Welcome to live coverage of the grand finale of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 with England and Australia clashing in the final. The two unbeaten sides will finally see one side going down and the other getting a deserved coronation. Stay with us for updates as they happen.
Nat Sciver-Brunt, the home captain, had her son Theo in her arms for the national anthems. An emotional day for the side and for its talisman.
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Nat Sciver-Brunt, the home captain, had her son Theo in her arms for the national anthems. An emotional day for the side and for its talisman.
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TOSS AND PLAYING XI
Australia opts to field and is unchanged for the final. Ellyse Perry fit to play.
ENG Playing XI: Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Amy Jones, Nat Sciver-Brunt (c), Alice Capsey, Heather Knight, Freya Kemp, Danielle Gibson, Charlie Dean, Sophie Ecclestone, Linsey Smith, Lauren Bell,
AUS Playing XI: Beth Mooney, Georgia Voll, Phoebe Litchfield, Ellyse Perry, Ash Gardner, Georgia Wareham, Annabel Sutherland, Nicola Carey, Sophie Molineux, Kim Garth, Lucy Hamilton
RITA ORA IN THE HOUSE
Rita Ora got the crowd grooving with her pre-final concert at the Lord’s, belting out some of her most popular numbers as steady crowds trickled in for the big clash.
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Rita Ora got the crowd grooving with her pre-final concert at the Lord’s, belting out some of her most popular numbers as steady crowds trickled in for the big clash.
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LORD’S – VENUE GUIDE
Average first innings score: 135
Toss record: In six T20Is, the team winning the toss has won only once which was the final in 2009 where England beat New Zealand to lift the inaugural title.
““The group feels really calm; that’s all we could really ask for. We’ll just make sure we do that over the next 24 hours and make sure we turn up here tomorrow having not have played the game 1,000 times in our heads””-Sophie Molineux, Australia captain
WEATHER NEWS
A warm muggy London day on the cards for this big final
STATOSPHERE
England has never lost a home final across both white-ball formats
Australia has never lost to England in ICC finals
PREVIEW
The Globe Theatre is just five miles away from Lord’s. Cricket’s most famous ground has witnessed, in its long history, moments that could compare well with the drama of a Shakespearian play. Most of them have involved men’s cricket. Women haven’t played as much cricket at Lord’s. But times are changing. Remember, in Shakespeare’s time, women were not even allowed to perform on stage, though he penned some of literature’s greatest female characters.
Lord’s, in fact, is going to host next week its first ever Women’s Test match, between England and India. The Englishwomen are unlikely to be thinking of that game yet, though.
They are focussed completely on a game played in a much shorter format: the Women’s T20 World Cup final against Australia on Sunday.
More from P.K. Ajith Kumar’s preview of the summit clash.
SQUADS FOR THE FINAL
England: Nat Sciver-Brunt (c), Charlie Dean (vc), Lauren Bell, Alice Capsey, Tilly Corteen-Coleman, Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone, Lauren Filer, Dani Gibson, Amy Jones (wk), Freya Kemp, Heather Knight, Linsey Smith, Issy Wong, Danni Wyatt-Hodge.
Australia: Sophie Molineux (c), Nicola Carey, Ashleigh Gardner, Kim Garth, Lucy Hamilton, Grace Harris, Alana King, Phoebe Litchfield, Tahlia McGrath, Beth Mooney, Ellyse Perry, Megan Schutt, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Voll, Georgia Wareham
Published on Jul 05, 2026
