England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt scores half-century in Women's T20 World Cup final

England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt made a memorable appearance at Lord's by walking onto the field with her baby son, Theo, before the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 final against Australia. During the match she played an unbeaten 58 off 53 balls, helping England post 150/4 and securing a competitive total.

Sciver-Brunt became the first English player and the third captain overall to score a half‑century in a Women's T20 World Cup final, joining Meg Lanning (Australia) and Stafanie Taylor (West Indies) in that exclusive group. Her partnership of 80 runs with Freya Kemp also highlighted England’s strong batting performance.

The moment underscored the growing support for motherhood in women’s sport and added to Sciver-Brunt’s personal record of nine 50‑plus scores in World Cup matches.