Summary

  • ICC Women's World Cup, Colombo - SL win toss & bowl

  • England bowl out Sri Lanka for 164 to win by 89 runs

  • England 253-9 (50 overs): Sciver-Brunt 117 (117); Ranaweera 3-33

  • Sri Lanka 164 (45.4 overs): Harshitha 33 (37); Ecclestone 4-17

  • England top table by one point over Australia after third straight win

  • Sri Lanka are seventh on one point

Live Reporting

by Matthew Henry & Elizabeth Botcherby

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    I think Eccers' best figures of 6/36 might be in danger here!

    Anon

  2. SL 125-5

    Need 129 runs from 108 balls

    Nilakshi de Silva gets her first boundary by taking on a short ball from Lauren Bell. That one was neither one thing nor the other from Bell, not really short enough to test Nilakshi.

    The umpires call on drinks at the end of the over. The runs/balls equation doesn't sound impossible for Sri Lanka but it just feels unlikely.

  3. SL 120-5

    Need 134 more runs to win

    Every run Sri Lanka manage off Sophie Ecclestone feels like an achievement.

    Not quite water being turned into wine but somewhere close. Just one run comes in this over - a sweep shot by Anushka Sanjeewani.

  4. How's stat?!

    Rufus Bullough
    CricViz analyst

    Sophie Ecclestone has drawn a false shot with 28% of her deliveries today, amongst the highest figure for any match of her career.

  5. SL 118-5

    Target 254

    Sophie Ecclestone is stealing the limelight but Lauren Bell has bowled pretty well here for seven wicketless overs. She is finding bounce from a slow pitch and is bowling decent pace. One in this over hits the pad of Nilakshika Silva again but England wisely opt against a review. Too high.

  6. The best spinner in the world and she's England's...

  7. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    It is a great delivery from Sophie Eccelstone, it pitches outside the off stump, it tempts Athapaththu on to the front foot to drive through the covers, it dips, it grips, and it bounces and clips the top of off stump.

  8. wicket

    WICKET

    Athapaththu b Ecclestone 15 (SL 116-5)

    She's magic, you know...

    Stunning, stunning bowling from Sophie Ecclestone. The matchups tell you left-arm spinners shouldn't bowl to left-handed batters. Forget it. She rags the ball back to go between bat and pad and hit the stumps.

    Ecclestone has 4-5 in six overs. Sri Lanka's best batter is out.

  9. SL 115-4

    Sophie Ecclestone is ragging it.

    A miss and then an edge from Nilakshi de Silva. I'd put good money on her not lasting the over...

  10. Not out

    Only umpire's call. Lauren Bell is a little unfortunate not to get the on-field decision. Nilakshi de Silva survives but has only one from 11 balls.

  11. It's Nilakshi's back leg. It's straight enough. Too high?

  12. England review

    This is close. Lauren Bell onto Nilakshi de Silva's pad...

  13. SL 109-4

    Need 145 more from 138 balls

    A maiden for Sophie Ecclestone who now has extraordinary figures of 3-4 from five overs.

  14. SL 108-4

    Target 254

    Thanks Elizabeth.

    It had looked edgy for a while but England are in the driving seat now even if, as I write that, Chamari Athapaththu times a four.

    It all rests on the Sri Lanka skipper now.

    WinViz gives Sri Lanka 16% chance of victory, England 84%CricViz

  15. SL 103-4

    Target 254

    It's not looking good for Sri Lanka. Granted, the required rate is only around a run-a-ball but they've lost 3-8 against the excellent spin of Sophie Ecclestone.

    To take this one through to its conclusion, here's Matt Henry.

  16. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Eccelstone is a hard bowler to sweep anyway because of the extra pace and bounce and the way she manipulates her speed through the air. That went straight through Kavisha Dilhari.

  17. wicket

    WICKET

    Dilhari b Ecclestone 4 (SL 103-4)

    Dare I say Kavisha Dilhari did not need to do that? She tries to sweep Sophie Ecclestone, completely misses it, and her stumps scatter in all directions.

    Sri Lanka needed to be patient, not try and attack a bowler on fire.

    Ecclestone has three wickets in four overs. She's flipping this game on its head.

  18. SL 101-3

    Target 254

    Chamari Athapaththu jogs the single which brings up Sri Lanka's 100.

  19. SL 98-3

    Target 254

    A little bit of a rebuilding effort required here from Sri Lanka, who've lost 2-3.

    Back-to-back wicket maidens for Sophie Ecclestone. The required rate is creeping up towards a run-a-ball.

  20. wicket

    WICKET

    Samarawickrama c Bell b Ecclestone 33 (SL 98-3)

    Sophie Ecclestone strikes again! Harshitha Samarawickrama's top edge is caught by a tumbling Lauren Bell.

    Sri Lanka are in a little bit of bother here, so out walks Chamari Athapaththu, who will resume on seven (20) after retiring hurt in the sixth over.