Australia have won a third straight women’s T20 cricket world title with a crushing six-wicket win over England in the final in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
England were restricted to eight for 105, with Sarah Coyte taking three for 16.
Captain Meg Lanning scored 44 off 30 balls and Ellyse Perry finished 31 not out, as Australia reached their target with 29 balls to spare,
“We came over here with a great side and I think we played close to the perfect match today,” Lanning said.
“We bowled first so we needed to bowl well. It was definitely our bowlers that set it up today.
“We had our plans and we executed really well.
“We’re attacking in nature and we love to play our shots, so I think today we didn’t want to change anything.”
England captain Charlotte Edwards, the architect of so many of her team’s wins over Australia, said her side wasn’t good enough on the day and 105 was never going to be enough.
“We were completely outplayed today by a very good Australian team,” Edwards said.
“They bowled very well. They bowled to their plans and came out there and batted with a lot of intent.”
Coyte, whose victims included leading England batters Edwards (13 off 19) and Sarah Taylor (18 off 25), was named player of the match.
“They are two world-class batters and it was a big win for us when we got them out early,” Coyte said.
England bowler Amya Shrubsole took out the player of the tournament award.
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