Summary

  • England win by 12 runs on DLS method

  • Match twice reduced by rain

  • England hit 186-4 off their 17 overs after rain delayed start

  • Capsey smashes 51 off 27; Wyatt 48 off 30

  • SL fall short chasing 68 off six overs

  • Debutant Gaur takes first international wicket by removing SL captain Athapaththu

  1. Eng 125-3published at 13.1 overs

    Capsey 23, Knight 2

    More superb fielding from Kavisha Dilhari. It's in the deep this time as she runs around to deny Alice Capsey what looked like a certain boundary.

    Two runs saved.

  2. Eng 123-3published at 13 overs

    Tidy over from Chamari Athapaththu despite the boundary.

    England are on for a good total but, with four overs to go, Sri Lanka can be pleased to have dragged things back a bit and limited the damage.

  3. Eng 122-3published at 12.3 overs

    A big crack off the bat of Alice Capsey as she aims a slog-sweep to wide long-on.

    It's not too far away from the fielder but there was no chance of stopping it. Four!

  4. Postpublished at 19:56 British Summer Time 31 August 2023

    Russel Arnold
    Former Sri Lanka all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    Dilhari has been quite clever, she's making those adjustments and is watching what Knight is trying to do. Her and Athapaththu have looked really good.

  5. Eng 116-3published at 12 overs

    England captain Heather Knight is the new batter but she struggles to get after Kavisha Dilhari.

    A couple of singles to end another good over from the off-spinner.

    Five overs to go and Chamari Athapaththu is coming back on.

  6. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 11.2 overs

    Kemp st Sanjeewani b Dilhari 20 (Eng 113-3)

    Gone! Lightning quick hands from Anushka Sanjeewani.

    Kavisha Dilhari gets the wicket she deserves as Freya Kemp skips down but the ball slides past the ball.

    The bails are whipped off before the batter has any chance of recovering.

  7. Postpublished at 19:51 British Summer Time 31 August 2023

    Russel Arnold
    Former Sri Lanka all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    Sanjeewani was so quick at getting the bails. Kemp has such long legs though, she may have got her foot just in.

  8. Umpire reviewpublished at 11.2 overs

    Has Freya Kemp been stumped? It was quick work behind the stumps from Anushka Sanjeewani.

    Did the England left-hander get back in time?

  9. Postpublished at 19:51 British Summer Time 31 August 2023

    Russel Arnold
    Former Sri Lanka all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    Left-handed batters like Freya Kemp are so graceful to watch.

  10. Eng 112-2published at 11 overs

    An expensive over from Sugandika Kumari as Freya Kemp flicks the last ball off her pads for four more.

    But the bowler will feel she should have had a wicket - and she would be right.

  11. dropped catch

    Kemp dropped on 11published at 10.3 overs

    It should be six and out for Freya Kemp!

    She middled it again but down to long off this time. A relatively straightforward catch but the ball bounces out of the fielder's hands and goes for four.

  12. Postpublished at 19:47 British Summer Time 31 August 2023

    Russel Arnold
    Former Sri Lanka all-rounder on BBC Test Match Special

    What a powerful hit from Freya Kemp! England are back in the boundaries.

  13. 6 runs

    Eng 102-2published at 10.2 overs

    "Catch!" is the cry as the ball thunders off Freya Kemp's bat but I can only assume the Sri Lanka wicketekeeper was shouting to those in the crowd.

    That was six the moment Kemp hit. Nailed over wide long on.

  14. How's stat?!published at 19:45 British Summer Time 31 August 2023

    That was England's first boundary for 17 balls. A pleasing spell for Sri Lanka.

  15. Eng 94-2published at 10 overs

    It's another good over from Kavisha Dilhari but, for the second over running, the shine is taken off by a boundary last ball.

    Flatter, shorter and Alice Capsey goes back and cuts forcefully through point.

  16. Eng 86-2published at 9 overs

    Sri Lanka will be very happy with how the last couple of overs have gone. They've really pulled things back.

    Both England openers are gone. But Freya Kemp is out to join Alice Capsey so it won't take much for the runs to start coming quickly again.

  17. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 8.4 overs

    Wyatt b Ranaweera 48 (Eng 84-2)

    Bowled her!

    The runs had just begun to dry up a touch, Danni Wyatt tried to get them flowing again but after winding up for the big hit over the off side, she misses and is bowled.

    It's clever bowling from Inoka Ranaweera. She saw Wyatt back away to give herself room, followed her and knocked back leg stump.

  18. Eng 82-1published at 8 overs

    Capsey 4, Wyatt 47

    Off the outside edge but the ball runs away fine and for four. Alice Capsey is off the mark with a boundary.

    Very good over from Kavisha Dilhari and that streaky boundary just sullies it a tad.

  19. Postpublished at 19:35 British Summer Time 31 August 2023

    Aatif Nawaz
    BBC Test Match Special commentator

    A moment of genius from Kavisha Dilhari!

  20. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 7.3 overs

    Bouchier run out (Dilhari) 22 (Eng 77-1)

    Fantastic fielding from Kavisha Dilhari!

    Maia Bouchier pushes the ball towards long on, Dilhari runs and then dives to field off her own bowling.

    She springs up and then, with one stump to aim at, throws down the stumps.

    Bouchier was well short of her ground. Brilliant fielding.