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

Sciver-Brunt hits 117 to reach fifth world cup century 'in grand style'

Live Reporting

by Matthew Henry & Elizabeth Botcherby

  1. Eng 158-4

    Promising, busy start from Emma Lamb who gets four on the reverse sweep and then another with a fine paddle.

  2. Eng 150-4

    Sciver-Brunt 56, Lamb 2

    Drinks and a plate of fruit are brought onto the field for the Sri Lanka fielders at the end of this over from spinner Dewmi Vihanga. I can't see any fruit for the batters.

    Emma Lamb was named PCA women's player of the year the other night, although she had to miss the fancy London bash because she's in Sri Lanka for this World Cup. Runs today would be a good way to mark it.

  3. Eng 147-4

    Sciver-Brunt 54, Lamb 1

    Emma Lamb joins Nat Sciver-Brunt. England still have batting to come but they do need to just be a little careful here.

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

    She would have been disappointed; she would have been feeling like we are in the 30-over mark and see if we can double the score here and get around 280 or 290, and that would put so much pressure on Sri Lanka.

  5. wicket

    WICKET

    Dunkley c&b Dilhari 18 (Eng 146-4)

    Sophia Dunkley caught and bowled by Kavisha Dilhari to fall for 18

    The replays don't save Sophia Dunkley. The ball has comfortably carried to Kavisha Dilhari low in her follow-through.

    Dunkley trudges off.

  6. Umpire review

    Caught and bowled! Sri Lanka are celebrating. Has this carried?

    It's Sophia Dunkley who is in trouble.

  7. Eng 144-3

    Another sweep from Nat Sciver-Brunt. It was the reverse version that did for Heather Knight earlier.

    Knight caught at slip for 29 after Sri Lanka use review to force dismissal

  8. Eng 141-3

    Nat Sciver-Brunt is being supported by her young son and wife Katherine Sciver-Brunt today. They're up in a hospitality box in the stands. Sciver-Brunt jr appears to be asleep which is no reflection on how her mum is batting.

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

    Sciver-Brunt with a really good performance. When you got a life on three, she has made them pay. She has been really patient with what she is doing; that's the most important thing.

  10. 50 runs

    50 for Nat Sciver-Brunt

    Sciver-Brunt fifty helps England build momentum against Sri Lanka

    She was dropped early on and now Nat Sciver-Brunt is making Sri Lanka pay.

    It hasn't been flashy but another important fifty from England's captain and all-rounder. She has got there in 57 balls.

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

    If you start counting all those little fumbles in the field after the ball's been hit really hard, it is an area for Sri Lanka to work on.

  12. Eng 132-3

    Sciver-Brunt 46, Dunkley 12

    Nat Sciver-Brunt is sweeping whenever she can. The danger appears to be one being chipped for a catch into the leg side. She's making contact with almost all of them.

    Five singles from this over from Kavisha Dilhari.

  13. How's stat?!

    Kieran Parmley
    CricViz analyst

    England batters have been more proactive against the spinners today - they've swept, scooped or come down the track to 22% of deliveries so far today, up from 14% against Bangladesh.

  14. Eng 127-3

    Sri Lanka are using those cards with code messages on them in the dressing room. Why is it there seems a general mood of resistance to that sort of thing in cricket?

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

    It's all about the skipper - Nat Sciver-Brunt, she needs to go until the end as she's settled in. There could be a possible change in the line-up if these two build a long partnership.

  16. Dropping Nat Sciver-Brunt really is sub-optimal.

  17. Eng 125-3

    Sciver-Brunt 42, Dunkley 9

    Nat Sciver-Brunt sweeps for four to move into the 40s. Dropping the England skipper on three is hurting Sri Lanka.

    At the halfway mark, England are 125-3.

    It's time for Matt Henry to take you through the rest of the innings.

  18. Eng 118-3

    Inoka Ranaweera has probably been the pick of Sri Lanka's bowlers so far. She has 1-28 from her seven overs, and six of those runs came from one Nat Sciver-Brunt six.

    Her latest over costs just one run, Sophia Dunkley darting a single off a paddle. She's played that shot two or three times already.

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    50 dot balls in 22 overs is very poor, need to be much more aggressive especially against an average side like Sri Lanka

    Anon

    Sorry, I'm grumpy, Anon (@12:13), but I am old enough to remember when we hammered teams like this. Okay, they have improved, but the question is, have we?

    Graham

  20. Eng 117-3

    Nat Sciver-Brunt and Sophia Dunkley are running.

    There's only one dot ball as they add seven to England's score, including three off the opening delivery.