ICC Women's T20 World Cup: Australia won its seventh title, defeating England
Australia won its record-extending seventh title at the ICC Women's T20 World Cup by defeating host England by seven wickets at Lord's Cricket Ground.
Chasing a target of 151 runs, Australia completed the highest successful run chase in tournament final history, finishing the match in 17.1 overs.
Final Match Key Statistics
- England: 150/4 in 20 overs (Nat Sciver-Brunt 58*, Freya Kemp 44*)
- Australia: 153/3 in 17.1 overs (Beth Mooney 64, Phoebe Litchfield 48)
- Result: Australia won by 7 wickets with 17 balls remaining
Standout Performers
- Beth Mooney (Australia): Scored a match-winning 64 off 49 balls, earning both Player of the Match and Player of the Tournament honours.
- Danni Wyatt-Hodge (England): Finished as the tournament's top run-scorer, setting a single-edition record with 302 runs.
- Shree Charani (India): The 21-year-old left-arm orthodox spinner emerged as the tournament's top wicket-taker with 14 wickets in five matches.
- This performance broke Poonam Yadav's previous Indian record of 10 wickets in a single T20 World Cup edition and propelled Charani to the No. 1 spot in the ICC T20I Bowling Rankings.
- Following her brilliant white-ball campaign, she was also awarded her maiden Test cap for India against England.
