England duo out to copy 2017 heroics at home T20 World Cup

In that tournament, the hosts managed to overcome India in a thrilling final to win the title.

Like the 2017 World Cup, the 2026 T20 World Cup will also have the final staged at the prestigious Lord’s Cricket Ground in London.

England stars Sophia Dunkley and Sophie Ecclestone were among the attendees for the T20 World Cup launch event and the pair recalled the 2017 tournament with much excitement.

“Having watched 2017, there's no other kind of bigger motivation than to want to do it myself and inspire lots of young girls and boys to play cricket themselves,” Dunkley said, when discussing what it would mean to walk out on the pitch for England next year.

“So it would be incredibly special. And yeah, something that you kind of dream of growing up.”

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