Normalcy has resumed. The world is round and we breathe oxygen. In the same way, Australia’s women’s team are world champions again. Yes, for the first time in recent history, the mighty Aussies didn’t have either the Women’s T20 World Cup or the ODI World Cup. Now, they have hammered their way to their seventh T20 World Cup by beating England in the final at the Lord’s Cricket Ground. At the mecca of cricket. In front of the hosts, Sophie Molineux’s team has done it.
Australia women’s team, are you for real?
There are sporting dynasties, and then there’s what Australia’s women’s cricket team has done over the last 15 years. Brazil won three World Cups in four tournaments between 1958 and 1970. The All Blacks have had periods of total dominance. Ricky Ponting’s Australia men ruled world cricket like no other side.
But even those teams had moments when someone else took over. Australia Women don’t seem to follow that pattern. On a bright afternoon at Lord’s, they beat England again to win their seventh ICC Women’s T20 World Cup title, stretching a record that already out of reach. England came in with a packed home crowd and a real chance to end Australia’s run. They walked away with another reminder of just how big the gap is when it matters most.
This was a team that stormed through the tournament unbeaten, beating South Africa, Bangladesh, the Netherlands, Pakistan, India and the West Indies before brushing England aside in the final. The victory takes Australia to seven Women’s T20 World Cup titles, adding to their triumphs in 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020 and 2023. No other nation has managed more than one. In ODI World Cups, they have lifted the silverware seven times in 13 editions.
England, meanwhile, have become victims. This was the fourth Women’s T20 World Cup final between the two old rivals and Australia have won every single one of them. For the first time, England have lost a home World Cup as well.
Most ICC Trophies in Cricket (Men’s + Women’s ICC Trophies)
Rank | Team | Total ICC Trophies |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 24 |
| 2 | India | 9 |
| 3 | England | 8 |
| 4 | West Indies | 6 |
| 5 | New Zealand | 4 |
| =6 | Pakistan | 3 |
| =6 | Sri Lanka | 3 |
| 8 | South Africa | 2 |
Australia’s Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 winning squad
Georgia Voll, Beth Mooney(w), Phoebe Litchfield, Ellyse Perry, Ashleigh Gardner, Georgia Wareham, Annabel Sutherland, Nicola Carey, Sophie Molineux(c), Kim Garth, Lucy Hamilton, Megan Schutt, Grace Harris, Tahlia McGrath, Alana King
The Final at Lord’s – How Australia did it again
It was supposed to be England’s day. A home final, a packed Lord’s, and a chance to stop Australia. Instead, it became another chapter in Australia’s dynasty.
England were sent in and never found rhythm. To be fair, the pitch wasn’t a belter for batting. The ball was sticking and the Aussie bowlers knew it from the get-go. Amy Jones and Danni Wyatt-Hodge, the highest run-getter of the tournament, fell cheaply inside the powerplay, and at 70/4 the hosts were wobbling.
Nat Sciver-Brunt held it together. She took her time, then pushed on for an unbeaten 58, and found an unlikely ally in Freya Kemp. Kemp’s 28-ball 44* at the death gave England something to defend: 150/4. It could’ve been competitive, but not enough against this Australia.
The chase was highly one-sided, just like how Australia love to perform. Australia came out with intent. Losing Georgia Voll early didn’t slow them. Beth Mooney and Phoebe Litchfield attacked from ball one, racing to 62/1 in the powerplay. The fielding side looked a step behind all afternoon. Mooney played the anchor role she owns in finals – her third T20 World Cup final fifty, 64 off 49.
Beth Mooney in Last 3 Women’s T20 World Cup Finals
- 2020 vs India – 78*
- 2023 vs South Africa – 74*
- 2026 vs England (Lord’s) – 64 (49)
- Mooney holds the record for the most 50+ scores in Women’s T20 World Cup finals
Litchfield gave it flair with a 35-ball 48. Their 100-run stand broke England’s spirit. By the time Litchfield and Mooney fell, the game was gone. Ellyse Perry and Ashleigh Gardner finished it calmly. Australia got home in 17.1 overs with 7 wickets to spare. England lose a home final for the first time in any format. Australia stay unbeaten through the tournament, and they’re back where they’ve lived for 15 years – on top of the world.
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Australia maul England at Lord's to clinch 7th ICC Women's T20 World Cup title
