Australia have reached every final of ICC Women’s T20 World Cup barring the first edition in 2009, and won four of the five they have playe...
Australia have reached every final of ICC Women’s T20 World Cup barring the first edition in 2009, and won four of the five they have played.
Yet, in their first time as hosts, there was a real danger that Australia would not make the final. A final that has been marketed for over a year as being played at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground on International Women’s Day.
But the manner in which they fought through the tough times and reached their sixth straight final to set up a dream match-up against first-time finalists India is the very essence of their competitive instincts at the highest level.
The defending champions lost the opening match of their campaign to India days after beating them in the tri-series final and then survived an almighty scare against the much-lower ranked Sri Lanka. They had to play a virtual shoot-off with New Zealand and finished second in their group. But their biggest threat was the unpredictable Australian weather.
The first semi-final between India and England was abandoned without a ball being bowled because of incessant rain and Australia could have been similarly knocked out had the second match been a washout because South Africa were table-toppers.
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