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The ICC 2026 Women’s T20 World Cup final has ended after a fierce battle between the home team, England and the mighty Australia women’s cricket team at the Lord’s Cricket Ground. From the beginning till the end of the match, Australia remained a strong contender to win the title.
Tonight’s final was defined by several 1v1 rivalries that shaped the game in both innings. At the time of the toss, the England women’s cricket team looked confident of taking on Australia to win their second T20 World Cup title in women’s international cricket. On the other hand, before tonight’s final, the Australian team had 6 titles and were looking for the 7th title.
List of ICC Women’s T20 World Cup winners (2009–2026)
Summary of 2026 Women’s T20 World Cup Final
Australia invited England to bat first after the toss. The Lord’s pitch was fresh enough to assist the bowlers in the first innings of the match; The Australians knew this very well. They kept putting pressure on the host team with the team ball right from the beginning of the first innings. Caught in a trap, both the opening batsmen of the England women’s team lost their wickets early in the innings, which was a big blow for the Three Lions.
Captain Nat Sciver-Brunt’s unbeaten 58 and another unbeaten 44 from Freya Kemp helped England reach 150 in the first innings.
Considering the initial conditions of the pitch, the total was good, but not enough to stand in the way of the Australian team and the trophy.
100-run partnership decides the fate of the 2026 Women’s T20 World Cup final
Beth Mooney’s explosive inning of 64 runs in 49 balls set the tone for the run chase in the second innings. she had joined Phoebe Litchfield, who played a good inning of 48 runs in 34 balls.
The 100-run partnership between these two batsmen completely took away the momentum from England in the 2026 Women’s T20 World Cup. Australia won the 2026 Women’s T20 World Cup by 7 wickets with 17 balls to spare.
Highest partnership (any wicket) in a Women’s T20 World Cup final
120 – H Mathews, S Taylor (West Indies) v Australia, Kolkata, 2016 (1st wicket)
115 – A Healy, B Mooney (AUS) v India, Melbourne, 2020 (1st wicket)
100 – P Litchfield, B Mooney (Aus) v England, Lord’s, Women’s T20 World Cup (2nd Wicket)
80* – F Kemp, Nat Sciver-Brunt (Eng) v Australia, Lord’s, 2026 (5th wicket)
77 – M Lanning, E Villani (AUS) v West Indies, Kolkata, 2016 (2nd wicket)
