Australia has once again maintained its dominance in women’s T20 cricket. Australia won the title for a record seventh time by defeating England by seven wickets in the final of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 played at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London on Sunday, July 5. In this match, England, batting first, scored 150 runs for 4 wickets in 20 overs. In reply, Australia won the match by scoring 153 runs losing 3 wickets in 17.1 overs.
The target of 151 runs has been successfully achieved for the first time in a final of the Women’s T20 World Cup. Australia won the match with 17 balls remaining and with this the Kangaroo team has also made a record of winning this title for the 7th time. Australia has maintained its dominance in international cricket.
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He played an important role
Beth Mooney played the most important role in Australia’s victory. He scored 64 runs in 49 balls and hit 10 fours in his innings. Along with her, Phoebe Lichfield scored 48 runs in 35 balls, which included six fours and two sixes. Both the batsmen played an important role in the team’s victory by making a partnership of 100 runs in 67 balls for the second wicket. Lichfield was out after scoring 48 runs, while Beth Mooney also returned to the pavilion just before the victory. After this, Alice Perry remained unbeaten and led the team to victory. Australia achieved this target with 17 balls remaining and won the title.
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Sophie Ecclestone’s hard work went in vain
The England team was lagging behind in the match. Australia’s batsmen were overpowering England. Meanwhile, for England, Sophie Ecclestone took the wicket of Beth Mooney, but despite this, Australia’s batting was not much affected. Beth Mooney’s hard work went in vain and the team could not win the title. The England team was under pressure and this was visible on the ground as well when Australia won with the help of consecutive wide balls in Ecclestone’s over.
Slow start increased problems
Earlier, England had a slow start and the Australian bowlers did not allow runs to be scored freely in the middle overs. Captain Nat Sciver-Brunt took the responsibility and scored unbeaten 58 runs in 53 balls. Whereas Freya Kemp played an unbeaten inning of 44 runs in 28 balls. Both the batsmen added 80 runs for the fifth wicket, taking England’s score to 150 runs. Nat Sciver-Brunt hit five fours in her innings, while Freya Kemp hit four fours and a six. The England team could hit only two sixes in the entire 20 overs. Both these sixes came from the bat of Alice Capsey and Freya Kemp.
Australia captain Sophie Molineux won the toss and decided to bowl first. His team’s bowlers maintained pressure on England’s batsmen from the beginning. Spin bowler Sophie Molineux took one wicket for 32 runs, while Georgia Wareham did not concede any runs in her two overs. Kim Garth and Annabel Sutherland also bowled tightly, which affected England’s run rate. However, Ellis Perry could not bowl in this match due to injury.
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Became world champion for the 7th time
Australia remained undefeated in the entire tournament of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 and became the Women’s T20 World Cup champion for the seventh time by winning the final. With this victory, Australia has become world champion for the 7th time. In this match, Beth Mooney scored a half-century for the third consecutive time in the final. He was adjudged player of the match for his innings of 64 runs.
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