Cricket fraternity hails 'indomitable' AUS force; runners-up SA win hearts

The Cricket fraternity hailed the allconquering Australian womens team after it won an unprecedented sixth T20 World Cup title a feat that might not be surpassed in near or distant futureThe peerless Meg Lanning led Australia to another global title when they defended 157 after hosts South Africa falling 20 runs short of the target at a packed Newlands here on SundayAsheswinning former English skipper Michael Vaughan was one of the firsts to comment on the Australian milestone Australias Womens team are absolutely fantastic the cricketerturnedcommentator posted on his Twitter handleAustralian womens team are an indomitable force and have been for so long Deserved champions once again What has been pleasing is to see that South Africa are heading in the right direction remarked former West Indies pacer turned commentator Ian BishopFormer Zimbabwe pacerturnedcommentator Pommie Mbangwa tweeted What a day Awesome atmosphere at Newlands Congratulations and kudos to AustraliaAlso Read Womenrsquos T20 World Cup Aussies right on the MooneyAustralia are the T20 World Cup champions in 2010 2012 2014 2018 2020 and in 2023 In between the West Indies had stopped the Australian juggernaut becoming the 2016 champions in IndiaThe Women in Yellow have also reigned supreme in the ODI format winning the World Cup in 1978 1982 1988 1997 2005 2013 and 2022Australias dominance is so evident when you watch them play in these big tournaments amp you gotta have a flawless day to beat them Commiserations to South Africa they were brilliant throughout the tournament after the first loss former UAE captain Ahmed Raza wroteEngland leftarm spinner Alexandra Hartley posted on her Twitter Australia showing yet again why they are the greatest sporting team of all time Congratulations Australia South Africa youve created history that is enough to be proud ofFormidable Aussies Meg Lanning reigning again Congrats AusWomenCricket former Pakistan cricketer turned broadcaster Marina Iqbal wrote adding a praise for South Africa also ProteasWomenCSA deserve every bit of appreciation for playing clinical cricket on home soilBeth Mooney is Australias Ben StokesMuch credit for the Australias success was due to their World ranked No 2 batter Beth Mooney who topscored with an unbeaten 74 to lead the side to a winning total of 1566 Mooney was adjudged the PlayeroftheMatchDrawing parallel with gun English allrounder Ben Stokes former spinner Monty Panesar wrote What does Beth Mooney and Ben Stokes have in common they are players for the big occasion and World Cup finalsIn Mooney the Australian Womens Cricket team trust remarked Lisa Sthalekar the former World Cup winning Australian captainSouth Africas heartbreak meant that the nations wait for a senior ICC World Cup win goes onBut some excellent individual performances a capacity crowd and a superb tournament overall represented a huge step forward for both the Proteas and womens sport in South Africa as a wholeFormer Graeme Smith was all praise for their teamOur ProteasWomenCSA did South Africa proud gave it everything against an incredible Australian team Congratulations Australia T20WomensWorldCup Smith wrote to which the great AB de Villiers replied ProudThank you South Africa This was special to be part of I will miss this tournament South African sports broadcaster Natalie Germanos saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever