Australia won the sixth Women’s T20 World Cup championship on Sunday after defeating South Africa in the championship final. The victory gave Australia another achievement to add to their already impressive resume. Meg Lanning won her sixth ICC trophy as captain, and Australia won its third straight championship.
After deciding to bat first, Australia amassed a total of 156/6 in 20 overs thanks to Beth Mooney’s unbeaten 74 from 53 balls. Later, despite a strong performance of 61 off 48 balls by Laura Wolvaardt, South Africa fell short by 19 runs. As Australia set a new record in Cape Town, supporters praised the team on Twitter for their outstanding victory.
6th Title it is for the Aussies in #T20WorldCup 🏆
Their dominance is unmatched! 🙏🥶
SA did put up a fight 👍#AUSvsSA #T20WorldCup2023 pic.twitter.com/agCckayv4T
— Shreyas Srinivasan (@ShreyasS_) February 26, 2023
Fans looked very happy after the match and congratulated the team on twitter and expressed their happiness for the team’s victory. Fans also congratulated Meg Lanning as the team has won another ICC Trophy under her captaincy.
Meg Lanning Now has 5 ICC Trophies as a Captain#ICCWomensT20WorldCup #SAvAUS #AUSvsSA pic.twitter.com/VOct1M2me4
— Pandu Raj (@CricketPanduRaj) February 26, 2023
As the game began, Australia established a competitive 156 for 6 and then held the home team to 137 for 6 thanks to Beth Mooney‘s unbeaten 74 off 53 balls.
Mooney’s performance, which included nine boundaries and one over-the-fence hit, carried the Australian innings all by herself and proved to be the deciding factor.
While the hosts were chasing, opener Laura Wolvaardt (61 off 48 balls) played a heroic lone hand while the hosts’ wickets continued falling at the other end. Throughout her innings, Wolvaardt blasted three massive sixes and five boundaries.
