{"id":189961,"date":"2026-07-04T18:32:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T00:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=189961"},"modified":"2026-07-04T18:32:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T00:02:03","slug":"womens-t20-world-cup-2026-final-preview-england-australia-clash-in-tussle-for-greatness-at-lords","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=189961","title":{"rendered":"Women\u2019s T20 World Cup 2026 Final preview: England, Australia clash in tussle for greatness at Lord\u2019s"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The Globe Theatre is just five miles away from Lord\u2019s. Cricket\u2019s most famous ground has witnessed, in its long history, moments that could compare well with the drama of a Shakespearian play.<\/p>\n

Most of them have involved men\u2019s cricket. Women haven\u2019t played as much cricket at Lord\u2019s. But times are changing. Remember, in Shakespeare\u2019s time, women were not even allowed to perform on stage, though he penned some of literature\u2019s greatest female characters.<\/p>\n

Lord\u2019s, in fact, is going to host next week its first ever Women\u2019s Test match, between England and India. The Englishwomen are unlikely to be thinking of that game yet, though.<\/p>\n

ALSO READ | MCC urges members to attend Women\u2019s T20 World Cup final at Lord\u2019s regardless of England result<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

They are focussed completely on a game played in a much shorter format: the Women\u2019s T20 World Cup final against Australia on Sunday.<\/p>\n

For all the interest a final involving India would have generated, especially in a country of a billion cricket fans, there surely could not have been a bigger contest to end what has been a fascinating tournament.<\/p>\n

The final fits the bill in every way. The best side against the host, which also happens to be the second best team. The game\u2019s oldest rivals. A team whose talent is so deep, it is unreal, against a side that has some exceptional players and is captained by one of the most skilful, competitive women that has ever played cricket.<\/p>\n

Her teammates will indeed be hoping for another superwoman effort from skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt, who had led them from the front to take them to the final. After a rare top-order failure, she put the England innings back on the track, and with ample support from fellow-veteran Heather Knight, registered a total that would prove far too much for South Africa.<\/p>\n

Danni Wyatt-Hodge, who didn\u2019t click in that game, is still on top of the run charts. The seam of Lauren Bell and the spin of Linsey Smith, Sophie Ecclestone and Charlie Dean, has served England well.<\/p>\n

ALSO READ | Australia upbeat about \u2018ultimate professional\u2019 Perry\u2019s fitness for World Cup final<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n

As for Australia, this is one of those great teams in sporting history that can intimidate any team. Runs could come anywhere. So could wickets.<\/p>\n

Ellyse Perry, Ashleigh Gardner, Beth Mooney, Annabel Sutherland, Georgia Wareham, captain Sophie Molinuex, Phoebe Litchfield\u2026 It is not easy to prepare for players like that.<\/p>\n

But, the England women will be backed by its supporters. And they have the Lionesses and the Red Roses, their sisters in football and rugby respectively, to draw inspiration from.<\/p>\n

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The Globe Theatre is just five miles away from Lord\u2019s. Cricket\u2019s most famous ground has witnessed, in its long history, moments that could compare well with the drama of a Shakespearian play. Most of them have involved men\u2019s cricket. Women haven\u2019t played as much cricket at Lord\u2019s. But times are changing. 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