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CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Australia has won the Women's T20 World Cup by beating host South Africa by a comfortable 19 runs to underline its status as the best team in the world with a third straight title. Australia has now won six of the eight T20 World Cups played. The latest victory at Newlands came through a disciplined bowling and fielding effort from the Australians. They batted first and scored 156-6 and then shut down South Africa's batters. South Africa never really came close and finished on 137-6 to miss out on a first title in its first appearance in a final.
