LONDON, July 6 -- Nat Sciver-Brunt batted through 53 balls, came back from a calf injury to do it, and still lost the Women's T20 World Cup final at Lord's by seven wickets. What England had was not enough, not against this Australia side, not on this ground, not with 28,000 people watching.

Australia chased England's 150 for four in 17.1 overs on Sunday to win their record-extending seventh Women's T20 World Cup title, ending England's unbeaten run through the home tournament with a final score of 153 for three. The ICC confirmed it was the highest successful run chase in a Women's T20 World Cup final, a record that had stood for a decade, and the victory was Australia's 14th women's World Cup title across all formats.

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