Watch: Mitchell Starc supports wife Alyssa Healy in Women's T20 World Cup

Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc was spotted in the stands supporting his wife Alyssa Healy in the Women's T20 World Cup. Healy, who is captaining the Australian side was in India during the IPL supporting Starc.

In Short

• Australia started off with a win against Sri Lanka in the T20 World Cup
• Mitchell Starc was spotted in the stands of the Sharjah Stadium
• Starc is husband to Alyssa Healy who captains Australia

Australia fast bowler Mitchell Starc was spotted in the stands of the Sharjah Stadium supporting his wife Alyssa Healy in the Women's T20 World Cup 2024 on Saturday, October 5. Healy, who is captaining Australia in the tournament guided her team to a win against Sri Lanka in their opener.

Starc was spotted cheering for Healy as the players and supporters braved the terrible heat in Sharjah on Saturday. Healy and Starc have a knack for travelling with each other when one of them plays in a tournament. During Mitchell Starc's time in the Indian Premier League last season, Healy had stayed with her husband.

On Saturday, defending champions Australia started their campaign on a winning note in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2024. Alyssa Healy and Co. defeated Chamari Athapaththu’s Sri Lanka by six wickets at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. With the win, the Aussies moved to second in the table with a net run rate of +1.908.

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Sri Lanka, on the other hand, kept struggling, having lost both their matches until now. After being hammered by Pakistan, they looked indifferent against Australia as well. Athapaththu’s women are in a must-win scenario for the remainder of their games to have any hopes of making it through to the semis.

Australia have matches against New Zealand, India and Pakistan remaining in the tournament. They will next take on New Zealand on October 8 at the same venue. This time it would be a night game for the two teams