However, the White Ferns managed to turn around their luck in Dubai on Sunday, as they won their first ever T20 World Cup title. The team with extraordinary performances by Ameila Kerr and Brooke Halliday, beat South Africa in the highly anticipated finals by a substantial 32 runs.

All-rounder Amelia Kerr starred with bat and ball as New Zealand beat South Africa by 32 runs to lift their maiden Women's Twenty20 World Cup on Sunday after runners-up finishes in 2009 and 2010.

New Zealand has won the Women’s T20 World Cup for the first time. It beat South Africa by 32 runs on Sunday after a standout performance from Amelia Kerr with bat and ball.

An outstanding all-round performance by Amelia Kerr led New Zealand to their first ever Women's T20 World Cup title as they beat South Africa by a commanding 32 runs in Sunday's final in Dubai.

West Indies all-rounder Deandra Dottin's brilliance with bat and ball could not prevent New Zealand from sailing into the final of the women's T20 World Cup with a thrilling eight-run victory in the second semi-final in Sharjah on Friday.

The mega event, which was pre-scheduled to take place in Bangladesh, was shifted to United Arab Emirates during the need of the hour, and the 20-day carnival produced a

South Africa had their worst match of the tournament in the final while New Zealand played their best. South Africa’s 32-run loss to New Zealand in the final of the T20 Women’s World Cup on Sunday marks two final defeats in the same tournament 20 months apart.