Women’s Cricket World Cup final: 5 key players

Rachael Haynes

Australia’s vice-captain is another with individual records in her sights. The opener’s 429 runs leaves her four behind the tournament’s leading scorer Laura Wolvaardt – and only 27 off Debbie Hockley’s World Cup record set in 1997.

She has already punished England’s bowlers this tournament – scoring 130 in Australia’s 12-run win in the group stage – and averages 61.28 at the top of the order.

In the Women’s Cricket World Cup final betting, Haynes is 3/1 to be Australia’s top runscorer and 6/4 to score a half-century.

Nat Sciver

The 29-year-old all-rounder started the competition with a stunning unbeaten 109 – but it was in a losing effort against Australia.

She has three more scores of 40 or more during the tournament – as well as four wickets and four catches – and her middle-order runs could be crucial for an England side whose best opening stand during the tournament is just 31.

Sciver is 9/4 to score at least 50 runs and evens to take a wicket.

Jess Jonassen

Australia’s 29-year-old spinner will finally get her chance in a 50-over final, having missed the 2013 Women’s Cricket World Cup final through injury while Australia fell at the semi-final stage four years ago.

Jonassen has overcome being dropped against New Zealand in the group stage to be her side’s top wicket-taker and goes at less than four runs an over.

England know how difficult she is to score off after her brilliant last over secured victory in the group-stage meeting.

Jonassen is 10/3 to take the most wickets for Australia and 12/1 to be the player of the match.

Heather Knight

England’s captain could become the first player to lead her country to World Cup victory in two successive tournaments.

🗣 "We're going as underdogs for sure, it's a fresh slate isn't it, we're all equal on the morning of the game"

England face Australia in the World Cup final on Sunday 🏏 pic.twitter.com/ahwXYcHdZu

— Sky Sports Cricket (@SkyCricket) March 31, 2022

The 31-year-old is averaging 15 fewer runs with the bat than she did during the 2017 win on home soil, but her two highest scores of this year’s tournament – 53 not out and 42 – came in crucial victories against India and New Zealand.

How England could do with another timely contribution with the bat and she is 11/4 to make a half-century.

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