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 110-3

    That was a bit of a needless shot from Heather Knight. She'd built a good partnership with Nat Sciver-Brunt.

    Sophia Dunkley gets off the mark with a single.

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

    You got the sense that Chamari Athapaththu didn't want to take the review, as they have only one left. But just in time, they went for it, and it paid off.

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

    Knight obviously knows she has got a little bit of glove on that. As soon as she has seen the tiniest spike, she has turned and walked away. She's played that shot nicely a few times, but hammered the fielders, but this time it takes a little bit of the glove and hits her forearm.

  4. wicket

    WICKET

    Knight c Vihanga b Ranaweera 29 (Eng 109-3)

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

    A tickle on Heather Knight's left glove! She has to depart.

    An excellent review from Chamari Athapaththu, who really didn't seem convinced at all when she made the T.

    England's third-wicket partnership, worth 60 (73), is broken.

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

    Has it brushed the top of the glove there and cannoned into her forearm?

  6. Sri Lanka review

    Heather Knight goes for a reverse sweep and it's caught behind by a fielder.

    The umpire is unmoved. Chamari Athapaththu makes the review signal with a second remaining.

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    Gosh, people are grumpy this morning. England ticking along at 5+ an over and practically hitting every other ball. Not sure where the problem is.

    Anon

  8. Eng 108-2

    Drinks, bananas, and towels are rushed on at the end of the 21st.

    Alex Hartley is teasing more rain later today. No Alex. That's not the energy I want.

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    The problem is, these poor performances get you over the line against weaker opposition, but it won’t be enough against India or Australia.

    Adam.

    If this is England "all guns blazing," then it's not the England I remember.

    Graham

  10. Eng 103-2

    Knight 27 (42), Sciver-Brunt 31 (36)

    A six for Nat Sciver-Brunt.

    Heather Knight is down on one knee reverse-sweeping.

    Have these two flicked the switch?

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

    50 partnership between the two of them out in the middle. I think I would much prefer having a long-on to long-off to Sciver-Brunt. It's a harder shot to a left-arm spinner to go over mid-off.

  12. 6 runs

    Eng 100-2

    Sciver-Brunt lofts fuller Ranaweera delivery over long on for six

    100 up for England in some style. Nat Sciver-Brunt plants her foot and tonks Inoka Ranaweera down the ground for the first six of the day.

    It's also the 50 partnership for the captains past and present.

  13. Eng 94-2

    Dewmi Vihanga enters the attack.

    Haether Knight and Nat Sciver-Brunt trade three singles before the latter clatters a short delivery square for four. A gift.

    From six (17), the skipper has accelerated to 23 (32).

  14. Eng 86-2

    A floppy hat lies abandoned in the deep after flying off someone's head while they chase after a Nat Sciver-Brunt drive. The batter picks up a couple. The fielder picks up her hat.

    The over starts and finishes with two runs. The rest are dots.

  15. Eng 82-2

    A rather exciting fruit platter made its way onto the field during drinks (carried by someone, not unassisted). We've just found some shortbread.

    As for the cricket, Nat Sciver-Brunt finally gets one away, pouncing on a shorter delivery from Chamari Athapaththu and blasting it through point. This partnership is rumbling into life.

  16. Eng 75-2

    Inoka Ranaweera is cleared to continue and rattles through the remainder of her over.

    Three from it. Heather Knight has 24 (37) while Nat Sciver-Brunt - who was dropped on three - has 6 (17).

  17. Here's a reminder of the first England wicket to fall, with Amy Jones run out for 11 in the fourth over.

    Tammy Beaumont has also departed, leaving England 74-2 after 15.2 overs.

    'There was never a run there' - Jones run out by Dilhari for 11

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

    England will be frustrated with the start. Yes, they are on top as they are only two down, but these two will need to reconsolidate.

  19. Eng 74-2

    Nat Sciver-Brunt drives the ball back to Inoka Ranaweera and the bowler looks in a bit of discomfort.

    Drinks are brought on as she gets a bit of attention.

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

    You get a sense that Sri Lanka's tactics have all been about limiting the boundaries. Mid-on and mid-off are both up right now, and after a while, you might see one of them drop a little bit.