England kicked them ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 campaign vigorously, defeat Sri Lanka Lost by 87 runs at Edgbaston after a stellar performance with both bat and ball.
Danielle Wyatt-Hodge In the opening match of the tournament, England’s bowlers scored brilliant centuries at the top of the order before dismantling Sri Lanka’s batting line-up.
Danny Wyatt-Hodge’s unbeaten century lays the foundation for this
After being invited to bat, England took full advantage of the conditions and made a challenging score of 219/1 in the stipulated 20 overs. Wyatt Hodge played a sensational inning of 105 runs in just 62 balls, hitting 13 fours and a six, earning him the Player of the Match award.
he found a suitable partner amy jonesWho contributed 53 runs in 38 balls with the help of four fours and one six and the pair gave an excellent start to England. Once Jones left, Natalie Sciver Ensured there was no let up in the scoring, scoring an unbeaten 46 off just 22 balls including six fours and a maximum. The partnership between Wyatt-Hodge and Sciver paced the England innings dramatically in the final overs, putting the Sri Lankan bowlers under immense pressure.
malki madara She was the only wicket-taker for Sri Lanka but conceded 51 runs in her four overs. The rest of the bowling attack also struggled to contain England’s aggressive batting as the hosts easily crossed the 200-run mark.
After a strong start, England’s bowlers dominated
Faced with a mammoth target of 220 runs, Sri Lanka never managed to build a meaningful partnership. The key batsmen who came out to chase the target had a bad start. Vishmi Rajapaksa Gunaratne, Chamari Athapaththu And imesha dulani Fell cheaply, putting the team under early pressure.
Harshita Samarawickrama Counterattacked briefly and played a quick innings of 29 runs in 18 balls. Nilakshi De Silva The middle order struggled valiantly to provide some resistance, scoring 39 runs from 33 balls. Kavisha Dilhari 19 runs were added, but regular wickets prevented Sri Lanka from maintaining any momentum.
England’s bowling attack maintained constant pressure throughout the innings. freya kemp Performed exceptionally well with excellent figures of 4/22 from his four overs, dismissing key batsmen and effectively ending Sri Lanka’s hopes of a comeback. Charlotte Dean And Sophie Ecclestone Whereas, took two wickets each lauren bell And linsey smith Claimed one each to ensure that Sri Lanka were restricted to 132 runs in 20 overs.
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