England vs Australia Final: The numbers behind ultimate showdown

England vs Australia (PC: ECB and ICC)

Snehasis Mukherjee, London

The stage is set. At the Home of Cricket, the iconic Lord’s, England will take on Australia on July 5 in the final of the ongoing ICC Women’s T20 World Cup.

The two most deserving teams have remained unbeaten so far and have played a different brand of cricket compared to the rest of the competition. Now, they will battle for the ultimate prize. Throughout the tournament, several players from both sides have stepped up in different situations, and the numbers reflect just how dominant both teams have been.

Veteran batters shining

Both England and Australia have won all six of their matches so far — five in the group stage and the respective semi-finals.

England veteran opener Danni Wyatt-Hodge leads the tournament’s run-scoring charts with 294 runs in six innings at an average of 73.50 and a strike rate of 151.33. She has scored two fifties and one century, making her one of only three players to register a hundred in this tournament.

For Australia, veteran all-rounder Ellyse Perry, playing in her 10th Women’s T20 World Cup, has been the team’s highest run-scorer and is fifth overall. She has amassed 185 runs in six innings at an average of 46.25 and a strike rate of 135.03, including two half-centuries.

Spinners’ domination

With the ball, Australia captain Sophie Molineux has led from the front with 10 wickets in six innings at an economy rate of 6.50, placing her fourth on the tournament’s wicket-takers’ list.

England’s Sophie Ecclestone is fifth with nine wickets at an outstanding economy of 5.79, while teammate Charlie Dean is level with her on nine wickets.

There is also a rare similarity between the two finalists. Both have posted the highest team total of the tournament. England smashed 219/1 against Sri Lanka in Birmingham, while Australia replied with 219/6 against the Netherlands in Southampton.

England’s boundary count, Australia’s six-hitting

Power-hitting has become a major talking point in modern-day T20 cricket, and England have been slightly ahead in boundary-scoring. The hosts have struck 134 fours and 10 sixes, compared to Australia’s 121 fours and 12 sixes.

However, Ashleigh Gardner has single-handedly hit five sixes, the joint second-most by any player in this edition.

England have also taken the most wickets in the tournament with 41, compared to Australia’s 36.

Of England’s 41 wickets, 23 have come through spin and 18 through pace. Interestingly, both England’s spin attack and pace attack rank second overall in the tournament in their respective categories.

For Australia, the spinners have once again been the bigger threat, claiming 22 wickets compared to 14 by the pacers.

The trend has continued at Lord’s as well. In the three matches played at the venue in this tournament, spinners have taken 18 wickets, while the pacers have managed only eight.

A rivalry built on close contests

England versus Australia is one of cricket’s greatest rivalries. A packed, sold-out Lord’s is expected to witness another close contest, and history suggests it usually is.
In 45 WT20Is between the two sides, Australia have won 22, while England have won 20. Two matches ended in ties, with both teams winning one Super Over each, while one game ended without a result.

In the Women’s T20 World Cup, Australia hold the edge. Of the seven meetings, Australia have won four, England two. One match ended in a tie during the 2010 edition before Australia prevailed in the one-over eliminator.

At Lord’s, however, the two teams have met only once in a WT20I, with England defeating Australia in 2023.

Three of Australia’s four Women’s T20 World Cup wins over England have come in finals — in 2012, 2014 and 2018. This will therefore be the fourth time these two teams meet in a Women’s T20 World Cup final.

Australia’s only defeat in a Women’s T20 World Cup final came in 2016, when West Indies stunned them at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

England, meanwhile, will hope to end Australia’s dominance in World Cup finals while extending their remarkable record in ICC Women’s World Cups on home soil. They have never lost a Women’s World Cup hosted in England, winning the ODI World Cup in 1973, 1993 and 2017, and the inaugural Women’s T20 World Cup in 2009.

Several records are on the line. England, playing their fifth Women’s T20 World Cup final, are chasing their second title. Australia, appearing in their eighth final, are aiming to win a record-extending seventh crown. Something has to give at Lord’s.

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