Beth Mooney steers Australia’s to T20 World Cup glory against South Africa

26.02.2023 - 19:51 theguardian.com

Sunday 26 February 2023 was an historic day for women’s sport in South Africa before a ball was even bowled. A sellout crowd at Newlands, in a country where women’s cricket is rarely even ticketed.

Queues snaking down the road as 13,000 spectators filed in to witness this never-before-seen occasion – South Africa in a cricket World Cup final.

A rousing, emotional rendition of their national anthem before play, which had Marizanne Kapp sobbing. As for the result? Well, you can’t have everything.

First, Australia amassed 156 runs as Beth Mooney (74 not out off 53 balls) made history of her own, becoming the first player to score half-centuries in successive T20 World Cup finals.

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Proteas opener Laura Wolvaardt's batting heroics took SA to the brink of winning the ICC T20 Women's World Cup, where they fell 19 runs shy of beating Australia in the final at Newlands in Cape Town.

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