Australia beat West Indies by 8 wickets in the first semi-final of the Women’s T20 World Cup. Australia reached the final for the 8th time with Beth Mooney’s brilliant innings of 61 runs.
AUS-W vs WI-W: મIn the first semi-final match of HILA T20 World Cup 2026, the defending champions Australia have once again shown their strength. The Australian women’s cricket team has proudly entered the final after defeating the West Indies by 8 wickets in a one-sided encounter. Australian team has reached the final for the 8th time in the history of T20 World Cup. Let us tell you that the Kangaroo team has won this shiny trophy a record 6 times in its name.
Poor batting from West Indies
After losing the toss, the West Indies team, who came to bat first, were under pressure from the beginning. The team’s run rate was very slow in the powerplay, which hampered them throughout the match. The opening pair put on 47 runs for the first wicket, but wasted 8 overs (48 balls) to score these runs.
Due to this slow batting, the Caribbean team could only score 125 runs in the allotted 20 overs. At one point, it seemed that the team would not even cross the 120-run mark. However, the injured Diandra Dottin showed courage towards the end and came on to play a storming innings of 26 runs off just 16 balls to take the team to a score of 125.
Australia won in just 13 overs
Chasing a modest target of 126 runs, the Australian team did not start well. The team lost their first wicket on 29 runs and soon another wicket fell in the form of Phoebe Lichfield on 43 runs. Meanwhile, star all-rounder Alice Perry also retired hurt after scoring only 2 runs and returned to the pavilion.
But in this difficult situation, opener Beth Mooney kept one end and attacked the West Indies bowlers. Mooney played an unbeaten innings of 61 runs off just 36 balls to give Australia victory in just 13 overs. At the other end, Ashley Gardner also supported him and scored an unbeaten 35 off 20 balls.
Beth Mooney made new history
With this brilliant half-century, Beth Mooney has equaled a major record held by New Zealand legend Suzy Bates. Both Mooney and Suzy Bates now share the joint first place with 8 fifties each in the history of Women’s T20 World Cup.
The kangaroo team will play the final for the 8th time
The Women’s T20 World Cup was started in the year 2009. This is the 10th season of this tournament and Australia has proved its dominance in the cricket world by making it to the finals 8 out of 10 times. Now in the final match, Australia will face the winner of the second semi-final between England and South Africa.
