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The picture of the title match of ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 is now completely clear. In the second semi-final played at the historic ground of Kennington Oval, host England gave a spectacular performance and defeated South Africa by 40 runs. With this victory, the English team has entered the final of the T20 World Cup for the fifth time.
Now Sunday, 5 July 2026 Will get to see a great match on the ground of ‘Lord’, which is called the Mecca of cricket. In the title battle, England will face 6-time world champion Australian team. This match is in Indian time 8:00 pm It will be played live, which is expected to be very exciting and thorny.
6-time champion Australia vs 1-time champion England
Australia’s dominance in the history of women’s cricket has been one-sided. The Kangaroo team has so far won the glittering trophy of the T20 World Cup a maximum of 6 times (years 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020 and 2023). On the other hand, host England had won this title only once in the year 2009 (in the first season of the tournament). Apart from these, West Indies (2016) and New Zealand (2024) have also kissed this prestigious trophy once each.
Sciver-Brunt and Heather Knight’s record partnership of 133 runs
Earlier, in the second semi-final match, South Africa won the toss and invited England to bat first. The start of the English team was very bad and shocking. Opener Amy Jones (2 runs) was dismissed early by Shabnam Ismail, while Danny Wyatt (12 runs) was sent to the pavilion by Marizanne Kapp. Alyssa Capsey also got out after scoring just 1 run.
The England team looked to be in deep trouble after losing 3 wickets for just 23 runs. After this, vice-captain Nat Sciver-Brunt and captain Heather Knight took charge at the crease. Both the experienced batsmen played wisely and took just 90 balls for the fourth wicket. Record breaking match winning partnership of 133 runs of.
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Heather Knight: Scored 58 runs in 47 balls with the help of 6 fours and 1 six.
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Nat Sciver-Brunt: Played a stormy inning of 75 runs hitting 11 fours and 1 six in 47 balls.
On the basis of these two innings, England scored a strong score of 169 runs after losing 5 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. For South Africa, experienced fast bowler Shabnam Ismail took 2 wickets for 31 runs and spinner Nonkululeko Mlaba took 2 wickets for 25 runs.
Proteas team collapsed in front of the target of 170, Cap remained ineffective in front of Net Sciver
Chasing the challenging target of 170 runs, South Africa Women’s team was given a steady start by captain Laura Wolvaardt (17 runs) and Tajmin Britts and added 43 runs for the first wicket. But as soon as Wolvaardt was out, South Africa’s innings fell apart like a pack of cards.
The strong all-rounder Marijane Cap, who was in great form, flopped on the big stage of the semi-finals and was caught out by Charlie Dean after scoring just 5 runs. Aneri Derksen (3 runs) and Sune Luus (11 runs) also could not do anything special. South Africa’s hopes were completely shattered by star spinner Sophie Ecclestone clean bowling Chloe Tryon on a personal score of 12 runs.
Opener Tajmin Brits holding one end Strong half-century innings of 51 runs in 45 balls He definitely played, but he did not get support from any batsman from the other end. In the end, Nadine de Klerk remained unbeaten after scoring 14 runs, but she could not help the team cross the threshold of victory and the South African team could only score 129 runs after losing 8 wickets in 20 overs.
In England’s strong bowling, Lauren Bell took 2 wickets for 28 runs and Charlie Dean took 2 wickets for 31 runs, while Freya Kemp and Lynsey Smith got 1-1 success.