Alyssa Healy describes cricket as a 'ridiculous sport' following farewell 158

[p]The 35-year-old wicketkeeper-batter announced in January she was quitting all forms of cricket with the three-match series against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/india/pC4Vpx86/"]India[/a] her last in the 50-over format after a storied 16-year career.[/p][p]She will bid a final farewell in a one-off Test against India starting in Perth on Friday.[/p][p]Demonstrating that she clearly still has what it takes, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/healy-alyssa/Q3f38OEl/"]Healy[/a] crunched 158 off 98 balls in Hobart on Sunday to steer [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/australia/OdGMnbwf/"]Australia[/a] to a bumper 185-run victory and seal the series 3-0.[/p][p]It was the highest individual score by an Australian woman in ODIs on home soil.[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mooney-beth/bHhB62q1/"]Beth Mooney[/a] chipped in with an unbeaten 106.[/p][embed guid="90dfbff8-89ca-4b17-95ca-2a26d89fd0b8" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xb_ltjXd8RY" social-type="youtube" /][p]"[b]What a ridiculous sport that we play, that it can kick you down so many times and then give you opportunities like it has today,[/b]" Healy told reporters after the game.[/p][p]"I've hated every milestone match, so this was just an opportunity to go out and enjoy it.[/p][p]"[b]It was one of the more enjoyable experiences I've had, so thanks to the cricket gods for that, it was a nice way to sign off in the yellow[/b] (kit)."[/p][p]It drew the curtain on a 126-match career that began in 2010, with Healy making 3,777 runs and eight centuries.[/p]