Women's World T20 final: Australia beat England- Here're records broken
Australian women cricket team completed an emphatic eight-wicket win over England to claim their fourth ICC Women's World Twenty20 title. The Aussies bowled out England for a paltry score of 105, before chasing the target down with 29 balls to spare. Australia raced to 106/2 with Ashleigh Gardner (33*) and Meg Lanning (28*) scripting the chase. Here are the records broken.
WT20 champions!
Gardner's all-round effort helps Aussies win title
Gardner was the star of the show with a terrific all-round performance. She picked 3/22 with the ball and then shared a stunning 62-run stand with Lanning to take her side home. Megan Schutt (2/13) made her presence felt as well. For England, opening batswoman Danielle Wyatt scored a 37-ball 43 to help England post a 100+ total. The rest of English batting failed.
Aussie women dominate proceedings in the tourney
Schutt, Gardner and West Indian bowler Deandra Dottin ended as the joint-top wicket-takers in the tournament (10). Australian wicket-keeper batswoman, Alyssa Healy, who returned from injury, managed 22 runs to end as the top run-scorer in the World T20 (225). She has a stunning average of 56.25 in the tournament. Healy is the second highest T20I run-getter for Australia (1,437).
Elysse Perry in a league of her own
Aussie all-rounder Elysse Perry (1/23) notched a special record as she is now only the second bowler to pick 100 wickets in T20Is. Perry (100) is behind A Mohammed of West Indies (113 wickets). Perry is also the highest wicket-taker in Women's World T20 tournaments. She has 36 scalps to her name. She finished with 9 wickets in this tournament.
Aussie women pocket 10th ICC world title
This was Australia women's fourth World T20 victory out of six editions. England (2009) and West Indies (2016) are the other winners. This was also their 10th world title including the ICC ODI World Cups. England batswoman Amy Jones joined an unwanted list of becoming only seventh player to be dismissed run-out in a World T20 finale.
