Australia’s Alyssa Healy broke Indian great Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s record in the second Twenty20 International against New Zealand on Sunday to become the most successful wicketkeeper in the format.
With her 92nd dismissal behind the stumps – a catch to dismiss Lauren Down on 12 – Healy surpassed the former India captain’s record for most dismissals as a wicketkeeper. Her 91st dismissal came earlier in the match when she stumped Amy Satterthwaite, who was the top scorer for the White Ferns with a 25-ball 30.
The 30-year-old, who made her T20I debut in February 2010, has taken 42 catches and affected 50 stumpings in her 10-year career so far, having played 114 matches. Dhoni has a total of 57 catches and 34 stumpings in his career spanning 98 T20I matches.
Incidentally, Healy had no idea about the record and deflected praise on to the bowlers for Australia’s
