All you need to know about Alyssa Healy, the unstoppable Aussie run machine

Healy smashed 170 off 138 balls against England in the final of the Women's World Cup at Hagley Oval in Christchurch on Sunday, she also rewrote cricketing history. During her epic knock against England, Healy became the player with the most runs in a single edition of a Women's World Cup (509). She not only went past New Zealand great Debbie Hockley's 25-year-old record, but also became the first woman cricketer to score 500 or more runs in a single edition of the tournament.

Healy also set the record of the highest-ever individual score in a World Cup final across men's and women's cricket. Adam Gilchrist (149, 2007), Natalie Sciver (148* in the same match), Ricky Ponting (140, 2003) and Vivian Richards (138, 1979) are behind Healy on the elite list.

AP PhotoAlong with the player of the match awards in the semi-final and final, Healy also walked away with the Player of the Tournament award in this edition of the ICC Women's World Cup, which saw the Aussies win a record-extending 7th title, with a dominant 71 run win vs defending champions England.

Here's all you need to know about the first woman to score centuries in the semi-final and final of a World Cup edition: Name: Alyssa Healy Country: Australia Age: 32 Playing Role: Wicketkeeper-batter - Alyssa Healy's father was a member of the Queensland squad - Alyssa is the niece of former Australian wicket-keeper batter Ian Healy, who is her father's younger brother - She was the first female selected to play with boys in an elite private schools cricket competition in New South Wales aged 16 - Alyssa made her senior domestic debut with the NSW Breakers aged 17 in the 2007/08 season and was appointed team captain in 2018 - Alyssa made her international debut at the age