Highlights, Australia vs England, Women's World T20 2018, Final, Full Cricket Score: Australia thrash England, clinch fourth title

The final of the tournament did not live up to the hype and you have Australians to blame here who showed why they are a difficult team to beat in the tournament. With the bat and ball, they were at the top of their game. 

England, like India in the semis, did not look like winning this one from the start. Kept on losing wickets at regular intervals, played rash shots. With the ball as well, they looked average, and dew did not help their cause either. 

Australia have lifted the trophy for the record fourth time. 

If you are an Indian fan reading this, rejoice by the fact that Australia, the World T20 champions, lost just one match in this tournament and that was against Harmanpreet and Kaur. India could reach just semis but they have a lot of positives to take back home from this tournament. 

From all of us here - Amit Banerjee, Vaibhav Shah, Ujwal Singh, Shantanu Srivastava, Jigar Mehta and Shubham Pandey, a big thank you to all of you for staying with us throughout the tournament. 

Don't forget that we will be LIVE blogging the India vs Australia's 3rd T20I which starts in a few hours. You can catch the latest score and updates there from the match. 

Meg Lanning, Australia captain: We did not have the best day in the field. Bowlers did a good job. We made sure we learnt from the last few disappointments. It showed tonight. It is a satisfying win. The loss to India did not not affect us. We knew we lost to a good side. The girls who did not play in the tournament were great support. The whole support staff was amazing. Thanks to the Australian fans who came to support here.

Player to the series award in each edition of WWT20:

2009 : Claire Taylor
2010 : Nicola Browne
2012/13 : Charlotte Edwards
2013/14 : Anya Shrubsole
2015/16 : Stafanie Taylor
2018/19 : Alyssa Healy*

Heather Knight, England captain: I thought Wyatt started brilliantly. Weren’t able to post a total that was competitive. We thought it would skid on a little more than it did in the semi-final. Really proud of the girls for making another final. Obviously, Australia were the better team. We came over with a lot of inexperience, and a lot of the girls stepped up brilliantly. Sophie Ecclestone has stepped up. Kirstie Gordon has been a real find. (On crowd, including Barmy Army) They have been a real source of support. We’ll take some time and reflect. We’ve got a massive year next with the Ashes. 

Player of the tournament is Alyssa Healy

Healy: Just proud of the effort today. I am just enjoying the freedom at top of the order. I knew it (opening the innings)  will come off eventually and happy that it has come off in last 6 weeks. We worked really hard to build this culture. It is pretty special. 2010 World Cup here in Caribbean is still my favourite. Crowd comes out to support which is amazing. 

Player of the match in Women's WT20 finals:

2009 : Katherine Brunt
2010 : Ellyse Perry
2012/13 : Jess Cameron
2013/14 : Sarah Coyte
2015/16 : Hayley Matthews
2018/19 : Ashleigh Gardner*

Ashleigh Gardner is the Player of the Final for her all-round performance! 

Gardner: There was obviously a lot of nerves. But we had a lot of confidence coming into this game. I don't think I had to stray too far away from my stock ball. I had been there for enough balls, and as soon as it was tossed up, I thought: "This is the one". 

Megan Schutt: Pretty happy. Trying to hold back tears. So thanks for asking. (On crowd) Pretty hard to hear Meg out there, so it’s a pretty good distraction. I love noise. 

Beth Mooney: We’re done really well this whole tournament. Ash came out and absolutely whacked it, so it was awesome to watch. We (batting unit) complement each other really well. So we’re in a pretty good place. It’s been an amazing journey for Australian journey. 

Ellyse Perry: Really special. This has been long 24 months. Has been a wonderful tournament. Had a great time. Hopefully will inspire young boys and girls back home. (On turnaround post-2016) I don’t think it’s been tough at all. It’s been a huge pleasure to take this challenge. We’re all good friends, and its pretty easy to enjoy in the West Indies. 

Alyssa Healy: Im just enjoying this group, and expressing myself with the bat. The batting lineup we have at the moment is unbelievable. 

Australia's titles:

Men
ODI World Cup : 1987/88, 1999, 2002/03, 2006/07, 2014/15

Women 
ODI World Cup : 1977/78, 1981/82, 1988/89, 1997/98, 2004/05, 2012/13
World T20 : 2010, 2012/13, 2013/14, 2018/19*

Women's World T20 titles:

2009 - England
2010 - Australia
2012/13 - Australia
2013/14 - Australia
2015/16 - West Indies
2018/19 - Australia*