Summary

  • Australia win by 85 runs - their fifth T20 World Cup title

  • India bowled out for 99 - Schutt takes 4-18

  • Opener Healy hammers 75 off 39 balls for Australia, including three successive sixes

  • Mooney adds unbeaten 78 off 54 balls as Aussies post 184-4

  • Attendance of 86,174 at MCG on International Women's Day

  • Katy Perry performs before and after final

Live Reporting

Mark Mitchener

  1. Fireworks everywhere...

    It's as though the ICC knew what Katy Perry's set list was!

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  2. To mark International Women's Day, some supporters are wearing purple today - and a posse of purple-clad dancers have run on to surround Katy Perry.

    She's shed the flowing pink dress to reveal a purple mini-dress - and is now performing "Firework".

    PurpleEPA

  3. As well as Katy Perry being followed by those anthropomorphic cricket bats Amy spotted earlier, there's a line of dancers waving banners saying "Girl Power" and "The future is equal".

  4. And, emerging from a circle of cricket bats, dressed all in pink, here's Katy Perry.

    As for her first song, hear her Roar!

  5. Amy Lofthouse
    BBC Sport at the MCG

    The answer to this question is no, no I cannot.

    Bowl

  6. India's route to the final - part four

    Shafali Verma starred again as India clinched top spot in Group A with a fourth successive victory - though the player of the match honours went to spinner Radha Yadav, who took 4-23.

  7. Amy Lofthouse
    BBC Sport at the MCG

    While Meg Lanning was telling the crowd that her Australia side will have a bat first, I was distracted by these lining up on the boundary edge...

    Bats

  8. Line-ups

    Plenty of young fans in the stadium today. Let's hope a new generation of cricket fans are inspired by what they see. Here's who they'll be watching:

    Australia: Alyssa Healy (wk), Beth Mooney, Meg Lanning (capt), Rachael Haynes, Ash Gardner, Sophie Molineux, Nicola Carey, Jess Jonassen, Georgia Wareham, Delssa Kimmince, Megan Schutt.

    India: Shafali Verma, Smriti Mandhana, Taniya Bhatia (wk), Jemimah Rodrigues, Harmanpreet Kaur (capt), Veda Krishnamurthy, Deepti Sharma, Shikha Pandey, Radha Yadav, Poonam Yadav, Rajeshwari Gayakwad.

    And congratulations to New Zealand's Kim Cotton, who becomes the first female umpire to stand in a World Cup final. Her on-field colleague is Pakistan's Ahsan Raza - while third umpire twiddling the TV replay buttons is West Indian Gregory Brathwaite.

  9. Australia's route to the final - part three

    Hosts Australia are the only team who were asked to play at all four venues during the tournament - making a one-off visit to Canberra where they filled their boots against Bangladesh, making 189-1 from their 20 overs.

  10. India's passionate fans are there...

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  11. India's route to the final - part three

    To resume our 'how they got there' highlights...

    In Melbourne's Junction Oval - just a few six-hits down the road from the MCG, in St Kilda - India became the first team to qualify for the semi-finals, racking up a third successive win, despite New Zealand's Amelia Kerr nearly pulling a shock victory out of the fire.

  12. If you're wondering why the toss took place about 10 minutes before it would usually do, they're just setting the stage ready for Katy Perry's pre-match show...

  13. Happy birthday, Harmanpreet!

    It's a happy birthday to India captain Harmanpreet Kaur, who turns 31 today - having made her debut 11 years and one day ago.

    Should she make a half-century today, she will match West Indies captain Stafanie Taylor, who holds the niche record for the highest women's T20 international score by anyone on their birthday - having made 50 against South Africa in 2009, on her 18th.

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  14. Captain's view

    India captain Harmanpreet Kaur: "We also wanted to bat first, but we are confident about chasing. We have practised indoors and tried to spend time together. It's a big game, but we want to take it as another game, and play good cricket."

  15. Captain's view

    Australia captain Meg Lanning: "It looks like a really good wicket, the crowd is amazing and we're looking forward to it. We're as ready as we can be today. Every game we've played so far has been cut throat."

  16. Toss

    Australia have won the toss and will bat. They're unchanged from the semi-final - while India are unchanged from their last game, fielding a very spin-heavy attack.

  17. ouch!

    BREAKING: Injury news from the MCG

    Ellyse Perry is ruled out with a hamstring strain, but namesake Katy Perry has been passed fit, despite a sprained thumb.

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  18. India's route to the final - part two

    India opener Shafali Verma has been making a name for herself at this tournament, and took centre stage in their second game against Bangladesh - whacking four sixes in her 39 from 17 balls. And as we'll no doubt be reminding you today - she's only 16.

    Katy Perry might describe Verma's tournament as a Teenage Dream.

    Highlights: Shafali Verma helps India beat Bangladesh by 18 runs

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  20. Australia's route to the final - part two

    As the action moved to Perth, Australia got their campaign properly up and running with captain Meg Lanning - playing her 100th T20 international - and vice-captain Rachael Haynes seeing them past Sri Lanka.