Women’s T20 WC Final: Captain Brunt scored an unbeaten half-century, England gave Australia a target of 151

By Samira Vishwas On Jul 5, 2026

Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 Final: The final match of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 is being played today. England, who came to bat first after losing the toss, gave Australia a target of 151 runs to win. Captain Nat Sciver-Brunt scored a half-century for England.

England had a bad start

England had a bad start after losing the toss and coming to bat first in the match being played at the historic Lord’s ground. England lost both their opening batsmen cheaply. Amy Jones was out after scoring 6 runs and Danny Wyatt after scoring 8 runs. England, which had lost 2 wickets for 32 runs, were handled by captain Nat Sciver-Brunt and Alice Capsey. Both of them made a partnership of 35 runs for the third wicket.

Women’s T20 WC: Captain Nat Sciver-Brunt hits fifty as England posts 150/4 in 20 overs against Australia in the final at the Lords Cricket Ground in London pic.twitter.com/CXSspdj49h
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Brunt and Freya took over the innings

Capsy was out after scoring 23 runs in 20 balls. After this, England got the fourth blow in the form of Heather Knight on the score of 70. Knight was out after scoring just 2 runs. Captain Brunt and Freya Kemp, who came to bat at number six, took charge of England, which had lost 4 wickets at 70. Both of them made an unbeaten 80-run partnership taking the team’s score to 150 for 4 wickets in 20 overs. Kemp batted fast. She returned unbeaten after scoring 44 runs in 28 balls with the help of 1 six and 4 fours.

Captain Brunt played an unbeaten inning of 58 runs.

Brunt scored a half-century. Brunt remained unbeaten after scoring 58 runs on 53 balls with the help of 5 fours. Brunt started the innings brightly, but his innings slowed down due to the continuous falling of wickets. For Australia, Kim Garth, Lucy Hamilton, captain Sophie Molineux and Annabel Sutherland took 1 wicket each.

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Chance to win second World Cup

England will have to perform strongly in bowling to win their second World Cup. The team has a chance to win the World Cup on its own soil once again after 2009. At the same time, Australia will also try its best to win the title for the seventh time.

With agency input…