Mumbai: Lisa Sthalekar, member of the newly-crowned ICC Women’s World Cup champion Australia team, has announced her retirement from international cricket.
The Australian all-rounder’s announcement follows her team’s triumph in the World Cup final win in India Sunday, beating the West Indies by 114 runs. In her final match for Australia, Sthalekar took 2-20 and wrapped up the win with a fine catch to dismiss the last West Indian batter.
Sthalekar made her international debut in 2001 in a One Day International (ODI) match against England. She went on to play for Australia in eight Tests, 125 ODIs and 54 Women’s T20 International matches.
The talented all-rounder made a name for herself with both the bat and ball. She has amassed a total of 416 Test runs, 2728 ODI runs and 769 T20I runs. Her bowling statistics are equally impressive, having claimed wickets at Test level, 146 at ODI level and 60 in T20I matches. She was the first woman to score 1,000 runs and take 100 wickets in ODIs.
Sthalekar has been recognised with a number of awards, including her nomination for the ICC Women’s Player of the Year in 2007 and 2008 and the ICC Women’s T20 Player of the Year in 2012.
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