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

  1. England make it three wins from threepublished at 18:10 BST 11 October

    England have their third win from three at this World Cup. Captain Nat Sciver-Brunt's fine century set up a comfortable win over Sri Lanka in Colombo.

    All of the best clips, reaction and analysis is below. Ffion Wynne's match report also has all of the details.

    Make sure you join us from 10:15 BST on Sunday for India v Australia. That should be a cracker.

  2. What's coming up?published at 18:09 BST 11 October

    England's next match is also in Colombo on Wednesday against Pakistan.

    Sunday's match one is a huge one in Visakhapatnam between Australia and India.

  3. 'England's attitude has changed'published at 18:08 BST 11 October

    Lisa Sthalekar
    Ex-Australia all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    There is a difference in attitude more than skill or performance. They seem more focused on what they need to do. No doubt that Charlotte Edwards has cracked the whip a little bit and pulled them in line. I have seen a change in attitude. The only thing I am concerned about is that Charlotte is trying to take them to a place in terms of style, but that will take some time. But everything is tracking nicely.

  4. Ecclestone has 'really grown in the last couple of months' - Sciver-Bruntpublished at 18:06 BST 11 October

    England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt spoke after the win: "I think we started off really well as Amy and Tammy showed some really good intent in the power play, and in the start, it looked fairly easy to score. Then the spin came on, and there was a bit of inconsistency in terms of whether there was spin or bounce and just how it reacted off the wicket.

    "I guess for me batting through allows other people to come in and play in different ways, and I felt like I could never accelerate properly, until the conditions right at the end.

    "Picking length is really important and knowing your strengths, so if you're strength is to play off the front foot, then it is important to recognise that and play it off that as much as possible. But also not letting the spinners settle either, so using the little paddle sweep so that you can manoeuvre the field a little bit more and putting the pressure back on the bowler."

    Sciver-Brunt also praised Sophie Ecclestone: "She is brilliant, isn't she? To be able to hand the ball to her and bowl 10 straight today without going for many runs and pick up four wickets, it is really special, but from the time she was 16 and came into the team, we knew we had something special on our hands. She has really grown in the last couple of months as well. I suppose we challenged her to really improve herself and to really make a mark on this team, so I am very pleased with her."

    When asked about whether the team have played their best yet: "In patches and not really put all together, I'd say. We would have liked to have bigger partnerships in our batting innings today to make it feel a little bit comfortable."

  5. 'Catches win matches'published at 18:04 BST 11 October

    Sri Lanka captain Chamari Athapaththu: "We bowled really good. The last three overs, we struggled a bit and they scored 30, 40 runs. At the end of the day, our bowlers did a good job. We dropped one catch and she scored 100. Catches win matches.

    "I feel we improved a little bit [in the field compared to previous matches] but we need to improve a lot before the next game."

    "The next game is important for us. We have to bounce back.

    "We had eight days off but that's no excuse. As professional cricketers, we have to play our game in the middle. That's the important thing.

    "My leg feels ok. I'll have two days' rest. Hopefully I can bring my best performance in the next game."

  6. How it standspublished at 18:01 BST 11 October

    Here's how it stands at the top of the table with all teams having played three matches.

    1. England 6pts
    2. Australia 5pts
    3. India 4pts
    4. South Africa 4pts
    5. New Zealand 2pts
    6. Bangladesh 2pts
  7. Postpublished at 17:59 BST 11 October

    Lisa Sthalekar
    Ex-Australia all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    The main thing is that really good teams or really good individuals problem-solve on the go. And you heard in Sciver-Brunt's answer that she wants to go full face down the ground, and she assessed the conditions, and even as the pitch was changing throughout the innings, she was doing that on the fly. That is a class player.

  8. Postpublished at 17:57 BST 11 October

    When it came to bowling, Sophie Ecclestone showed once again why she is so highly rated.

    Sri Lanka 95-1, in with an outside chance, but Ecclestone came on and took a wicket with her first ball. She went on to take 4-17 and at one stage had figures of 4-5 from six overs.

  9. Postpublished at 17:54 BST 11 October

    Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Nat Sciver-Brunt isn't really phased by anything. The calm head on her shoulders, and the way she goes about the game, she does lead from the front in a really calm way.

  10. Postpublished at 17:52 BST 11 October

    It was a good performance from England but by no means perfect. The next highest score after Sciver-Brunt was Tammy Beaumont's 32. Without their captain England would have been in a bit of a pickle.

  11. 'About being precise'published at 17:50 BST 11 October

    England captain and player of the match Nat Sciver-Brunt: "The plan was to build a partnership with Heather so that the batters coming can accelerate towards the end. But that didn't happen, but I was happy that I could stay and score runs towards the end.

    "Their spinners bowled really, and the track was turning a lot, so it was about being precise on what you want to play and score down the ground was my best bet and try to do that as long as possible."

  12. Postpublished at 17:48 BST 11 October

    It could have been different had Sri Lanka not dropped Nat Sciver-Brunt. She was on three when she put down at mid-wicket. England's captain went on to make 117 - the highest score of the tournament so far.

    Sciver-Brunt dug in as her teammates fell around her before breaking free at the death to push England up to a decent score on a spinning pitch.

    Her young son Theo and wife Katherine watched on from the stands.

  13. Postpublished at 17:46 BST 11 October

    Lisa Sthalekar
    Ex-Australia all-rounder on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Good performance by England, and they will be happy that their batting group has been able to spend a little bit of time in the middle. Ideally, they would want their top order to spend most of the time, but it is a good sign that their skipper, Nat Sciver-Brunt, is in form and their bowlers did a brilliant job.

  14. wicket

    ENGLAND WIN BY 89 RUNSpublished at 45.4 overs
    Breaking

    Prabodhani c Sciver-Brunt b Smith 0 (SL 164 all out)

    It just had to be. Nat Sciver-Brunt takes the match-sealing catch having done so much to win this for her side.

    A decent performance is rewarded with a comfortable victory.

  15. SL 163-9published at 45 overs

    Ranaweera 2, Prabodani 0

    Dan might have cracked it at the first attempt. I can't spot any issues with that. Thoughts?

    Only one run comes from this over from Charlie Dean as a humid sea mist descends.

  16. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 17:40 BST 11 October

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    Help improve negative batting - give a bonus point if you get within 90% of the total when chasing? Bowling team gets bonus point if they stop this happening?

    Dan, following from a hospital bed, Nottingham

  17. SL 162-9published at 44 overs

    Need 92 more runs from 36 balls

    Linsey Smith returns and, attempting to end this sham, fires the ball in towards Prabodani's stumps.

    It's another maiden. It's helping the bowlers' economy rates at least.

  18. SL 162-9published at 43 overs

    Target 254

    A run of 10 consecutive dots is ended by a leg-side wide by Charlie Dean.

    I don't want to come across like a moaner but this must look so silly to a non-cricket fan. Sri Lanka can, mathematically at least, still win but they're not trying because they're protecting their net run-rate. There has been one run off the bat from 17 balls.

  19. Not outpublished at 17:33 BST 11 October

    Missing by a couple of inches. Udeshika Prabodhani's plod will continue.

  20. England reviewpublished at 17:33 BST 11 October

    Is this it?

    I think this lbw shout off the bowling of Charlie Dean is turning too much but England want another look as they hunt an early finish.