Australian Women's cricket team defeated India to the T-20 world cup for the fifth time on Sunday. Credits to Australian openers Alyssa Healy 75) and Beth Mooney (78*). batting first Australia scored a massive 184 for 4 in their 20 overs. In reply, India was all out at the score of 99 runs.
After winning the toss, Australia captain Meg Lanning had no hesitation in opting to bat first on a flat MCG pitch. Healy started the innings with a bang hitting 3 boundaries in the very 1st over of the match bowled by Deepti Sharma.
However, the wicketkeeper was given an early reprieve by Shafali Verma off the 5th ball fo the match and she made it count by hitting the fastest-ever fifty in an ICC final (men/women). Her fifty came off just 30 balls and soon after reaching the milestone, Healy launched pacer Shikha Pandey for 3 back-to-back sixes to assert Australia's dominance.
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India's highest T20I chase was 177 against the same opponents a month ago but dreams of a repeat came crashing down when big-hitting opener Shafali Verma (2) was out to a stunning catch by Healy.