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The England team has reached the final of the 2026 Women’s T20 World Cup. In the semi-finals, England defeated South Africa by 40 runs. England has entered the final of the T20 World Cup for the fifth time. In this match, England spinner Sophie Ecclestone created history. She has now become the spinner with the highest wicket taker in the T20 World Cup.
Sophie Ecclestone created history by clean bowling Chloe Tryon with an excellent ball in the semi-final match. She has now become the highest wicket-taker spinner in the Women’s T20 World Cup. Ecclestone has taken 38 wickets so far in the T20 World Cup. She has left New Zealand captain Amelia Karr behind in this matter. Kar has a total of 37 wickets in his name in the T20 World Cup.
In this record list, West Indies bowler Stafanie Taylor is at third place with 33 wickets. Ecclestone has so far taken 9 wickets in 6 matches played in the T20 World Cup 2026. During this period his economy has been only 5.79. In the middle overs, in almost every match, he has put pressure on the opposition batsmen with his economical bowling, which has benefited the England team.
In the semi-final match, England batted first and scored 169 runs losing 5 wickets in 20 overs. Captain Nat Sciver-Brunt batted brilliantly for the English team and played a strong innings of 75 runs in 47 balls. During this explosive innings, the English captain hit 11 fours and one six. Whereas, Heather Knight contributed 58 runs in 47 balls.
In response, the South African team could score only 129 runs after losing 8 wickets in 20 overs. Tajmin Britts scored the highest score of 51 runs for the Proteas team. However, he could not get support from the rest of the batsmen from the other end. In bowling, Lauren Bell and Charlie Dean took two wickets each for England.
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