India was bowled out for 99 and lost the final by 85 runs.
Openers Beth Mooney and Alyssa Healy added 115 runs for the first wicket. Both the batswomen pummelled the Indian bowling to every part of the ground. Healy made 75 in 39 balls with 7 fours and 5 sixes before falling to Radha Yadav. Beth Mooney continued her good run with a score of 78* with 10 fours and also broke the record for most runs in a single edition of Women’s T20 World Cup.
The Indian bowlers pulled it the total back a bit and the home team finished on 184/4 in 20 overs. Deepti Sharma picked 2/38, while Poonam Yadav and Radha Yadav picked one wicket each. Veteran Shikhar Pandey went for 52 runs in 4 overs.
Deepti Sharma scored 33, while Krishnamurthy (19) and Richa Ghosh (18) were the major run-getters, as India was restricted to 99 in 19.1 overs. Megan Schutt picked 4/18, while Jess Jonassen picked 3/20, as India crumbled badly in the chase.
Australia won the match by 85 runs and became the T20 Champions for the fifth time. Meg Lanning became the third Australian captain to win a world title at home.
BRIEF SCORES:
AUS-W 184/4 (A HEALY 75, B MOONEY 78*; D SHARMA 2/38) defeated IND-W 99 (D SHARMA 33; M SCHUTT 4/18, J JONASSEN 3/20) by 85 runs
Australia win the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020 and become five-time champions