On February 26, Australia won their sixth Women’s T20 World Cup by defeating South Africa by 19 runs in the final. Beth Mooney’s unbeaten 74 off 53 helped Australia reach 156/6 in 20 overs at Newlands after batting first.
The in-form South African batting line-up didn’t struggle with the total, but the high-pressure match did. After suffering with her knock of 10 off 17, Tazmin Brits left early, leaving Laura Wolvaardt and her team off to a slow start. Marizanne Kapp and captain Sune Luus left the Proteas 54/3 after 10.3 overs.
Wolvaardt kept her good form and advanced the South African innings. They tallied 55 runs in 35 balls with Chloe Tyron’s help. Woolvaardt, who scored 61 off 48, was dismissed with 45 needed off 22 balls. No Proteas batter could hit big under pressure after her removal.
As a result, Australia won by 19 runs with 137/6. After winning the 2018 and 2020 T20 World Cups, Australia completed their second hat-trick. Mooney won Player of the Match for her important knock.
ICC Women’s T20 WC 2023 Winners – Australia
South Africa Runner-Up
Ashleigh Gardner, Tournament MVP 110 runs, 10 wickets
Beth Mooney 74* off 53 balls was Player of the Match.
Laura Woolvardt scored most runs (230 runs in six innings)
Sophie Ecclestone – Most Wickets (11 wickets in five matches)
Best Batting Performance: Muneeba Ali 102 (68) vs Ireland
Ashleigh Gardner’s 5/12 in 3 overs against New Zealand was the best bowling performance.
Australia won $1 million at the 2023 Women’s T20 World Cup.
Runner-up: South Africa, $500,000.
Losing semi-finalists: India, England – $210,000 apiece.
Group stage exit: $30,000.
$17,500 group stage win
Prize pool: $2.45 million
Men’s and Women’s T20 World Cup Prize Money Comparison
South Africa received half of Australia’s $1 million prize. Among the $2.45 million, the losing semi-finalists received $210,000 and the teams who didn’t advance received $30,000. Pool match winners receive $17,500.
However, Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 winners England received $1.6 million, while runners-up Pakistan received $800,000. The eight teams that failed to advance to the Super 12 stage won $70,000 each, while the losing semi-finalists received $400,000 from the $5.6 million prize pool.
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