Australia
team after winning the ICC Women's World Cup 2013 at the Brabourne Stadium in
Mumbai on February 17.
MUMBAI:
Ellyse Perry took three wickets and Jess Cameron scored a half-century to help
Australia clinch the women's World Cup for the sixth time with a 114-run win over
the West Indies in the final on Sunday.
Cameron
smashed two sixes and eight fours in her 76-ball 75 as Australia posted 259-7,
the highest total in the final, before dismissing the West Indies for 145 in
the day-night match in Mumbai.
Merissa
Aguilleira (23), Deandra Dottin (22) and Kyshona Knight (21 not out) were the
main scorers in a below-par batting performance by the West Indies, making
their maiden appearance in the final.
Seamer
Perry, who also represented her country in the women's World Cup football, got
three wickets in her opening three overs, including that of prolific run-getter
Stafanie Taylor, to reduce the West Indies to 41-3.
The
22-year-old Perry, returning to the side after missing the Super Sixes round
due to an injury, finished with 3-19 off 10 overs.
Off-spinners
Lisa Sthalekar and Erin Osborne, and seamer Megan Schutt took two wickets each
for Australia, who had lost to the West Indies in the Super Sixes round.
Cameron
and Rachael Haynes (52) scored half-centuries before Australia slipped from
181-3 to 209-7, but skipper Jodie Fields (36 not out) and Perry (25 not out)
added a brisk 50 to help their team cross the 250-mark.
WestIndies leg-spinner Shaquana Quintyne, 17, was the most impressive bowler with
3-27 off 10 overs.
Cameron cracked
the first six of the innings when she pulled seamer Tremayne Smartt and then
completed her half-century with a second six in the same over.
Australia
made a solid start after electing to bat as Haynes and Meg Lanning (31) put on
52 for the opening wicket. Haynes also added 64 for the second wicket with
Cameron.

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