Dominant Australia crushes India to win fifth T20 World Cup
The HinduA rampant Australia emphatically swept to its fifth women's Twenty20 World Cup title on Sunday, crushing India by 85 runs in front of more than 86,000 fans at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. India could only manage 99 all out to end a 17-day tournament that reinforced Australia's dominance of the sport, having now won five of the seven World Cups so far. After Lanning won the toss, Healy, whose pace spearhead husband Mitchell Starc jetted back from Australia's tour of South Africa to watch her play, showed her intent with a boundary off Deepti Sharma's first ball. It capped an engrossing final that Cricket Australia chief Kevin Roberts said reflected the sport's growing popularity, while a boost in prize money strengthened a push for gender equality.