Australia beat West Indies by eight wickets to reach Women’s T20 World Cup final

Australia outclass West Indies to enter 2026 Women's T20 World Cup final

Australia cruised into yet another Women's Twenty20 World Cup final after hammering the West Indies by eight wickets at The Oval on Tuesday. The West Indies made 125-7 and the inadequacy of that total was exposed by Australia hunting it down with seven overs to spare. Opener Beth Mooney and Ash Gardner partnered in the seventh over of the chase and smoked the bowlers in an unbeaten combination of 63 runs from 37 balls for a winning 127-2. Mooney had 61 from 36 balls and her eighth T20 World Cup fifty, tied for the most with New Zealand's Suzie Bates. Gardner had 35 from 20 and the winning runs from a fourth boundary flicked off her pads. Undefeated Australia will chase its seventh T20 World Cup crown in its eighth final in 10 tournaments. At Lord's on Sunday it will face host England or South Africa. Their semifinal is on Thursday at The Oval. "The T20 World Cup, you just have to ride it. It's full of momentum, swings," Australia captain Sophie Molineux said. "The group's really .

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Australia beat West Indies, enter T20 final

-Australia moved a step closer to a record-extending seventh Women's T20 World Cup title after beating West Indies by eight wickets in the first semi-final at The Oval on Tuesday. Chasing 126 for victory, Australia made a flying start as Beth Mooney and Georgia Voll put on 29 runs from just 18 balls ‌before Voll ⁠fell in ⁠the second over. Phoebe Litchfield departed soon after, leaving Australia briefly under pressure at 43-2. However, Mooney anchored the chase with an unbeaten 61, combining with Ashleigh Gardner in an unbroken partnership, taking them over the line with ease. Gardner contributed an unbeaten 35 after also claiming two wickets with the ball and was named player of the match. "I feel like ⁠I haven't ‌really had an impact with the ball throughout the tournament. So I guess to save my best till now is ⁠always pleasing," Gardner said at the post-match presentation ceremony. "I felt like I've just probably been pretty inconsistent, where today I was kind of working, just making sure that I was hitting the stumps as often as possible." Earlier, West Indies made a solid start after being sent in to bat, with captain Hayley Matthews scoring 30 from 28 balls and sharing a 47-run opening stand ‌with Qiana Joseph. But Matthews' dismissal sparked a collapse as West Indies slipped from a promising position to 83-6. Deandra Dottin and Jannillea Glasgow provided late ⁠resistance, but could only help their side to post 125-7 from their 20 overs, with the total proving well below par against the tournament favourites. The victory maintained Australia's perfect record at the tournament, with the defending champions having won all five of their group-stage matches to finish top of Group A. Australia will face the winners of Thursday's second semi-final between hosts England and South Africa in Sunday's final at Lord's.

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Australia race into T20 World Cup final after West Indies rocked by Dottin’s collapse

Semi-final: Australia, 127-2, bt West Indies, 125-7, by 8 wktsWest Indies limp out after struggling with illnessAustralia sailed through to the T20 World Cup final, beating a hapless West Indies by eight wickets with seven overs to spare.With Australia chasing 126, a 63-run partnership off 37 balls between Beth Mooney and Ash Gardner allowed them to win at a canter. Mooney struck her second half-century of the tournament, while Gardner was equally aggressive in an innings of 35 from 20 balls. Despite the less-than-ideal scheduling (2.30pm on a Tuesday afternoon in London), a crowd of more than 10,000 attended. Continue reading...

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