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
Srinivas Vijaykumar
CricViz analyst
Wyatt-Hodge is strong when it comes to punishing full deliveries, striking at 169 in all T20s since the start of 2023. Punishing width is also one of her a strengths striking at 156 when facing wider lines from pace bowlers.
That early boundary has given Danni Wyatt-Hodge a bit of confidence.
The England opener thrashes Sugandika Dasanayaka through the covers and England run three.
Handy strike rotation from her and Amy Jones.
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Katherine Sciver-Brunt
Ex-England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
Danni Wyatt-Hodge was waiting for that. A classic over the top shot and the one we like to see.
Mithali Ayodhya is 19, and played three T20s before this one so England will not have seen that much of her apart from on TV.
Very reminiscent of Lasith Malinga with her action.
Danni Wyatt-Hodge flashes at a wider delivery and the ball flies away in the air, but away from the fielder, and crosses the boundary for England's first four.
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The slingy Mithali Ayodhya is tossed the ball by Chamari Athapaththu and Danni Wyatt-Hodge nearly drags on her second delivery.
Srinivas Vijaykumar
CricViz analyst
England come into this ICC Women's T20 World Cup off the back of successive 2-1 series victories over New Zealand and India. Englandʼs victory over India in the third T20I is perhaps their most impressive win across the six matches - England chased 181 with nine balls remaining, courtesy of Alice Capseyʼs 82 (43) and Heather Knightʼs 70* (42).
Amy Jones with a wristy chip into the leg side off Malki Madara's fourth delivery which brings her a couple.
Solid if not exactly spectacular start off the opening over.
Six runs from it.
Katherine Sciver-Brunt
Ex-England bowler on BBC Test Match Special
I think this is England's strongest opening pair. There's obviously different varieties, I think Danni Wyatt-Hodge and Sophia Dunkley are our most destructive pair but you've got to go with who's in form and where people are best suited.
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Amy Jones works Malki Madara's second delivery into the leg side to open England's account.
Matthew Henry
BBC Sport journalist at Edgbaston
Cricket, ey. After all of that build-up…The Hollies is getting frustrated.
It's a sightscreen issue. There's something to do with the automated sightscreen which has malfunctioned.
Manual override required.
Not sure if there's an extra from the Wicked performers wandering in the wrong direction but there's a slight delay at Edbgaston.
Malki Madara tossing the ball in the air at the top of her mark.
Danni Wyatt-Hodge and Amy Jones are out in the middle to open the batting for England.
Jones will take strike. Malki Madara has the ball in hand.
"Let's gooooo" roars the PA announcer.
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BBC Sport journalist in Edgbaston
Nat Sciver-Brunt was trying not to give much away yesterday but England's XI is what we expected after the two warm-up games. Sophia Dunkley is the batter to miss out and Amy Jones has been pushed up to open.
I asked Sciver-Brunt what it is they like about Jones in that role at the top.
"We've had a few combinations so far this summer and I think the balance she gives with a Danni Wyatt-Hodge, her experience and playing different types of bowling that maybe Danni's strengths aren't as high in.
"That gives a really good combination at the top of the order."
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Srinivas Vijaykumar
CricViz analyst
England lead the head-to-head 10-2 in T20 internationals v Sri Lanka. England won 10 consecutive T20Is v Sri Lanka from June 2009 to August 2023. Sri Lanka's two wins crucially came in a recent 2-1 series win in England in September 2023.
England: Danni Wyatt-Hodge, Amy Jones (wicketkeeper), Nat Sciver-Brunt (captain), Alice Capsey, Heather Knight, Freya Kemp, Dani Gibson, Charlie Dean, Sophie Ecclestone, Linsey Smith, Lauren Bell
Sri Lanka: Chamari Athapaththu (captain), Harshitha Samarawickrama, Nilakshika Silva, Kavisha Dilhari, Vishmi Gunaratne, Imesha Dulani, Hansima Karunaratne, Kaushini Nuthyangana (wicketkeeper), Sugandika Kumari, Malki Madara, Mithali Ayodhya
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The opening ceremony is under way.
Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu: "We decided to bowl first. I'm pretty confident about my bowling rate, as well the condition is unknown with yesterday's rain so we decided to bowl first."
On what to expect from this team: "We are going with young players because we need to have a good team for the future so we give opportunities to the youngsters, so selectors and the board decided to bring a new team and I accept that and we go with this new team."
On the confidence of the team: "We won more games this year but the most important thing we have to execute our right plan at the right time and we know England are a really good team as well. So we need to execute today's plan well, that's the most important thing."
| 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 |