Alyssa Healy ruled out of remainder of WBBL with finger injury, doubtful for India tour

Alyssa Healy is one of the finest players in women's cricket at the moment. The wicketkeeper-batter suffered a severe laceration to her right index finger when she was accidentally bitten by one of her dogs while trying to separate them.

She underwent surgery after an artery had been severed but fortunately, there was no bone or tendon damage. The veteran's condition was assessed by her surgeon on Thursday and after consultation with Cricket Australia's medical team, she was ruled out of the remainder of the ongoing Women's Big Bash League (WBBL). Healy played only one game this season for the Sydney Sixers and scored 10 runs. She is now in a race against time to get fit before Australia's multiformat tour of India in December-January.

Healy recently stated in an interview that she will be with the Sixers squad during the WBBL and try to help the team from the outside.

"This is not the news I was hoping for because I love playing in the WBBL and I love the Sydney Sixers. My focus now will be on making a full recovery and returning to play when the time is right. I'll continue to spend time with the Sixers squad and offer any help I can to help the team and the club thrive for the rest of the competition. I'll enjoy being able to watch the WBBL from afar as the tournament continues to go from strength to strength," Healy was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo.

The 33-year-old has led Australia in the absence of regular captain Meg Lanning for most parts of 2023. She helped the Aussies retain the Women's Ashes in England earlier this year. Australia's campaign in India is expected to begin with a Test match prior to Christmas and it will be followed by white-ball encounters.