West Indies claimed their aboriginal Women's World Twenty20 with a pulsating eight-wicket win over Australia in Kolkata.
Australia, gluttonous a fourth alternating World T20 title, chose to bat and acquaint 148-5, with Elyse Villani
authoritative the aboriginal bisected aeon in a final.
But 18-year-old Windies opener Hayley Matthews hit a beauteous 66 off 45 assurance with three sixes, in a angle of 120.
The Windies won with three assurance to additional and will achievement for a T20 bifold in the men's final with England later.
West Indies had absent all of their eight antecedent T20 internationals adjoin Australia and in their aboriginal final they fabricated a afraid alpha bowling at the iconic Eden Gardens.
Villani (52) bedeviled on some aberrant abounding tosses to ability her fifty from 34 balls.
Australia skipper Meg Lanning hit three alternating fours in her 52 and the affected Ellyse Perry accomplished two august beeline drives for six in a adornment 28.
Having fought aback by acceptance alone a individual from the final over they bowled, the Windies fabricated a apathetic alpha to their reply, scoring three from the aboriginal two overs.
Matthews was called amateur of the bout for her innings of 66
But Matthews and skipper Stafanie Taylor hit 16 from the fifth over, bowled by Perry, and recorded their aeon affiliation in the 14th over.
Matthews was bent with 29 added runs appropriate from 26 assurance and Taylor's 59 concluded with alone 5 larboard to account from eight deliveries.
Three were bare from the final over and achievement was anchored afterwards a accepted run-out befalling angry into an overthrow, to atom animated West Indian celebrations, abutting by the men's aggregation who were accession for their final with England at 14:30 BST.
It connected a acceptable improvement for West Indian cricket, afterwards the Under-19 aggregation exhausted India to win the 50-over World Cup in February.
West Indies captain Stafanie Taylor:
"I've been cat-and-mouse for this a continued time and it has appear at the appropriate time.
"We didn't get the alpha we capital but the batting has done it for us.
"It was absurd to apperceive that the men were with us. [Men's captain Darren] Sammy beatific me a argument this morning 'Staf you are traveling to do it, you girls you are traveling to do it'."
West Indies allowance their aboriginal T20 victory
Australia skipper Meg Lanning:
"Full acclaim to the West Indies, they came out with the bat, and we did not absolutely get the aftereffect we wanted.
"We acquainted we were a little short, 160 would accept been nice, but if we bowled able-bodied we would accept defended.
"It was a absolutely exciting, boxy alley into the World Cup and I am appreciative of the accomplishment that anybody has put in."
Analysis
"The Windies accept brought ability into this tournament.
"Hayley Matthews active down the wicket and hitting Ellyse Perry for six was apparently the moment of the tournament.
"They accept conduct in their bold now. If this aggregation can bind up with the bowling and handle burden they will be a alarming force traveling forward."
authoritative the aboriginal bisected aeon in a final.
But 18-year-old Windies opener Hayley Matthews hit a beauteous 66 off 45 assurance with three sixes, in a angle of 120.
The Windies won with three assurance to additional and will achievement for a T20 bifold in the men's final with England later.
West Indies had absent all of their eight antecedent T20 internationals adjoin Australia and in their aboriginal final they fabricated a afraid alpha bowling at the iconic Eden Gardens.
Villani (52) bedeviled on some aberrant abounding tosses to ability her fifty from 34 balls.
Australia skipper Meg Lanning hit three alternating fours in her 52 and the affected Ellyse Perry accomplished two august beeline drives for six in a adornment 28.
Having fought aback by acceptance alone a individual from the final over they bowled, the Windies fabricated a apathetic alpha to their reply, scoring three from the aboriginal two overs.
Matthews was called amateur of the bout for her innings of 66
But Matthews and skipper Stafanie Taylor hit 16 from the fifth over, bowled by Perry, and recorded their aeon affiliation in the 14th over.
Matthews was bent with 29 added runs appropriate from 26 assurance and Taylor's 59 concluded with alone 5 larboard to account from eight deliveries.
Three were bare from the final over and achievement was anchored afterwards a accepted run-out befalling angry into an overthrow, to atom animated West Indian celebrations, abutting by the men's aggregation who were accession for their final with England at 14:30 BST.
It connected a acceptable improvement for West Indian cricket, afterwards the Under-19 aggregation exhausted India to win the 50-over World Cup in February.
West Indies captain Stafanie Taylor:
"I've been cat-and-mouse for this a continued time and it has appear at the appropriate time.
"We didn't get the alpha we capital but the batting has done it for us.
"It was absurd to apperceive that the men were with us. [Men's captain Darren] Sammy beatific me a argument this morning 'Staf you are traveling to do it, you girls you are traveling to do it'."
West Indies allowance their aboriginal T20 victory
Australia skipper Meg Lanning:
"Full acclaim to the West Indies, they came out with the bat, and we did not absolutely get the aftereffect we wanted.
"We acquainted we were a little short, 160 would accept been nice, but if we bowled able-bodied we would accept defended.
"It was a absolutely exciting, boxy alley into the World Cup and I am appreciative of the accomplishment that anybody has put in."
Analysis
"The Windies accept brought ability into this tournament.
"Hayley Matthews active down the wicket and hitting Ellyse Perry for six was apparently the moment of the tournament.
"They accept conduct in their bold now. If this aggregation can bind up with the bowling and handle burden they will be a alarming force traveling forward."
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