Australia emerged victorious in the 2020 T20 World Cup final held on Sunday, March 8th, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. After setting a challenging target of 184-4 in 20 overs, the Australians watched as India was bowled out for just 99 runs in 19.1 overs.
Australian women raised the T20 2020 World Cup, on Sunday 8th March, at the Melbourne Cricket Ground Australia. The Australian women set a chase of 184-4 in 20 overs, but Indian women fell 99 all out in 19.1 overs.
The match was defined by a strong start from Australia's openers, Alyssa Healy (79 runs) and Beth Mooney (78 runs), whose efforts significantly boosted their ICC ranking positions. Beth Mooney officially took over the #1 spot from Shafali Verma with 762 points. Verma, who struggled in the final and managed only 2 runs from 3 balls, slipped to 3rd place with 744 points. Alyssa Healy climbed to 5th with 714 points, while Suzie Bates of New Zealand remained in 2nd with 750 points. In other moves, Meg Lanning and Smriti Mandhana fell to 6th and 7th, though Harmanpreet Kaur and Krishnamurthy stayed put at 12th and 55th.
Australia's bowling attack was relentless in the final, with Megan Schutt taking 4 wickets and Jess Jonassen taking 3. This performance allowed Schutt to hold onto the 2nd spot in the ICC rankings with 763 points, while Jonassen ascended to 5th with 728 points, displacing Deepti Sharma to 6th. India's bowling unit still showed quality across the tournament, with Radha Yadav, Poonam Yadav, and Shikha Pandey retaining the 7th, 8th, and 27th positions. Furthermore, Deepti Sharma moved up to 5th in the all-rounder category, finishing with 302 points.