A champion team stamped its class on a tournament that could change the sport, and despite a one-sided final, the Women's Twenty20 World Cup reached a supercharged end as Australia picked up their fifth world title. On a night that was magical simply for what it represented, for the manner in which 86,174 people packed one of the great sporting venues in the world, Meg Lanning's Australia bossed over Harmanpreet Kaur's India, winning by 85 runs.

The build-up to the final was incredible, with all roads in Melbourne's Central Business District leading to the G. Families, old and young, mean and women, steamed into the ground, drawn by Katy Perry but here to support their team and watch the end of a tournament that has captured the imagination of a country.