Women's T20 World Cup: Australia beat spirited South Africa by 19 runs to win sixth title

Australia cruised to their sixth Women's T20 World Cup rubric with a 19-run triumph implicit South Africa successful Cape Town.

In reply, South Africa enactment up a spirited combat but aft a dilatory start, struggled to header with the people of Australia's bowlers and totalled 137-6.

It is Australia's 3rd T20 rubric successful a row, and the sixth clip successful 7 editions they person won the tournament.

Spurred connected by the raucous crowd, South Africa fought valiantly successful the tract aft losing the toss, chipping distant with regular wickets to support Australia's run-rate nether control, each 1 greeted by a singular roar.

There were 2 wickets apiece for prima seamers Shabnim Ismail and Marizanne Kapp, but opener Mooney defied them each successful a important sound that held the innings together.

A people of 157 felt hard but achievable for the hosts, who had posted 164 against England successful the semi-final, but they were near to rue a tense commencement to the tally pursuit arsenic they crawled to 22-1 aft the powerplay and 53-2 aft 10 overs.

Laura Wolvaardt somewhat made up for her dilatory commencement with an entertaining 61 from 48 balls but her attacking intent came excessively precocious for the hosts.

But contempt the disappointment, South Africa and Cape Town were treated to a historical and memorable time for the country's archetypal ever cricket World Cup final, a time wherever the interaction connected the federation felt bigger than the juncture itself.

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