ENG-W vs AUS-W, the final match of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026, is being played at the prestigious venue of Lord’s Cricket Ground, London. The action began at 8:00 PM IST. After winning the toss, Australian women’s captain Sophie Molineux elected to bowl first. The match’s first over began with the new ball in the hands of Kim Garth and opening batters Amy Jones and Danni Wyatt-Hodge on the crease. In the first over, Amy Jones struck a boundary on the 2nd ball of the first innings, and 7 runs came from the first over of the match.
The first breakthrough for the Australian women came in the 2nd over on the 2nd ball when Amy Jones was dismissed playing a half-volley ball, and at the score of 6(6), Georgia Voll got her first wicket of the match. Nat Sciver-Brunt scored a four on the very next delivery, but in 4.5 overs, Danni Wyatt-Hodge got out on Annabel Sutherland’s delivery after scoring 8(9). After 6 overs in the powerplay, ENG-W were at 39/2, with Alice Capsey 4*(6) and Nat Sciver-Brunt 18*(17) on the crease.
ENG-W vs AUS-W Middle Overs: England Reach 114/4 After 16 Overs as Nat Sciver-Brunt (43*) and Freya Kemp (25*) Rebuild
ENG-W vs AUS-W’s middle overs of the first innings began with Georgia Wareham’s over and captain Nat Sciver-Brunt and Alice Capsey on the crease. A big over for England came in the 9th over, where 16 runs came from Ashleigh Gardner’s over, as Alice Capsey hit 2 fours and a six. In the 10th over’s 4th ball, Alice Capsey, after scoring 23(20), got bowled on captain Sophie Molineux’s delivery, and the 3rd breakthrough came for AUS-W.
In 10.5 overs, Heather Knight didn’t get time to settle, and she was also dismissed by Kim Garth. After Heather’s dismissal, England women rotated the strike and, with a calm and steady approach, kept the scoreboard running with singles and doubles, taking the score to 114/4 after 16 overs. Captain Nat Sciver-Brunt, holding one end of England’s innings, was on 43*(41), and Freya Kemp was on 25*(16).
ENG-W vs AUS-W Death Overs: Nat Sciver-Brunt’s 58*(53) Holds England Together, Freya Kemp’s 44*(28) Finishes in Style
ENG-W vs AUS-W’s death overs of the first innings began with Kim Garth’s last over of her spell, and 8 runs came from the 17th over. Ashleigh Gardner came on for the 18th over. Nat Sciver-Brunt took a single on the 1st ball of the 18th over, and then she reached her fifty under pressure, holding the strings of the ENG-W innings in her hands and anchoring one end of the England batting. This was her 20th T20I fifty and her second fifty in this edition of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026. In the 18th over, England women added 9 more runs.
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In the 19th over, Sutherland bowled tight lines and restricted the scoring, as only 6 runs came from the over. The last over of the match was bowled by AUS-W captain Sophie Molineux, and Freya Kemp hit a six on the 4th ball of the 20th over, with 13 more runs added to the ENG-W scoreboard. With resilient innings from Nat Sciver-Brunt’s 58*(53) and Freya Kemp’s 44*(28), England women finished the innings at a fighting total of 150/4.
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