Australian women for the fifth time lifted the ICC T20 World Cup Trophy after defeating India at Melbourne Cricket Stadium on the special occasion of Women’s Day. In the final match, Australia after winning the toss chose to bat first and scored an overall run of 184 with four wickets down. Chasing for 185 runs, …
Australian women for the fifth time lifted the ICC T20 World Cup Trophy after defeating India at Melbourne Cricket Stadium on the special occasion of Women’s Day.
In the final match, Australia after winning the toss chose to bat first and scored an overall run of 184 with four wickets down. Chasing for 185 runs, India had a very poor beginning, where the powerpack player Shafali Verma just hit two runs. With an immensely poor batting line, Indian team were dismissed at just 99 runs in 19.1 overs.
Congratulations Australia on winning the #T20WorldCup! 👏
Not the result we wanted today but we are proud of the way #TeamIndia played throughout the tournament. #INDvAUS
Scorecard 👉 https://t.co/oNy9gq275c pic.twitter.com/uz6e0IKFUY
— BCCI Women (@BCCIWomen) March 8, 2020
Post the winner announcement, Indian women who were undefeated in the entire series, received many encouraging messages from the cricket world.
Proud of all the efforts put in by the Indian Women's Cricket Team throughout their #T20WorldCup campaign. I'm confident that you girls will bounce back stronger than ever. 🙌 @BCCIWomen
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) March 8, 2020
Congratulations @AusWomenCricket on winning the #T20WorldCup To the @BCCIWomen team,we all are very proud of your achievement. Really enjoyed the way you all played throughout the tournament. Good luck for your future matches.
— VVS Laxman (@VVSLaxman281) March 8, 2020
Apart from Indian cricketers, West Indies legendary player Sir Vivian Richards also shared a post on his official social media account, writing, “Never be let down. You have been amazing throughout and you’ll shall have the trophy at your hand one day. Keep believing! @BCCIWomen”.
Never be let down. You have been amazing throughout and you'll shall have the trophy at your hand one day. Keep believing! @BCCIWomen https://t.co/q7FE5gwhDF
— Sir Vivian Richards (@ivivianrichards) March 8, 2020
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