Australia have beaten England by 71 runs in the final of the ICC Women's World Cup.
England won the toss and elected to field at Hegley Oval in Christchurch on Sunday.
Australia gave England a big target of 356 runs for the loss of five wickets which the England team failed to achieve.
In 44 overs, the entire England team returned to the pavilion after scoring 285 runs.
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Australia captain Alyssa Haley played a brilliant innings of 170 runs which is the highest score in the men's or women's World Cup.
"It's unbelievable," he was quoted as saying by AFP. I never dreamed of such a game. "
Australia's women's cricket team has played in 12 World Cups, winning seven of them. Australia have played 39 matches in the last four years, winning 38 of them.
Australian openers Alyssa Haley and Rachel Haynes laid the groundwork for victory by giving their team a 160-run lead, with Rachel Haynes scoring 68 runs.
Alyssa Haley batted smoky. His innings included 26 fours. She was dismissed for 170 off 138 balls.
Alyssa Haley was named the best player of the match as well as the World Cup.
Beth Mooney was dismissed for 62 and Australia scored 356 for five in the allotted overs, the second highest score ever in a World Cup final.
Alyssa Haley named Man of the Match as well as World Cup Player of the Year (Photo AFP)
This is the first time that a team has crossed the 300-run mark in the final of the Women's World Cup.
Anya Sherbasol took three wickets for England.
In pursuit of the target, Danny Weight was out for four, while Timmy Beyonc 26 was dismissed for 26. England had lost both openers by 38 runs.
At this stage, captain Heather Knight and Nate Saver shared 48 runs, but the English captain's innings came to an end on a total of 86.
Net Saver kept an end and scored a century while presenting a brilliant game, but on the other hand no player supported him.
Saver played an unbeaten 148-run innings, but his turn did not save England from a 71-run defeat in the final.
The entire England team was bowled out for 285 runs and Australia won the title of world champion for the seventh time.
