Australia beat England to win the 2026 Women's T20 World Cup

Australia won the 2026 ICC Women's T20 World Cup on 5 July 2026, beating England by seven wickets with 17 balls to spare in the final at Lord's in London. It was Australia's record seventh title in the event.

England made 150/4 in their 20 overs, with Nat Sciver-Brunt scoring 58. Australia replied with 153/3 in 17.1 overs. Beth Mooney made 64 off 49 balls and put on 100 with Phoebe Litchfield to take control of the chase.

England's total of 150/4 set Australia a target of 151. The chase was completed with 17 balls left, which gave Australia their margin of seven wickets. Nat Sciver-Brunt's 58 was the top score of the England innings.

Mooney and Perry make records

Mooney was named both Player of the Match and Player of the Tournament, the first player to win the final and tournament awards twice. Ellyse Perry became the first cricketer of either gender to win nine world cups. Sophie Molineux was Australia's captain.

Prize money was US$2.34m for Australia and US$1.17m for England.

The tournament

The 12-team event was held in England from 12 June to 5 July 2026, with 33 matches. Defending champions New Zealand went out in the group stage, and the Netherlands made their debut.

Olympic qualification

The tournament also served as a qualifier for the 2028 Olympic cricket event. South Africa, India, Great Britain and Australia qualified through it, via continental qualification. The women's Olympic matches are scheduled for 12 to 20 July 2028 in California, in the T20I format. Six teams will take part in the women's event, and six in the men's. They will be split into two groups of three, followed by cross-group matches and the gold and bronze medal matches.