T20 World Cup Final Highlights: Australia complete 2nd hattrick of titles

Australia Women vs South Africa Women, T20 World Cup 2023 Final Highlights: The Australian side completed its second hat-trick of titles, reaching its sixth World T20 title beating Proteas by 19 runs

10:32 PM

AUS W vs SA W, Women’s T20 World Cup Final Live Score: Match Summary

 

Australia Women have now etched their name in the history of sports as one of the greatest ever to have played the game of cricket. They are the only team in the world of competitive team sport to have achieved two hat-tricks of title wins as they won their sixth T20 World Cup title by beating hosts South Africa in the final by 19 runs. 

 

Batting first after winning the toss at Newlands, Capetown, the Southern Stars could reach 156/6 thanks to Player of the Match Beth Mooney's unbeaten 74. Ashleigh Gardner, who has been named player of the series also added 29 with the bat for the Aussies. 

 

The Proteas women, who were able to defend 165 in the semi-final, were expected to chase down 157 as well. However, their start was not up to the mark as they lost three wickets for just 54 runs in the first 10.4 overs. 

 

Later, Laura Wolvaardt and Chloe Tryon tried their best to get to the target with a 55-run stand between them for the fourth wicket. But with Wolvaardt’s wicket, things changed and eventually, the hosts could manage to get to only as far as 137/6 in the 20 overs and lost the match by 19 runs. 

 

9:45 PM

AUS W vs SA W, Women’s T20 World Cup Final Live Score: Sixth title for Australia Women, second hat-trick

9:38 PM

AUS W vs SA W, Women’s T20 World Cup Final Live Score: Historic win for the Southern Stars

9:33 PM

AUS W vs SA W, Women’s T20 World Cup Final Live Score: Proteas lost it after Laura’s wicket

 

The Proteas women have thrown the game away as they needed 52 off 24 with seven wickets in hand, but lost five wickets and scored just 25 runs in the last 18 balls to get the game to an unachievable target of 27 runs from the last six balls.  

 

9:28 PM

AUS W vs SA W, Women’s T20 World Cup Final Live Score: Three wickets gone, South Africa need 30 off 10 balls

 

The Proteass have lostthree back to back wickets and are now down to the eighth pair, needing 29 off nine balls to win the match  

 

9:24 PM

AUS W vs SA W, Women’s T20 World Cup Final Live Score: Back to back wickets for Australia

9:23 PM

AUS W vs SA W, Women’s T20 World Cup Final Live Score: Wolvaardt out, South Africa in trouble

9:22 PM

AUS W vs SA W, Women’s T20 World Cup Final Live Score: Brilliant partnership by Wolvaardt and Tryon

9:16 PM

AUS W vs SA W, Women’s T20 World Cup Final Live Score: Sune Luus was run out

9:14 PM

AUS W vs SA W, Women’s T20 World Cup Final Live Score: South Africa lost quick wickets early

9:11 PM

AUS W vs SA W, Women’s T20 World Cup Final Live Score: Thanks to Beth Mooney, Australia scored 53 in last five

9:06 PM

AUS W vs SA W, Women’s T20 World Cup Final Live Score: Australia posted 156

7:15 PM

AUS W vs SA W, Women’s T20 World Cup Final Live Score: Fifty up for Australia in 8 overs

7:05 PM

AUS W vs SA W, Women’s T20 World Cup Final Live Score: First wicket for Proteas Women

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