**WOMEN'S T20 WORLD CUP TICKET SALES TOP 2017 TOTAL** England's Women's T20 World Cup ticket sales have surpassed the total for the 2017 50-over tournament, reaching over 100,000 just five months before the opening match on June 12. The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) hopes this summer will be a breakthrough for women's cricket in the UK, building on the success of the Lionesses in football and rugby union's Red Roses. Despite underperforming at recent World Cups, England is set to be a favourite for this year's tournament. Fresh coach Charlotte Edwards believes home backing could help her side win the competition, a feat she achieved as captain in the inaugural World T20 in 2009. The final will take place on July 5 at Lord's, with England opening against Sri Lanka at Edgbaston on June 12.