That's it! Australia win by eight wickets. A record fourth title for the Southern Stars. A comprehensive performance by Australia in the finals. They restricted England to a below par total and then chased down the target with ease. England's dream of lifting the title second time shattered.
That's all from this game. See you soon, till then good bye.
Australia inching closer towards the victory, need nine more runs to win from six overs. The partnership between Lanning and Gardner has gone past the 50-run mark as well.
Australia now need 28 more runs to win from 48 balls. They have all the time in the world and eight wickets in the hand to achieve the target. Game running away from England.
Australia look well on course after losing two early wickets. They need 38 more runs to win from 54 balls.
OUT! England pick another wicket. Danielle Hazell strikes as Beth Mooney is caught behind. Can England capitalise on these early wickets? Beth Mooney c Jones b Hazell 14(15)
OUT! Australia lose first wicket. Dangerous Alyssa Healy departs, she is bowled. England get the breakthrough they were looking for. Alyssa Healy b Ecclestone 22(20)
Alyssa Healy is making sure that she puts the bad balls away. Australia building on a good start as they need 79 from 96 balls to lift the ICC Women's World T20.
Alyssa Healy and Beth Mooney are Australian openers. Meanwhile, good start this for Australia. Three boundaries for Alyssa Healy early on.
That's it! England have been bowled out. Two wickets in the last over and all England could manage is 105 runs. Australia will be happy with their effort despite being sloppy in the field.
Do join us back for Australia's response.
One over remaining now. Meanwhile, England bring up their hundred. At one stage they looked set for a decent total but have struggled to reach the three-figure mark.
OUT! Wickets falling in a hurry. Knight perishes as well. Excellent bowling this from Australia. Knight c Georgia Wareham b Gardner 25(28)
OUT! England in danger of being bowled out. Gardner picks the latest wicket and it is Perry who takes the catch in the deep. Shrubsole c Perry b Gardner 5(11)
OUT! Back to back wickets peg back England. Georgia Wareham in her second over picks two wickets. She first traps Winfield in front of the wickets and then cleaned up Sophia Dunkley Brown.
OUT! Australia finally get rid of Wyatt. She falls seven runs short of her half-century. Lanning at cover takes the catch and Australia finally hold on to one. Wyatt c Lanning b Gardner 43(37)
Halfway through and England scoring close to six runs per over. Wyatt is batting on 38 off 34 balls. Australia have missed couple of chances to dismiss her and could well pay for it.
OUT! Another one bites the dust! England three down now. Sciver is trapped in front of the wickets. She opts for DRS but all in vain. That's 100 T20I wickets for Elysse Perry. Sciver lbw b Perry 1(3).
OUT! England lose second wicket. Jones is run out. The batters were looking to steal a quick single, and direct hit at non-strikers makes it impossible. Jones run out (Georgia Wareham) 4(4)
OUT! Beaumont perishes. Schutt picks the wicket. No pace on offer, the ball stuck in the pitch and the batter stepped out of her crease only to miscue it towards mid-off. Beaumont c Villani b Schutt 4(9)
Good over by Megan Schutt, she concedes just two runs. Meanwhile, Wyatt gets a life as Rachel Haynes spills a chance near deep backward point.
Wyatt and Beaumont are the England openers. It is Sophie Molineux who opens the proceedings for Australia. Excellent start this for England and Wyatt. A six and a four in the opening over for her.
It is ICC Women’s World T20 Final, today, and it couldn’t get better than this for women’s cricket. It will be Australia vs England in the showdown of Women’s World Cup 2018, on November 25. The game will be played at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, in Antigua. It will be interesting to see which team steps up on the doomsday! Live Cricket Streaming of Australia vs England ICC Women's World T20 2018 Final on Hotstar: Watch Free Telecast, Live Video of AUS vs ENG T2O Match on TV & Online
Australia will start the match as favourites, but on the other hand, the English team would be looking to be ‘double white-ball’ champions too. It will be an entertaining night for the fans in the Caribbean, and across the globe to see the final of the first-ever standalone Women’s World Cup tournament.
Australia and England have been involved in an intense rivalry for a long time, be it men’s cricket or women’s. It will be England’s first final of the Women’s World T20, and they would not want to squander that chance. Ask Ben Stokes? #WorldCup2016
Both the teams have had an exciting group stage and been a part of close, exciting games. Any slip up in the final of the tournament will only make them rue their efforts their entire lifetime. However, there’s just going to be one winner at the end of the match. Well, who will it be according to you? Let us know in the comments section below!
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