Cape Town, 27 Feb: The Cricket fraternity hailed the all-conquering Australian women\u2019s team after it won an unprecedented sixth T20 World Cup title, a feat that might not be surpassed in near or distant future.
\nThe peerless Meg Lanning led Australia to another global title when they defended 157, after hosts South Africa falling 20 runs short of the target at a packed Newlands here on Sunday.
\nAshes-winning former English skipper Michael Vaughan was one of the firsts to comment on the Australian milestone. \u201cAustralia\u2019s Women\u2019s team are absolutely fantastic,\u201d the cricketer-turned-commentator posted on his Twitter handle.
\n\u201cAustralian women\u2019s team are an indomitable force, and have been for so long. Deserved champions once again What has been pleasing is to see that South Africa are heading in the right direction,\u201d remarked former West Indies pacer turned commentator Ian Bishop.
\nFormer Zimbabwe pacer-turned-commentator Pommie Mbangwa tweeted: \u201cWhat a day! Awesome atmosphere at Newlands. Congratulations and kudos to Australia.\u201d Australia are the T20 World Cup champions in 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020 and in 2023. In between the West Indies had stopped the Australian juggernaut, becoming the 2016 champions in India.
\nThe \u2018Women in Yellow\u2019 have also reigned supreme in the ODI format winning the World Cup in 1978, 1982, 1988, 1997, 2005, 2013 and 2022.
\n\u201cAustralia\u2019s dominance is so evident when you watch them play in these big tournaments & you gotta have a flawless day to beat them. Commiserations to South Africa, they were brilliant throughout the tournament after the first loss,\u201d former UAE captain Ahmed Raza wrote.
\nEngland left-arm spinner Alexandra Hartley posted on her Twitter: \u201cAustralia showing yet again why they are the greatest sporting team of all time. Congratulations Australia. South Africa, you\u2019ve created history, that is enough to be proud of.\u201d \u201cFormidable Aussies \u2014 Meg Lanning reigning again. Congrats AusWomenCricket,\u201d former Pakistan cricketer turned broadcaster Marina Iqbal wrote, adding a praise for South Africa also: \u201cProteasWomenCSA deserve every bit of appreciation for playing clinical cricket on home soil.\u201d \u2018Beth Mooney is Australia\u2019s Ben Stokes\u2019
\nMuch credit for the Australia\u2019s success was due to their World ranked No 2 batter Beth Mooney who top-scored with an unbeaten 74 to lead the side to a winning total of 156\/6. Mooney was adjudged the Player-of-the-Match.
\nDrawing parallel with gun English allrounder Ben Stokes, former spinner Monty Panesar wrote: \u201cWhat does Beth Mooney and Ben Stokes have in common, they are players for the big occasion and World Cup finals.\u201d \u201cIn Mooney, the Australian Women\u2019s Cricket team trust,\u201d remarked Lisa Sthalekar, the former World Cup winning Australian captain.
\nSouth Africa\u2019s heartbreak meant that the nation\u2019s wait for a senior ICC World Cup win goes on.
\nBut some excellent individual performances, a capacity crowd and a superb tournament overall represented a huge step forward for both the Proteas and women\u2019s sport in South Africa as a whole.
\nFormer Graeme Smith was all praise for their team.
\n\u201cOur @ProteasWomenCSA did South Africa proud, gave it everything against an incredible Australian team. Congratulations Australia T20WomensWorldCup,\u201d Smith wrote to which the great AB de Villiers replied: \u201cProud!!!\u201d \u201cThank you South Africa. This was special to be part of. I will miss this tournament,\u201d South African sports broadcaster Natalie Germanos said. (PTI)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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