Highlights, Women's T20 World Cup final: Australia beat India by 85 runs to clinch fifth title

Australia produced a dominant performance in the night of the final to cruise to a 85-run victory over India to lift their fifth T20 World Cup title. The side, led by Meg Lanning, has thus extended their record for most wins in the women's T20 World Cup.

And it's over and India's dream-run end in disappointment.

Jonassen to Radha, OUT! And the flow continues as India lose a ninth wicket and Australian dugout is all set to breach the pitch.

Schutt to Richa, OUT! Indian tail is not showing any resilience as wicket number 8 falls.

Schutt to Shikha, OUT! Mooney takes a running catch as Shikha Pandey departs as Australia are only three-wicket away from an emphatic win at Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Carey to Dipti, OUT! In the air and India lose another wicket as Australia are getting inching closer to fifth World Cup title.

Carey to Richa: Goes to third man for a boundary

Molineux to Richa: Full ball and hit over covers for a boundary.

Richa Ghosh has come in to bat. She has walked in to the side as a concussion substitute for Taniya Bhatiya

Kimmince to Veda: Looks to go over the in-field but no timing and power results in an easy catch to Jonassen. India lose their fifth.

India 51/4 (10 overs) against Australia (184/4) in Melbourne. Need 134 more runs to win.

Kimmince to Veda: Pitched up and full., Veda slices his bat and it goes past the 45 fielder at third man for a boundary.

Ellyse Perry injured herself during the tournament and she would be loving what's happening.

Jonassesn to Harmanpreet: Goes for the slog-sweep and only finds Gardner at the fence. India lose their captain and fourth wicket. In deep trouble

Jonassen to Harmanpreet: Inside out and over the in-field for a bounrary

Molinuex to Mandhana: NO! Is that the World Cup for India? Mandhana looks to go over the in-field but once again no timing on that and it goes straight to Carey. India in deep, deep trouble here.

Schutt to Mandhana: Delicate from Mandhana. Sliced past gully and point for a boundary. Classy batting from the southpaw.

Schutt to Mandhana: Pitched up and played inside-out over the in-field for a boundary. First of the innings for India

Jonassen to Rodrigues: Gives the charge and hits it straight to mid-on. No timing or power in that shot and the result was exactly what was uncalled for.

Taniya Bhatia can't continue to bat on and has been taken off the field. Jemimah Rodrigues will replace her in the middle.

Jonassesn to Bhatia: A slow ball, Bhatia gets down on her knees and looks to sweep but gets hit on the head. The pysios are out for the compulsory concussion checks.

Spin from the other end as Jess Jonassen bowls from the other end

Schutt to Shafali: Length ball just on the fourth stump line and a fine edge from the 16-year-old and caught behind the stump by Healy. India lose their first.

Shafali on strike for India, Schutt to bowl for Australia

The players are out in the middle. India have a mountain to climb but then again... aren't they meant to be climbed?

Fifties from Beth Mooney (78*) and Alyssa Healy (75) have powerd Australia to 184/4 -- the highest-ever score in a final by a team in the final. The Aussie opener came out all guns blazing and Mooney ensured that Australia don't lose way and score big. Big task ahead for India in a crunch encounter. Can they do it? Stay tuned!

Radha to Carey: Short and pulled away for a boundary.

Poonam to Haynes: Goes outside off and palys it back to his stumps. Haynes falls for 4.

Poonam to Mooney: Down the leg, Beth gets down on one knee and goes down the leg for slog-sweep for a boundary.

Pandey to Mooney: Reverse paddle for a boundary. Runs continue to pour in.

Rachael Haynes is the new batter in for Australia at No.5

Deepti to Gardner: Skips down the track, misses the line and stumped! Third wicket of the innings

Deepti to Lanning: Short and wide outside off, Lanning moves away and looks to pull for a boundary but only finds Shikha Pandey at square leg, who took an easy catch.

Radha to Mooney: This time through the leg-side. The heads have dropped and India are not looking great.

Radha to Mooney: Another inside-out shot from Mooney and India's fielding has been horrible today. Another boundary

Poonam to Mooney: Fifty for Mooney. Her impressive form continues in this year's tournament. Slams a fifty off just 41 balls in a crunch clash

Deepti to Mooney: Skips down the track and inside out over extra-cover for a boundary. Mooney two runs away from her fifty.

Deepti to Lanning: Short and wide and cut away for a boundary. Good batting from the Aussie skipper but bad fielding from the Indians.

Healy had a blast out there in the middle.

Gayekwad to Lanning: Short delivery on middle and leg and Lanning pulls towards deep square leg and Jemimah dives to her right to save it but in the end, it just rolls over the boundary. 

Australia captain Meg Lanning has come out to bat after Alyssa Healy's fireworks came to an end.

Australia captain Meg Lanning has come out to bat after Alyssa Healy's fireworks came to an end.

Radha to Healy: Gives the charge once again but this time fails to connect and hits it staight to Veda, who was stationed at lon-on. Alyssa falls for a 39-ball 75.

Pandey to Healy: Goes for the wide yorker and Healy goes inside out over extra-cover for another maximum. This is excellent batting from Alyssa.

Pandey to Healy: Another one straight down the ground. Skips a foot and smacked over long-on for a boundary. This is getting out of hand now

Pandey to Healy: Another six. This time not as big but just clears Veda Krishnamurthy for a maximum.

Pandey to Mooney: Once again Mooney plays it late and delicately plys it past point for a boundary. Eccecntric timing from the leading run-getter of the tournment.

Radha to Healy: Comes down the track once again and hits it over the bowler straight and the fielder makes a mess of it and it goes for a boundary. Also brings up her fifty with the boundary,

Poonam to Mooney: Flighted delivery and Mooney gives the charge and flicks it for a boundary in between deep mid-wicket and long-on

Gayekwad to Healy: Two in two for Healy. Once again gives her the charge and it goes for another six. Clean hitting, effective hitting from Alyssa.

Gayekwad to Healy: WOW! Gives her the charge and slams it over wide long-on for a maximum. All power and timing from Healy.

Poonam Yadav into the attack after a flying start from the Aussies. She is the leading wickettaker in the tournament and will be India's bet to turn things around.

Australia have got off to a dream start in Melbourne today. They have scored over 8 runs per over and lost no wicket so far. Top batting from the Aussies!

Pandey to Mooney: Pitched up this time and crunched through the covers for another boundary.

Pandey to Mooney: Delicate again! Little short on the length side and Mooney just guides it through the vacant slip cordern and Poonam Yadav fails to stop it at short third man.

Gayakwad to Mooney: Pitched up and Mooney goes inside out for a boundary. First of the innings for Mooney.

Spin from both ends now. Rajeshwari Gayakwad, slow left-arm spinner, into the attack.

Deepti to Healy: Strays down the leg and it glances of the pads and past the keeper for another boundary. Runs are coming thick and fast for the home side.

Pandey to Healy: Healy is going for it here. She's taking on every ball and another boundary. Fifth of the innings and all of them have come from her bat.

Pandey to Healy: Picthed up and Healy hoiks it over mid-on for a boundary. A blazing start from Australia here.

Shikha Pandey, the only pacer in the India side today, to bowl from the other end.

Deepti to Healy: That's like rubbing salt to your wound. Pitched up and driven through the covers past Shafali for a boundary. 14 off the first over.

Deepti to Healy: Hits straight to Shafali at covers but she fails to grab and Healy gets a chance. How costly will that be?

Deepti to Healy: Delicate! That was played late and guided past gully and point for a boundary. Second of the over.

Deepti to Healy: Bad ball to begin with. A full-toss on middle and Healy skips ahead and flicks it for a boundary off the first ball of the match

Deepti Sharma has the ball for India, Alyssa Healy to take strike for Australia.

The players from both the teams are lining up for the national anthems.

Pop star Kat Perry is putting up a show ahead of the final showdown at the MCG.

The pitch is a hard surface and there won't be much spin on it. The ball will come on to the bat and expect runs to flow on this one.

India: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Taniya Bhatia (WK), Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur(c), Veda Krishnamurthy, Deepti Sharma, Shikha Pandey, Radha Yadav, Poonam Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad

Australia: Alyssa Healy (WK), Beth Mooney, Meg Lanning (C), Jess Jonassen, Ashleigh Gardner, Rachael Haynes, Nicola Carey, Sophie Molineux, Georgia Wareham, Delissa Kimmince, Megan Schutt

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