England Women vs Sri Lanka Women, Match 1 — ICC Women's T20 World Cup
ENG-W
219/1 20 ov
ENG-W won by 87 runs
SL-W
132 20 ov
Match summary
England Women beat Sri Lanka Women by 87 runs in the Match 1 of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup at Edgbaston, Birmingham on Fri, 12 Jun, 2026. England Women 219/1 (20 ov); Sri Lanka Women 132/10 (20 ov). Danielle Wyatt Hodge top-scored with 105* off 62 balls for England Women. Freya Kemp took 4/22 for England Women. Sri Lanka Women won the toss and chose to bowl.
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19.6WSophie Ecclestone to Malki Madara, no run, Caught out !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Malki Madara hangs in the crease, tries a high-risk shot towards , but the ball finds safe hands of Amy Jones, who makes no mistake in taking the catch. Malki Madara is out.
19.51Sophie Ecclestone to Mithali Ayodhya, 1 run, Mithali Ayodhya hangs in the crease and plays off an arm ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, edged!! and the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at short cover for 1 run.
19.40Sophie Ecclestone to Mithali Ayodhya, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, good length, on the stumps, Mithali Ayodhya hangs in the crease, tucks it toward the fielder at deep cover, who blocks the ball right away.
19.30Sophie Ecclestone to Mithali Ayodhya, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, good length, on the off stump, Mithali Ayodhya hangs in the crease to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
19.2WSophie Ecclestone to Nilakshi de Silva, no run, Caught out !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, An unsuccessful attempt by Nilakshi De Silva who goes forward to play it towards long on that goes straight to Alice Capsey, who makes the catch for Nilakshi De Silva's dismissal.
19.14Sophie Ecclestone to Nilakshi de Silva, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Short and well outside the stumps. Nilakshi De Silva goes forward, it to the deep mid wicket, races away and finds the boundary.
18.60Freya Kemp to Malki Madara, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the leg stump, Malki Madara hangs in the crease, tucks flick shot toward the fielder at deep square leg, who halts the ball.
18.50Freya Kemp to Malki Madara, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, goes forward, plays defensive shot.
18.40Freya Kemp to Malki Madara, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Malki Madara goes forward and dabs drive with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
18.30Freya Kemp to Malki Madara, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, Malki Madara goes forward, tucks it toward the fielder at mid off, who blocks the ball right away.
18.21Freya Kemp to Nilakshi de Silva, 1 run, Freya Kemp delivers fast ball at full length, Nilakshi De Silva goes forward and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.
18.12Freya Kemp to Nilakshi de Silva, 2 runs, Nilakshi De Silva hangs in the crease and plays a well-timed ramp shot off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep fine leg for 2 runs.
17.60Linsey Smith to Malki Madara, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Malki Madara goes forward, plays it with soft hands towards deep mid wicket, but the fielder is quick to react and prevents the run.
17.51Linsey Smith to Nilakshi de Silva, 1 run, off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Nilakshi De Silva goes forward and chunks it towards the deep cover for 1 run.
17.40Linsey Smith to Nilakshi de Silva, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Nilakshi De Silva goes forward, tucks drive toward the fielder at mid off, who halts the ball.
17.36Linsey Smith to Nilakshi de Silva, Six, Six !! With a brilliant off break ball, on the stumps, Nilakshi De Silva goes forward, showcases power-hitting prowess as batter unleashes it to long on for a colossal Maximum!
17.22Linsey Smith to Nilakshi de Silva, 2 runs, Nilakshi De Silva goes back and plays a well-timed cut off an off break ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep cover for 2 runs.
17.11Linsey Smith to Malki Madara, 1 run, off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Malki Madara goes forward to make a room for himself and hits it towards deep cover for 1 run.
16.60Lauren Bell to Nilakshi de Silva, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Nilakshi De Silva goes forward to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
16.51Lauren Bell to Malki Madara, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Malki Madara goes back to make a confident punch, sending the ball towards short cover for 1 run.
16.41Lauren Bell to Nilakshi de Silva, 1 run, fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Nilakshi De Silva goes forward and chunks it towards the long off for 1 run.
16.31Lauren Bell to Malki Madara, 1 run, Malki Madara goes back and plays a well-timed flick shot off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep fine leg for 1 run.
16.21Lauren Bell to Nilakshi de Silva, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Nilakshi De Silva goes forward to make a confident sweep, sending the ball towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
16.10Lauren Bell to Nilakshi de Silva, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the stumps, Nilakshi De Silva goes back and dabs defensive shot, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
15.60Sophie Ecclestone to Malki Madara, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Malki Madara goes back and slash punch towards point, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
15.50Sophie Ecclestone to Malki Madara, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, goes back, plays push.
15.40Sophie Ecclestone to Malki Madara, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Malki Madara goes forward and dabs defensive shot with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
15.31Sophie Ecclestone to Nilakshi de Silva, 1 run, off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Nilakshi De Silva goes forward and chunks it towards the mid off for 1 run.
15.20Sophie Ecclestone to Nilakshi de Silva, no run, Dot ball !! off break ball, good length, on the stumps, Nilakshi De Silva goes back and slash flick shot towards short fine leg, but the fielder reacts promptly and blocks it right away.
15.14Sophie Ecclestone to Nilakshi de Silva, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Short and well outside the off stump. Nilakshi De Silva goes back, it to the third man, races away and finds the boundary.