#OnTheUp: Titles, triumphs, and #DaddyGoals
For starters, Australia defeated England in the final of the ICC Women's World T20 2018 to clinch their fourth โ you heard that right โ WT20 title.
UNFORGETTABLE! ๐ฆ๐บ๏ธ
— Australian Women's Cricket Team ๐ (@AusWomenCricket) November 25, 2018
What a night, what a tournament! Bring on 2020 in Australia! pic.twitter.com/KLaOdBVsl6
Well that was fun! Thank you to everyone for their kind words and support. Had an amazing 6 weeks away with this lot. Looking forward to heading home!! #livingthedream pic.twitter.com/OIz0jmBsFQ
— Alyssa Healy (@ahealy77) November 25, 2018
Congrats to the Australian womenโs cricket team on a tremendous victory beating England in the final and winning the T20 World Cup - awesome stuff ! ๐๐๐๐๐๐
— Shane Warne (@ShaneWarne) November 25, 2018
Alyssa Healy, of course, was the star of the show and was adjudged Player of the Tournament, having won four Player of the Match awards.
But a bigger achievement, perhaps, was in owning the internet with this statement.
Or the @SouthernStars perhaps
— Alyssa Healy (@ahealy77) November 25, 2018
All in all, these are fun times for the Southern Stars.
Such is the nature of sport, though. While some basked in the glory of triumph ...
While everyone in Australia was sleeping, hereโs how the Australian Womenโs Cricket Team celebrated their #WT20 win!
— Australian Women's Cricket Team ๐ (@AusWomenCricket) November 25, 2018
Not a bad spot for it! pic.twitter.com/GM67bytIAD
... others rued an opportunity lost.
Elsewhere, the England menโs side tasted the sweet nectar of victory in Colombo after completing a historic series sweep against Sri Lanka.
This is what it means to become the first England team to complete a clean sweep in Asia... ๐ต๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ๐ pic.twitter.com/97gYWru323
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) November 26, 2018
ITโS A WHITEWASH!!! ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ฆ
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) November 26, 2018
Scorecard: https://t.co/okSJOAHuGp#SLvENG pic.twitter.com/wjkToB3cbV
History makers. ๐ pic.twitter.com/rpFFG4UJG3
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) November 26, 2018
Yasir Shah claimed 10 scalps in a day against New Zealand, prompting a few Pakistan greats to lavish praise.
Congratulations! #YasirShah for getting 10 wickets. Excellent bowling stuff today. Good luck for tomorrow. pic.twitter.com/Sz6vnhvZ6T
— Saeed Ajmal (@REALsaeedajmal) November 26, 2018
Sensational bowling performance by Yasir Shah today! What a champion, a dream day for the leg-spinner. He's on the road to become Pakistan's greatest ever spin bowler. #PAKvNZ
— Shahid Afridi (@SAfridiOfficial) November 26, 2018
And as always, there was the good olโ Spirit of Cricket.
Taylor and Latham pause at the end of day 3 to acknowledge Yasir Shahโs 10-wicket haul, most by a Pakistan bowler in one day. BLACKCAPS with work to do! Card | https://t.co/fwkgkanrl2 #PAKvNZ pic.twitter.com/OksfAbaEAh
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS) November 26, 2018
Down Under, Australia and India settled for a 1-1 draw in the Twenty20 International series, after another Virat Kohli special.
AUSSIES WIN! A four-run win (DLS Method) and Australia take a 1-0 series lead over India: https://t.co/HW09hVOINP #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/cM4JSxM4BZ
— cricket.com.au (@cricketcomau) November 21, 2018
Rain brought the second T20I between Australia and India to a premature finish.#AUSvIND | REPORT๐https://t.co/9h6u1skiS4 pic.twitter.com/9P1CzRwWGK
— ICC (@ICC) November 23, 2018
INDIA WIN! ๐ฎ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ณ
— BCCI (@BCCI) November 25, 2018
Level the three match series 1-1 #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/m5DeOC6KO2
And Mahendra Singh Dhoni showed that even when heโs kept away from the field, he finds ways to inspire. #DaddyGoals