Overview
- Australia chased 151 and finished on 153 for 3 in 17.1 overs to beat England by seven wickets at Lord’s on Sunday, July 5, 2026, with Ashleigh Gardner hitting the winning runs.
- Beth Mooney scored 64 and Phoebe Litchfield 48 in a 100-run second-wicket stand that settled the chase, and Mooney was named Player of the Match and Player of the Tournament.
- England were put in to bat after Sophie Molineux won the toss and recovered from 70 for 4 to post 150 for 4 thanks to an unbeaten 58 from captain Nat Sciver-Brunt and a 44 not out from Freya Kemp.
- The final drew a near sell-out crowd at Lord’s, capped a high-profile edition that used an expanded 12-team format and broader broadcast and streaming deals to lift viewership and commercial stakes.
- Australia have now won the Women’s T20 World Cup seven times, Ellyse Perry appeared in a record-equalling seventh final, and England leave encouraged by a strong home campaign despite falling short.