Australia v England, Women's World T20, final
Australia Women cruise to third title
England, put in to bat in the final, struggled to gather momentum on. Charlotte Edwards and Sarah Taylor, England's best batsmen, could only add 23 together and took 34 balls getting there •Getty Images
Ellyse Perry further dented England's progress by getting Lydia Greenway caught behind•Getty Images
Perry and Rene Farrell chipped in with two wickets each, as England were restricted to 105 for 8 - with no sixes through the tournament•Getty Images
England toiled hard for a reprieve, but Perry remained unbeaten on 31 to take Australia home with six wickets in hand•Getty Images
Both players were dismissed by Sarah Coyte, who eventually finished with 3 for 16 - the second-best figures in a World T20 final•Getty Images
Heather Knight top-scored with 29, striking three fours•Getty Images
Australia suffered early blows during the chase. Jess Jonassen fell for a 10-ball 15 and soon after, Elyse Villani was caught smartly by Edwards for 12•Getty Images
It was the team's third successive World T20 triumph, and the players celebrated the feat wildly. They'd been beaten only one in the entire tournament•Getty Images
But England could not produce a single significant stand. Tammy Beaumont was bowled for 6•Getty Images
Meg Lanning led the recovery, hitting 44 off 30 balls, and added 60 for the third wicket with Perry. Lanning would end the tournament as the leading run-getter•Getty Images
The victory stamped their authority as the best Women's T20 side in the world•Getty Images