Australia, led by a sublime 170 from Alyssa Healy, rewrote the record books to beat a valiant England by 71 runs in the ICC Women’s World Cup final in Christchurch on Sunday.
And that’s the tale of the final. The two best teams, the No.1 ranked team against the defending champion in a humdinger. England went down fighting thanks to Sciver’s 148, but ultimately Healy, with support from Haynes and Mooney took the title out of reach. Australia – you bloody beauty.
With Australia ultimately triumphing over England in a one-sided final in Christchurch to lift the prestigious trophy for a seventh time. Lanning’s side had been on a dominant run for the past five years and bulldozed their way to victory throughout the tournament. England, meanwhile, can pat themselves on the back for making it all the way to the final after facing elimination with three consecutive defeats at one point. Credit also lies with South Africa and West Indies who managed to reach the last four at the expensive of the more fancied teams such as hosts New Zealand and India.
