By ReutersPublished On 5 Jul 20265 Jul 2026Australia have crushed England by seven wickets in a one-sided final to land their seventh Women’s T20 World Cup at a sold-out Lord’s Cricket Ground in London.A sparkling second-wicket century partnership between Beth Mooney (64 runs) and Phoebe Litchfield (48 runs) helped Australia chase down a victory target of 151 with 17 balls to spare on Sunday.Having beaten England 16-0 in the multi-format Ashes 18 months ago, Australia comprehensively outplayed their rivals again to claim the trophy.“That’s the only way in T20 cricket – throw the first punch. We just tried to get the run rate down as fast as possible,” said Litchfield, whose 48 came off just 35 balls.She credited Mooney for easing the pressure of the run chase.“‘Moods made it look easy out there and took the pressure off me, and we had an awesome partnership,” she said. “It’s always lots of fun batting with ‘Moods’, running hard and getting creative.“It’s such a cool feeling to contribute, and to win the World Cup is incredible.”Mooney was named player of the tournament after her 64 from 49 balls for an Australia side who went through the tournament unbeaten.“I just tried to make sure we got ahead of the game as early as possible,” she said.“This is an amazing icing on the cake for what has been a pretty amazing tournament for the group.” Australia’s Beth Mooney was named player of the cricket final [Justin Tallis/AFP]England’s under-par total of 150-4 was built around an unbroken partnership of 80 bet …
