Australia defeated hosts England by 7 wickets in the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 final at Lord’s, winning their seventh title.

Australia are once again the champions of women’s T20 cricket. In front of a record crowd of more than 28,000 fans at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London, Australia defeated hosts England by seven wickets on Sunday, July 5, 2026, to win the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup for the seventh time. The victory ended Australia’s three-year wait for the trophy and denied England a fairy-tale home triumph in front of their own fans.

Match Summary: Australia vs England

Both teams arrived at the final unbeaten, setting up a rematch of one of women’s cricket’s fiercest rivalries. England, batting first, got off to a shaky start, losing openers Amy Jones and Danni Wyatt-Hodge — the tournament’s leading run-scorer — inside the powerplay. England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt, who had returned from a calf injury for the knockout stages, once again anchored the innings with a fighting 58 off 53 balls. A late push helped England post 150/4, a competitive total but ultimately not enough against a clinical Australian batting lineup.

In reply, Australia made light work of the chase. Georgia Voll got the innings off to a flying start before Beth Mooney and Phoebe Litchfield took over, adding a match-defining century stand of 100 runs off just 67 balls. Litchfield played freely for 48 off 35 balls, while Mooney anchored the innings with 64 off 49 to record her third half-century in a T20 World Cup final. Even after both were dismissed, Ellyse Perry and Ashleigh Gardner guided Australia home in 17.1 overs, finishing at 153/3 — the highest successful run chase in a Women’s T20 World Cup final.

Key Takeaways from the Final

• Result: Australia Women won by 7 wickets (153/3 in 17.1 overs, chasing 151)
• Venue: Lord’s Cricket Ground, London
• Attendance: A record crowd of over 28,000
• Player of the Match: Beth Mooney (64 off 49 balls)
• Player of the Tournament: Beth Mooney
• Titles: Australia’s seventh Women’s T20 World Cup title and 14th women’s World Cup overall across formats
• Closing Ceremony: Rita Ora and Clean Bandit headlined the post-match celebration

This win ended a 1,225-day gap since Australia’s last Women’s T20 World Cup title in 2023, one of the longer droughts in the team’s dominant history in the format. For England, the loss ended a perfect record at home women’s World Cups, though the team can take pride in an unbeaten run through the group stage and semi-finals.

Road to the Final

England’s Path: England opened the tournament with a record 219/1 against Sri Lanka, then defeated Ireland, Scotland, the West Indies, and New Zealand to finish the group stage unbeaten. In the semi-final, a 133-run partnership between Sciver-Brunt and captain Heather Knight — the highest partnership in Women’s T20 World Cup history — powered England past South Africa.

Australia’s Path: Australia were similarly dominant through the group stage before eliminating India in a record-breaking chase and defeating the West Indies by eight wickets in the semi-final to book their eighth T20 World Cup final appearance, the most of any nation.