Kemp takes four wickets as England dominate with ball - report
Hosts post 219-1 - their highest score in a T20 WC
Wyatt-Hodge scores brilliant 61-ball ton
England openers put on 135 for first wicket
Women's T20 World Cup, Group 2, Edgbaston
Danni Wyatt-Hodge steps down the pitch then readjusts to whip Malki Madara square for four.
She punches the air in delight at reaching three figures, before getting a hug from Nat Sciver-Burnt.
Then comes the cradle celebration a la Bebeto at football World Cup.
Nat Sciver-Brunt gets a single down square to get Danni Wyatt-Hodge back on strike with two balls left.
Katherine Sciver-Brunt
Ex-England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
That's a sublime shot. I can't believe that went for six because she barely touched it. That was purely timing and placement.
What an epic evening. This is brilliant.
Inside out from Nat Sciver-Brunt as she hammers Malki Madara over extra cover for six.
Quite brilliant batting.
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England will go on to to win this match easily. However, it's only Sri Lanka, not Australia, India, New Zealand, South Africa, or the West Indies. England have struggled under pressure before and those teams definitely will apply pressure.
JJ Malone
Danni Wyatt-Hodge moves on to 97.
Malki Madara bowls a no-ball and Nat Sciver-Brunt takes a step across and wallops it towards cow corner for four.
Srinivas Vijaykumar
CricViz analyst
Image source, Getty ImagesNat Sciver-Brunt is now the highest run-scorer for England in the history of the Women's T20 World Cup with 771 runs, going past Charlotte Edwards' tally of 768 runs.
Katherine Sciver-Brunt
Ex-England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
What a lovely shot that was. That's Nat at her best.
Probably the shot of the day from Nat Sciver-Brunt who carves Mithali Ayodhya through point for four with a stylish drive.
Beautiful timing.
Now then, can Danni Wyatt-Hodge get her hundred?
She's on strike for the final over.
Katherine Sciver-Brunt
Ex-England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
It's nice to see Nat Sciver-Brunt do that because when she does that shot I know she's feeling confident.
Crunch! Nat Sciver-Brunt thumps Mithali Ayodhya down the ground for four.
The England skipper wants that 200.
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And importantly J Mc, NSB is running well between the wickets. Good signs!
Elly, Plymouth
Srinivas Vijaykumar
CricViz analyst
Mithali Ayodhya's release point is really low and has all the vibes of the legendary Sri Lankan bowler Lasith Malinga. Of all bowlers with ball-tracking data in our database in Women's T20s, Mithali's average release point of 1.34m is considerably the lowest of all.
In comparison, Lasith Malinga's release point in all men's T20s was 1.74m - one of the lowest of all pace bowlers with 100+ deliveries in our database. Sri Lanka have produced other slingy action bowlers - Matheesha Pathirana (1.58m average release point) & Nuwan Thushara (1.60m average release point). Time to add Mithali Ayodhya to the list!
The slingy Mithali Ayodhya returns to bowl the penultimate over for Sri Lanka.
Nat Sciver-Brunt ramps her third ball for four. Super stuff.
Srinivas Vijaykumar
CricViz analyst
England are cruising now at 175-1 after 18 overs. Can they finish this off in style and go past the 200- run mark? They have previously registered 200+ scores on four occasions in T20Is, and only one in the ICC Women's T20 World Cup.
England still have an eye on 200 here.
Katherine Sciver-Brunt
Ex-England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
Image source, Getty ImagesI am loving this England squad. I think they've got a lot of experience in WBBL and WPL, I think they bring a lot depth. Even though it's a young squad there's a lot of depth.
Sugandika Dasanayaka darts her left-arm spin into the pads of Danni Wyatt-Hodge and England scramble a leg bye.
Later in the over Nat Sciver-Brunt spoons up a pull but it is dropped by Nilakshika Silva at mid-wicket.
Sri Lanka's fielding has been pretty average.
Katherine Sciver-Brunt
Ex-England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
Danni Wyatt-Hodge definitely doesn't want to do this in singles.
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England's running between the wickets has been excellent this evening.
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| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jones,caught Athapaththu, bowled Madara Jones, caught Athapaththu, bowled Madara | 53 | 38 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 62 | 139.47 |
Wyatt-Hodge,not out Wyatt-Hodge, not out | 105 | 62 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 92 | 169.35 |
Sciver-Brunt,not out Sciver-Brunt, not out | 46 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 28 | 209.09 |
Extras, no balls 2, wides 11, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 15 Extras, no balls 2, wides 11, byes 0, leg byes 2, total 15 | |||||||
Total,219 for 1 20.0 overs Total,219 for 1 20.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Madara | 4.0 | 0 | 51 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 12.75 |
Ayodhya | 4.0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 10.00 |
Dasanayaka | 4.0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10.25 |
Athapaththu | 3.0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10.66 |
Dilhari | 3.0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 12.33 |
de Silva | 2.0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.00 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
135 for 1 (13.4 overs) | Jones |
| Batter | Runs | Balls | Dots | 4s | 6s | Minutes | Strike Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gunaratne,leg before wicket, bowled Bell Gunaratne, leg before wicket, bowled Bell | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 66.67 |
Athapaththu,caught Wyatt-Hodge, bowled Dean Athapaththu, caught Wyatt-Hodge, bowled Dean | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 57.14 |
Dulani,caught Kemp, bowled Smith Dulani, caught Kemp, bowled Smith | 7 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 77.78 |
Samarawickrama,bowled Kemp Samarawickrama, bowled Kemp | 29 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 161.11 |
Karunaratne,leg before wicket, bowled Dean Karunaratne, leg before wicket, bowled Dean | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 137.50 |
Dilhari,caught Smith, bowled Kemp Dilhari, caught Smith, bowled Kemp | 19 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 126.67 |
de Silva,caught Capsey, bowled Ecclestone de Silva, caught Capsey, bowled Ecclestone | 39 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 118.18 |
Nuthayangana,bowled Kemp Nuthayangana, bowled Kemp | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Dasanayaka,bowled Kemp Dasanayaka, bowled Kemp | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
Madara,caught Jones, bowled Ecclestone Madara, caught Jones, bowled Ecclestone | 5 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 33.33 |
Ayodhya,not out Ayodhya, not out | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 33.33 |
Extras, no balls 0, wides 5, byes 1, leg byes 5, total 11 Extras, no balls 0, wides 5, byes 1, leg byes 5, total 11 | |||||||
Total,132 all out 20.0 overs Total,132 all out 20.0 overs |
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Dots | No balls | Wides | 4s | 6s | Economy rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bell | 3.0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5.00 |
Smith | 4.0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.00 |
Dean | 3.0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 |
Ecclestone | 4.0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.75 |
Gibson | 2.0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10.00 |
Kemp | 4.0 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5.50 |
| Fall of wicket | Batter |
|---|---|
14 for 1 (2.1 overs) | Gunaratne |
22 for 2 (3.2 overs) | Athapaththu |
37 for 3 (5.4 overs) | Dulani |
58 for 4 (7.6 overs) | Karunaratne |
67 for 5 (8.3 overs) | Samarawickrama |
92 for 6 (12.3 overs) | Dilhari |
92 for 7 (12.5 overs) | Nuthayangana |
92 for 8 (12.6 overs) | Dasanayaka |
131 for 9 (19.2 overs) | de Silva |
132 for 10 (19.6 overs) | Madara |