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

The main thing here for Sri Lanka is to hit with the full face of the bat and not close the face and try to hit with the swing or the spin, just try and hit through the line, and it shouldn't get you into too much trouble.

Well, no wickets for Linsey Smith in her first over of the day but it's a tight start.

A single apiece for Hasini Perera and Chamari Athapaththu. The latter's is a little dicey - looping an iffy edge back over the bowler - but they all count.

Rufus Bullough
CricViz analyst

Linsey Smith will be itching to get the ball in hand to bowl at the left-handed Sri Lankan openers. In ODI cricket she averages just 11 with the ball against left-handers.

A leg bye from Lauren Bell's first over.

The required run rate for Sri Lanka, if you're interested, is just about five an over so there's no need for them to go mad.

As expected, Linsey Smith, who's been prolific in the powerplay in this tournament, will take the second over.

Chamari Athapaththu and Hasini Perera have made their way to the middle for Sri Lanka.

Lauren Bell (and you suspect Linsey Smith from the other end) will open the bowling for England.

Right, we're not too far away from Sri Lanka's innings.

Thumbs up if you think England will win and go top of the table.

Thumbs down if you think Sri Lanka will chase 254.

So Sri Lanka will have to chase 254 to register their first win of the tournament. It's a much steeper total than they should be facing but all hope is not lost.

As Matt mentioned earlier, they've previously chased as many as 302 (against South Africa in April 2024).

And while on that occasion, Chamari Athapaththu put on a batting masterclass (195 not out off 139), they've also shown they can do it without a major contribution from their talismanic skipper.

At this very ground in May, they chased 276 against India, with half-centuries from Nilakshi de Silva and Harshitha Samarawickrama.

England batter Tammy Beaumont on Nat Sciver-Brunt: "She's just unbelievable and doesn't seem to feel any pressure when batting.

"I think the way she adapted by starting off aggressively when the ball was skidding on but staying composed and shuffling the lower order shows how good she is and how lucky we are to have her in this team."

Here's a reminder of how the England skipper reached her century.

Nat Sciver-Brunt top-scored with a run-a-ball 117, including nine fours and two sixes.

Thanks Matt.

It feels as though England have got away with one there.

253-9 flatters them and Sri Lanka will be ruing their poor fielding - particularly dropping Nat Sciver-Brunt on three - and some questionable field placements at the back end which gave the England skipper the freedom to cut loose.

That said, Sciver-Brunt was excellent.

I'm backing England after the Nat Sciver-Brunt exploits but you'll have your own thoughts. Elizabeth Botcherby is back to take over from me.

Nat Sciver-Brunt was brilliant but how Sri Lanka must be ruing this drop. She had only three to her name at this point...

WinViz actually only has England as 55% favourites. I'd have thought it would have been a little more.

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A single from the last. That's apt because it's pretty much all anyone not called Nat Sciver-Brunt has managed today.

Either way, England's captain has put her side in a pretty strong position.

Lauren Bell will face the final ball. Keep your expectations low...

They can't stop her!

Sri Lanka change the field again and again and Nat Sciver-Brunt just plonks it wherever the fielder had just been.

Brilliant batting.

This partnership is worth 32 in 17 balls. Crucial.