“Hugely disappointed. We’ve had such a great competition up to this point. We were outplayed today by a class Australian side that used their experience in a huge final,” Sciver-Brunt said after the match.

The England skipper felt the toss played a role but admitted her team fell short of a competitive total on a surface that was not easy for batting.

“Ideally I’d have won the toss, and we’d be bowling first. But we were short of a par score on that wicket. It felt tricky to gain momentum with the bat. I guess when the pressure’s on, their bowlers hit their areas,” she said.

Sciver-Brunt was also full of praise for Australia’s Player of the Match Beth Mooney, whose 64 off 49 balls took the game away from England.

“Beth Mooney was superb, a brilliant innings today as well,” she added.

Asked whether she expected Australia to attack from the outset during the chase, Sciver-Brunt said it was always part of the defending champions’ approach.

“Yeah, absolutely. They’ve got a powerful lineup with the bat,” she said.

Despite the disappointment of losing the final, Sciver-Brunt praised the effort and unity shown by the England squad throughout the tournament.

“We’ve got so much to be proud of. We’ve done so much work pre-tournament. The energy throughout the group… we played some brilliant matches. It’s a proper group of players that care about each other,” she said.

England finished runners-up after an impressive campaign, while Sciver-Brunt ended the tournament on a personal high with a half-century in the final after also scoring a fifty in the semifinal, becoming the first England player to achieve the feat in both knockout matches of a Women’s T20 World Cup.