{"id":56222,"date":"2026-07-08T14:42:41","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T14:42:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/t20-world-cup-australia-thrash-england-to-win-seventh-title\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T14:42:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T14:42:41","slug":"t20-world-cup-australia-thrash-england-to-win-seventh-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.godj.com\/news\/t20-world-cup-australia-thrash-england-to-win-seventh-title\/","title":{"rendered":"T20 World Cup: Australia thrash England to win seventh title"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">T20 World Cup final, Lord&#8217;s <\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">England 150-4 (20 overs): <\/b>Sciver-Brunt 58* (53), Kemp 44 (28)<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">Australia 153-3 (17.1 overs): <\/b>Mooney 64 (49), Litchfield 48* (35)<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><i class=\"ssrcss-xbdn93-ItalicText e5tfeyi2\">Australia won by seven wickets<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/cricket\/scorecard\/e-228889\" class=\"ssrcss-1fqyhkk-InlineLink e1kn3p7n0\">Scorecard<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">England&#8217;s T20 World Cup hopes were crushed as Australia clinched their seventh title with a comprehensive seven-wicket victory at Lord&#8217;s.<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Despite all of England&#8217;s improvements to this point, their Ashes rivals ensured there would be no first trophy for the hosts since their iconic win on this ground in 2017, as Australia instead delivered an emphatic display of their strength.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">England struggled to cut loose in making 150-4 &#8211; captain Nat Sciver-Brunt needing 53 balls for 58 &#8211; before Australia brutally put that score into context.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">After Georgia Voll was bowled by Lauren Bell in the second over, Phoebe Litchfield and Beth Mooney put on a dismissive partnership of 100 in just 67 balls.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">By the time Litchfield fell for 48, Australia needed only 34 runs from 42 balls. <\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Mooney took them within 11 of the finish line in a brilliant 64, before one more piece of England-Australia controversy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">With seven runs needed, Sophie Ecclestone appeared to have taken a clean catch to dismiss Ellyse Perry in the 17th over, but Perry was called back by the TV umpire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The crowd booed and Ecclestone was incensed but it would have had no impact. The winning runs came when England&#8217;s spinner bowled five wides in the next over.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The victory margin denied the tournament a competitive finale fitting of the day, with Lord&#8217;s filled by a capacity crowd in another landmark moment for the women&#8217;s game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">The occasion is one positive for England, as are the signs of progress they have shown under coach Charlotte Edwards at this tournament, but Australia were ultimately a class above yet again.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sport\/cricket\/articles\/clywwv37l41o?at_medium=RSS&#038;at_campaign=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>T20 World Cup final, Lord&#8217;s England 150-4 (20 overs): Sciver-Brunt 58* (53), Kemp 44 (28) Australia 153-3 (17.1 overs): Mooney 64 (49), Litchfield 48* (35) Australia won by seven wickets Scorecard England&#8217;s T20 World Cup hopes were crushed as Australia clinched their seventh title with a comprehensive seven-wicket victory at Lord&#8217;s. 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