England face Australia in women's T20 World Cup final at Lord's

England and Australia will meet at Lord's on Sunday at 3.30pm for the Women's T20 World Cup final. Both nations have won all six of their matches to reach the showpiece, with England securing their place by beating South Africa at The Oval on Thursday.

The final represents a significant moment for the commercial profile of the women's game. Sky Sports is making the match available to stream live for free on its app and website without a subscription, a strategic move to drive audience engagement beyond its traditional paywalled cricket coverage on Sky Sports Cricket and Sky Sports Mix.

Australia enters the match as the favourite and the six-time T20 World Cup champion. The Southern Stars also dominated England 16-0 in the 2025 Ashes and won a warm-up match in Cardiff. Former England captain Nasser Hussain noted the psychological hurdle, asking: "Do they really believe they can beat Australia?"

England are operating under a new coach, Charlotte Edwards, who took over following the Ashes defeat. Hussain urged the team to shed their past defeats, stating: "No mental baggage, no scarring. It needs to be, 'we are a new England, under a new coach, we are coming at you, Australia'."

Australia's primary strength lies in a deep batting order, though Hussain noted this can occasionally lead to complacency. England will rely on a massive home crowd at Lord's and the form of captain Nat Sciver-Brunt, who returned from a calf injury to score a half-century in the semi-final alongside Heather Knight.

England's sharp fielding and bowling in the semi-final, including Sophie Ecclestone's figures of 1-21, will need to be replicated. Hussain highlighted this execution as crucial, noting that past England sides had "gone missing under pressure" but that the current squad's energy "really came to the fore" when elimination was a possibility.