스포츠 The Guardian 2026-06-30T17:25:05

Matthews criticises ‘unfair’ funding after Australia crush West Indies to race into final

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Semi-final: Australia, 127-2, bt West Indies, 125-7, by 8 wkts‘Our girls have to fight a lot to even be competing,’ says captainThe West Indies captain, Hayley Matthews, criticised the “unfair” distribution of funding in global cricket after her team were beaten resoundingly by Australia in the T20 World Cup semi-finals.Australia chased down their 126‑run target with eight wickets and seven overs to spare, after a 63-run partnership off 36 balls between Beth Mooney and Ash Gardner enabled Australia to win at a canter. The six‑time champions will face the winner of Thursday’s semi-final between England and South Africa in the final on Sunday. After another convincing performance, they will surely be huge favourites to take home a seventh title. West Indies, by contrast, have failed to win a single tournament in the past decade. Continue reading...