Published: March 08, 2020
- Australia win fifth title in front of record MCG crowd
- Hosts get over match-day nerves to crush India
Meg Lanning is used to winning, but leading Australia to a fifth Twenty20 World Cup title in front of 86,174 fans is the pinnacle of her career, joining Michael Clarke and Lyn Larsen as Australian cricketers to have captained a winning World Cup campaign on home soil.
Lanning’s team saved their best for last with a crushing 85-run final win against India at the MCG on a landmark evening for women’s sport. While they won in commanding style, just making the decider was the hard part and Lanning said nerves played a big role following their tournament-opening loss to India after They escaped with close wins, before surviving Sydney rain and a brave South African side in the semi-finals.
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