The Australia Women have won their seventh World Cup, having won against the England Women in the final of the ICC Women’s World Cup 2022. They beat the home team at Hagley Oval by 71 runs to lift the trophy. Moreover, the Aussie women are the only unbeaten champion of this tournament. They haven’t lost a single match in this World Cup campaign. The wicketkeeper of Australia, Alyssa Healy, won both the Player of the Match and Player of the Tournament awards. Having scored 509 runs from 9 matches, she became the top scorer of this tournament.
Match Report
At the Hagley Oval, England’s skipper Heather Knight won the toss and decided to bowl first in the final of the ICC Women’s World Cup. So, Alyssa Healy and Rachael Haynes started the innings for Australia. They were in superb form in the final match. Both batters ruled the British bowlers in the entire game. They also got the half-century against England. In the opening partnership, Alyssa Healy and Rachael Haynes added 160 runs on the scoreboard. Unfortunately, Racheal Haynes lost her wicket after scoring 68 runs.
On the other hand, Alyssa Healy continued picking runs. She got the century in the final match. She made another partnership of 156 runs with the new batter, Beth Moony. However, Alyssa Healy’s brilliant knock of 170 runs came to an end as Anya Shrubsole picked up her wicket. Relying on her massive score, Australia gave a target of 356 runs to the England Women.
England couldn’t start their batting innings perfectly. They lost their first wicket in the 3rd over as Danni Wyatt departed. Moreover, the remaining batters of England couldn’t play a fruitful innings except for Nat Sciver. She fought until the last. Before losing the wicket, Nat Sciver scored 148 runs for the team. Unfortunately, it was not enough to win the match.
Captain’s Thought
Meg Lenning, the captain of Australia, has talked to the media after winning the World Cup. She said,
I think we have been extremely consistent over a long period of time, it’s been a massive build-up to this tournament. It’s been a long time coming. We felt like we have waited a hell of a long time. To come out and perform so well through the tournament, to be honest, it’s pretty amazing and I think we deserved a victory today.