Wicketkeeper-batter Beth Mooney scored a brilliant half-century (64 runs from 49 balls) and added 100 runs for the second wicket with left-handed batter Phoebe Litchfield (48 runs from 35 balls) on Sunday (July 5) to help Australia crush England by seven wickets and win the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup title for a record-extending seventh time.
In the summit clash of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 played at Lord’s in London, Australian skipper Sophie Molineux won the toss and opted to field first, after which the Southern Stars managed to restrict the hosts to 150/4 despite captain Nat Sciver-Brunt’s unbeaten 58-run knock.
The target of 151 runs was a challenging one, and it became even more difficult for the Australian side after they lost opening batter Georgia Voll in the second over of the run chase. But then Mooney joined hands with Litchfield and scored runs at will to knock England out of the match.
-Agencies
