Alyssa Haley and Beth Mooney’s opening stand helped Australia win their fifth T20 World Cup Title in 2020

Five years ago in 2020, it was the same date of today (March 08) when Australia Women clinched their historic 5th Women’s T20 World Cup title. The Aussie women defeated India in the tournament’s final by a massive 85-run margin courtesy of the mammoth target they posted on the board in the first innings. 

Australia Women batted first after winning the toss and it was the match-defining opening partnership of 115 runs in just 11.4 overs between wicketkeeper-batter Alyssa Healy and the star opener Beth Mooney.  Healy smashed 75 runs off just 39 balls, with seven fours and five sixes followed by Beth Mooney’s unbeaten 78 runs off just 54 balls, with 10 fours. 

Besides the Healy-Mooney duo, it was only the 16-run knock played by skipper Meg Lanning that was the third double-digit individual score for Australia Women in their first innings. On the back of a 115-run partnership between Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney, the Aussie women posted a big total of 184 runs for the loss of just 4 wickets in the allotted 20 overs.

Speaking of Indian bowlers, all-rounder Deepti Sharma scalped 2 wickets, alongside a wicket each picked by Poonam Yadav and Radha Yadav. All the Indian bowlers went very expensive and felt helpless to restrict Australian women to a low total. 

Aussie bowlers outmuscled the Indian batting lineup 

While chasing the big target of 185 runs, the India Women’s batters choked against the star-studded Aussie bowling lineup and were bundled out just at the double-digit score of 99 runs in 19.1 overs. It was only the Indian all-rounder Deepti Sharma who struggled and played a knock of 33 runs off 35 balls, with two fours. 

Star Aussie bowler Megan Schutt delivered a sensational bowling spell and scalped 4 wickets at just 18 runs in her 3.1 overs. Besides her, Jess Jonassen also bagged 3 wickets at just 20 runs in her entire four-over stint, alongside a wicket each picked by Sophie Molineux, Delissa Kimmince, and Nicola Carey. 

Eventually, Australia Women won this final by a comfortable and massive margin of 85 runs to clinch their historic fifth title in the history of the Women’s T20 World Cup. 

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