New Zealand won the women’s T20 World Cup for the first time
The final of the Women’s Twenty20 Cricket World Cup was held on Sunday 29th between the national cricket teams of New Zealand and South Africa. This match was held at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in the United Arab Emirates.
In this match, Laura, the captain of South Africa, won the toss and decided to bowl for his team. The New Zealand team lost 5 wickets in 20 overs and set a target of 159 runs for the opponent. South Africa lost 9 wickets in 20 overs in the second half and could not win by scoring 126 runs.
New Zealand won the match by 32 runs and won the women’s T20 World Cup for the first time. This team was already runner-up in 2009 and 2010.
At the end of this cup, “Emilia Kerr”, the all-rounder of the New Zealand team, won the title of the best player of the World Cup. By getting 15 wickets, this player earned the title of the best wicket taker of this cup. Laura, the captain of the South African team, scored 223 runs in the batting department and won the title of the most scoring player.
At the end of this cup, the New Zealand team won a prize of 2.34 million US dollars. South Africa won the cash prize of 1.17 million dollars. Australia and the West Indies, who lost in the semi-finals, each won $675,000 in prize money, and the fifth-to-tenth teams received the same amount of $67,500. It is worth mentioning that each victory for each team resulted in a separate prize of 31,154 dollars.
In the history of Women’s T20 Cricket World Cup, Australia is the most proud team with six titles. England and West Indies also have one championship each, and New Zealand became one of the teams that won this cup with its championship tonight.
