London, July 5 -- ICC Chairman Jay Shah hailed the growth of women's cricket after Australia clinched a record-extending seventh ICC Women's T20 World Cup title, defeating hosts England by seven wickets in a commanding final at Lord's here on Sunday.

Australia completed an unbeaten campaign in style, chasing down 151 with 17 balls to spare in front of a record crowd of more than 28,000 at the iconic venue. The victory also marked the highest successful run chase in the history of a Women's T20 World Cup final and ended England's perfect home World Cup record.

Following the triumph, Shah congratulated both finalists in a post on X.

He wrote, "Congratulations to @CricketAus on winning their 7th @ICC Women's T20 World Cup title with anoth...