2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 final
The 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Final was a Women's Twenty20 International cricket match played between Australia and England on 24 November 2018 at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in Antigua and Barbuda. It was the culmination of the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20, the sixth ICC Women's World Twenty20. Australia won the match by eight wickets, securing their fourth World Twenty20 title. It was the third time that the two teams had met at this stage of a World Twenty20 – Australia have won on both occasions, in 2012 and 2014.
The Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in 2015 | |||||||||
| Event | 2018 Women's World Twenty20 | ||||||||
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| Australia won by eight wickets | |||||||||
| Date | 24 November 2018 | ||||||||
| Venue | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua and Barbuda | ||||||||
| Player of the match | Ashleigh Gardner (Aus) | ||||||||
| Umpires | Shaun George (SA) and Langton Rusere (Zim) | ||||||||
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After winning the toss, England captain Heather Knight opted to bat first. Her side were bowled out for 105 runs from 19.4 overs. Opening batter Danielle Wyatt was the highest scorer for England with 43 runs, and alongside her, only Knight reached double figures, scoring 25. Ashleigh Gardner took three wickets for Australia, while Georgia Wareham and Megan Schutt took two apiece. Alyssa Healy scored quickly for Australia to start their chase, but they lost early wickets to fall to 44 for two. Meg Lanning and Gardner then took over and propelled Australia to victory by eight wickets. For her all-round performance, Gardner was awarded the player of the match award.