The achievement matches that of England in 2009 when they lifted the World Cup in Australia before winning the World Twenty20 and defending the Ashes later that year.Since then, Australia have fought back to win back-to-back World Twenty20 titles, regained the Ashes in 2011 and added a sixth World Cup crown.
Women's World Cup winners
2013 - Australia
2009 - England
2005 - Australia
2000 - New Zealand
1997 - Australia
1993 - England
1988 - Australia
1982 - Australia
1978 - Australia
1973 - England
Jess Cameron, named player of the match for her 75 against the Windies, added: "From 2009 to where we are today, theamount of effort that Cricket Australia has put in to our programme has been amazing."It really shows in the trophies we've won and hopefully we can win a few more."Key to the Southern Stars' impressive victory in Mumbai was the return of pace bowler Ellyse Perry after three matches out with an ankle injury.After hitting 25 from 22 balls with the bat, Perry took wickets in each of her first three overs, despite twice aborting attempts to bowl her first ball and limping between overs."I've been battling an ankle injury for about three months, but I've been looked after by our medical staff and I wouldn't have missed this for the world," said Perry, who is also an international footballer for Australia."It was wonderful to play the way we did, a really special day and something I'm privileged to be a part of."Australia are now looking forward to defending the Ashes in a one-off Test match against England in Wormsley in August.Skipper Fields added: "We'll go home, have a well-earned rest and then we'll be able to focus on that Ashes tour.There's not many Test matches that we get to play at the moment, so that's a big thing for international women's cricket."
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