring 129 off 107 balls against the West Indies in the World Cup (50-over) semi-final in Wellington in March 2022. She shared a 216-run opening stand with Rachael Haynes (85) as Australia posted 305-3 in a 1-run victory.

The final onslaught

Just days after his semi-final heroics, Healy followed up with an even more dynamic performance in the tournament decider.

Playing against England in Christchurch, she smashed 170 off 138 balls, including 26 fours. This included the majority of Australia’s 5-356, which was enough to win the final by 71 runs.

So close, yet so far

In February 2024, when he captained Australia for the first time in a Test match on home soil, Healy looked set to mark the occasion with a century against South Africa at the WACA.

On a 40-degree day, brilliant play on the boundary kept her from moving from 97 to 101.

Two balls later she was destroyed when the leading edge presented spinner Delmi Tucker with a reverse catch.

If it’s any consolation, her highest Test score of 99 is the same as husband Mitchell Starc’s.

Tons of class

In consecutive innings at the 2025 ODI World Cup in Visakhapatnam, Healy scored 142 against India and an unbeaten 113 against Bangladesh to break an ODI century drought that spanned more than two years. This brought her to eight tons in the colors of Australia.