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:INFO
The Final at Lord's
Two unbeaten sides. One historic venue. On Sunday 5 July, England Women and Australia Women meet at Lord's Cricket Ground for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 Final. England have never lost a Women's World Cup on home soil. Australia have won the title six times and are chasing a record seventh. Both teams arrived in the final without dropping a match. There will be no easy innings and no comfortable overs. Rita Ora performs at the pre-match ceremony; Clean Bandit close the night after the trophy presentation.


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:JOURNEY
Road to Lord's
1 Dominant
2 Clinical
3 Comfortable
4 Dramatic
5 Inevitable

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[icon:SHIELD] England's Home Record
England have never lost a Women's World Cup tournament on home soil, in either the T20 or ODI format. The crowd at Lord's, and the conditions they know better than anyone, give Nat Sciver-Brunt's side a psychological edge that statistics alone cannot measure.
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[icon:FIRE] Australia's Championship Pedigree
Australia have won six of the nine previous Women's T20 World Cup titles. Ellyse Perry, competing in her record 50th Women's T20 World Cup match, anchors a squad that has never been more balanced. Sophie Molineux captains for the first time at an ICC event.


:QUOTE [quotetype:plain, subtitle:Nat Sciver-Brunt]
We were in a tough spot early on and we found a way through. That's what this team does. Lord's is exactly where we want to be.


:NOTE
The head-to-head record across Women's T20 Internationals stands at Australia 22, England 20 from 45 matches, with 1 no result and 2 ties. The sides are as evenly matched on paper as any two teams have ever been heading into a World Cup final.


:LINK
https://www.icc-cricket.com/tournaments/womens-t20-worldcup-2026
ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 official site