Dominant Australia crush nervous India to win fifth T20 World Cup

Australia's captain Meg Lanning (with trophy) with teammates celebrate with the winning trophy of Twenty20 women's cricket World Cup after beating India in the final at the Melbourne Cricket Club on Sunday (March 8). - AFP

MELBOURNE: A rampant Australia emphatically swept to their fifth women's Twenty20 World Cup title Sunday (March 8), crushing a nervous India by 85 runs in front of more than 86,000 fans at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

Alyssa Healy smashed a quick-fire 75 and Beth Mooney an unbeaten 78 as the defending champions plundered an ominous 184 for four -- the highest score ever in a women's T20 final.