NERVOUS WAIT ON KEEPER FOR SEMI

ALYSSA Healy will require further assessment before being cleared for the women’s World Twenty20 semi-finals after a collision left her concussed and ended her game early in Australia’s 48-run loss to India.

The head knock capped a bad day for the Australians in Guyana, who were barely in the hunt.

Healy was taken from the field after her head hit teammate Megan Schutt’s shoulder as the pair only had eyes for the ball while trying to take a catch late in the first innings.

The keeper was able to walk off before being diagnosed with a mild concussion, and not returning with gloves or bat as India piled on 8-167.

She will be assessed again when Australia lands in its finals base of Antigua today, with the usual return-to-play checks to be completed before Friday’s semi-final.

“We’ll treat that carefully and monitor that over the next few days. But hopefully she’s all right for us come semi-finals time,” captain Meg Lanning said.

Going into the semi-final against the winner of England and West Indies, Healy is Australia’s leading run-scorer with 157 at 78.5 and strike rate of 160.2.

Her absence came as a major blow against India as Australia tried to pull off its biggest successful run chase, but was routed for 119.

Only Ellyse Perry produced a lone hand for Australia in her 100th T20 international, hitting an unbeaten 39 from 28 to go with her 3-16 with the ball.

Indian opener Smriti Mandhana had earlier smashed 83 from 55 balls and Harmanpreet Kaur hit 43 off 27 with dominant stroke play down the ground.

The opener eventually holed out to long on off Schutt, but not before helping end Australia’s 12-match T20 winning streak.