NORTH SOUND: Australia breezed to their fourth Women’s World T20 title, thrashing England by eight wickets in the final here on Saturday.
England faltered with the bat after winning the toss, struggling to 105 all out in 19.4 overs with opener Danielle Wyatt (43) being the top-scorer.
Pacer Megan Schutt (2/13), leggie Giorgia Wareham (2/11) and all-rounder Ashleigh Gardner (3/22) led Australia’s clinical effort with the ball. Chasing a comfortable target, Australia raced to victory in 15.1 overs with Gardner and captain Meg Lanning remaining unbeaten on 33 and 28 respectively.
Interestingly, England had also mustered 105 against Australia in the final of the 2014 edition and even on that occasion, the team from Down Under cruised to a famous win.
With another emphatic win on Saturday, Australia lift their fourth trophy in tournament’s sixth edition. (PTI)
