Australia win women’s World Cup

On the day it mattered, every aspect of Australia’s game came good to earn them their sixth Women’s World Cup. The batting, wobbly for most of the tournament, started with a bang and ended with a bang, despite another wobble in between. The bowling and fielding, top class through the tournament, choked West Indies in the chase.

Jodie Fields, a captain who wants to get wickets at all costs, took her aggression to another level, consistently targetting the opposition’s best batsmen with her best bowlers. Ellyse Perry did not disappoint her captain, neither did Lisa Sthalekar.

It was no surprise and indeed no shame for West Indies to be outclassed by a team that lost just one of seven games, that too, by eight runs.

Chief Scores -

Australia 259/7 - JE Cameron 75, RL Haynes 52, JM Fields 36 n.o., MM Lanning 31, SL Quintyne 3/27, SF Daley 1/43, TD Smartt 1/43, SR Taylor 1/44, A Mohammed 1/61

West Indies 145 all out in 43.1 overs - MR Aguilleira 23, DJS Dottin 22,EA Perry 3/19, LC Sthalekar 2/20, EA Osborne 2/26, ML Schutt 2/38,JL Hunter 1/18 Cricinfo