London, June 30 -- Six-time champions Australia stormed into the final of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 with a commanding eight-wicket victory over West Indies at The Kia Oval on Tuesday, producing another clinical all-round performance to move within one win of winning their seventh title.

After Sophie Molineux-led Australia won the toss and opted to bowl first, West Indies openers Hayley Matthews and Qiana Joseph started things off with a solid 47-run opening partnership. Matthews struck 30 off 28 balls, while Joseph made 16, before Australia's Georgia Wareham struck for the first breakthrough.

Wareham broke the stand by dismissing Joseph, triggering a dramatic collapse. Ashleigh Gardner then produced the decisive spell of the in...