England W vs Sri Lanka W, 1st Match

Group B 2026 · T20I · · Edgbaston, Birmingham

England W won by 87 runs (England W 219/1, Sri Lanka W 132).

Match report

England W (ENG-W) faced Sri Lanka W (SL-W) in the 1st Match of Group B 2026, a T20I match, at Edgbaston, Birmingham. Play began on Friday, 12 June 2026 at 17:30 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.

Sri Lanka W won the toss and chose to bowl. The on-field umpires were Eloise Sheridan and Jacqueline Williams, with GS Lakshmi as match referee.

England W made 219/1 in 20 overs, with Danni Wyatt-Hodge top-scoring on 105 not out from 62 balls. Malki Madara was the pick of the bowlers with 1 for 51. Sri Lanka W made 132 in 20 overs, with Nilakshika Silva top-scoring on 37 from 32 balls. Freya Kemp was the pick of the bowlers with 4 for 21.

Result: England W won by 87 runs. Danni Wyatt-Hodge was named player of the match.

The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.

England W · 1st innings: 219/1 (20 ov)

Batting
BatterDismissalRB4s6sSR
Amy Ellen Jonesc Chamari Athapaththu b Malki Madara533841139.47
Danni Wyatt-Hodgenot out10562131169.35
Natalie Sciver-Bruntnot out462261209.09

Extras: 15 · Did not bat: Alice Capsey, Heather Knight, Freya Kemp, Danielle Gibson, Charlie Dean, Sophie Ecclestone, Linsey Smith, Lauren Bell

Bowling
BowlerOMRWEcon
Malki Madara4051112.75
Mithali Ayodhya4040010
Sugandika Kumari4041010.25
Chamari Athapaththu3032010.67
Kavisha Dilhari3037012.33
Nilakshika Silva201608

Sri Lanka W · 1st innings: 132 (20 ov)

Batting
BatterDismissalRB4s6sSR
Vishmi Gunaratnelbw b Lauren Bell691066.67
Chamari Athapaththuc Danni Wyatt-Hodge b Charlie Dean470057.14
Imesha Dulanic Freya Kemp b Linsey Smith791077.78
Harshitha Samarawickramab Freya Kemp291831161.11
Hansima Karunaratnelbw b Charlie Dean11810137.5
Kavisha Dilharic Linsey Smith b Freya Kemp191510126.67
Nilakshika Silvac Alice Capsey b Sophie Ecclestone373221115.63
Kaushani Nuthyanganab Freya Kemp02000
Sugandika Kumarib Freya Kemp01000
Malki Madarac Amy Ellen Jones b Sophie Ecclestone7160043.75
Mithali Ayodhyanot out130033.33

Extras: 11

Bowling
BowlerOMRWEcon
Lauren Bell301515
Linsey Smith402516.25
Charlie Dean301826
Sophie Ecclestone402726.75
Danielle Gibson2020010
Freya Kemp402145.25

Latest overs

  1. Over 20 (SL-W, Sophie Ecclestone): 5 runs, 126/10 – W 1 • • W 4
  2. Over 19 (SL-W, Freya Kemp): 2 runs, 121/8 – • • • • 1 1
  3. Over 18 (SL-W, Linsey Smith): 11 runs, 119/8 – 1 1 • 6 2 1
  4. Over 17 (SL-W, Lauren Bell): 4 runs, 108/8 – • 1 1 1 1 •
  5. Over 16 (SL-W, Sophie Ecclestone): 5 runs, 104/8 – • • • 1 • 4
  6. Over 15 (SL-W, Freya Kemp): 6 runs, 99/8 – 1 1 1 2 wd • •