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

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    England must not panic and they must bat out the overs. A score of around 230 will easily win this.

    David

  2. Eng 174-6

    The sun has now set in Colombo. Sophie Ecclestone is prowling around the boundary edge in her pads earlier than she would have planned - or looked likely an hour ago.

    Ranaweera, now the joint highest wicket-taker in this tournament, will now bowl her last over...

  3. Phil Long
    BBC Test Match Special statistician

    Sides have struggled in the middle overs during this tournament, with only New Zealand in their unsuccessful run chase against Australia managing to score at quicker than a run-a-ball between overs 11-40.

  4. Eng 172-6

    That latest from Kieran is the kind of thing that will be going around the dressing rooms of the world. People will notice. Inoka Ranaweera has put England on the back foot...

    Ranaweera bowls Lamb for 13 after paddle sweep shot missed

    Capsey stumped for a duck after 'beautiful' Ranaweera delivery

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    Kieran Parmley
    CricViz analyst

    Alice Capsey has now been dismissed six times by left-arm spin in ODIs at an average of 5.16.

  6. Eng 169-6

    I'm not sure about India, Jeff. They have looked pretty dodgy too.

    Australia have also been pushed early on in this tournament too. It has been an event where the big sides have not really imposed themselves.

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    Our middle order are shockingly bad, if Nat gets out, very much below par score.

    Anon

    Dunkley, Capsey & Lamb keep under performing their potential in middle order. Open with Lamb, drop Jones down the order and replace Dunkley with Wyatt-Hodge.

    Paul

    On this showing India or Australia will only have to field 8 players to send England home.

    Jeff from Carlisle

  8. Eng 169-6

    This is the wicket that started the flurry...

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

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

    It just shows how quickly things change, doesn't it? First, Sophia Dunkley goes and then Emma Lamb, and now Alice Capsey. Now you are into the tail with Charlie Dean. Emma Lamb's wicket and it has started to take grip and turn.

  10. Eng 168-6

    Sciver-Brunt 63, Dean 0

    It's a double-wicket maiden from Inoka Ranaweera, who now has 3-28. There was a lot more turn and bounce in that over too.

    Charlie Dean played a crucial knock against Bangladesh earlier this week. She's going to have to help big England from a hole again.

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

    What a delivery. First, I thought it was slightly too full, but it pitches and spins and bounces as well with a brilliant bit of wicketkeeping. She's gone here.

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    Capsey st Sanjeewani b Ranaweera 0 (Eng 168-6)

    Capsey stumped for a duck after 'beautiful' Ranaweera delivery

    This is some over from left-arm spinner Inoka Ranaweera. She gets Emma Lamb first ball, beats Alice Capsey with two beauties and then gets her opponent at the third attempt.

    Capsey is lurching forward and drags her back foot out of the crease as she misses.

  13. Umpire review

    Alice Capsey might be gone here!

    Sri Lanka are very confident about a stumping.

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    I can’t understand why Emma Lamb is batting at 6. She’s had the season of her life in the One-Day Cup, getting over 1,000 runs opening the batting. Surely move Amy Jones down the order and have Lamb open?

    Jar, Birmingham

  15. Here's Alice Capsey.

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

    Emma Lamb looking to play that little paddle sweep, but it pitches in line, and Lamb does not get anything on it, and she didn't quite get down on it quick enough, and Emma Lamb, who has had a brilliant season, has not looked her fluent self.

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    Lamb b Ranaweera 13 (Eng 168-5)

    Ranaweera bowls Lamb for 13 after paddle sweep shot missed

    A promising start and out for Emma Lamb. She plays that paddle sweep - the one I was just praising her for. Previously it got her four to fine leg but this time she misses and the ball goes on to hit middle stump.

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

    Too short and Sciver-Brunt on to it in a flash. You have to go a bit fuller, but not too full, as she will ping you down the ground then.

  19. Eng 168-4

    Sciver-Brunt 63, Lamb 13

    Nat Sciver-Brunt does her very best to make me look silly but beginning this over by whacking the ball for four through the leg side. Lost a touch? If she did, she's got it back on this evidence.

  20. Eng 160-4

    I sense Nat Sciver-Brunt might have just lost her rhythm a tad. Here she plays a big sweep but the ball doesn't go to the fielder into the deep with too much zip. It might be good if Emma Lamb can take on the scoring for a little while.