Australia beats England to win seventh Women’s T20 World Cup | Cricket

Australia crushed England by seven wickets in a one-sided final to claim their seventh Women’s T20 World Cup at a sold-out Lord’s Cricket Ground in London.

A brilliant second-wicket partnership between Beth Mooney (64 runs) and Phoebe Litchfield (48 runs) helped Australia to a commanding 151 with 17 balls to spare on Sunday.

After defeating England 16-0 in the Ashes series 18 months ago, Australia once again defeated their opponents to lift the trophy.

“It’s the only way in T20 cricket – to throw the first punch.” “We just tried to get the pace down as fast as we could,” said Litchfield, who made 48 off just 35 balls.

He credited Mooney for taking the pressure off the run.

“‘Moods made it look easy out there and took the pressure off me, and we had a good relationship,” he said. “It’s always fun to hit with ‘Moods’, so fast and creative.

“It feels good to give, and to win the World Cup is amazing.”

Mooney was named player of the tournament after his 64 off 49 balls as Australia went through the tournament unbeaten.

“I just tried to make sure we won the game as quickly as possible,” he said.

“This is an amazing icing on the cake for what has been an amazing competition in this category.”

England’s modest total of 150-4 was built around an unbroken partnership of 80 between captain Nat Sciver-Brunt and Freya Kemp.

Sciver-Brunt made 58 from 53 balls, Kemp hit 44 from 28, including a six from Sophie Molineux in the last over, but they started a long way after a sluggish start.

Australia reduced England to 39-2 in the first six overs. Lucy Hamilton picked up her first goal of the World Cup, out-jumping Amy Jones for England’s opener to go down with Georgia Voll on six minutes.

Wicketkeeper Mooney dropped the leg-side off the glove to remove run-scorer Danni Wyatt-Hodge for eight, giving Annabel Sutherland her 50th wicket in T20 internationals.

Alice Capsey hit Ash Gardner over the deep wickets for six as England tried to break the deadlock, but were bowled out by Molineux, swept, for 23, and Heather Knight was trapped lbw for two by the ruthless Kim Garth, who took 1-20 from her four overs.

Sciver-Brunt and Kemp upped the ante, but a modest goal was not enough to test Australia.

Voll signaled Australia’s goal by hitting the first ball from Charlie Dean to the boundary, and although the opener departed in the next over, pulling Lauren Bell for nine, Mooney and Litchfield fired for England.

They produced a large share of the target in the first 10 overs, reaching 98-1, and kept their foot on the ground.

Litchfield, who hit two sixes, was bowled by Dean, with Mooney following up with an lbw to Sophie Ecclestone, but Ellyse Perry saw Australia’s home team given life when Ecclestone’s catch was ruled out by the umpire.

Victory was sealed by four points from a miscued delivery by Ecclestone – the summation of England’s day.

“They (Australia) have led the way for years,” England coach Charlotte Edwards said.

“You have to do well to beat them, and we didn’t, that’s why they’re taking the trophy now.

“Even though we lost today, I don’t think we should be disappointed, this is the best Australian team that has dominated women’s cricket, and we are not too far away.