'Stability brings trophies home': Sachin Tendulkar praises Australia after Women's T20 World Cup triumph - The Statesman

The England versus Australia rivalry in cricket has always carried intensity, prestige and history. Be it among men or in women's cricket, every England vs Australia encounter proves to be a better version than the past. The Women's T20 World Cup 2026 final just adds another chapter to that. England have won every women's World Cup, in all formats, they have hosted - a sequence dating back to the inaugural 1973 ODI showpiece, which took place two years before the Natalie Sciver-Brunt has promised England will go "toe-to-toe" with Australia in the Women's T20 World Cup 2026 final at Lord's on Sunday as they look to end a series of dispiriting defeats by their arch-rivals. Having played against each other seven times including three final appearances, England have beaten Australia just twice in the history of the competition. England have won every women's World Cup, in all formats, they have hosted -- a sequence dating back to the inaugural 1973 Sophie Molineux grew up watching cricket with her father. Some 15 years ago, she said she would one day like to watch a Test at Lord’s. Molineux is going to do better than that. She will on Sunday (July 5, 2026) lead Australia in the final of the Women’s T20 World Cup at the home of cricket. The Australian captain expects a tough challenge. “It is going to be a huge challenge,” she said. “They have played some really brilliant The Globe Theatre is just five miles away from Lord’s. Cricket’s most famous ground has witnessed, in its long history, moments that could compare well with the drama of a Shakespearian play. Also read | Women’s T20 World Cup: Skipper Sciver-Brunt’s knock takes England into the final Most of them have involved men’s cricket. Women haven’t played as much cricket at Lord’s. But times are changing. Remember, in Shakespeare’s time, women were not even allowed to perform on stage, though