1、Click Here for Support with using Interactive PDFsAustralia are the Womens Cricket World Cup champions.Led by captain Meg Lanning,they beat England to lift the trophy.Although England won the last World Cup in 2017,Australia went into this years final as the favourites to win.Theyre the number one r
2、anked team in the world and had been dominant in the competition.They started the tournament by beating England and went on to win every other match they played.England,in contrast,didnt get off to a good start in the competition.After losing to Australia,they lost their next couple of matches too.H
3、owever,England turned their fortunes around and won the next five in a row to land themselves a place in the final.The final took place in front of an excited crowd in Christchurch,New Zealand.Australia batted first and scored an enormous 356 runs.Their opening batter,Alyssa Healy,made the highest-e
4、ver score in a mens or womens final with a massive 170 runs.Englands reply was led by Natalie Sciver who scored a huge 148.But,in the end,the Aussies were too strong for the defending champions and were able to win their seventh title.The mens T20 World Cup begins later this year.Can the England men
5、s team go all the way or will the Australian mens side emulate the success of the women?Daily News Sport World News 4th April 2022Glossaryovers Groups of six deliveries each bowled at a batter.dominantMore powerful;more successful.contrastA big difference between two things.emulateCopy;imitate.Illus
6、tration:Meg Lanning.What are the different types of cricket?The three main types of international games are Test,One-Day and T20.Test games can last five days and both teams usually get two turns at batting and bowling.In One-Day games,each team has a maximum of 50 overs to score as many runs as the
7、y can.In T20,each team only gets 20 overs.The Cricket World Cup uses the One-Day rules.Australia Beat England in Cricket World Cup Finalvisit Questions1.How many matches did England win in total in this years Womens Cricket World Cup tournament?2.Tick to show whether the statement is a fact or an op
8、inion.FactOpinionCricket is the best sport in the world.The final was played in New Zealand.Each team gets a maximum of 50 overs each in a One-Day game.One-Day games are the most exciting type of cricket.3.Look at this sentence:However,England turned their fortunes around and won the next five in a
9、row to land themselves a place in the final.What does the group of words turned their fortunes around mean as it is used in this sentence?(tick one)Continued to do badly.Were lucky.Changed things and became more successful.Rotated the money they had.4.Name two of the three formats of cricket mention
10、ed in the article.1.2.5.Look at this sentence:But,in the end,the Aussies were too strong for the defending champions and were able to win their seventh title.What does the group of words defending champions mean in this sentence?(tick one)The best team at defending.The best team at batting.The team most people thought would lose.The team that won the competition last time.6.Write an alternative headline that could be used for this story using six words or fewer.Australia Beat England in Cricket World Cup Finalvisit
