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Australia Women vs England Women Final Full Commentary
Result · Jul 05 2026, Sun - 08:00 PM (IST)
AUS-W 153/3 (17.1)
ENG-W 150/4 (20.0)
Australia Women beat England Women by 7 wickets
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Welcome back for the chase. Nat Sciver-Brunt has her troops in a huddle, reinforcing the plans before her side takes the field. It will be the left-hand, right-hand combination of Beth Mooney and Georgia Voll to open the innings for Australia. Neither Lauren Bell nor Linsey Smith, but England are starting with Charlie Dean. Voll is on strike. Let's go...
... THE RUN CHASE ...
Looking ahead - Right then, 151 is what Australia need to clinch their seventh Women's T20 World Cup title. If they get over the line, it will be the highest successful chase in a Women's T20 World Cup final, eclipsing the previous record of 149, set by West Indies against Australia in the 2016 title clash. England's bowlers do have the advantage of knowing what worked for their Australian counterparts. Taking the pace off the ball proved highly effective on this surface, and expect England to lean heavily on those variations as they look to defend 150.
Kemp fueled the finish - England couldn't quite make the Powerplay count. In truth, Australia simply didn't allow them to, keeping things tight and removing both openers inside the first six overs. She did it in the semi-final against South Africa, and Nat Sciver-Brunt was at it again. She, like the rest of England's batters, had to battle the slowness of the surface, but held the innings together for her side. It was Freya Kemp who took the pressure off the England skipper, providing the injection of impetus her side desperately needed. In their 55-ball stand worth 80 runs, Kemp was the dominant partner, taking the attack to Australia and batting through to guide England to 150.
England end up with 150 - 45 runs came off the last 5 overs, and that has lifted England to a competitive total. Australia had their rivals in check for the most part, and one feels they would have taken this target at the start of the game.
England Women finish on 150/4. On a flatter trajectory, full in length, around off. Kemp clears the front leg away and slogs it hard on the bounce to Perry at long on for a single. 13 runs off the final over. Is that total enough against the six-time champs? Only time will tell.
Good running! Short and around off, Freya Kemp hangs back and heaves it across to deep mid-wicket, and the call is for the second run. Nat Sciver-Brunt puts on the afterburners to complete the second run. Sophie Molineux fails to collect the throw from the deep, which allows the England captain to rush back in.
SIX! Straight as an arrow! Precious runs for England, these. Angled across the stumps by Sophie, full and outside off. Freya Kemp plants her back knee into the pitch after shuffling a bit, gets her bat under the ball and hammers it down the ground for a cracking six.
Bowling to her field! Full on middle, angled in. Nat Sciver-Brunt walks out of the crease and whips off the pads to deep mid-wicket for just one.
Drops it full and around middle and leg. Nat Sciver-Brunt backs away and lofts it inside-out over wide mid off. Ashleigh Gardner runs across to her left and cuts it off. Two taken.
Quicker from around the stump. Full outside off. Kemp shuffles outside off and hammers it down to long on for a single.
Sophie Molineux has taken it upon herself to close out the innings. 3-0-19-1 so far for the Aussie skipper.
Top-drawer execution by Annabel. Just 6 runs from the penultimate over! Nails the yorker in, and gets it to tail on the pads. Nat Sciver-Brunt's head falls over as she shovels it out off the outer half of the bat.
Shin high full toss, on the pads. Freya Kemp flicks it to deep square leg. Phoebe Litchfield fields it. One taken.
Full toss, around off. Nat heaves it to deep mid-wicket for a single.
Low full toss, on middle. Sciver-Brunt swats it away to the left of deep square leg for a brace.
Pushes the length up, on off. Kemp hangs deep to launch it down the ground. She can't get under it and hits it along the ground to long on. They cross.
Into the wicket, on middle. Sciver-Brunt pulls it to deep square leg for a single.
A touch short, on off, this is pulled away towards deep mid-wicket for a run.
Full and lands outside leg, Kemp backs away and plays the lofted drive wide of long off for a single.
FOUR! In the gap! Short of a length, outside off, from around the wicket. Kemp hangs back and pulls it away powerfully past the left of long on for a boundary.
Kemp was gone had the throw hit. Tucking the batter up for room, on the fuller side. Sciver-Brunt steps out to flick it away but misses and wears it on the pads. The ball drops at her feet and the batters decide to sneak in a leg bye. Beth Mooney gets to the ball quickly, turns around and fires a throw at the batting end but misses.
Full and on the pads. Kemp clips it behind square leg for a single.
FIFTY FOR NAT SCIVER-BRUNT! That's her 9th T20 World Cup half century and she goes past Beth Mooney and Suzie Bates to notch the most fifties in T20 World Cup history. Overall, this is her 20th T20I fifty. The captain has led from the front. Looped up delivery on leg, Sciver-Brunt shuffles across to the off side and pulls it to deep square leg for a single to get to her milestone.
Ashleigh Gardner is back. She has gone for 24 runs in her two overs so far.
Play and a miss! Outside off, full in length. Freya Kemp is drawn forward for the cover drive, but plays inside the line and gets beaten by a whisker.
Full and angled on the pads, Nat steers it to deep square leg for a single. Moves to 49, does Nat.
FOUR! Edgy! Not at all where Nat intended to hit, but she will take it. The 50-run partnership is up between this pair. Low full toss, sliding down leg. Nat shapes up to play the scoop shot, but gets a massive top edge and it flies over the short third fielder for a boundary.
Full on the stumps, Kemp drives it down the ground to long on for a single.
Nails a wide yorker, outside off. Kemp fails to squeeze it out and is beaten on the outside edge.
First up, it is Annabel Sutherland for a chat with Ebony Rainford-Brent. She says the feeling is pretty surreal and admits she is lost for words. She describes it as a pretty cool feeling and says there is no better place than Lord's to win a World Cup. Sutherland adds that Australia's success has come from different players standing up at different times rather than relying on one individual.
Let's hear it from the Aussie players who are up for flash interviews with the broadcasters...
Seventh heaven for the undisputed queens - Death, taxes, and the Australian women’s cricket team winning the World Cups are a genuine reality now. Any whispers of this dynasty fading have been emphatically silenced on the grandest stage of all. By conquering England at Lord's, Australia have etched yet another golden chapter into their unprecedented history, lifting the T20 World Cup for a staggering seventh time. From the inaugural triumph under Alex Blackwell in 2010 and Jodie Fields' defence in 2012, through the unrelenting Meg Lanning era of 2014, 2018, 2020, and 2023, the legacy of dominance has been passed down seamlessly. Now, under the new leadership of Sophie Molineux, the antipodean stronghold remains unbroken. The golden era continues as the cricketing world is once again painted green and gold. AUSTRALIA ARE THE CHAMPIONS OF THE WOMEN'S T20 WORLD CUP 2026.
FIVE WIDES! Normal service has resumed as Australia reclaim the T20 World Cup crown. 7th T20 title for the Aussies as they beat their old rivals pretty comprehensively. Sprayed down leg, on a length. Ashleigh Gardner gets down on a knee for the sweep but fails to lay any bat on it. Amy Jones is beaten to her left, and it goes away into the fence. Hugs, smiles and celebrations erupt in the Australian camp, and they are sure to continue long into the night. In contrast, there are emotional scenes among the England players as the disappointment of falling short on home soil begins to sink in.
Good piece of fielding. Pushed fuller, and around leg. Gardner comes down the track to loft this one over mid on. The fielder in that position gives it a good chase and manages to dive and flick it back into play, before diving over the ropes, with the batters scampering through for a couple. Just 3 needed now.
This could well be the last over of the World Cup. Australia Women need 5 runs from 18 balls. Sophie Ecclestone (3-0-17-1) will bowl out.
Drops it short, on off. Perry rocks back and jabs it to mid-wicket.
Short and darted in at the pads. Gardner clips it behind square leg for a single.
Offers flight, full and on off, Perry drives it to deep cover for a single.
Perry survives! This is flatter and quicker as well, full and off. Perry steps out again, but this time, she tries to take the aerial route and go over mid off. The bat turns in her hand, and she fails to get any sort of elevation. Hits it flat to mid off, where the ball dips on Sophie Ecclestone, but she does well to dive forward and just about gets her hands under the ball. Ecclestone is claiming the catch, and she bangs the ball onto the ground in frustration. Perry had almost crossed the boundary cushions but was asked to wait by the umpires. Ecclestone's hands were slightly apart, and that may have given the third umpire the impression that the ball had bounced.
Is that a clean catch by Sophie Ecclestone? The on-field umpires want to be doubly sure about the legality of the catch. Her fingers seem to be cleanly underneath the ball. Another angle shows that it is not that straightforward, though. But after several checks, it is deemed that the ball was grassed. NOT OUT loads on the giant screen. Sophie Ecclestone cannot believe it. England cannot believe it. Nat Sciver-Brunt walks to the umpire to have a chat. Ecclestone is fuming, but Dean intervenes to calm things down.
FOUR! Excellent use of the feet. Flighted delivery, fuller and on off. Perry shimmies down the track and gets to the pitch of the ball. She puts her head down and cracks the drive to the left of mid off for a boundary.
Angled in, on middle, on a length. Perry punches it to mid on.
With just 11 needed off the last 24 balls, Ashleigh Gardner is in at number 5.
OUT! LBW! England get the review right. Beth Mooney would have loved to be out there when the winning runs are hit, but not to be for her. Speared in very full, on middle and leg. Mooney is beaten on the flick on the inside edge and wears it low on the front pad. A loud shout for LBW but turned down. Sophie Ecclestone is pretty confident, and Nat Sciver-Brunt sends it upstairs. Is it sneaking down leg with the angle? UltraEdge comes up first. There is a murmur when the ball is next to the bat, but there is a bit of a gap. A definite spike appears only after the ball has gone past the bat, and it is from the bat hitting the turf. It is three reds on Ball Tracking with the ball crashing into the leg stump. The on-field decision has been overturned.
Has Ecclestone got Mooney? She convinces her skipper to take the review for LBW, challenging the on-field decision. Flat line on UltraEdge. Ball Tracking comes up with three reds. OUT!
Low full toss, on middle. Ellyse Perry advances and firms the drive down the ground. Nat Sciver-Brunt gets low to her left and makes a half-stop. Just a single.
Fuller and on middle. Beth turns it in front of square on the leg side and turns the strike over.
Flat and short, outside off. Mooney is made to reach out. She cuts but can't get it past short third.
Pushed through, fuller and attacking the front pad. Perry clips it through square leg and takes a single.
Darted in at the pads, on a good length. Perry misses out on the tickle and wears it on the pads.
Sophie Ecclestone comes back on.
Full ball, around off. Perry comfortably knocks it down to long on for a single.
FOUR! Easily done! Perry gets into the act. A slot ball from Charlie, on off. Ellyse Perry advances down a bit, gets under the ball, pumps it over the mid off fielder for a boundary.
Short on off, Beth Mooney rocks back and cuts it late to backward point for a single.
WIDE! Flat and on a lower trajectory, beyond the tramline on the off side. Beth tries to run it through point, only to miss.
Excellent piece of fielding by Smith. Perry was gone if the throw was accurate and powerful enough. Touch short, around leg. Mooney hangs deep in the crease, makes room and drives this crisply to the left of Linsey Smith at extra cover. Smith dives full length and does brilliantly to stop it, but can't get a clean throw away to Dean with her right hand. Perry, already halfway down the track, turns back in time to scramble home.
Serves it full and on off Ellyse Perry gets on the front foot and pushes it wide of the cover fielder for a quick single. 21 needed off 34 balls.
Goes straight on with the arm, on a length, around off. Ellyse Perry hangs back and tries to punch it back to the bowler, but gets beaten.
DRINKS BREAK! Australia are just 22 runs away from reclaiming the T20 World Cup crown and lifting a record-extending 7th title in the format. It has been pretty much one-way traffic, with the England bowlers finding no answers to the dominant batting display. England needed early wickets in the Powerplay but could not produce the discipline their counterparts showed with the ball, and the Aussie top order cashed in to break the back of the chase. 28,887 is the official attendance for the final, and they have witnessed what has largely been a one-sided contest.