The numbers highlighting Australia’s cricketing dominance
After another emphatic tournament victory for Australia’s women, we go through some of the unrivaled facts and figures that highlight the team’s unrivaled quality in cricket.
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February 26th 23
Champagne and celebrations as Australia wins again | The digital daily newspaper | Women T20WC 2023
Lisa Sthalekar talks to Sanjana Ganesan on The Digital Daily about Australia’s sixth ICC Women’s T20 World Cup title.
6 – Women’s T20 World Championships titles won by Australia
With half a dozen wins across eight editions of the tournament, Australia’s win over South Africa at Newlands also completes a three-goal tournament (2018, 2020, 2023).
Beth Mooney had the highest score of 74* as the world’s top-ranked team scored 156/6 at Newlands, and a brilliant bowling show saw South Africa choke in their pursuit, with the Proteas falling 20 runs short of their target.
5 – ICC title won by Meg Lanning as captain
Lanning has now won more ICC trophies than any other captain, passing compatriot Ricky Ponting, who skippered two Cricket World Cups and two Champions trophies from 2003-2009.
The 30-year-old captained her first Cricket World Cup victory in New Zealand last year, with her win at Newlands accompanying the three T20 World Cup trophies from 2014 to 2020.
4 – Consecutive fifties scored by Beth Mooney in ICC and Commonwealth Games Finals
Trust the left-hander with a trophy on the line.
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Women’s T20 World Championship
February 26th 23
Brilliant Mooney’s match-winning knock | POTM Highlights | Women T20WC 2023
Beth Mooney scored a top scorer in the final of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Finals to help beat South Africa and guide Australia to their sixth title.
At 74* in Newlands on Sunday, Mooney’s 61 was Australia’s best result in her Commonwealth Games Gold Medal match against India and her influence was felt in Australia’s Cricket World Cup final win over England, where she scored 62 from 47.
Mooney also has consecutive fifties in the T20 World Cup finals after going unbeaten against India at 78 three years ago.
3 – Titles held simultaneously (T20 World Cup, Cricket World Cup, Commonwealth Games gold medal)
Australia held the three titles simultaneously after winning the final of the first Commonwealth Games, although victory in Cape Town meant Australia can boast of having won all three titles in the space of 12 months.
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Women’s T20 World Championship
February 26th 23
Watch Australia win their sixth T20 world title | OUT against SA | Women T20WC 2023
It was Meg Lanning’s Australia who edged South Africa in an entertaining final of the 2023 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in Cape Town.
The team’s most recent victories in the three competitions are expressly unbeaten.
13/20 – Fraction of global tournaments won by Australia’s women
Victory at the 2024 edition of the Women’s T20 World Cup in Bangladesh would mean Australia has won two thirds of the possible trophies in Cricket World Cup and T20 World Cup events.
9 – Women’s T20Is Australia have lost in their last 73 games
T20 cricket is seen as volatile as it relies more on individual performances to determine team results, although overall quality across the board has delivered an unrivaled level of consistency for Australia.
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Women’s T20 World Championship
February 26th 23
The moment Australia won the T20 World Cup for the sixth time | Women T20WC 2023
Australia captain Meg Lanning and her team celebrated in style as they lifted the trophy at Newlands in Cape Town after beating South Africa in the final of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup.
Her short format record is surpassed by her stretch over the same period in ODIs, winning 43 of the last 45 games.
8 – Number of global tournaments won by Ellyse Perry
While injury has spoiled her chance of appearing in every tournament final, Perry has eight ICC tournaments to her name: two Cricket World Cups (2013 and 2020) and all six T20 World Cup titles.
80 – Combined T20 World Cup wickets by Megan Schutt and Ellyse Perry
Schutt came to Perry with her scalp from Laura Wolvaardt today at 40 T20 World Cup wickets apiece and now has the most T20 World Cup wickets as a pair.
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Women’s T20 World Championship
February 26th 23
All on-field interviews as Australia and South Africa reflect on World Cup finals | Women T20WC 2023
Players of both teams spoke during the post-match presentation following the final of the 2023 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup between Australia and South Africa.
1 – Australian players score 100 runs and win 10 wickets in a women’s T20 world championship
Ash Gardner (110 runs, 10 wickets) joins West Indian legend Deandra Dottin as the only other player to have accomplished the feat (121 runs, 10 wickets).
In contrast to Dottin’s efforts of 2018, Gardner’s exploits resulted in a T20 World Cup title in 2023.