England captain Heather Knight has expressed her team's ambition to create a lasting legacy for women's cricket in their home country by performing well in the upcoming Women's T20 World Cup. The tournament, which starts in June, will be hosted by England for the first time since 2009. Knight, who led her team to victory in the 2017 50-over Cricket World Cup, believes that the landscape of women's sports has changed significantly over the years, with the Lionesses winning back-to-back Euros titles and the Red Roses securing the Rugby World Cup title.
The 35-year-old captain is determined to inspire kids to take up cricket, making it a normal and great career choice for girls. With 50 days to go until the World Cup, over 236,000 children from 1,350 schools across the UK participated in Schools Cricket Day, the largest single-day cricket participation event in UK history.
The ICC has announced a 10 per cent increase in the total prize fund for the Women's T20 World Cup 2026, with the winners set to receive $2.34m (£1.74m) and the runners-up taking home $1.17m (£871,024).