England Women Enter Women's T20 World Cup Semi-Finals Unbeaten as West Indies Join Them From Group 2

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England Women finished the group stage of the Women's T20 World Cup at The Oval as the only team in the tournament to have won all five of their group stage matches, with their nine-wicket demolition of New Zealand the defining statement of intent. Wyatt-Hodge with 89 not out and Dunkley with 49 not out set the standard that defines what this England side is capable of when the conditions and the opposition align. They enter the semi-finals on Tuesday July 1 at The Oval as clear favourites from Group 2.

West Indies joined England in qualifying from Group 2 despite losing to Ireland in one of the genuine shocks of the group stage. Ireland winning their first-ever Women's T20 World Cup match and eliminating themselves from the running while still sending West Indies through was the complex arithmetic of the final group-stage results. West Indies securing their semi-final place regardless of the Ireland result meant the upset was dramatic but not critical for the tournament structure. Ireland can take enormous pride in an historic win.

Australia qualified from Group 1 as winners, having beaten India comprehensively and eliminated the most commercially significant team in the women's game from the tournament at the group stage for the second consecutive time. The semi-final pairings will see England play the Group 1 runners-up, with the second semi-final between Australia and either West Indies or South Africa depending on how the other Group 1 game resolves. A Lord's final on July 5 between England and Australia is the outcome most of English cricket wants after the men's farewell week that saw Stokes and Williamson both leave the game.

England stay unbeaten as West Indies progress despite Ireland loss | ICC Women's T20 World Cup, 2026 | ICCwww.icc-cricket.com