NEW DELHI: Australia captain Alyssa Healy made it clear that she will not be part of the next ODI World Cup after her team suffered a shock semifinal exit, going down to India by five wickets in Navi Mumbai on Thursday.

Healy, making her comeback from injury to lead Australia in the all-important semifinal, could only watch as Jemimah Rodrigues’ unbeaten 127 and Harmanpreet Kaur’s fluent 89 powered India to a record chase of 339 – the highest ever in Women’s ODIs history. The seven-time champions were left shell-shocked, and their skipper wore the look of someone coming to terms with the end of an era.

When asked about her plans for the next World Cup cycle, Healy’s response was firm and immediate.

“I won’t be there,” the 35-year-old smiled. “That’s the beauty of the next cycle, we’re going to see it unfold. There’s a T20 World Cup in the middle of next year, which is really exciting for our group. But I think our one-day cricket will probably shift a little bit again.”

Healy’s statement all but signaled the curtain coming down on a glittering ODI career. Over the course of 123 matches, she has amassed 3,563 runs at an impressive average of 35.98, decorated with seven centuries and 18 fifties – all scored at a brisk strike rate of nearly 100.

Her latest World Cup run, yielding 299 runs in just five innings at an average of 74.75, was yet another testament to her class and consistency on the grandest stage.

“When you’ve seen players my age walk away, it’s kind of a weird experience to watch the next generation go about it,” she said. “Phoebe was sensational today, set us up beautifully and went on to make a hundred. It’s been fun to watch her unfold. The next four years leading into the next World Cup are going to be really exciting.”

“We’ll learn from what we did wrong tonight. We’ll grow, we’ll get better,” she said. “The opportunity for some young players to step up in this side is a really exciting thing for Australian cricket.”