Retiring great Alyssa Healy leads Aussies to absurd 409, bowls for first time after all-time knock in final ODI

Alyssa Healy farewelled white-ball cricket in trademark style.

The retiring superstar powered Australia to triumph in the third One Day International against India in Hobart with a dazzling century.

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She went on to bowl for the first time in her international career, sending down two overs at 0-12.

Healy’s highlight-heavy 158 off 98 balls catapulted the Aussies to 7-409 after losing the toss and being sent into bat.

In her last innings against the white-ball, Healy punished anything short or overpitched with a blaze of boundaries (27 fours and two sixes).

She was hit by cramp in the 70s but negated it seamlessly by upping the ante of her innings.

An 18th boundary, a crisp pull shot off Deepti Sharma, brought up Healy’s eighth ODI ton.

The best shots of Healy’s innings then came in the balls after reaching three-figures, taking a Shree Charani over for 23 runs.

The game quickly slipped away from India when the powerful right-hander accelerated from 98 to 150 in just 16 balls.

A double hundred and the ODI record beckoned but she perished in the 37th over.

Healy departed with a smile and a shake of her head after missing a full toss she had aimed to reverse swat.

She was well supported by Georgia Voll (62 from 52) and more prominently Beth Mooney (106 not out off 84), putting on century stands with both her apprentice and longstanding teammate.

Mooney rotated the strike for Healy perfectly before enjoying her moment in the spotlight at the back end of the innings.

The classy left-hander entered the final over on 95 and was boosted by a fielder being brought into the circle under time restrictions.

Mooney hit the first two balls for two — nosing the Aussies beyond 400 — before bringing up her century with a pull shot into the leg side.

She finished with 10 fours and a six, hardly breaking a sweat.

India kept up with the lofty required run rate for the best part of the powerplay but refused to take it on from that point forward.

Ash Gardner (1-44 off nine overs) and Alana King (4-33 off 10) turned the screws with suffocating spells, clinching a 185-run victory and unassailable series lead before the one-off Test.