2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup final
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The 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Final was a day/night Women's Twenty20 International cricket match played on 8 March 2020 between Australia and India at the Melbourne Cricket Ground in Melbourne.[2] It was the culmination of the 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup, the seventh of the tournament history since it started in 2009. Australia won the match by 85 runs, securing their fifth T20 World Cup title. This was the first time that India had reached the final.
Event | 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup | ||||||||
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Australia won by 85 runs | |||||||||
Date | 8 March 2020 | ||||||||
Venue | Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne | ||||||||
Player of the match | Alyssa Healy (Aus) | ||||||||
Umpires | Kim Cotton (NZ) on-field Ahsan Raza (Pak) on-field Gregory Brathwaite (WI) third umpire Langton Rusere (ZIM) reserve umpire | ||||||||
Attendance | 86,174[1] | ||||||||
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After winning the toss, Australian captain Meg Lanning elected to bat first. Her side posted 184 runs for the loss of four wickets from 20 overs. Beth Mooney top scored for Australia with 78 not out with her opening partner Alyssa Healy setting up the innings with 75 from 39 balls. Deepti Sharma took two wickets for India, while Poonam Yadav and Radha Yadav took one apiece. In reply, Australia found early wickets, restricting India to 4/30 after the six-over powerplay. All-rounder Sharma showed some resistance to Australia's attack, managing 33 from 25; however, the final four wickets fell for 7 runs off 13 balls, with India all out in 19.1 overs for 99 runs. Megan Schutt led the Australian bowlers with four wickets, followed by Jess Jonassen with three.[3] Healy was named the player of the match, and Mooney was named player of the tournament.[4]