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Sciver-Brunt aiming to end title drought at T20 WC

Reuters

Published: 28 Apr 2026, 04:59 PM

Sciver-Brunt aiming to end title drought at T20 WC

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England have underachieved since winning the 2017 Women's World Cup and they are determined to put that ​right when they host the T20 edition on ‌home soil in June, captain Nat Sciver-Brunt said.

The 33-year-old replaced Heather Knight as all-formats captain in April last year and the ​T20 World Cup will be her second major International ​Cricket Council event as captain and her first ⁠at home.

Sciver-Brunt led the team at the 50-overs World ​Cup last year in India and Sri Lanka, where they ​were knocked out in the semi-finals by South Africa.

"We would have liked to have won a lot more than we have done ​and we'd obviously like that to change this summer," ​she told BBC Sport on Monday.

"A win could change what women's cricket ‌looks ⁠like in this country. Just the carrot of that is enough to motivate anyone really. It certainly could change what this team is about.

"We didn't really do it ​after 2017, but ​being a ⁠consistently good team is something that everyone tries to do. I'm hoping we can ​be a consistently good team and we'd ​love to ⁠start off with a T20 World Cup win."

England are drawn in Group B alongside defending champions New Zealand, West ⁠Indies, ​Sri Lanka, Ireland and Scotland. They ​open their campaign in the 12-team tournament against Sri Lanka on 12 June .

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