Harmanpreet Kaur run out: Alyssa Healy questions batter's 'effort and energy', slams her 'unlucky' comment

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Australia wicketkeeper-batter Alyssa Healy has taken a dig at Harmanpreet Kaur and said that there was lack of "effort and energy" from the India captain and there was nothing "unlucky" about her dismissal.

In the first semi-final of the Women's T20 World Cup 2022, Harmanpreet's bat got stuck in the wicket while dragging it in to complete a double. Healy capitalised on the opportunity and dismantled the bails in a jiffy after collecting the throw from Ashleigh Gardner at deep midwicket.

India's run-chase went south after the departure as they ended up losing the match by five runs despite needing just 39 balls of the last 30 balls with five wickets in hand. Post the match, Harmanpreet rated her run out as unlucky.

What Harmanpreet Kaur said?

"The way I got runout, can’t be unluckier than that," the 33-year-old had said.

Healy has now taken a sly dig at Harmanpreet and pointed at her lack of "effort and energy". She added that doing "little basics" better than the oppositions helps a team win big tournaments.

"It's really funny, actually. Belinda Clark messaged me after and said, like, well done for taking the bails. And it's quite an interesting one because I actually don't take the bails a lot in that sort of scenario. I think it's a waste of time and I've got to put them back on. So. it's annoying. But for some reason, I felt the need to take the bails off and it was like a bizarre moment where I looked at the umpire and I said, "I think that's out," Healy said in a video shared by ABC Sport on Twitter.

"And I think Shooter (Megan Schutt) at point was like I think that also is out. So just a bizarre play and I mean Harmanpreet can say all she likes that it was so unlucky, but I mean at the end of the day she cruised back and probably could have been passed the crease, you know, an extra two metres if she genuinely put in the effort. So we'll take it.

"You could say you're unlucky all your life, but it's generally about effort and energy at that moment in time. And I know that's something we speak about in the field in particular is putting in that effort and putting in that energy. And I think that comes back to running between wickets as well. It's doing those little basics better than the opposition and that's how you win big tournaments. And I feel like we've been doing that quite well," added Healy.

Australia will be locking horns with South Africa Women in the final at Newlands in Cape Town on Sunday.