Australia overcame South Africa to win the 2023 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup title on Sunday.
The Women in Yellow successfully defended 156/6 as South Africa ‘s Laura Wolvaardt’s knock (61) went in vain.South Africa tried but just manage to score 137/6 in 20 overs .
Beth Mooney laid the foundation for Australia’s win with another scintillating knock in the final.
Notably, Australia have won the Women’s T20 World Cup title for the sixth time.
A look at the final’s summary
Australia had a productive start after electing to bat first. However, SA restricted the flow of runs from Alyssa Healy and Mooney.
Gardner launched a timely counter-attack after the dismissal of Healy.
Mooney’s unbeaten 74 powered Australia to 156/6.
Meanwhile, Shabnim Ismail delivered in the death overs.
Although SA lost successive wickets, Wolvaardt kept them alive. However, SA fell 19 runs short (137/6).
