The final match of the ICC T20 Women's Cricket World Cup in Australia seemed to have been scheduled to have the finals coincide with International Women's Day. The Indian women had remained unbeaten throughout the tournament and reached the final to face the Australian team (the team they had beaten in the inaugural match of the tournament). However, their winning streak seemed to peter out at the last moment. The women in blue may have lost the final match, but there is much else that we can take heart from.
In the end, it was not what we wanted. It was quite a rout in the final match of the tournament. The Indians were all out for just 99 runs in the 10th over.
The Australians managed to pile up a mammoth 184 run total and the Indian women never really seemed to be in the game.
The Australian women kept their cool and in the end they completely outplayed the Indian women to lift the cup yet again (they were also defending champions).
Were very disappointed.
The final match notwithstanding, the women in blue have had a great run in this tournament. In the end they won as many matches as the winning team.
It seems that women's cricket has finally come into its own. This was a remarkable event for the spectators at the stadium as well as for the record viewership across the world.
This was a special win for the Indian women – many of whom overcame tremendous odds to reach where they are right now.
Former player Virendra Sehwag, no stranger to the game of great uncertainties had this to say.
The Indian men's team captain felt that this will help the women bounce back ‘stronger than ever’.
A titan of the game in his time, Sir Vivian Richards had this to say.
During this tournament, Shafali Verma topped the ICC ratings for T20 matches – at just 16 years of age.
While there were those who were busy labelling the squad as chokers and so on, most people saw this as what it was – a bad day at the office. There is no denying that the women in blue outclassed their opponents in most of their matches – including the champions Australia in their first match of the ICC T20 Women's World Cup.
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