England Women vs Sri Lanka Women, 1st Match, Group B, ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 - HighlightsENGW vs SLW, 1st Match, Group B, ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 - Highlights

Malki Madara to Danni Wyatt-Hodge, FOUR, one bounce and over the ropes! Danni picks up the full ball and dispatches the loft over extra cover with disdain...

Malki Madara to Danni Wyatt-Hodge, FOUR, inside edge off the sweep. It matters not for Danni Wyatt-Hodge. A superb hundred for Danni Wyatt-Hodge in front of her home ground and at the grandest of stages. She repeats the cradle rock celebration and soaks in all the applause from the dug out. Plenty of exuberance in the England camp...

Malki Madara to Nat Sciver-Brunt, SIX, WHAT.A.SHOT. Shimmies down the wicket, opens up the off-side with a lovely lofted drive over extra cover. So good was the timing that it went all the way for a 73-metre maximum.

Malki Madara to Nat Sciver-Brunt, FOUR, 200 up for England. It is the second highest score in T20I World Cups. NSB got a low full toss and it was bashed away in the gap between long-on and deep mid-wicket

Mithali Ayodhya to Nat Sciver-Brunt, FOUR, bam! 106ks full delivery outside off, NSB belts the drive off the back foot and places it in the gap through extra cover...

Mithali Ayodhya to Nat Sciver-Brunt, FOUR, down the ground this time. A bit too full for the England skipper and she has biffed that past Chamar's right at mid-off

Mithali Ayodhya to Nat Sciver-Brunt, FOUR, there's the Buttler-esque scoop. Stays still, moves late and neatly laps the full delivery over the keeper's head to her left

Sugandika Kumari to Nat Sciver-Brunt, 2 runs, dropped. NSB miscues the slog and it went high towards the fielder at deep mid-wicket. She ran in, put in the dive but failed to cling onto it...

Chamari Athapaththu to Nat Sciver-Brunt, FOUR, shuffles across off, sits on one knee and sweeps the full delivery with superb timing. The fielder at deep backward square leg had no chance whatsoever...

Kavisha Dilhari to Danni Wyatt-Hodge, FOUR, into the 90s now. She runs down the pitch, picks the length delivery off her hip and belts the pull in the gap to the right of deep mid-wicket

Kavisha Dilhari to Danni Wyatt-Hodge, FOUR, skates down the track and thrashes the flatter delivery in the gap through extra cover. Excellent use of the feet from the opening batter

Kavisha Dilhari to Nat Sciver-Brunt, 1 run, looks to cut and gets an outside-edge to the left of short third. 150 up for England.

Mithali Ayodhya to Nat Sciver-Brunt, FOUR, first boundary for NSB. She meets this low full toss with an open bat face and drives gorgeously in the gap through extra cover

Malki Madara to Amy Jones, out Caught by Chamari Athapaththu!! BREAKING NEWS: We have a wicket at Edgbaston and the Sri Lankan fans can finally stand up to celebrate. Jones goes hard on the drive, but ends up chipping it off the lower half straight towards mid-off. Chamari dives forward and completes the catch, showing no emtion whatsoever. Amy Jones c Chamari Athapaththu b Malki Madara 53(38) [4s-4 6s-1]

Kavisha Dilhari to Danni Wyatt-Hodge, FOUR, no pace needed this time around. Danni waltzes down the track and slices the 78ks full delivery up and over cover. Timed it well enough to get the ball racing to the sweeper cover fence

Sugandika Kumari to Amy Jones, 1 run, full on off, Jones notches up her 2nd fifty in T20 World Cups with a drive to long-on. A round of applause from the England dressing room follows...

Sugandika Kumari to Amy Jones, no run, oh my my! Sugandika Kumari drops a sitter. This one stops a touch and Jones chips it right back. Sugandika tries to catch it by moving to her right, fumbles twice and shells it eventually

Sugandika Kumari to Amy Jones, FOUR, the boundaries continue to flow for the home side. Right to the pitch of the delivery after advancing and it has been spanked neatly over extra cover

Nilakshika Silva to Amy Jones, SIX, a mini shuffle across off, picks the full delivery from off and scoop-swipes it for a 66-metre maximum over fine leg. England racing along...

Chamari Athapaththu to Danni Wyatt-Hodge, SIX, onto the 5th gear now is Danni Wyatt-Hodge. She goes deep inside the crease and uses the slowness and the length of the delivery to dispatch it over mid-on for the first maximum of this World Cup

Chamari Athapaththu to Danni Wyatt-Hodge, FOUR, third fifty in T20 World Cups for Danni Wyatt-Hodge. She does the cradle rock celebration, dedicating it to her new-born child. She got there with an inside out loft over extra cover...

Kavisha Dilhari to Danni Wyatt-Hodge, FOUR, to her right this time around. Danni with a full-blooded sweep behind square on the leg-side, Imesha gives chase from deep square but to no avail...

Kavisha Dilhari to Danni Wyatt-Hodge, FOUR, the fielder overruns at deep mid-wicket and what should have been a single, now results in a boundary. It was pulled to her left at deep square and Imesha made a meal of it...

Kavisha Dilhari to Danni Wyatt-Hodge, FOUR, that has to be the shot of the game so far! Opened the bat face and sliced the slower offbreak really late up and over the fielder at backward point. Expertly played...

Sugandika Kumari to Amy Jones, FOUR, set herself deep inside the crease and absolutely carted it back over the bowler's head for a one-bounce boundary

Sugandika Kumari to Amy Jones, FOUR, goes wide of the crease and bowls it full just outside off, Jones sweeps and places it superbly through mid-wicket, piercing both long-on and deep mid-wicket to absolute perfection

Mithali Ayodhya to Danni Wyatt-Hodge, wide, 50 up for England. Mithali Ayodhya saw Danni advancing and threw this full delivery well wide of off, no shot offered

Malki Madara to Danni Wyatt-Hodge, FOUR, that is easy pickings for the senior pro. Short and wide, Danni accepts the offer and flays it up and over backward point. No need to run for that...

Malki Madara to Danni Wyatt-Hodge, FOUR, boundaries flowing now. This is the kind of shot that Jemimah loves and is an expert at. Sits inside the crease, uses the length (short) and width on offer to play the late cut behind point

Malki Madara to Danni Wyatt-Hodge, FOUR, 100ks full outside off, Danni moves out of her crease and uses the width to carve it up and over cover with terrific timing

Chamari Athapaththu to Amy Jones, FOUR, tough chance - dropped. Jones pulls the short ball and it went flat towards the fielder at deep square. She seemed to have picked it late and ended up stretching her right hand out at the last moment. The ball burst through her palms and hit the boundary cushions on the bounce...

Mithali Ayodhya to Danni Wyatt-Hodge, FOUR, first boundary of the World Cup. 106ks full and well wide of off, Danni throws her hands and slices the drive to the right of the fielder at deep point