2016 ICC Womens World Twenty20 Final
| Event | 2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20 | ||||||||
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| West Indies won by 8 wickets | |||||||||
| Date | 3 April 2016 | ||||||||
| Venue | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | ||||||||
| Player of the Match | Hayley Matthews (WI) | ||||||||
| Umpires |
Aleem Dar (On-field umpire) Richard Illingworth (On-field umpire) |
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The 2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20 Final was played at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on 3 April 2016 to determine the winners of the 2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20 between Australia and West Indies. Australia had made the final four consecutive times, winning the previous three. This appearance in the final was the first for the West Indies, having lost the semi-final on three previous occasions. West Indies chased down 148 runs to win the match by 8 wickets..
Australia began their title defence against South Africa and after a poor start came away with an easy victory. Chasing 103 to win they were reduced to 9 for 3 in the fourth over before Alex Blackwell and captain Meg Lanning got them over the line with six wickets and nine balls remaining. They then suffered a heavy defeat against New Zealand. Batting first they lost 3 wickets for just two runs and never recovered, scoring just 103, mainly thanks to 42 runs from Ellyse Perry. New Zealand began briskly and reached the target with 22 balls remaining. Australia returned to form with a comprehensive nine wicket win over Sri Lanka. Lanning and Elyse Villani both scored fifties in the chase. This continued with a seven wicket victory over Ireland. Australia finished second in their group and qualified for the semi finals.
Australia meet England in the first semi-final. England won the toss and sent Australia into bat on a slow pitch at Feroz Shah Kotla. The openers started well with Villani and Alyssa Healy combining for a 41 run stand. Lanning then scored a 55 ball 50 taking Australia to a total of 132 for 6. To win England would have to achieve the highest winning run chase so far in the tournament. They came out strong and the opening partnership scored 67 runs at better than a run-a-ball. They needed just 17 runs from the final 10 balls to win, and 12 from the last over bowled by Rene Farrell, but fell short by five runs. Australia reached their fourth straight Twenty20 final, a match they have won three times previously.
The West Indies first match off the tournament was a close low scoring game against Pakistan. Batting first the West Indies scored 103 for 8, with captain Stafanie Taylor scoring 40 runs. Pakistan looked to have the target well in hand, before three quick wickets by West Indian spinner Anisa Mohammed swung the match their way. The West Indies ended up winning their opening game by four runs. Taylor, Hayley Matthews and Deandra Dottin put in strong performances with the bat and the ball as they dominated their next match against Bangladesh. The West Indies scored 148 runs, before bowling Bangladesh out for 99 to go to the top of their group. The third match was much closer. Batting first the West Indies scored 108, and after looking like they were cruising to victory England need a bye from the final delivery to win by a single wicket. Their final group game was against India and the West Indies defended 114 to knock the hosts out of the tournament.
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