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

Sophie Ecclestone to Nilakshika Silva, out Caught by Alice Capsey!! Straight down the throat of Capsey this time. Steps out once more, looks to go downtown and it only goes as far as long-on. Nilakshika Silva c Alice Capsey b Sophie Ecclestone 39(33) [4s-2 6s-1]

Sophie Ecclestone to Nilakshika Silva, FOUR, drifting into the pads and it's whipped away beautifully through midwicket, lovely work with the wrists

Freya Kemp to Nilakshika Silva, 1 run, punched down the ground, takes the single

Freya Kemp to Nilakshika Silva, 2 runs, shuffles across and scoops it fine past the keeper, back for two

Linsey Smith to Nilakshika Silva, 1 run, pushed through flat outside off, Nilakshika advances and mistimes the cut through cover

Linsey Smith to Nilakshika Silva, no run, fired in full outside off, Nilakshika can't get under it and mistimes the drive to mid-off

Linsey Smith to Nilakshika Silva, SIX, steps out and whacks it straight back over long-on! Got right to the pitch of the ball before unleashing

Linsey Smith to Nilakshika Silva, 2 runs, cuts hard but fails to beat Dean at sweeper cover

Lauren Bell to Nilakshika Silva, no run, banged in short outside off, takes Nilakshika by surprise and she lets it go

Lauren Bell to Nilakshika Silva, 1 run, slower ball, Nilakshika drives powerfully back at Bell who gets fingertips but can't hold on. Was almost ducking out of the way there

Lauren Bell to Nilakshika Silva, 1 run, back of the hand slower ball again, Nilakshika waits on it and pulls through midwicket

Lauren Bell to Nilakshika Silva, no run, slower one off the back of the hand, Nilakshika spots it late and ends up having to defend

Sophie Ecclestone to Nilakshika Silva, 1 run, tossed up, drifting in, Nilakshika dances down and drives to long-on

Sophie Ecclestone to Nilakshika Silva, no run, walks across the stumps, looks to pull and hits it to short fine

Sophie Ecclestone to Nilakshika Silva, FOUR, Ecclestone has been unlucky this evening. Throws her head up in frustration. Tossed up on a good length close to off, Nilakshika makes room to cut and gets a thick edge past the keeper

Freya Kemp to Nilakshika Silva, 1 run, floated up on the pads, Nilakshika nudges it through square leg

Freya Kemp to Nilakshika Silva, 1 run, on the pads, Nilakshika swipes across the line and gets it on the bounce to deep square leg

Freya Kemp to Nilakshika Silva, 2 runs, the edge balloons over short third! It's a full off-cutter, Nilakshika has a big swing and miscues it in the air. Gets away with it!

Freya Kemp to Nilakshika Silva, wide, well down leg, Nilakshika misses and it's called wide

Freya Kemp to Nilakshika Silva, no run, slower one on the pads, tucked into the on-side, no single

Freya Kemp to Nilakshika Silva, no run, Kemp on a hattrick, the crowd builds it up with slow claps as she runs in and they get excited as Jones takes the bails off. It's a yorker outside off, Silva is beaten on the drive but her back foot doesn't leave the crease

Linsey Smith to Nilakshika Silva, 1 run, cut away to deep point

Linsey Smith to Nilakshika Silva, 2 runs, width outside off, Silva cuts well and finds the gap through cover

Linsey Smith to Nilakshika Silva, 2 runs, goes for the cut and gets a thick edge past the keeper

Linsey Smith to Nilakshika Silva, 1 run, tossed up outside off, Nilakshika cuts it gently wide of short third

Charlie Dean to Nilakshika Silva, 1 run, steps across and sweeps behind square

Charlie Dean to Nilakshika Silva, 1 run, goes for a big shot and miscues it on the bounce to long-on

Charlie Dean to Nilakshika Silva, no run, nice and slow outside off, dips on Nilakshika who defends

Danielle Gibson to Nilakshika Silva, 1 run, shuffles across and taps this length ball into the cover region

Danielle Gibson to Nilakshika Silva, no run, good length just outside off, Nilakshika blocks from the crease

Sophie Ecclestone to Nilakshika Silva, 1 run, full toss outside off, driven to sweeper cover

Sophie Ecclestone to Nilakshika Silva, 1 run, juicy full toss, driven to long-on

Freya Kemp to Nilakshika Silva, 1 run, half-chance goes down! Driven in the air, well wide of Wyatt-Hodge at backward point but she gets there with a one-handed dive. Can't hold on!

Freya Kemp to Nilakshika Silva, no run, full and angling away outside off, Nilakshika looks to drive and is beaten