Beth Mooney, bowlers lead Australia to sixth Women’s T20 World Cup title after beating spirited South Africa

Women’s T20 World Cup 2023: Australia received their sixth T20 WC title after beating South Africa by 19 runs within the last on the Newlands in Cape Town.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Feb 26, 2023 21:45 IST

Mooney, bowlers lead Australia to sixth WT20 WC title after beating South Africa. Courtesy: Reuters

By Sabyasachi Chowdhury: Australia, on Sunday, February 26, received the Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 after beating Sune Luus’ South Africa by 19 runs within the last on the Newlands in Cape Town. Meg Lanning and Co. additionally accomplished a hat-trick of the title after additionally profitable in 2018 and 2020.

Australia bought off to a gentle begin courtesy of a 36-run partnership between Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney. Healy was beginning to look harmful when the skilled Marizanne Kapp accounted for her wicket. Shabnim Ismail bowled a maiden within the final over of the power-play as Mooney didn’t have a lot thought about tackling the pacer’s venom.

Australia promoted the likes of Ash Gardner and Grace Harris to No.3 and 4, which clearly meant that they wished to place strain on South Africa via their power-hitters.

Gardner hit Nonkululeko Mlaba for 2 fours in a row and adopted them up with back-to-back sixes off quick bowler Nadine de Klerk. Just when Gardner was seeking to take the match away from the opponents, Chloe Tryon dismissed her.

Beth Mooney and Meg Lanning. Courtesy: Reuters

Gardner tried to go downtown solely to gap out to Sune Luus, who settled herself completely below the ball. The right-handed batter scored 29 off 21. Grace Harris was foxed by Mlaba, who completed with figures of 3-0-24-1.

Meg Lanning and Ellyse Perry couldn’t make a lot of an influence after taking place the order. But on the different finish, Mooney held the innings collectively. She turned solely the third batter after Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara and West Indies’ Marlon Samuels to attain two half-centuries in T20 World Cup finals.

Mooney stayed unbeaten on 74 off 53 with 9 fours and one six. Shabnim Ismail was hit for a six adopted by a 4 within the twentieth, however she got here again to select up the wickets of Perry and Georgia Wareham.

Laura Wolvaardt of South Africa. Courtesy: Reuters

The Australian bowlers confirmed lots of accuracy as South Africa scored solely 22 runs within the powerplay and misplaced the wicket of Tazmin Brits, who performed a essential function in her group’s semi-final win over Heather Knight’s England.

Marizanne Kapp hit a few fours earlier than Ash Gardner accounted for her wicket. Sune Luus had a horrible time with the bat and her knock precisely that method. She was concerned in a horrendous mix-up with Laura Wolvaardt and bought run out on the striker’s finish.

From there on, Wolvaardt took cost, performed some pleasant pictures and introduced up her half-century off 43 balls. But Megan Schutt delivered the physique blow after dismissing her LBW. Wolvaardt took the DRS, however to no avail and needed to perish after scoring 61 runs off 48 balls with 5 fours and three sixes.

Chloe Tryon hit Jess Jonassen for a six down the bottom to maintain alive South Africa’s hopes, however the latter made amends on the very subsequent ball. After she bought out, issues went downhill for the hosts in a short time. In the top, South Africa completed with 137 for six.

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sabyasachi chowdhury

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Feb 26, 2023