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India vs Australia, Highlights, ICC Women's T20 World Cup, Final, Full Cricket Score: Australia win fifth world T20 title

India vs Australia, Highlights, ICC Women's T20 World Cup, Final, Full Cricket Score: Australia win fifth world T20 title

FirstCricket Staff March 8, 2020, 16:15:40 IST

Latest Updates, India Women vs Australia Women, ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Final: Australia Women have won by 85 runs It’s over. Australia will lift their fifth T20I World Cup title. They have outplayed India in every department of the game.

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India vs Australia, Highlights, ICC Women's T20 World Cup, Final, Full Cricket Score: Australia win fifth world T20 title
March 8, 2020, 16:15:40 (IST)

Alyssa Healy (75) and Beth Mooney (78) got the Aussies off to a flier. They were stupendous in the fielding department and did not give away any freebies. Meghan Schutt and Jess Jonassen led the bowling attack, finishing with four and three wickets respectively. 

The occasion and the Aussies were just too big for the Indians, who’ll take heart from their performances in the group stages. 

That’s it from us today. We hoped you enjoyed our coverage. Goodbye and see you!

March 8, 2020, 16:11:26 (IST)
It is electric out here with the Australians lifting their fifth T20I title. A margin of 85 runs is big, especially in the T20Is and just goes to show how dominant the Aussies were in the all-important final.
March 8, 2020, 16:10:02 (IST)
Australia captain Meg Lanning: I’m proud of this group of players and support staff. We’ve had ups and downs, everything thrown at us and to come out of that winning is a significant achievement.
March 8, 2020, 16:08:44 (IST)
The Australians will now collect their winning medals.
March 8, 2020, 16:07:03 (IST)
Harmanpreet Kaur, India captain: We did drop a lot of catches. The ppcoming 1.5 years is important. The future is good for us, we need to trust ourselves. You have to keep learning. The first game was very good, it gave us a lot of confidence. We spent a lot of time together, unfortunate for us not to win today. We have to keep working hard We will have to focus on a lot of areas, especially our fielding.This year we are hoping for some more games in the Women’s T20 Challenge. That tournament is very important. Hopefully, we do get more players.
March 8, 2020, 16:03:29 (IST)
The Indian players will collect their runners-up medals now.
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March 8, 2020, 16:01:32 (IST)
Player of the Tournament, Beth Mooney: Its been an unbelievable tournament. The crowds have been fantastic throughout. We sort of knew what went wrong against India in the first game and we worked on our plans accordingly. Everyone did pretty well, and we had the support of 87000 people. I like to challenge myself and find new ways to be the best in the world. We have great support around us and I’ve been very fortunate. I’ll keep going along as long as I can. I’d love to take the gloves, but I’m not that bad in the outfield either.
March 8, 2020, 16:00:05 (IST)
Player of the Match, Alyssa Healy: That was unbelievable. You cannot wipe the smile from my face. Thank you so much for coming out, it was really special. Mooney was sensational at the top too. She got off strike and let me do my thing. We are having a lot of fun together.
March 8, 2020, 15:54:26 (IST)
Umpires and match referees will get their medals in a while.
March 8, 2020, 15:52:09 (IST)

A moment to rejoice for the Aussies! 

March 8, 2020, 15:48:09 (IST)
Rachael Haynes: It’s incredible (feeling), hard to put it in words. To come out today and put out that sort of a performance today was so special. The support for the game was great and it was great to be part of this experience.
March 8, 2020, 15:46:26 (IST)
Jess Jonassen: It is obviously crazy playing in front of a record crowd. We had a massive 12 months leading to this and we didn’t have the smoothest of the tournaments, but we had our best game today.
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March 8, 2020, 15:46:11 (IST)
Ashleigh Gardner: Having the home ground and 80,000 odd people is amazing. It’s pretty special and I will never take this victory.
March 8, 2020, 15:45:54 (IST)
Meghan Schutt: I went absolute nuts. I just couldn’t contain my excitement, we have been waiting for this moment since such a long time.  Our openers came out with so much confidence. We just want to enjoy every moment.
March 8, 2020, 15:45:47 (IST)
Australia’s dominance also evidenced through the individual charts for the tournament. Their openers, and the stars of the final – Beth Mooney and Alyssa Healy – finish as the top run-getters, with 259 and 236 runs, respectively. Megan Schutt’s four-for allows her to finish as the leading wicket-taker for the second edition running with 13 scalps – the second rank on that list is shared by India’s Poonam Yadav and Jess Jonassen, both of whom pocketed 10 wickets.
March 8, 2020, 15:45:38 (IST)
Rachael Haynes: It’s incredible (feeling), hard to put it in words. To come out today and put out that sort of a performance today was so special. The support for the game was great and it was great to be part of this experience.
March 8, 2020, 15:41:27 (IST)
Utterly domineering, entirely one-sided, truly a champion side. Australia have outclassed India in what their captain Meg Lanning called “the most important moment” in the team’s lifetime. 8 March 2020 had been penned in as a gigantic day for women’s cricket, and on their home soil, the Aussies make it the sweetest night out with the biggest win in any T20 World Cup final. India have been crushed here, but they got to play their part on a special night for sport at large – and they will be much stronger for the experience.
March 8, 2020, 15:41:02 (IST)
Megan Schutt becomes the first player to take a four-wicket haul in a Women’s World T20 final match.
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March 8, 2020, 15:40:47 (IST)

OUT! 

Schutt comes in to bowl the final over of the innings and dismisses Poonam Yadav, the last batter, who swung her bat hard but holed out at deep mid-wicket. Poonam Yadav c Gardner b Schutt 1(5)

Australia Women have won by 85 runs It’s over. Australia will lift their fifth T20I World Cup title. They have outplayed India in every department of the game.

March 8, 2020, 15:40:38 (IST)

ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, 2019/20:

Most runs: Beth Mooney (259)
Most wickets: Megan Schutt (13)
Most dismissals by a keeper: Taniya Bhatia (10)
Most catches by a fielder: Beth Mooney (5)

March 8, 2020, 15:36:08 (IST)

OUT! 

Jonassen into her last over and she removes Radha Yadav, who chipped the first ball straight to Mooney at mid-on. Two runs and a wicket in that over. 

Radha Yadav c Mooney b Jonassen 1(2)

March 8, 2020, 15:34:34 (IST)

Women’s World T20 winners:

2009 : England W
2010 : Australia W
2012/13 : Australia W
2013/14 : Australia W
2015/16 : West Indies W
2018/19 : Australia W
2019/20 : Australia W*

March 8, 2020, 15:33:53 (IST)

OUT! 

Jonassen picks up her third wicket. Gets rid of Radha Yadav this time around.  Radha shimmies down the track and chips it straight to mid-on. A simple catch for Mooney. Australia just one wicket away from clinching their fourth title. 

Radha Yadav c Mooney b Jonassen 1(2)

March 8, 2020, 15:31:46 (IST)

After 18 overs,India Women 97/8 ( Radha Yadav 1 , Poonam Yadav 0)

Megan Schutt comes in for her third over and gets the better of Shikha Pandey and Richa Ghosh. Indians are falling like a pack of cards here. Five runs and two wickets in that over.

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March 8, 2020, 15:29:59 (IST)
On an overall Indian cricket note, the not-getting-over-the-line symptom is for real now, undoubtedly – across formats, across genders, across age-groups. Since the 2013 Champions Trophy, Indian teams have reached the finals of seven ICC events – and won only once. 2014 Men’s World T20, 2016 U-19 World Cup, 2017 Champions Trophy, 2017 Women’s World Cup, 2020 U-19 World Cup and now the 2020 Women’s T20 World Cup. The other side of the coin, of course, is that Indian teams are consistently finding themselves at the pointy ends of the big events. Consistency, therefore, isn’t a problem area – and you can think of several countries that would yearn for this regularity of making it to big tournament finals.
March 8, 2020, 15:29:52 (IST)

OUT! 

Richa Ghosh gets down on one knee to slog across the line but only manages a top edge there. Carey collects it around the mid-wicket region. Third wicket for Schutt. 

Richa Ghosh c Carey b Schutt 18(18)

March 8, 2020, 15:29:41 (IST)
Megan Schutt is now the highest wicket-taker in this Women’s World T20, going past Poonam Yadav’s tally of 10 wickets.
March 8, 2020, 15:27:58 (IST)
FOUR! Ghosh gets a thick outside edge that runs away to the fence as it goes fine of short third man.
March 8, 2020, 15:27:04 (IST)

OUT! 

Another one bites the dust. This time its Shikha Pandey, who tried to go over extra cover but found Mooney. Mooney can do no wrong at the moment. 

Shikha Pandey c Mooney b Schutt 1(4)

March 8, 2020, 15:25:49 (IST)
We’ll look back at this final for the pair of 70s from Healy and Mooney, the early dismissal of Verma and India’s saddening top-order collapse. But I’d really hope the team/think-tank take stock of the one differentiator that is a controllable – the fielding. While they will be right to be somewhat in awe of this herculean Aussie performance, they can take inspiration from their opponents to fulfill the achievable goals of fitness and athleticism. Remember, India dropped both Healy and Mooney inside the first four overs – how different things could have been.
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March 8, 2020, 15:25:18 (IST)
The result, and more so the manner of it, will prick India – players and fans alike – for a while. But when the dust settles, India can look at a second straight T20 World Cup where they managed to exceed expectations. They were bunched in a tough group alongside Australia and New Zealand for the second edition running, and they came out on top of the group stage for the second time in a row. They also unearthed a future star, in Shafali Verma – remember that name, for she’s going to be around for a while. More than any of it, the experience of being part of what has to be the biggest day yet in women’s cricket history – the magnitude of what they’ve been part of shall stay with the Women in Blue, and they will stand the better for it.
March 8, 2020, 15:24:02 (IST)

After 17 overs,India Women 92/6 ( Richa Ghosh 14 , Shikha Pandey 2)

Nicola Carey comes into the attack for her last over and she removes Deepti Sharma, who mistimed the pull and fell prey to a beautiful catch at long on by Mooney. Four runs off the over. India need 93 runs in 18 balls

March 8, 2020, 15:21:37 (IST)

OUT! Wickets keep tumbling for the Indians. Deepti Sharma didn’t time the pull shot to perfection and it went to Mooney at long-on. Good catch, the ball was dipping on the fielder. Carey gets her first wicket. 

 Deepti Sharma c Mooney b Carey 33(35)

March 8, 2020, 15:19:22 (IST)

After 16 overs,India Women 88/5 ( Deepti Sharma 33 , Richa Ghosh 12)

Jess Jonassen comes into the attack for her third over. Deepti shimmies down on the third ball, clears the off-side in-field but just manages a double there. How accurate and wicket to wicket has Jonassen been. Seven runs off the over. India need 97 runs in 24 balls.

March 8, 2020, 15:16:17 (IST)

After 15 overs,India Women 81/5 ( Deepti Sharma 28 , Richa Ghosh 10)

Delissa Kimmince into her last over and she concedes just five runs there. Tidy stuff that.

March 8, 2020, 15:13:55 (IST)

After 14 overs,India Women 76/5 ( Deepti Sharma 25 , Richa Ghosh 8)

Nicola Carey comes in to the attack. Richa top edges the third ball towards third man, where it lands anxiously close to the fielder. Again, great work at the long-on boundary on the fourth ball. An inside edge of Deepti’s bat on the penultimate delivery of the over goes for a boundary. Nine runs off the over.

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March 8, 2020, 15:12:37 (IST)

FOUR! 

Deepti tried to smoke it over mid-wicket but got the edge and the ball went to the third man fence like a trace of bullet. Doesn’t matter how they come as long as they keep coming.

March 8, 2020, 15:08:24 (IST)

After 13 overs,India Women 67/5 ( Deepti Sharma 17 , Richa Ghosh 7)

Molineux returns for her last over. Gets smacked for a four by Richa Ghosh, who played a lofted drive over covers on the second ball. Nice work at the cover boundary, who saved a certain four on the last delivery. Nine runs off the over.

March 8, 2020, 15:05:52 (IST)
FOUR! Richa Ghosh gets off the mark with a lofted drive over covers. It was a fullish delivery and she pressed forward there.
March 8, 2020, 15:04:38 (IST)

After 12 overs,India Women 58/5 ( Deepti Sharma 15 , Richa Ghosh 0)

Delissa Kimmince into her third over. She gets rid of Veda Krishnaurthy, who departed after trying to up the ante. Just two runs and a wicket in that over.

Latest Updates, India Women vs Australia Women, ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Final: Australia Women have won by 85 runs It’s over. Australia will lift their fifth T20I World Cup title. They have outplayed India in every department of the game. Preview: With sights set on their maiden ICC Women’s T20 World Cup title, India will look to come out all guns blazing when they take on four-time champions and hosts Australia in the summit clash at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). India announced themselves as a force to be reckoned with after a 17-run victory over defending champions and favourites Australia in the lung opener. The Women in Blue continued their fine run with wins over Bangladesh (by 18 runs), New Zealand (by 4 runs) and Sri Lanka (by seven wickets). The Women in Blue cemented a spot in the finale by virtue of topping their group’s points table as their last-four clash against England was washed out. Four-time champions Australia, on the other hand, suffered their only loss against India. There was no looking back from then onwards and the hosts went on to defeat Sri Lanka (by five wickets), Bangladesh (by 86 runs), New Zealand (by four runs) and South Africa (by five runs by virtue of the D/L method). Given India’s sensational unbeaten run and their win in the lung opener, Australia will have their task cut out and look to bring their A game as the Indians have looked a class apart in the tournament. Squads: India: Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Smriti Mandhana, Shikha Pandey, Poonam Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad, Veda Krishnamurthy, Deepti Sharma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Pooja Vastrakar, Taniya Bhatia, Radha Yadav, Harleen Deol, Arundhati Reddy, Shafali Verma, Richa Ghosh. Australia: Rachael Haynes, Megan Schutt, Alyssa Healy, Meg Lanning (c), Ellyse Perry, Jess Jonassen, Delissa Kimmince, Beth Mooney, Nicola Carey, Ashleigh Gardner, Sophie Molineux, Georgia Wareham, Erin Burns, Molly Strano, Annabel Sutherland.

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