Australia won the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup title for a record 7th time by defeating hosts England by 7 wickets in the final played at Lord’s. ICC Chairman Jay Shah called it the golden era of women’s cricket and praised both the teams.
ICC Chairman Jay Shah hailed the growth of women’s cricket as Australia won the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup for a record seventh time by defeating hosts England by seven wickets in a one-sided final at Lord’s on Sunday.
Australia completed their campaign in style, remaining unbeaten throughout the tournament. The team achieved the target of 151 runs with 17 balls to spare in front of a record crowd of over 28,000 at this iconic ground. The win was also the most successful run chase in the history of the Women’s T20 World Cup final and ended England’s record of never losing at home in a World Cup.
Jay Shah called women’s cricket a ‘golden era’
After the win, Shah congratulated both the finalist teams in a post on Instagram. She wrote, “Congratulations to @CricketAus on winning their 7th @ICC Women’s T20 World Cup title, it’s been another incredible campaign. Huge credit to @englandcricket too – spectacular runners-up but champions in spirit. This tournament reminded us why women’s cricket is worth watching – a display of power, passion and pure class from start to finish. Thank you to both teams and everyone who made this World Cup so special. Women’s cricket is in its prime!”
The International Cricket Council also celebrated Australia’s victory over Australia and posted, “Australia once again capture the Women’s #T20WorldCup title in spectacular fashion.”
Australia’s dominance in the final
Moo Mooney and Lichfield’s match-winning partnership
The foundation of Australia’s successful run chase was laid by another brilliant innings from Beth Mooney, who scored 64 runs after forming a match-winning partnership with Phoebe Litchfield. Despite the early dismissal of opener Georgia Woll off the bowling of Lauren Bell, Mooney and Lichfield quickly took control.
The pair took Australia to 62/1 in the powerplay, the second-highest powerplay total in a Women’s T20 World Cup knockout match, and took the team past 100 in the 11th over. Lichfield missed a half-century, being dismissed for 48 by Charlie Dean, while Mooney completed her ninth Women’s T20 World Cup half-century, equaling Nat Sciver-Brunt’s record for most half-centuries in the history of the tournament.
Sophie Ecclestone eventually dismissed Mooney for 64, but Ellyse Perry and Ashley Gardner comfortably completed the target.
England had scored 150
Earlier, England recovered from the initial shock after being sent in to bat first and scored 150/4. Captain Nat Sciver-Brunt remained unbeaten on 58 off 53 balls, while Freya Kemp made a valuable contribution of 44 runs off 28 balls. The pair put on an 80-run partnership to take over the innings after being reduced to 70/4. Australia’s disciplined bowling was led by Annabel Sutherland, Sophie Molineux, Lucy Hamilton and Kim Garth, who took one wicket each, before the batsmen produced another stellar performance to further cement Australia’s dominance in women’s T20 cricket.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by Asianetnews Editorial staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)