Australia locked down their seventh Women’s T20 World Cup title on July 5, 2026. They systematically dismantled England at Lord’s, winning by seven wickets in a match that completely rewrote the record books. And it finally ended England’s flawless streak of winning every major global women’s cricket tournament hosted on their home turf.
Chasing England’s first-innings total of 150/4 in the 2026 Women’s T20 World Cup final, veteran opener Beth Mooney took absolute control. She hit 64 runs off 49 balls, finding the boundary 10 times. Australia sealed the chase with 17 balls to spare, finishing at 153/3 in 17.1 overs. That exact score set a new milestone as the highest successful run chase in a Women’s T20 World Cup final.
Mooney didn’t do it alone. Phoebe Litchfield smashed 48 runs off 35 balls. The two batters put together a blistering 100-run partnership for the second wicket that left the English bowling attack with no answers. Mooney took home the Aramco Player of the Match award for the final, marking her third half-century in a T20 World Cup championship game.
But the hardware didn’t stop there. Mooney was also named Player of the Tournament. She finished the campaign with 238 runs at a 47.6 average and a rapid 142.51 strike rate. She also grabbed five catches behind the stumps as the full-time wicketkeeper. That performance made her the first player to be named Player of the Tournament twice at a T20 World Cup.
Captain Sophie Molineux led the squad to an undefeated run for the entire tournament. The result formally shattered England’s previously undefeated historical home record. For the Australians, it completed a dominant comeback after missing the final entirely in 2024.